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Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 3410 AM CDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Low1.4 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
18Tide: Low slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 7 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 88°F, hotLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)
Cobia
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- 2 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 40 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, Cobia Bag & Length Limits, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Black drum Retention open (5 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Ganas Bayou
- Depth
- Up to 1 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCobia
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 Ganas Bayou
Ganas Bayou is a gut in Galveston Bay, Texas. Depth in the nearest water is up to 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for southern flounder, black drum, gray snapper and gray triggerfish. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from June through September. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Red drum 63
7 kt NEL 12:00 PM · 1.0 ftH 3:40 PM · 1.1 ft
- Starvation Cove65
Gut · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Red drum 63
7 kt NEL 12:00 PM · 1.0 ftH 3:40 PM · 1.1 ft
- Gangs Bayou60
Gut · 0.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Red drum 58
7 kt NEH 1:29 PM · 1.5 ftL 9:50 PM · 0.6 ft
- Gangs Bayou60
Gut · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Red drum 58
7 kt NEH 1:29 PM · 1.5 ftL 9:50 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.