On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

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

10 mph S · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.6OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph ESE · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
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