On This Water

Texas · Sabine Lake

Redfish are the hunt — flood the Neches and Sabine marsh, then the drains at Texas Point. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Brackish border estuary. Sabine and Neches river water, pass current at Texas Point, marsh drains after a blow.

  • Extreme water temperature. Fish stress quickly — keep them wet, or don't boat them.
8.1OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Sabine 8.1 this morning. 14 mph SSW. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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incoming · 1.40 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW14MPH

From SSW · gust 18

Sky

NOAA

Sky not in

Sky not in

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

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

NOAA 8770822

Water

92.7°

48°92°

Today’s range 1.9 ft

incoming

1.40 ft MLLW

River

USGS 08030500

750 cfs

Sabine Rv nr Ruliff, TX

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

-0.07 ft

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

Clock

NOAA 8770822

  • HighTue 4:29 AM · 2.09
  • LowTue 9:29 AM · 1.77
  • HighTue 12:45 PM · 1.87
  • LowTue 8:27 PM · 0.20
  • HighWed 4:36 AM · 2.07

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 9.7

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~1.8 ft · wind to 10 mph · 5% chance of rain

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    9.3

    NOAA 8770822 sits here. Current, granite, shrimp. Fall flounder water before the closure.

    • pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
    • Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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  • Sabine Bank

    pass jetty · saved map · skinny

    8.1

    Shallow natural bank off Sabine Pass. APPROX - chart it. · 5 - NEARSHORE STRUCTURE (orange) - GET EXACT COORDS FROM TPWD · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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  • Keith Lake Cut

    marsh drain · public structure · mid

    7.7

    Drain after a north wind. Redfish and trout stage where the marsh empties.

    • marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
    • In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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When

  • Incoming water

    9.5

    Tue 1:00 AMTue 6:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.5

    Tue 6:00 AMTue 11:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    7.2

    Tue 11:00 AMTue 2:00 PM

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

  • Outgoing water

    9.5

    Tue 2:00 PMTue 10:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.5

    Tue 10:00 PMWed 6:00 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.

  • Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site

    TPWD / THC historic site — public ramp

    Texas Point / Sabine Pass. Ramp and jetty water. NOAA 8770822 is the clock.

    Official source
  • Walter Umphrey State Park / Pleasure Island

    TPWD-listed launch · Port Arthur

    Sabine Lake side. Marsh drains and lake edges from here.

    Official source
  • Cameron / Calcasieu Point

    Cameron Parish / LDWF

    SW Louisiana beach. Parish rules shift. Calcasieu Pass is the next throat east.

    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 92.7°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • Wind 14 mph SSW. Work the leeward shore. Fly gets harder.
  • Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

5.2

Thermal window

92.7°

48°92°

Present, not peak. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Texas (Sep 1 2025–Aug 31 2026): 3/day, 20–28 in slot. One over 28 in per license year with a Red Drum Tag.

Speckled trout

Cynoscion nebulosus

5.2

Thermal window

92.7°

44°90°

Present, not peak. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Texas: 3/day, 15–20 in slot. One over 28 in per license year with a Spotted Seatrout Tag (plus bonus). Soft mouth + slot = measure every fish.

Southern flounder

Paralichthys lethostigma

3.4

Thermal window

92.7°

46°88°

Off-season here. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Texas: 5/day, 15 in minimum (verify Outdoor Annual). Closed Nov 1–Dec 14.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

3.4

Thermal window

92.7°

46°88°

Off-season here. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Texas: 5/day, 14–30 in. One over 52 in allowed as part of the bag.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

92.7°

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. 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.