On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.7OF 10

Day

low

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

15 mph SSW · 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 · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

11 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Card Sound / Jewfish Creek · 7.0channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Garden Cove / Pennekamp oceanside · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Rodriguez Key / Mosquito Bank · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key Largo brief