Texas · Sabine Lake
Brackish border estuary. Sabine and Neches river water, pass current at Texas Point, marsh drains after a blow.
Forecast
medium confidence
Morning line
Sabine 9.0 on Monday, May 1. 8 mph SSW. Clear. YOLO day is Thursday, August 27. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From SSW · gust 18
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.
Glass
Open-Meteo modeled
29.93 inHg
1014 mb · no 3-hour change yet
Modeled mean sea level. Not a dock barometer. The glass is not a bite.
Moon
47% lit
First quarter
neap range · 47%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.9 ft
incoming
1.72 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
No USGS 00480 well on this desk. Do not borrow another bay’s river.
River
USGS 08030500
692 cfs
Sabine Rv nr Ruliff, TX
Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.
USGS 08030500Wind vs table
Observed − predicted
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No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.
Clock
NOAA 8770822
Monthly YOLO day
Thursday, August 27
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. full · spring · tide range ~1.7 ft · wind to 10 mph · Thunderstorms · 44%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
This pip is that mark on this tide — not the day on the ring.
pass jetty · public structure · deep
NOAA 8770822 sits here. Current, granite, shrimp. Fall flounder water before the closure.
pass jetty · saved map · skinny
Shallow natural bank off Sabine Pass. APPROX - chart it. · 5 - NEARSHORE STRUCTURE (orange) - GET EXACT COORDS FROM TPWD · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats
marsh drain · public structure · mid
Drain after a north wind. Redfish and trout stage where the marsh empties.
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.
Incoming water
10.0Mon 8:00 AM → Mon 12:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Last light · outgoing
9.7Mon 12:00 PM → Tue 6:00 AM
Last light on outgoing water.
First light · incoming
10.0Tue 5:00 AM → Tue 1:00 PM
First light on incoming water.
Last light · outgoing
9.7Tue 1:00 PM → Tue 7:00 PM
Last light on outgoing water.
Last light · incoming
9.7Tue 7:00 PM → Tue 11:00 PM
Last light on incoming water.
Same fish
Nets
Dock
Same fish · Sabine Lake · Speckled trout
5.0/ set
In the nets. 72% of sets had one.
4.1/ trip
Across the dock · 17.1 in. 57% of speckled trout-seeking parties had one.
Different units. The nets count what is in the water. The dock counts the fish they named, on the clipboard — not expanded landings.
Late file: 6.0/set · 4.0/trip. Flip the years to put that file in the tables.
Long record · Sabine Lake · gill nets
Spring nets (April–June) 1986–2019. Random shoreline grids in this bay system — not a mark on your map. Border estuary. Sampling here started later than the mid-coast.
| In the nets | Per set | Counted | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redfish | 12.1 | 18,428 | 93% |
| Black drum | 6.7 | 10,280 | 77% |
| Speckled trout | 5.0 | 7,695 | 72% |
| Southern flounder | 0.3 | 464 | 23% |
| Sheepshead | 0.2 | 313 | 15% |
TPWD still sets spring (Apr–Jun) and fall (Sep–Nov). This public file ends in 2019. It does not update with the tide.
Long record · Sabine Lake · dock counts
High-use dock (May 15–Nov 20) 1991–2023. Public ramps and wet slips in this bay system — the bay they launched from, not a honey hole. Border estuary. Sampling here started later than the mid-coast.
| Across the dock | Per trip | Counted | With fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speckled trout | 4.1 | 18,327 | 57% |
| Red snappergulf | 8.9 | 8,160 | 78% |
| Redfish | 0.7 | 1,940 | 29% |
TPWD still interviews year-round, 10:00–18:00, about 1,000 survey-days and 14,000 interviews a year. This public extract is targeting trips, 1991–2023. It does not update with the tide.
PLOS One 1991–2023How the creel worksAsk TPWD for expanded landings
Sabine LakeGalveston BayMatagorda BayAransas BayCorpus Christi BayUpper Laguna MadreLower Laguna Madre
Cited to TPWD, Texas GLO beach-access plans, and NPS. 2WD/4WD is the county plan, not a guess.
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
TPWD / THC historic site — public ramp
Texas Point / Sabine Pass. Ramp and jetty water. NOAA 8770822 is the clock.
Official sourceWalter Umphrey State Park / Pleasure Island
TPWD-listed launch · Port Arthur
Sabine Lake side. Marsh drains and lake edges from here.
Official sourceCameron / Calcasieu Point
Cameron Parish / LDWF
SW Louisiana beach. Parish rules shift. Calcasieu Pass is the next throat east.
Official sourceNo-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.
Sciaenops ocellatus
Thermal window
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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.
Cynoscion nebulosus
Thermal window
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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.
Paralichthys lethostigma
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Texas: 5/day, 15 in minimum (verify Outdoor Annual). Closed Nov 1–Dec 14.
Pogonias cromis
Thermal window
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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.
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
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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 6 days. Texas bag and season roll every September 1. The stamp is the book we cited, not a license.
Next two weeks
Δ1.5ft
t-storm