On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, July 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — slide to guts and the ship-channel edges until it moves.

13 mph SE · low slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 6.8oyster reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Luis Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph SE · incoming

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

Where

  • Port O'Connor jetties · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Matagorda Ship Channel · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Matagorda Beach / Jetty Park FM 2031 · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Matagorda brief