On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 6. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph S · incoming

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

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Bolivar Peninsula west end / North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

5 mph WNW · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief