Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Thermal window
86.4°
In peak season for this water. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Texas: typically 12 in, 4/day under snapper rules — verify TPWD.
Texas · Lower Laguna Madre
Redfish are the hunt — 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.
Today
high confidence
Morning line
LLM 8.3 this morning. 8 mph SSE. YOLO day is Thursday, August 27. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
incoming · 0.74 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW
Wind
NOAA
From SSE · gust 12
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 8779770
Water
86.4°
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 · 9.2
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
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 9.0
South Bay
grass flat · field manual · skinny
USGS GNIS 1376184 (Cameron). Clear-water classroom. Inches of grass. Sight-casting reds. Deep-south snook on warm years.
USGS GNIS 1376184
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Snook.
skiffwadekayakflyspin - 9.0
TX - Fred Stone County Park (Port Mansfield)
grass flat · saved map · mid
Camping + kayak launch at the LLM mecca. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Snook, Mangrove / gray snapper.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 9.0
TX - Adolph Thomae Jr. Park (Arroyo City)
grass flat · saved map · mid
Camp + ramp to LLM west side. Snook begin. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Snook, Mangrove / gray snapper.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 9.0
TX - Isla Blanca Park (South Padre)
grass flat · saved map · mid
Camp at island tip; launch to South Bay + Mexiquita. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Snook, Mangrove / gray snapper.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 9.0
LLM mecca. Fred Stone County Park = camping + kayak launch o
grass flat · saved map · mid
LLM mecca. Fred Stone County Park = camping + kayak launch on the edge of the most famous flats water in Texas. · 4 - FLATS ZONES - NO WADE REQUIRED (green) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Snook, Mangrove / gray snapper.
structurespinwade - 9.0
LLM west side - Green Island / Rattlesnake
grass flat · saved map · mid
Arroyo Colorado feeds this. Adolph Thomae Jr. Park = camp + ramp. Snook start appearing this far south. · 4 - FLATS ZONES - NO WADE REQUIRED (green) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Snook, Mangrove / gray snapper.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin
When
Incoming water
10.0Tue 1:00 AM → Tue 7:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
10.0Tue 8:00 AM → Tue 10:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Tue 10:00 PM → Wed 7:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
10.0Wed 9:00 AM → Wed 11:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Wed 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 sourceAndy Bowie Park
Cameron County / GLO beach access
North SPI. County beach plan. 2WD/4WD posted at the entrance.
Official sourceAdolph Thomae Jr. County Park
Cameron County / TPWD-listed launch
Arroyo Colorado into the Lower Laguna. Ramp and park. The LLM classroom starts here.
Official sourcePort Mansfield public ramps
Willacy County / TPWD-listed launch
Basin and cut. NOAA 8778490. Laguna skinny a mile inside.
Official sourceBoca 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.
- — Wind 8 mph SSE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.
7.9
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
86.4°
Present, not peak. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Texas: 1/day, 24–28 in. Rare this far west — verify before you keep one.
Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Thermal window
86.4°
Present, not peak. Water 86°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
Thermal window
86.4°
Present, not peak. Water 86°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.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
86.4°
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.