On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, July 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait for the next dump off the marsh.

7 mph SSW · low slack

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Sabine Bank · 5.9pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 5.8marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.4OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph ESE · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief