On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, July 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

5.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

4 mph NE · rain · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 6.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Luis Pass · 5.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 5.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.7OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks.

5 mph NE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.7sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 8.4channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 8.3wreck edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief