On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, June 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

10 mph SW · incoming

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

Where

  • San Luis Pass · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

32 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Farquhar passes · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief