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Best score today · 6 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 398 AM CDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.8 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
17Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 6 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 91°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Federal waters, Gulf (off Texas)
King mackerel
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 24 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
From 50 CFR part 622, subpart Q (coastal migratory pelagics), 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)
- 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Jetty Channel
- Depth
- 6-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonKing mackerel
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, spotted seatrout and red snapper. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from June through September. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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 Channel65
Channel · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 61
- Red drum 59
4 kt NNEL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ftH 1:15 PM · 1.7 ft
- Sabine Pass63
Channel · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 63
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Crevalle jack 57
6 kt NNEL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ftH 1:15 PM · 1.7 ft
- Point Hunt57
Cape · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 57
- Red drum 53
- Atlantic croaker 52
4 kt NNEL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ftH 1:15 PM · 1.7 ft
- Louisiana Point54
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 54
- Red drum 50
- Atlantic croaker 49
6 kt NNEH 1:07 PM · 2.0 ftL 8:01 PM · 0.7 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.