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Texas · Aransas / Copano / Redfish

Redfish should be the day — drain Lydia Ann and the oyster edges, not a Galveston jetty program.

Grass-and-oyster working water. Lydia Ann, Copano reefs, Redfish Bay. The mid-coast skiff and wade theater.

  • ⚠ This brief is for 2026-12-05, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
  • ⚠ Texas flounder season is closed Nov 1–Dec 14. Catch-and-release only if you hook one.
8.3OF 10

Forecast

medium confidence

Forecast brief for Saturday, December 5. Back to this morning

Morning line

Rockport 8.3 on Saturday, December 5. 5 mph S. Clear. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-0.3-0.10.10.30.5LHLHLHLHFri 6 PMSat 6 PMSun 6 PMMon 6 PMTue 6 PM
outgoing · 0.02 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW5MPH

From S · gust 14

Sky

OPEN-METEO

Clear

Clear

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

Moon

16% lit

Waning crescent

mid range · 16%

Water

No gauge

Water

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48°92°

Today’s range 0.4 ft

outgoing

0.02 ft MLLW

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

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No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Clock

NOAA 8774770

  • LowSat 10:20 AM · -0.05
  • HighSun 12:20 AM · 0.35
  • LowSun 11:01 AM · -0.09
  • HighMon 12:36 AM · 0.36
  • LowMon 11:42 AM · -0.12

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 8.6

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.5 ft · wind to 13 mph · 1% chance of rain

Stay or drive · Rockport vs CorpusOpen the calendarMorning dispatch

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • TX - Mustang Island SP

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    Reservable beach sites; Fish Pass jetty 1 mi up-beach; bayside kayak trail. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
    structurespinwade

  • TX - Port Aransas IB Magee Beach Park

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    County campground at the south jetty. Family venue. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
    structurespinwade

  • TX - Lighthouse Lakes Trail (SH 361)

    mangrove edge · saved map · skinny

    9.0

    THE Texas kayak flats: mangrove lakes over Redfish Bay grass. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • Mustang Island beach - SP to Packery

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    Reservable SP beach sites; Fish Pass jetty remnants ~1 mi up-beach; bayside kayak trail behind. The training beach. · 1 - BEACH CORRIDORS (yellow=2WD, orange=4WD, red=Big Shell) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
    structurespinwade

  • Packery Channel jetties (N)

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    TIER 2 and the best structure-to-effort ratio on the coast. Reopened 2006, 20 min from Corpus. START HERE for jetty work. · 2 - JETTY STRUCTURES (white) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
    structureskiffspinfly

  • Packery Channel jetties (S)

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    South side of the same cut. · 2 - JETTY STRUCTURES (white) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
    structureskiffspinfly

When

  • Outgoing water

    9.1

    Sat 8:00 AM → Sat 11:00 AM

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

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Sat 12:00 PM → Sat 10:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.1

    Sun 3:00 AM → Sun 12:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Sun 1:00 PM → Sun 11:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Mon 3:00 AM → Mon 1:00 PM

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

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

  • 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

  • Indian Point Park

    San Patricio County / TPWD-listed launch

    Corpus / Nueces. Pier and ramp. Winter drum water from the bank.

    Official source

  • Port Aransas Beach Access 1A

    City of Port Aransas / Texas GLO beach access

    Typical 2WD when packed. City + GLO plan. Jetties are a short walk north.

    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 outgoing from NOAA.
  • — Clear. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 5 mph S. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
  • — Waning crescent moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

8.4

Thermal window

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46°88°

In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

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

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

6.6

Thermal window

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48°92°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) 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

6.6

Thermal window

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44°90°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) 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

4.8

Thermal window

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64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.

Regs citedTPWD Outdoor Annual · Sep 1, 2025–Aug 31, 2026 · rolls in 7 days. Texas bag and season roll every September 1. The stamp is the book we cited, not a license.