On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, August 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

15 mph S · 0% rain · 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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

3 mph E · 6% rain · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 7.8structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief