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Best score today · 7 PM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 3410 AM CDT
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Low1.7 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
18Tide: Low slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
62Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 90°F, hotLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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 yesterday
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
Fort Point
- Depth
- 5-60 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · drop-off
- 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 Fort Point
Fort Point is a cape in Galveston Bay, Texas. Depth in the nearest water is 5-60 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are red snapper, gray triggerfish and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for red snapper, gray triggerfish, greater amberjack and king mackerel. Red snapper peak from May through August. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August. Atlantic tarpon peak from July 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.
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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
- Inner Bar Channel59
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Atlantic tarpon 59
- Crevalle jack 54
9 kt NEH 1:35 PM · 1.8 ftL 9:01 PM · 0.6 ft
- Bolivar Roads59
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Atlantic tarpon 59
- Crevalle jack 54
9 kt NEH 12:53 PM · 1.6 ftL 8:20 PM · 0.5 ft
- Bolivar Roads Channel56
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Atlantic tarpon 56
- Red drum 52
9 kt NEH 1:35 PM · 1.8 ftL 9:01 PM · 0.6 ft
- Texas City Channel56
Channel · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Atlantic tarpon 56
- Red drum 52
9 kt NEH 1:35 PM · 1.8 ftL 9:01 PM · 0.6 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.