On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.4OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph SSE · incoming

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

Where

  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Christmas Bay · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston Island SP - Carancahua Cove trails · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next push under the bridges.

8 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 5.9channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Marathon brief