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Mahi-mahi should be the day — sight-cast reds in inches on South Bay and the spoils.

The clear-water classroom. South Bay, spoil banks, Brazos Santiago. Sight-casting reds in inches. Often the warmest Texas winter water.

9.1OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

LLM 9.1 this morning. 8 mph SSE. Clear · 0%. YOLO day is Thursday, August 27. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-0.30.30.81.31.9HLHLHLHLNOWSun 7 PMMon 7 PMTue 7 PMWed 7 PMThu 7 PM
incoming · 0.74 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW8MPH

From SSE · gust 12

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 8779770

Water

86.4°

48°92°

Today’s range 1.6 ft

incoming

0.74 ft MLLW

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

-0.12 ft

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

Clock

NOAA 8779770

  • HighTue 6:11 AM · 1.55
  • LowTue 8:45 PM · 0.05
  • HighWed 6:21 AM · 1.48
  • LowWed 9:26 PM · 0.13
  • HighThu 6:02 AM · 1.40

Monthly YOLO day

Thursday, August 27 · 9.4

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. full · spring · tide range ~1.1 ft · wind to 19 mph · 1% chance of rain

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Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Norther

    wreck edge · public structure · deep

    9.3

    dangerous wreck · US,U1,reprt,NM 48/67 NOAA ENC — surveyed position, not a navigation chart.

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

When

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Tue 1:00 AM → Tue 7:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Tue 8:00 AM → Tue 10:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Tue 10:00 PM → Wed 7:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Wed 9:00 AM → Wed 11:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Wed 11:00 PM → Thu 7:00 AM

    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.

  • Isla Blanca Park

    Cameron County / GLO beach access

    South end of SPI. Ramps, jetties, Brazos Santiago. County beach plan governs 2WD/4WD.

    Official source

  • Andy Bowie Park

    Cameron County / GLO beach access

    North SPI. County beach plan. 2WD/4WD posted at the entrance.

    Official source

  • Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park

    Cameron County / TPWD-listed launch

    Arroyo Colorado into the Lower Laguna. Ramp and park. The LLM classroom starts here.

    Official source

  • Port Mansfield public ramps

    Willacy County / TPWD-listed launch

    Basin and cut. NOAA 8778490. Laguna skinny a mile inside.

    Official source

  • Boca Chica / Beach Access 6

    Cameron County beach-access plan / Texas GLO

    South of SPI. County plan is the 2WD/4WD law here. Closures shift with SpaceX and storms — confirm before you drop a tire.

    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 incoming from NOAA.
  • — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
  • — Water 86.4°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. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

7.9

Thermal window

86.4°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

7.9

Thermal window

86.4°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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.

Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

7.0

Thermal window

86.4°

68°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

White marlin

Kajikia albida

7.0

Thermal window

86.4°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

5.2

Thermal window

86.4°

60°84°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Present, not peak. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

3.4

Thermal window

86.4°

66°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

3.4

Thermal window

86.4°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

86.4°

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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.