On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, August 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

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

3 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

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

4 mph SSE · outgoing

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief