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

6.6OF 10

Today

high

Mahi-mahi should be the day — sit the river-marsh drains — this water dumps after a blow. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

12 mph SW · 3% rain · outgoing

+0.03 ft

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

Where

    Open the Sabine brief

    Right desk

    texas · Galveston

    Galveston Bay

    8.8OF 10

    Today

    high

    King mackerel are the hunt — slide to guts and the ship-channel edges until it moves. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

    7 mph SW · 2% rain · low slack

    -0.09 ft

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

    Where

    • Flower Garden Banks · 10.0blue water on a low slack tide is a workable match.
    Open the Galveston brief