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

8.3OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — 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

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 9.6pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.8OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — slide to guts and the ship-channel edges until it moves. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

6 mph SW · 2% rain · low slack

-0.06 ft

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

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Luis Pass · 5.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Galveston brief