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Best score today · 6 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 572 PM CDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
81Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 88°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
68Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)
No rule for Atlantic croaker is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with TPWD before you keep a fish.
Species rules 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)
- 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 Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at peak
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Spot profile
Blackwell Peninsula
- Depth
- 1-50 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · drop-off
- Season
- Peak seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Blackwell Peninsula
Blackwell Peninsula is a cape in Galveston Bay, Texas. Depth in the nearest water is 1-50 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, gray triggerfish and red snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, greater amberjack and gray snapper. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August. Red snapper peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
- Baytown Bend70
Bend · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Crevalle jack 60
6 kt ENEL 1:15 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:04 AM · 1.5 ft
- Black Duck Bay68
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Red drum 64
- Atlantic croaker 62
6 kt ENEL 1:15 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:04 AM · 1.5 ft
- Upper San Jacinto Bay67
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 62
- Crevalle jack 60
6 kt ENEL 1:15 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:04 AM · 1.5 ft
- Brinson Point62
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 62
- Atlantic croaker 57
- Crevalle jack 55
6 kt ENEL 1:15 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:04 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.