need some help getting out the SLP

[new aces]

I have a 24 robalo and cannot seem to find a channel from west bay through the pass. There are alot of pvc markers but I was following them last weekend and got in 1 foot. Is there a set of markers that I can trust out there?

[Reef Drifter]

dont know about that area to much , did you try pulling up google earth and looking for the deeper channels ?

[Robalo]

Yep you can get outt but need to follow someone-plus getting from bridge into Gulf is a little tricky-again best to follow someone-you don't wanna run aground on bars south of bridge with waves crashing.

[Galveston340]

dont know about that area to much , did you try pulling up google earth and looking for the deeper channels ?

...good idea with one flaw "Reef Drifter". Google Earth doesn't update as often as most would prefer it would and the channels that it shows may well be gone in a month or two....sometimes sooner. Sure wish there was another way we could pull up some recent SAT images that showed some recent images!!

[Torque]

There is a major channel that goes through there and they are marked with PVC, but the channel use to zig zag through so you have to be careful. I suggest you go really slow and look for the bigger PVCs (assuming they are still there. Haven't been in a while).

[Baby Tran Cat]

By following the pvc you will have no issue but I agree with Robalo that following someone through the first time would really benefit you . When a north wind blows some water out of the bay you will really be able to see that channel well...

[Williep]

This track is about a year old and I've run it many time's with no problem, it runs along the newer pvc pipes. Like said before, it's nice to follow someone the first.

[coachlaw]

Yep, the orange markers are the ones you want. Keep them on your left, and don't stray too far from the track. On a low tide day, which is more the norm this time of year, you might want to consider not going at all. Getting into the channel from the North, there is a lip. I don't know how shallow it is.

Running from the County Park (where Willie's map shows him going into), you want to go toward the middle of the bridge. As you approach it, ease toward the Galveston side. The channel out is up there. Read the breakers and don't take unnecessary risks.

[Gulfcoast13]

follow someone the first time.

[RSN]

its ever-changing. Williep is pretty accurate with his track. We used to run offshore from Jamaica Beach through the pass in a 24ft with twin engines, we could run through the SLP with no problems. You may want to wait until the tides are up, they are usually pretty low in the winter.

[RSN]

I always use the shrimp boat wreck as reference point to help me find the beginning of the cut when heading to SLP from west bay. I would always go around the wreck to the north then start running along the pilings. If you wear some polarized sunglasses you should be able to see the cut

[mjh]

Just be careful.