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Best score today · 5 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 4412 PM CDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.3 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
48Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
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)
Greater amberjack
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- 2 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 38 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Have a descending device or venting tool ready for reef fish showing signs of barotrauma. TPWD lists no season for state waters. Federal-waters rules, including the federal season, are separate. 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, Amberjack 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)
- 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 Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Rollover Bay
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack
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 Rollover Bay
Rollover Bay is a bay in Galveston Bay, Texas. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, red drum and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, red drum, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for southern flounder, black drum, gray snapper and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from June through September. Red drum peak from August through November. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Greater amberjack
- Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Yates Bayou69
Bay · 5.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
6 kt NEL 12:19 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:22 AM · 1.4 ft
- Yates Cove69
Bay · 6.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
6 kt NEL 12:19 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:22 AM · 1.4 ft
- Frozen Point66
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
6 kt NEL 12:19 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:22 AM · 1.4 ft
- Mussel Point63
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 63
- Atlantic tarpon 62
- Southern flounder 56
6 kt NEL 2:00 PM · 1.3 ftH 4:15 PM · 1.3 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.