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

8.1OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — flood the Neches and Sabine marsh, then the drains at Texas Point. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

13 mph SW · 3% rain · incoming

-0.04 ft

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

4.1OF 10

Today

high

Hogfish are the hunt — wait for the next push under the bridges. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

4 mph SE · thunderstorms · high slack

+0.31 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 4.3channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 4.3wreck edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 4.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief