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Texas · Corpus Christi Bay

Redfish are the hunt — the pass at Port Aransas — this is current water, not a marsh drain. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

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

  • ⚠ Extreme water temperature. Fish stress quickly — keep them wet, or don't boat them.
8.2OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Corpus 8.2 this morning. 8 mph SSE. Clear · 0%. YOLO day is Monday, August 24. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-0.10.10.30.50.7LHLHLHLHNOWSun 7 PMMon 7 PMTue 7 PMWed 7 PMThu 7 PM
outgoing · 0.09 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW8MPH

From SSE · gust 12

Sky

0% rain

Clear

Clear · 0%

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

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

NOAA 8775792

Water

88.5°

48°92°

Today’s range 0.5 ft

outgoing

0.09 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

-0.21 ft

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

Clock

NOAA 8775792

  • LowTue 1:02 AM · 0.05
  • HighTue 12:33 PM · 0.51
  • LowWed 1:41 AM · 0.08
  • HighWed 1:01 PM · 0.49
  • LowThu 2:08 AM · 0.14

Monthly YOLO day

Monday, August 24 · 8.1

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · mid · tide range ~0.5 ft · wind to 17 mph · 0% 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

    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, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    structurespinwade

  • TX - PINS South Beach miles 0-5

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    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, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    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, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    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, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    skiffkayakwadeflyspin

  • TX - Yarborough Pass (PINS mile 15.5)

    pass jetty · saved map · mid

    9.0

    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, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    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, Tarpon, Speckled trout, Mangrove / gray snapper.
    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 4:00 AM → Tue 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Tue 5:00 PM → Wed 2:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Wed 4:00 AM → Wed 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Wed 7:00 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

  • 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 outgoing from NOAA.
  • — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
  • — Water 88.5°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • — Clear · 0%. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 8 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.

Mangrove / gray snapper

Lutjanus griseus

7.0

Thermal window

88.5°

64°92°

In peak season for this water. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

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

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

6.0

Thermal window

88.5°

68°94°

Present, not peak. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Texas: treat as catch-and-release.

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

5.2

Thermal window

88.5°

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

88.5°

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

88.5°

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

88.5°

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.