On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, July 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood the Neches and Sabine marsh, then the drains at Texas Point.

3 mph WSW · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 8.1pass 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

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief