On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 5. 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

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

2 mph SW · incoming

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

Where

    Open the Sabine brief

    Right desk

    texas · Galveston

    Galveston Bay

    8.3OF 10

    Day

    medium

    Sailfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

    10 mph WNW · incoming

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

    Where

    • Flower Garden Banks · 7.7blue water on an incoming tide is a classic match.
    Open the Galveston brief