On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, June 28. 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.

7 mph N · 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

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

11 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.4mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.1structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief