On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

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

9 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable 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.

8 mph SSE · 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