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.
Texas · Galveston Bay
Redfish should be the day — fish the wind-blown shoreline — the table is not the tide here.
Largest Texas estuary. Trinity, East, West, and Christmas bays. Wind often moves more water than the tide table. Home water for drum, sheep, trout, and reds.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2025-08-09, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
- Tide · NOAA 8771450
- NDBC 42035 quiet
- Salinity probe quiet or stale
- River · USGS 08066500
- Red-tide check failed — not all-clear
- Sargassum check failed — not all-clear
- Water temp quiet
Forecast
medium confidence
Forecast brief for Saturday, August 9. Back to this morning
Morning line
Galveston 8.3 on Saturday, August 9. 9 mph SW. Clear. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
outgoing · 1.39 ft · drag or hover for the clockNOAA tide gauge 8771450 · Galveston Pier 21 · ft MLLW · not a weather buoy
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From SW · gust 11
Buoy
NDBC 42035
Quiet
Galveston did not report. Witness only — not the tide clock.
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
100% lit
Full
spring range · 100%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.7 ft
outgoing
1.39 ft MLLW
Coast
No live coast layer
Red-tide check failed. That is not all-clear — open the agency page before you wade.
Sargassum check failed. Not a GPS pin. Not all-clear.
Salinity / color
Trinity River at Wallisville is quiet or stale. Not a color reading.
River
USGS 08066500
1,450 cfs
Trinity Rv at Romayor, 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 8771450
- HighSat 6:45 AM · 1.44
- LowSat 10:32 AM · 1.31
- HighSat 2:19 PM · 1.36
- LowSat 10:59 PM · -0.15
- HighSun 7:01 AM · 1.39
Monthly YOLO day
Wednesday, August 26
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.9 ft · wind to 20 mph · Clouds · 3%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
This pip is that mark on this tide — not the day on the ring.
- 8.4
San Luis Pass
pass jetty · public structure · mid
NOAA 8771972. Real current. Wade the bars on a moving tide; respect the rip. GNIS hydro layer does not carry this name — the gauge is the official clock.
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
wadeskiffspinflystructure - 8.4
Galveston North Jetty
pass jetty · public structure · deep
Winter sheep on granite. Fall bulls. Midday tide on the rocks.
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
structurespinfly - 8.4
Trinity Bay shoreline
marsh drain · field manual · mid
River stain after rain. Drains and mud. Winter drum mix with reds.
- — marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
skiffspinfly - 8.4
Bolivar Roads Channel
pass jetty · public structure · deep
USGS GNIS 1384775. The ship-channel throat between Galveston and Bolivar. Current over granite. Not a wade.
USGS GNIS 1384775
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
structureskiffspinfly - 8.4
TX - Bolivar Peninsula west end / North Jetty
pass jetty · saved map · mid
$10 annual sticker, camp anywhere. Wide sand near Rettilon Rd; walk to North Jetty. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
structureskiffspinfly - 8.4
TX - Follets Island CR 257 (free camping)
pass jetty · saved map · mid
Free, no permit, 14-day max. Fish San Luis Pass gulf-side at dawn. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
structurespinwade
When
When is moving water in a good hour — not the day. First light and last light are named when the clock is the story. Today’s ring mixes the best mark, the lead fish, and the best window, then taxes the sky. A strong incoming can sit under a weak day if the wind or the fish is off. Calendar cells are a third recipe: range, moon, and the day’s forecast.
Last light · outgoing
10.0Sat 8:00 AM → Sun 1:00 AM
Last light on outgoing water.
First light · incoming
10.0Sun 12:00 AM → Sun 9:00 AM
First light on incoming water.
Outgoing water
9.1Sun 8:00 AM → Sun 12:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
7.8Sun 2:00 PM → Sun 5:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Last light · outgoing
10.0Sun 5:00 PM → Mon 1:00 AM
Last light on outgoing water.
Launch and beach access
Cited to TPWD, Texas GLO beach-access plans, and NPS. 2WD/4WD is the county plan, not a guess.
Seawolf Park
TPWD / Galveston Parks — public ramp & pier
Pelican Island. Ramp, pier, jetty-adjacent. County park fees.
Official sourceSan Luis Pass County Park
Brazoria County / GLO beach-access system
Follets Island. Ramp and beach. Current at the pass — wade with respect.
Official sourceGalveston East Beach
City of Galveston / Texas GLO beach access
Drive-on beach. 2WD when packed; 4WD after rain. GLO + city plan, not a TPWD ramp.
Official sourceGalveston 61st Street / Offatts Bayou
City of Galveston / TPWD-listed launch
West Bay and Offatts. Trailer traffic. The bay side of the island.
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 8771450 Galveston Pier 21.
- — Clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 9 mph SW. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Full moon — spring tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
- — USGS salinity well Trinity River at Wallisville is quiet or stale — not all-clear, not a color reading.
6.6
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.
Black drum
Pogonias cromis
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Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Texas: 5/day, 14–30 in. One over 52 in allowed as part of the bag.
Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
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Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Texas: 5/day, 15 in minimum.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. 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.