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Best score today · 6 AM · Red drum
- Now
- 697 PM CST
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.9 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 5 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
88Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
64Wind: 9 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)
Red drum
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day
- Possession
- 6 in possession
- Size
- Slot 20 to 28 in, total length. One red drum over 28 inches per license year with the Red Drum Tag, plus one more with a Bonus Red Drum Tag.
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- 1 red drum over 28 inches per license year with the Red Drum Tag, plus 1 with a Bonus Red Drum Tag
- Other
- Tagged red drum over 28 inches do not count toward the daily bag or possession limit. Attach the tag right away, or report a digital tag in the Texas Hunt & Fish app. 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, Drum 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 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)
- 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 Red drum is best here
Peak season for Red drum · 3 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Point Hunt
- Depth
- Up to 20 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonRed drum
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 gray triggerfish. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout and southern flounder, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, black drum and sheepshead. Red drum peak from August through November. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Gray triggerfish
- Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Pass Channel75
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Red snapper 69
9 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 68
- Red snapper 67
12 kt SEH 12:10 AM · 1.8 ftL 5:45 AM · 1.4 ft
- Jetty Channel71
Channel · 6.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Spotted seatrout 68
- Black drum 62
12 kt SEH 11:30 PM · 2.1 ftL 5:43 AM · 1.5 ft
- Louisiana Point66
Cape · 4.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Spotted seatrout 61
- Red snapper 59
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.