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Galveston
Wind is the tide
Redfish are the hunt — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.
Same heat, slightly shorter days. Trout still deep. Reds on the first moving water. Flounder are a September story — do not force them.
- Water.
- 9 mph SSW · 0% rain · 92°F water
- Tide.
- incoming · -0.3 ft vs the table
- Moon.
- Waxing gibbous · mid
- Window.
- Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.
5.2Redfish5.2Speckled trout
— Tide is incoming from NOAA.
— Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
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Venice
River is the tide
Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.
Same heat. Venice tarpon thinning. Reds on the first moving water. Flounder are an October story here.
- Water.
- 2 mph ESE · 7% rain
- Tide.
- incoming · -0.5 ft vs the table
- Moon.
- Waxing gibbous · mid
- Window.
- Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.
6.6Redfish6.6Speckled trout6.6Tarpon
— Tide is incoming from NOAA.
— On this coast the wind often outruns the printed tide. Observed water is -0.45 ft versus the prediction.
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Islamorada
Educated fish, short windows
Permit are the hunt — oceanside permit and bones, or Channel 5 current — not a Texas marsh sentence. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.
Snook still closed — Boca through September, Jupiter through August. Bones at first light. Thunder by two.
- Water.
- 3 mph ESE · thunderstorms · 92°F water
- Tide.
- incoming · +0.3 ft vs the table
- Moon.
- Waxing gibbous · mid
- Window.
- Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.
7.0Hogfish7.0Yellowtail snapper5.2Tarpon5.2Permit
— Tide is incoming from NOAA.
— Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
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Andros
Bonefish country
Permit should be the day — west-side white sand — schools, then the double-digit singles.
Summer pattern holds. Smaller packs, honest shots, west-side permit if it lays down. Fly in the morning. Shade at noon.
- Water.
- 4 mph NE · 0% rain
- Tide.
- incoming
- Moon.
- Waxing gibbous · mid
- Window.
- Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.
6.6Tarpon6.6Permit
— Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
— Clear · 0%. Sky is workable.
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Ascension
Two oceans
Permit are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.
Same heat. Gordo if the water is right. Ascension at dawn. Sail are a winter story.
- Water.
- 5 mph N · 35% rain
- Tide.
- low slack
- Moon.
- Waxing gibbous · mid
- Window.
- Outgoing water — Moving water in the right part of the day.
5.5Tarpon5.5Permit
— Tide is low slack (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
— Mostly clear. Clouds steal the window on bones and permit.
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San Juan
Urban tarpon, then the drop
Tarpon should be the day — the same harbor throats as they dump.
Same heat. Parguera trees at first light. The north drop if a storm missed you.
- Water.
- 9 mph E · 10% rain · 86°F water
- Tide.
- outgoing · +0.5 ft vs the table
- Moon.
- Waxing gibbous · mid
- Window.
- Outgoing water — Moving water in the right part of the day.
8.4Mangrove / gray snapper8.2Tarpon6.6Snook
— Tide is outgoing from NOAA.
— The gauge is +0.49 ft off the predicted table — read the water, not just the printout.
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Alphonse
GT country
Giant trevally are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.
Still the windy half. Plan Mahé or wait for October.
- Water.
- 23 mph SE · 0% rain
- Tide.
- low slack
- Moon.
- Waxing gibbous · mid
- Window.
- Outgoing water — Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
5.5Permit5.5Giant trevally
— Tide is low slack (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
— Overcast. Clouds steal the window on bones and permit.
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