On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

10 mph WSW · incoming

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

Where

  • West Bay grass · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Christmas Bay · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

11 mph E · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel Five · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Islamorada brief