On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, July 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.4OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph SW · 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

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the throats — this is why the week is booked. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief