On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · 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 · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next flood after the shower clears.

8 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief