On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 26. 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.

10 mph WSW · 4% rain · 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

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

4.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo.

12 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 4.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief