On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, July 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are in the mix — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • West End pancakes · 7.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East End flats · 7.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the G. Bahama brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — slide to guts and the ship-channel edges until it moves.

10 mph WSW · low slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.1oyster reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Luis Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Galveston brief