On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

15 mph SSW · incoming

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

Where

  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 9.0grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Christmas Bay · 9.0grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston Island SP - Carancahua Cove trails · 9.0grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

13 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • First National Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief