On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, September 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.9OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph SSW · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • San Luis Pass · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.8OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

4 mph W · 2% rain · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 8.1structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief