On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

8.1OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish are the hunt — work East Matagorda reefs and the ICW exchange — there is almost no Gulf inlet. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Wind not in · incoming

-0.27 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Port O'Connor jetties · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Matagorda Ship Channel · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Matagorda Beach / Jetty Park FM 2031 · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Matagorda brief

Right desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

4.3OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

10 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

    Open the Key Largo brief