Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
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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.
Texas · Galveston Bay
Redfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.
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 2026-05-28. No wind forecast that far out — score is tide, moon, and season. Not a copper day.
Tide + moon
low confidence
Forecast brief for Thursday, May 28. Back to this morning
Morning line
Galveston 8.7 on Thursday, May 28 — tide, moon, and season only. No wind forecast that far out. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
incoming · -0.42 ft · drag or hover for the clockModeled M2 clock — no NOAA gauge on this water. Not a buoy.
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
90% lit
Waxing gibbous
mid range · 90%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.1 ft
incoming
-0.42 ft modeled
River
USGS 08066500
1,400 cfs
Trinity Rv at Romayor, 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 8771450
- LowThu 6:00 AM · -0.58
- HighThu 1:00 PM · 0.56
- LowThu 7:00 PM · -0.55
- HighFri 1:00 AM · 0.53
- LowFri 7:00 AM · -0.50
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
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
West Bay grass
grass flat · field manual · skinny
Flooded grass on a rising tide. Windward mudline for reds; leeward clear for trout.
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
skiffwadekayakflyspin - 8.4
Christmas Bay
grass flat · public structure · skinny
USGS GNIS 1354478. Smaller, clearer pocket. Kayak and wade water. San Luis influence.
USGS GNIS 1354478
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
kayakskiffwadeflyspin - 8.4
TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails
grass flat · saved map · mid
Camp + 3 paddling trails into Carancahua Cove. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 8.4
Christmas Bay
grass flat · saved map · mid
Upper coast's only true seagrass flat, coastal preserve. Fall tailing reds. Kayak launches off CR 257. Camp Follets = gulf camp + bay fish, one island. · 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, Speckled trout.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 8.4
Galveston Island SP - Carancahua Cove trails
grass flat · saved map · mid
Camp + 3 marked paddling trails (Dana Cove, Oak Bayou, Jenkins Bayou). Reds and drum in skinny water 400 yd from the tent. · 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, Speckled trout.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 8.1
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 incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
wadeskiffspinflystructure
When
When is moving water in a good hour — not the day. 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.
Incoming water
9.4Thu 8:00 AM → Thu 2:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.1Thu 2:00 PM → Thu 9:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
8.0Thu 8:00 PM → Fri 3:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.4Fri 2:00 AM → Fri 9:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.4Fri 8:00 AM → Fri 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.
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 incoming (modeled — NOAA 8771450 Galveston Pier 21 did not answer).
- — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
8.4
Speckled trout
Cynoscion nebulosus
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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.
Black drum
Pogonias cromis
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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.
Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
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Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) 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 (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.