On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

5 mph WNW · 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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

3.9OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

7 mph SE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 4.5structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 4.2mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief