On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.4OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

6 mph SE · 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

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.7OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

9 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief