On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.7OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — work East Matagorda reefs and the ICW exchange — there is almost no Gulf inlet.

12 mph S · incoming

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

Where

  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC) · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Pringle Lake / Matagorda Island backlakes · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Matagorda brief