On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, July 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

7 mph SE · high slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

5.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — hold for the next push through the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

24 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 5.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief