On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, April 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

12 mph WNW · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 7.4channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief