Black drum
Pogonias cromis
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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.
Texas · Corpus Christi Bay
Redfish should be the day — the pass at Port Aransas — this is current water, not a marsh drain.
Packery, Shamrock, Nueces, Mustang backside. Pass water at Port Aransas. Bull reds on the jetties in fall.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-12-14. No wind forecast that far out — score is tide, moon, and season. Not a copper day.
- ⚠ Texas flounder season is closed Nov 1–Dec 14. Catch-and-release only if you hook one.
Tide + moon
low confidence
Forecast brief for Monday, December 14. Back to this morning
Morning line
Corpus 8.4 on Monday, December 14 — tide, moon, and season only. No wind forecast that far out. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
outgoing · 0.30 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW
Wind
NWS
No wind reading
Sky
NWS
Sky not in
Sky not in
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
27% lit
Waxing crescent
mid range · 27%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 0.5 ft
outgoing
0.30 ft MLLW
River
USGS 08211000
69 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
- LowMon 5:35 PM · -0.10
- HighTue 5:05 AM · 0.28
- LowTue 5:51 PM · -0.05
- HighWed 4:22 AM · 0.21
- LowWed 5:30 PM · 0.01
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 9.0
Nueces Bay
marsh drain · public structure · mid
River influence, mud, winter schools.
- — marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Black drum, Speckled trout.
skiffspinfly - 9.0
TX - Mustang Island SP
pass jetty · saved map · mid
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 - 9.0
TX - PINS South Beach miles 0-5
pass jetty · saved map · mid
Free primitive w/ park pass. 2WD-friendly first 5 miles. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
structurespinwade - 9.0
TX - Port Aransas IB Magee Beach Park
pass jetty · saved map · mid
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 - 9.0
TX - Lighthouse Lakes Trail (SH 361)
mangrove edge · saved map · skinny
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 - 9.0
TX - Yarborough Pass (PINS mile 15.5)
pass jetty · saved map · mid
4WD primitive camp + cross-island Laguna access. Graduate trip. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin
When
Outgoing water
9.4Mon 9:00 AM → Mon 6:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
7.4Mon 8:00 PM → Tue 4:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.4Tue 10:00 AM → Tue 5:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
7.4Tue 10:00 PM → Wed 3:00 AM
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 sourcePackery Channel County Park
Nueces County / TPWD-listed launch
Ramp both sides of the cut. Wade the bars on a moving tide.
Official sourceMalaquite 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 sourcePINS North Beach
NPS Padre Island National Seashore
North Beach is the easier drive. Still NPS rules, not a county 2WD corridor.
Official sourceFulton Harbor
Aransas County / TPWD-listed launch
Copano and Aransas. Goose Island is the other public door.
Official sourceRockport 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 outgoing from NOAA.
- — Waxing crescent moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
8.4
Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
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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
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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.
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
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Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Texas: treat as catch-and-release.
Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
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Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Texas: typically 12 in, 4/day under snapper rules — verify TPWD.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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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.