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Texas · Corpus Christi Bay

Redfish should be the day — Packery and the Mustang backside, then the Port A jetties if the bulls are in.

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

  • ⚠ This brief is for 2026-10-23, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
9.1OF 10

Forecast

low confidence

Forecast brief for Friday, October 23. Back to this morning

Morning line

Corpus 9.1 on Friday, October 23. 11 mph SSE. Clear. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-0.3-0.2-0.00.20.3LHLHLHLHFri 7 AMSat 7 AMSun 7 AMMon 7 AM
incoming · -0.16 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW11MPH

From SSE · gust 16

Sky

OPEN-METEO

Clear

Clear

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

Moon

92% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 92%

Water

No gauge

Water

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48°92°

Today’s range 0.4 ft

incoming

-0.16 ft modeled

River

USGS 08211000

69 cfs

Nueces Rv nr Mathis, TX

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

No live gauge

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

Clock

NOAA 8775792

  • LowFri 7:00 AM · -0.20
  • HighFri 1:00 PM · 0.19
  • LowFri 7:00 PM · -0.18
  • HighSat 1:00 AM · 0.17
  • LowSat 8:00 AM · -0.17

Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.

Stay or drive · Corpus vs BaffinOpen the calendarMorning dispatch

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • TX - Goose Island State Park

    grass flat · saved map · mid

    9.0

    Camp base; kayak St. Charles/Copano. Winter reds + whoopers. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • TX - Bird Island Basin (PINS)

    grass flat · saved map · mid

    9.0

    Camp ON the Upper Laguna flats. Kayak launch on site. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • Nine Mile Hole / upper Laguna back country

    grass flat · saved map · skinny

    9.0

    Remote ULM sight-casting. Shallow, skinny, low pressure. APPROX. · 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, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • TX - Mustang Island SP

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    8.7

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

    • — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    structurespinwade

  • TX - PINS South Beach miles 0-5

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    8.7

    Free primitive w/ park pass. 2WD-friendly first 5 miles. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    structurespinwade

  • TX - Port Aransas IB Magee Beach Park

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    8.7

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

    • — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    structurespinwade

When

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Fri 8:00 AM → Fri 2:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.7

    Fri 3:00 PM → Fri 8:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    8.7

    Fri 9:00 PM → Sat 3:00 AM

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

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Sat 3:00 AM → Sat 9:00 AM

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

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Sat 9:00 AM → Sat 3:00 PM

    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

  • 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 incoming (modeled — the NOAA gauge did not answer).
  • — Clear. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 11 mph SSE. 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

8.4

Thermal window

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48°92°

In peak season for this water. 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

8.4

Thermal window

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44°90°

In peak season for this water. 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.

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

6.6

Thermal window

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68°94°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Texas: treat as catch-and-release.

Mangrove / gray snapper

Lutjanus griseus

6.6

Thermal window

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64°92°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

4.8

Thermal window

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46°88°

Off-season here. 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

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64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. 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 7 days. Texas bag and season roll every September 1. The stamp is the book we cited, not a license.