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Best score today · 6 AM · Spanish mackerel
- Now
- 359 PM CST
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.4 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
Sunday, Nov 8 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · Spanish mackerel
Species seasonality
26Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)
Spanish mackerel
Retention open- Daily limit
- 15 per day
- Possession
- 30 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 14 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, Mackerel 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)
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (20 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (3 per day)
- Red snapper Retention open (4 per day)
- Sailfish Retention open
- Sheepshead Retention open (5 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
- 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 Spanish mackerel is best here
Out of season for Spanish mackerel · it leaves in 4 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Point Hunt
- Depth
- Up to 20 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- Season
- Off seasonSpanish 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 Point Hunt
Point Hunt is a cape in Sabine Lake, Louisiana. Depth in the nearest water is up to 20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 14 species here; the best right now are red drum, spotted seatrout and red snapper. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout and southern flounder, and shoulder season for red snapper, gray triggerfish, black drum and greater amberjack. Red drum peak from August through November. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. Red snapper peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Pass Channel74
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Red snapper 67
10 kt SSEH 12:10 AM · 1.8 ftL 5:45 AM · 1.4 ft
- Sabine Pass72
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Spotted seatrout 70
- Red snapper 65
12 kt SEH 12:10 AM · 1.8 ftL 5:45 AM · 1.4 ft
- Jetty Channel68
Channel · 6.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Spotted seatrout 67
- Black drum 59
12 kt SEH 11:30 PM · 2.1 ftL 5:43 AM · 1.5 ft
- Louisiana Point63
Cape · 4.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 63
- Spotted seatrout 60
- Red snapper 57
12 kt SEH 11:30 PM · 2.1 ftL 5:43 AM · 1.5 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.