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 · Sabine

Sabine Lake

6.2OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — wait for the next dump off the marsh. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

7 mph WSW · 13% rain · low slack

-0.30 ft

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Sabine Bank · 5.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 4.6marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.8OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph WSW · 2% rain · high slack

-0.18 ft

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

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 6.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief