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Texas · Aransas / Copano / Redfish

Redfish are the hunt — drain Lydia Ann and the oyster edges, not a Galveston jetty program. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

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

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

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Rockport 8.1 this morning. 11 mph SE. Mostly Clear · 0%. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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outgoing · 0.12 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW11MPH

From SE · gust 15

Sky

0% rain

Clear

Mostly Clear · 0%

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

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

NOAA 8774770

Water

89.1°

48°92°

Today’s range 0.4 ft

outgoing

0.12 ft MLLW

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

-0.22 ft

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

Clock

NOAA 8774770

  • LowMon 11:42 PM · 0.10
  • HighTue 1:10 PM · 0.49
  • LowWed 12:21 AM · 0.13
  • HighWed 2:16 PM · 0.48
  • LowThu 12:53 AM · 0.16

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 8.9

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.4 ft · wind to 12 mph · 0% chance of rain

Stay or drive · Rockport vs CorpusOpen the calendarMorning dispatch

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Aransas Pass / jetties

    pass jetty · field manual · deep

    8.9

    USGS GNIS 1329651. Port A was once Tarpon, Texas. Bulls Sept–Nov. Summer beachfront tarpon is a bay-boat game.

    USGS GNIS 1329651

    • — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish.
    • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
    structureskiffspinfly

  • Lydia Ann Channel

    channel gut · field manual · mid

    8.4

    Working water. Edges and bars. Grass-and-oyster, not Laguna clarity.

    • — channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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  • TX - Mustang Island SP

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    8.4

    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.
    structurespinwade

  • TX - Port Aransas IB Magee Beach Park

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    8.4

    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.
    structurespinwade

  • TX - Lighthouse Lakes Trail (SH 361)

    mangrove edge · saved map · skinny

    8.4

    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.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • Mustang Island beach - SP to Packery

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    8.4

    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.
    structurespinwade

When

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Mon 11:00 PM → Tue 1:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Tue 2:00 AM → Tue 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Tue 5:00 PM → Wed 1:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Wed 3:00 AM → Wed 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Wed 6:00 PM → Thu 2:00 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.

  • 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.
  • — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
  • — Water 89.1°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • — Mostly Clear · 0%. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 11 mph SE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
  • — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

5.2

Thermal window

89.1°

48°92°

Present, not peak. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. 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

5.2

Thermal window

89.1°

44°90°

Present, not peak. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. 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.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

3.4

Thermal window

89.1°

46°88°

Off-season here. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) 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

89.1°

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. 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 8 days. Texas bag and season roll every September 1. The stamp is the book we cited, not a license.