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Texas · Corpus Christi Bay

King mackerel are the hunt — wait for the next push through the jetties.

Packery, Shamrock, Nueces, Mustang backside. Pass water at Port Aransas. Bull reds on the jetties in fall.

8.0OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Corpus 8.0 this morning. 8 mph SSE. Clear · 0%. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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high slack · 0.06 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW8MPH

From SSE · gust 11

Sky

0% rain

Clear

Clear · 0%

A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

NOAA 8775792

Water

87.8°

48°92°

Today’s range 0.5 ft

high slack

0.06 ft MLLW

River

USGS 08211000

69 cfs

Nueces Rv nr Mathis, TX

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

-0.18 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Clock

NOAA 8775792

  • LowTue 1:02 AM · 0.05
  • HighTue 12:33 PM · 0.51
  • LowWed 1:41 AM · 0.08
  • HighWed 1:01 PM · 0.49
  • LowThu 2:08 AM · 0.14

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 8.8

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.4 ft · wind to 19 mph · 4% chance of rain

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Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • F/V MISS TAKE

    wreck edge · public structure · deep

    8.0

    dangerous wreck · sounding 9.1 · US,US,reprt,8thCGD,LNM 21/03 NOAA ENC — surveyed position, not a navigation chart.

    • — wreck edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
    • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
    • — Troll, edge, or jig water — this is the method.
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When

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Tue 4:00 AM → Tue 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Tue 5:00 PM → Wed 2:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Wed 4:00 AM → Wed 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Wed 7:00 PM → Thu 2:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Thu 5:00 AM → Thu 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

Launch and beach access

Cited to TPWD, Texas GLO beach-access plans, and NPS. 2WD/4WD is the county plan, not a guess.

  • Goose Island State Park

    TPWD state park

    Ramp, pier, wade shore. Copano / St. Charles.

    Official source

  • Packery Channel County Park

    Nueces County / TPWD-listed launch

    Ramp both sides of the cut. Wade the bars on a moving tide.

    Official source

  • Malaquite Visitor Center — PINS

    NPS Padre Island National Seashore

    South Beach driving is 4WD, NPS permit, tires aired down. Closed sections shift after storms. Confirm nps.gov/pais before you drop a tire.

    Official source

  • PINS North Beach

    NPS Padre Island National Seashore

    North Beach is the easier drive. Still NPS rules, not a county 2WD corridor.

    Official source

  • Fulton Harbor

    Aransas County / TPWD-listed launch

    Copano and Aransas. Goose Island is the other public door.

    Official source

  • Rockport Beach

    City of Rockport / GLO beach access

    Bay beach, pier, and park. Not a Gulf drive-on corridor.

    Official source

Legal water

No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.

No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.

Why — and who

  • — Tide is high slack from NOAA.
  • — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
  • — Water 87.8°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • — Clear · 0%. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 8 mph SSE. Troll and jig are on.
  • — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

King mackerel

Scomberomorus cavalla

5.9

Thermal window

87.8°

66°90°

In peak season for this water. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Texas: typically 2/day with a minimum fork — verify TPWD. Federal and state can differ.

Red snapper

Lutjanus campechanus

4.1

Thermal window

87.8°

60°88°

Present, not peak. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Texas / federal Gulf: season is announced each year. Verify NOAA and TPWD the morning you leave. Do not invent an open day.

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

2.3

Thermal window

87.8°

64°90°

Off-season here. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Texas: typically 2/day, 37 in — verify TPWD. Measure. The bag is small.

Greater amberjack

Seriola dumerili

2.3

Thermal window

87.8°

64°88°

Off-season here. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Texas: federal Gulf AJ. Season and slot change. Verify NOAA and TPWD. Do not invent an open day.

Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

5.9

Thermal window

87.8°

68°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Federal HMS. Canyon water. Treat as catch-and-release. Verify NOAA HMS.

White marlin

Kajikia albida

5.9

Thermal window

87.8°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Federal HMS. Canyon water. Treat as catch-and-release.

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

5.6

Thermal window

87.8°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Florida: typically 10/person, 60/vessel, 20 in fork. Texas: 3/day in federal waters under HMS/coastal rules — verify NOAA HMS and TPWD. Mexico: verify CONAPESCA. Bahamas: check current bag.

Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin)

Thunnus atlanticus / Thunnus albacares

5.6

Thermal window

87.8°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Federal HMS rules. Yellowfin typically 27 in curved fork. Blackfin often more liberal — verify NOAA HMS and FWC/TPWD the morning you leave the inlet.

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

4.1

Thermal window

87.8°

60°84°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Present, not peak. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Federal HMS. Canyon water. Verify NOAA HMS. Not a jetty.

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

2.3

Thermal window

87.8°

66°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Florida: catch-and-release for Atlantic sail except a rare harvest tag. Federal HMS permit in federal waters. Texas/Bahamas: treat as C&R.

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

2.3

Thermal window

87.8°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 88°F is the hot edge for this fish.

Texas: verify TPWD and NOAA. Way offshore, not the jetty.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

87.8°

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water.

Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.

Regs citedTPWD Outdoor Annual · Sep 1, 2025–Aug 31, 2026 · rolls in 8 days. Texas bag and season roll every September 1. The stamp is the book we cited, not a license.