On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, December 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph N · incoming

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

Where

  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Christmas Bay · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston Island SP - Carancahua Cove trails · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

9 mph S · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief