On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, December 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride. The wind is the tide. Work the leeward shore.

19 mph S · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

4 mph SSW · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief