On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.4OF 10

Day

low

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

12 mph WSW · 4% rain · 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

4.3OF 10

Day

low

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

3 mph S · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.2pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.2mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.0structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief