On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

Wind not in · 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.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

5 mph SSE · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.1marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief