On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, June 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

5 mph SSE · 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

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

8 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • West End pancakes · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East End flats · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the G. Bahama brief