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Texas · Corpus Christi Bay

Redfish are the hunt — Nueces and Shamrock guts until the pass turns.

Packery, Shamrock, Nueces, Mustang backside. Pass water at Port Aransas. Bull reds on the jetties in fall.

  • ⚠ This brief is for 2026-06-21, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
7.5OF 10

Forecast

medium confidence

Forecast brief for Sunday, June 21. Back to this morning

Morning line

Corpus 7.5 on Sunday, June 21. 12 mph S. Clear. YOLO day is Thursday, August 27. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-0.5-0.3-0.10.10.3LHLHLHLHSat 7 PMSun 7 PMMon 7 PMTue 7 PMWed 7 PM
low slack · -0.09 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW12MPH

From S · gust 17

Sky

OPEN-METEO

Clear

Clear

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

Moon

38% lit

Waxing crescent

neap range · 38%

Water

No gauge

Water

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48°92°

Today’s range 0.1 ft

low slack

-0.09 ft MLLW

River

USGS 08211000

68 cfs

Nueces Rv nr Mathis, TX

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

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

Clock

NOAA 8775792

  • LowSun 6:49 AM · -0.09
  • HighSun 1:59 PM · -0.01
  • LowSun 10:00 PM · -0.13
  • HighMon 12:12 PM · 0.02
  • LowMon 10:12 PM · -0.21

Monthly YOLO day

Thursday, August 27 · 7.8

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. full · spring · tide range ~0.3 ft · wind to 17 mph · 1% chance of rain

Stay or drive · Corpus vs BaffinOpen the calendarMorning dispatch

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch

    serpulid reef · saved map · skinny

    7.8

    Shamrock Cove reds year-round. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — serpulid reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • TX - Kaufer-Hubert Park (Baffin doorway)

    serpulid reef · saved map · mid

    7.8

    County camping + ramp on Cayo del Grullo. Trophy trout; mind the rocks. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — serpulid reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • Baffin Bay - TROPHY TROUT, MIND THE ROCKS

    serpulid reef · saved map · mid

    7.8

    Trophy trout capital of Texas. Hypersaline, serpulid ROCK FORMATIONS WILL EAT A LOWER UNIT - drift it or run with someone who knows them. Kaufer-Hubert Park = county camping + ramp on Cayo del Grullo. · 4 - FLATS ZONES - NO WADE REQUIRED (green) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • — serpulid reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • TX - PINS Bird Island Basin

    sand dropoff · saved map · mid

    7.5

    Laguna-side campground: camp ON the flats, kayak at tent flap. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    structurespinwade

  • PINS 4WD zone - miles 5-60 to Mansfield Cut

    sand dropoff · saved map · mid

    7.5

    Soft sand, no services, no cell. Air down 18-20 psi, full recovery kit, never below 30% battery. NO DRONES. · 1 - BEACH CORRIDORS (yellow=2WD, orange=4WD, red=Big Shell) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • — sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    structurespinwade

  • *** BIG SHELL *** miles ~20-35 - THE CROWN

    sand dropoff · saved map · mid

    7.5

    Longshore current CONVERGENCE at the coast's bend + coarse shell bottom = deep guts close to the sand (2nd gut can sit inside 60-70 yd). Debris capital of the Gulf for the same reason bait and predators stack here. Fall bull run is the best surfcasting in Texas. Expedition-grade: 20+ mi from pavement, full kit, proven truck skills. SEGMENT IS APPROXIMATE. · 1 - BEACH CORRIDORS (yellow=2WD, orange=4WD, red=Big Shell) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

    • — sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    structurespinwade

When

  • Outgoing water

    9.2

    Mon 5:00 PM → Mon 10:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    8.1

    Tue 2:00 AM → Tue 7:00 AM

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

  • Outgoing water

    9.2

    Tue 3:00 PM → Tue 11:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.5

    Wed 2:00 AM → Wed 10:00 AM

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

  • Outgoing water

    9.2

    Wed 3:00 PM → Wed 11:00 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

  • Malaquite Visitor Center — PINS

    NPS Padre Island National Seashore

    South Beach driving is 4WD, NPS permit, tires aired down. Closed sections shift after storms. Confirm nps.gov/pais before you drop a tire.

    Official source

  • PINS North Beach

    NPS Padre Island National Seashore

    North Beach is the easier drive. Still NPS rules, not a county 2WD corridor.

    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

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 low slack from NOAA.
  • — Clear. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 12 mph S. Work the leeward shore. Fly gets harder.
  • — Waxing crescent moon — neap tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

7.3

Thermal window

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68°94°

In peak season for this water.

Texas: treat as catch-and-release.

Mangrove / gray snapper

Lutjanus griseus

7.3

Thermal window

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64°92°

In peak season for this water.

Texas: typically 12 in, 4/day under snapper rules — verify TPWD.

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

5.5

Thermal window

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48°92°

Present, not peak.

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

5.5

Thermal window

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44°90°

Present, not peak.

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

3.7

Thermal window

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46°88°

Off-season here.

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

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

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64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water.

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.