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Best score today · 6 PM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 351 AM CDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.9 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Sep 30 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 1 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
49Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Federal waters, Gulf (off Texas)
Sheepshead
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- 10 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 15 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- The possession limit is double the daily bag and does not count fish stored at your residence. While fishing, you may not hold more than the daily bag.
From TPWD 2026-27 Outdoor Annual, Sheepshead Bag & Length Limits, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
- Gag grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf groupers combined))
- Gray snapper Retention open (10 Gulf snappers combined per day)
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day (20 Gulf reef fish (20-fish) combined))
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (3 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf groupers combined))
- Red snapper Retention open (2 per day)
- Sailfish Retention open
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Striped bass Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Retention open (1 per day)
Source: TPWD · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Sheepshead is best here
Out of season for Sheepshead · shoulder season starts in 2 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Jetty Channel
- Depth
- 6-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Off seasonSheepshead
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Jetty Channel
Jetty Channel is a channel in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana. Depth is 6-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, southern flounder, red snapper and gray snapper. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from June through September. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- Atlantic tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Sabine Pass77
Channel · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Red drum 65
3 kt NEH 3:57 AM · 1.8 ftL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ft
- Pass Channel75
Channel · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Red drum 64
2 kt NNEH 3:57 AM · 1.8 ftL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ft
- Point Hunt67
Cape · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Red drum 59
2 kt NNEH 3:57 AM · 1.8 ftL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ft
- Louisiana Point66
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 61
- Red drum 57
3 kt NEH 3:18 AM · 2.2 ftL 8:37 AM · 1.8 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with TPWD before you keep a fish.