On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph SW · incoming

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

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Bolivar Peninsula west end / North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — make the run or wait; slack out here is expensive.

7 mph NE · high slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief