On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.6OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

3 mph WNW · 2% rain · high slack

-0.24 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 6.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.5OF 10

Today

medium

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

22 mph ESE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.9pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief