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Best score today · 1 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 361 PM CDT
- Best window
- 1-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.6 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
58Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
36Wind: 14 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
25Water temp: 92°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
73Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)
Spotted seatrout
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day
- Possession
- 6 in possession
- Size
- Slot 15 to 20 in, total length. Release seatrout over 20 inches, except one fish over 28 inches per license year with the Spotted Seatrout Tag, plus one more with a Bonus Spotted Seatrout Tag.
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- 1 seatrout over 28 inches per license year with the Spotted Seatrout Tag, plus 1 with a Bonus Spotted Seatrout Tag
- Other
- Tagged seatrout 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, Seatrout 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 Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Boggy Slough
- Depth
- Under 1 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Protected
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSpotted seatrout
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 Boggy Slough
Boggy Slough is a gut in Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre, Texas. Depth in the nearest water is under 1 ft. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, gray triggerfish, red snapper and southern flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from June through September. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Crevalle jack peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Big Cove67
Bay · 10 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt EL 7:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:19 AM · 1.8 ft
- Rocky Slough49
Gut · 8.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 49
- Crevalle jack 45
- Red drum 44
14 kt E
- Baffin Bay43
Bay · 9.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 43
- Atlantic croaker 41
- Red drum 40
14 kt E
- Middle Ground43
Bar · 9.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 43
- Crevalle jack 40
- Gray triggerfish 40
14 kt E
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.