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Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
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- 615 PM CDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.9 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 93°F, hotLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Federal waters, Gulf (off Texas)
Gray snapper
Retention open- Daily limit
- 10 Gulf snappers combined per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- No separate gray snapper limit. Gray snapper count toward the 10-snapper bag. Excludes red, lane and vermilion snapper. No more than 5 mutton snapper.
From 50 CFR part 622, subpart B (Gulf reef fish), 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 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
- Sheepshead Retention open (5 per day)
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Gray snapper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Jetty Channel
- Depth
- 6-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGray snapper
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 southern flounder, black drum, spotted seatrout 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
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- 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
- Pass Channel77
Channel · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Red drum 71
5 kt ENEL 7:34 PM · 0.5 ftH 3:57 AM · 1.8 ft
- Sabine Pass76
Channel · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Crevalle jack 70
4 kt ENEL 7:34 PM · 0.5 ftH 3:57 AM · 1.8 ft
- Louisiana Point69
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 64
4 kt ENEL 7:19 PM · 0.7 ftH 3:18 AM · 2.2 ft
- Point Hunt69
Cape · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Red drum 66
- Atlantic croaker 63
5 kt ENEL 7:34 PM · 0.5 ftH 3:57 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.