On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

6.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the river-marsh drains — this water dumps after a blow.

8 mph NW · rain · outgoing

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 6.8pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 6.8marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 6.5pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

8 mph WSW · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief