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Lakes & Bays Keeps EvolvingONCE AGAIN, A NEW EDITION brings a major upgrade

to the concept of Texas Lakes & Bays. This annual fishing atlas has been

around since 1986 and for well over 20 years it has been the top selling out-

door periodical on Texas newsstands. It has had a number of different forms

and formats, but it has always succeeded in providing the most compreheni-

sive guide to fishing the best of Texas’ fresh and saltwater destinations.

Lakes & Bays has evolved since 1986 from a loose, narrative descrip-

tion of fishing destinations, illustrated by the best maps available at the

time, It is now a precision fish-finding instrument that provides thousands of

proven fishing “hotspots” and tips on how and when to fish them. Consumer

GPS didn’t exist when Lakes & Bays began, but it is now the heart of this

book, which provides the exact coordinates of those fishing spots as well as

for boat ramps and other key on-water facilities. The maps have evolved as

well, and this year that evolution has taken one giant leap forward.

We are excited to unveil a partnership with Navionics, who has provid-

ed the mapping and depth charting of every freshwater and saltwater locaton

featured in Texas Lakes & Bays. This is huge. You now see the detailed

depth contours on every lake and bay, to go along with the GPS markers

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leader in fishing data products. The printed maps on the following pages is

but one small sampling of the wealth of charting and navigational products

they offer. You should check them out at www.navionics.com

Without the generous sharing of hard-earned knowledge by our many

professional contributors, this book would simply not exist in its current most

functional form. Most of these contributors are professional guides who have

shared trade secrets in the interest of improving the overall participation in

the sport of fishing. While the information compiled in this book is the uliti-

mate do-it-yourself guide to fishing the waters of Texas, you should always

consider hiring a pro whenever visiting a new or unfamiliar waterbody.

And as always, we owe a debt of thanks to the businesses who

believed in Texas Lakes & Bays and supported it with their sponsorships.

These companies recognize the value of being part of a resourse designed

as an indespensible tool for the most active anglers in the world.

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cally viable. Graphic artists Juliana Seale, Anna Campbell and Sally Butzow

had an equal challenge bulding all the complicated, information-packed map

pages. Sheila Nelson did double duty as marketing manager and graphic

artist. Duane Hruzek, who developed the whole concept of the new TL&B

format, is also responsible for formulating an aggressive distribution scheme.

And administrative director Dennise Chavez quarterbacked the project as

deadlines loomed and time and space became merciless tormentors.

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UPPER GULF COAST

8 Overview

10 Sabine Lake & Pass

16 East Galveston Bay

22 Galveston/Trinity Bay

34 West Galveston Bay

40 Christmas Bay

42 East Matagorda Bay

46 West Matagorda Bay

MIDDLE GULF COAST

54 Overview

56 Port O’Connor

64 Espiritu Santo Bay

68 San Antonio Bay

74 Mesquite Bay

76 Rockport/Fulton

82 Copano Bay

86 Port Aransas

90 Corpus Christi Bay

96 Upper Laguna Madre

LOWER GULF COAST

100 Overview

102 Baffin Bay

107 Port Mansfield

120 Arroyo Colorado

124 Lower Laguna Madre

ALSO IN THIS EDITION: 3 Introduction 6 Acknowledgments

254 Tide Charts

2012 EditionTABLE OF

CONTENTS

PINEY WOODS REGION

130 Piney Woods Overview

132 Lake Conroe

136 Lake Fork

142 Lake Livingston

150 Lake Sam Rayburn

162 Lake Toledo Bend

PRAIRIES & LAKES REGION

178 Prairies/Lakes Overview

180 Cedar Creek Res.

186 Fayette County Res.

188 Lake Lavon

192 Lake Palestine

196 Lake Ray Roberts

202 Lake Richland Chambers

208 Lake Somerville

210 Lake Tawakoni

214 Lake Texoma

224 Lake Whitney

PANHANDLE/BIG BEND REGIONS

228 Overview

230 Lake Alan Henry

232 Lake Amistad

240 Lake Arrowhead

244 Lake O.H. Ivie

HILL COUNTRY REGION

248 Hill Country Overview

250 Lake Austin

252 Lake Buchanan

256 Canyon Lake

258 Lake Granger

260 Lake LBJ

SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS REGION

262 South Texas Overview

264 Lake Braunig

266 Lake Calaveras

268 Choke Canyon

272 Lake Falcon

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Sabine Lake:Chester Moore

East Galveston Bay:Capt. George Knighten

Galveston/Trinity Bays:Capt. George Knighten

West Galveston Bay:Capt. George Knighten

Christmas Bay:Capt. George Knighten

East & West Matagorda Bays:Capt. Don Wood, Capt. Mark Talasek, Capt. Darrell Pfeffer, Capt. Tommy Countz

Port O’Connor:Capt. Ron Elkins, Capt. Bob Hill, Capt. Alan Cartmell

Espiritu Santu Bay:Capt. Mac Gable

San Antonio & Mesquite Bays:Capt. Mac Gable

Copano Bay:Capt. Mac Gable

Rockport/Fulton:Capt. Mac Gable

Port Aransas:Capt. Charlie Newton

Corpus Christi Bay:Capt. Tim Duncan, Capt. Patrick Buchanan, Capt. Larry Robinson

Upper Laguna Madre:Capt. Mike Hart, Capt. Byron Hough, Capt. Robert Zapata, Capt. Guy Adams, Capt. Kevin Cochran

Baffin Bay:Capt. Mike Hart, Capt. Byron Hough, Capt. Robert Zapata, Capt. Guy Adams, Capt. Kevin Cochran

Port Mansfield:Capt. Terry Neal, Capt. Richard Weldon, Capt. Joey Farah, Capt. Tricha Buchen

Lower Laguna Madre:Capt. Luke Bonura, Capt. Ruben Garcia, Capt. Richard Weldon, Capt. Darryl Adams, Capt. Janie & Fred Petty, Capt. Jimmy Martinez, Capt. George Strader, Capt. Chui Ramirez

FRESHWATERCONTRIBUTORS

Lake Alan Henry:Mac McConnell

Lake Amistad:Robin McFarlane, Brett Fisher

Lake Arrowhead:Robert Mauk

Lake Austin:Charles Whited

Braunig Lake:Steve Nixon

Lake Buchanan:Fermin Fernandez, Jim Files, Ray Williamson

Lake Calaveras:Steve Nixon

Canyon Lake:Kandie Candelaria

Lake Granger:Tommy Tidwell

Cedar Creek Reservoir:Jason Brannan

Choke Canyon Reservoir:Robin McFarlane, Jerry Dunn, Wallace Gee

Lake Conroe:Darrell Taylor

Falcon Lake:Robin McFarlane, Debra Hengst

Fayette County Res:Weldon Kirk

Lake Fork:Rick Carter Lake Lavon:Carey Thorn

Lake Livingston:Dave Cox

Lake Lyndon B Johnson:Fermin Fernandez, Jim Files

OH Ivie Reservoir:Kevin Burleson, Dave Caudle

Lake Palestine:Ricky Vandergriff

Lake Ray Roberts:Greg Stewart

Richland-Chambers Reservoir:Steve Schmidt

Sam Rayburn Reservoir:Rusty Stephens

Lake Tawakoni:Tony Parker

Lake Texoma:Bill Carey

Lake Somerville:Weldon Kirk

Toledo Bend:Greg Crafts

Lake Whitney:Randy Routh

Academy Sports + OutdoorsPages 5, 151, 223, 243

Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce

Page 73

Bay City Chamber Of Commerce

Pages 45, 67, 265

Bernie’s Boats & MotorsPages 198, 269

Costa Del MarPages 7, 132, 222, 243, 259

Dargel Boat Co.Pages 117, 267

Eagle ClawPages 150, 202

Fishing Tackle UnlimitedPages 141, 203

Galveston Bay FoundationPage 39

Harlingen Convention and Visitors Bureau

Page 1

Hobie Cat CompanyPages 3, 191

Huxley Bay MarinaPage 167

Kingsville Convention & Visitors Center

Pages 52, 117

Lansky SharpenersPage 2

Marble Falls Chamber Of Commerce

Page 259

Mt. Houston MarinePages 38, 132, 182

Oak Ridge MarinaPage 136

Parks Mfg.Inside Back Cover, 52, 133, 193

P-Line Fishing LinePage 131

Port Mansfield Chamber of Commerce

Pages 53, 275

Power-PolePages 182, 199

Redfish ChartersPage 53

Redwing BoatsPages 243, 265

Sandy Creek Resort & Campground

Page 149

Shimano Corp.Pages 128, 191, 243

Strike King LureBack Cover

Texas GourmetPages 198, 202

Third Stone SoftwarePages 2, 150, 207, 222

Wildhorse LodgePages 265, 269

Xpress BoatsPage 183

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Fishing the Up Side of the Texas Coast

GALvESTOn/TRiniTy BAySee Page: 22

Galveston Bay is the larGest estuary on the

Texas coast and the seventh largest in the United States.

It extends thirty miles south to north and 17

miles east to west. The bay is seven to nine

feet deep, has a mud bottom and

about 600 square miles of sur-

face. Fresh water from the Trinity

and the San Jacinto rivers mixes

with the tidal salt water from the

Gulf of Mexico through the chan-

nel between Galveston Island

and the Bolivar Peninsula.

Trinity Bay is the northeast

portion of Galveston Bay, bordered by Chambers and

Harris Counties. Trinity Bay is widely known for its

redfish action, particularly in the fall when large schools

work over areas like Jack’s Pocket. In the winter this area

is popular with anglers seeking blue catfish, which have a

high salt tolerance and come down from the Trinity River

system.

EAST GALvESTOn BAySee Page: 16

east Galveston Bay also known as East Bay, is

the eastern extension of Galveston Bay found in Chambers

County. The bay is oriented northeast

to southwest, and is approximately

five miles wide and twenty

miles in length. It covers

the area north of the entire

Bolivar Peninsula, and

south of mainland Texas, including the

small community of Smith Point at the

western extreme. The bay’s one extension is

Rollover Bay, at the extreme east near the

town of Gilchrist.

East Galveston Bay exchanges seawater

with the Gulf of Mexico at Rollover Pass in Gilchrist and

at Galveston Harbor near Port Bolivar. Rollover Pass

is set to be filled in by the state, sparking a controversy

among anglers who fish there and those concerned with

the health of the bay.

East Bay is fed by Oyster Bayou, an important nursery

for oysters and shrimp, which runs 23 miles from its source

near Winnie through the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

to its confluence with East Galveston Bay, near the bay’s

easternmost point. At the easternmost point, the combined

waters of East Bay Bayou and the Intracoastal Waterway

merge with the bay.

SABinE LAkE & PASSSee Page: 10

saBine lake is a 90,000 acres saltwater estu-

ary on the Texas-Louisiana border. The lake, some 14

miles long and 7 miles wide, is formed by the conflu-

ence of the Neches River and Sabine River.

Through its tidal outlet, Sabine Pass, the lake (actu-

ally a bay) drains some 50,000 square miles of Texas

and Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. This region

holds state record for the Gulf Coast’s two most popular

species: southern flounder and redfish.

The flounder was caught in 1976 by Herbert

Endicott and weighed a whopping 13 pounds. The

redfish weighed 59.50 pounds and was caught by

angler Artie Longron in 2000.

The lake borders Jefferson County, Texas, Orange

County, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The City

of Port Arthur, Texas and City of Groves, Texas share

coastline with the lake.

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WEST GALvESTOn BAYSee Page: 34

West Galveston Bay, also referred to as West

Bay, is a long inlet of Galveston Bay in

Galveston and Brazoria counties that nearly

runs the entire length west of

Galveston Island.

West Galveston Bay is bounded by

San Luis Pass

to its south,

and Galveston

Causeway to

the north, where

it meets with

Galveston Bay.

West Galveston

Bays main exten-

sion is Christmas Bay,

which extends south

into Brazoria National

Wildlife Refuge. Other extensions include, Chocolate Bay

to the west, Jones Bay to the north, and Bastrop Bay to the

south. Overall, the bay covers roughly 39 square miles.

West Bay is known for having the clearest water on the

Upper Coast of Texas, particularly in the winter when clar-

ity can rival South Texas waters. The area is popular with

speckled trout fishermen and is also known as an excellent

area to seek flounder.

ChRiSTmAS BAYSee Page: 40

Christmas Bay lies inland of a barrier island,

Follets Island, southwest of West Bay and San Luis Pass.

Christmas Bay is also referred to as Oyster Bay on some

maps. The boundaries of Christmas Bay are currently nar-

rowly drawn, established as a line from Christmas Point

to Mud Island at the northern passageway, the west end

of Cold Pass, and a line between Rattlesnake Point and

Follets Island at the southern passageway.

EAST mATAGORdA BAYSee Page: 42

the mataGorda Peninsula and the tidal flats at

the mouth of the Colorado River enclose East Matagorda

Bay, off Matagorda County on the Texas coast. Its only

true opening to the Gulf of Mexico is through Brown Cedar

Cut, near the north end of the peninsula.

It is part of the Matagorda Bay system, the third largest

estuarine system in the state of Texas.

Although trophy trout production went

down some here in recent years

it is still very productive for trout

as well as redfish and flounder.

The Matagorda complex is one

of the wildest and most scenic on

the Texas coast and is popular

with anglers from Houston to San

Antonio.

WEST mATAGORdA BAYSee Page: 46

mataGorda Bay is a large estuary bay on the Texas

coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and

located approximately 80 miles northeast of Corpus Christi,

143 miles southeast of San Antonio, 108 miles southwest

of Houston, and 167 miles southeast of Austin. It is sepa-

rated from the Gulf of Mexico by Matagorda Peninsula and

serves as the mouth of numerous streams, most notably

the Lavaca and Colorado Rivers. The major Texas seaport

of Port Lavaca is located on the systems northwestern

extension of Lavaca Bay.

The city of Palacios is found on northeastern extension

of Tres Palacios Bay, and Port O’Connor is located on the

southwestern tip of the main bays shore. The

ghost town of Indianola, which was a major

port before it was destroyed by two hurricanes

in the late 19th

Century, is also

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the

bay.

The bay’s shore, especially

near the Colorado River delta,

provides a habitat for a wide vari-

ety of wildlife. The wildlife serves

as a basis for the birding and

fishing tourism, and is an essen-

tial component of the production

of seafood, specifically shrimp and blue crab, which are the

specialties of the area.

Fishing in the region is excellent for redfish and speck-

led trout with the former being at some of the highest levels

in recorded history.

Christmas Bay is the central

body of a three-bay complex.

It connects to Bastrop Bay in

the north, and Drum Bay to

the south. Bastrop and Drum

Bays are tertiary bays but exhibit

distinctly different environmental

conditions. The

lifeline for this

system is Bastrop

Bayou, which

delivers freshwa-

ter, nutrients and

sediments to the estuary.

This area contains the

northernmost patches of sea-

grass on the Texas coast and

is a popular area

to sight cast for

redfish. Kayakers

like this bay as it offers them

virtual solitude and a great

chance at approaching fish in

its shallows in a

stealthy manner.

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Daily Length LengthSpecies Bag Min. Max.Redfish 3 20” 28”*BlackDrum 5 14” 30”Trout 10 15” 25”**Flounder 5/2*** 14” none

* Red drum special regulation: Duringalicenseyear, one red drum over the stated maximumlength limit may be retained when affixed witha properly completed Red Drum Tag. Any fishretainedunderauthorityofaRedDrumTagoraBonusRedDrumTagmayberetainedinadditionto the daily bag and possession limit as statedinthissection.

** No more than one spotted seatrout overthe statedmaximum lengthmaybe retainedperpersonperdayandcountsaspartofthedailybagandpossessionlimit.

*** Flounder special regulation: Daily bag is5 fish except for the periodNov. 1-30when thedaily bag is 2 fish and flounder may be takenonly by pole and line. Possession limit is equaltothedailybag.

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Sydnes Island 10/G7 Fall Slow singers, topwaters

Old River Cove 10/f8 Summer, fall Soft plastics

East Pass Rig 11/J7 Winter-spring Live shad, soft plastics

Flats 10/F4 Summer, fall slow sinkers

Bridge Bayou 11/K1 Fall Live shrimp, soft plastics

Coffee Ground Cove 11/K7 Fall Plastics, live mullet

Mid Lake 11/I1 Summer-Fall Soft plastics

Sabine Channel 11/K9 Summer Live mullet

Black’s Bayoo 11/L9 Fall Soft plastics

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East Pass 11/K8 Year round crab, mullet, soft plastics

Sydnes Island 10/G7 Year round crab, mullet, spoons

Old River Cove 10/F8 Year round Spoons, soft plastics

Black’s Bayou 11/L9 Year round Soft plastics, mullet, shrimp

Whiskey Bayou 11/L2 Fall Soft plastics, shrimp, topwaters

Three Bayou 11/K2 Fall Soft plastics, topwaters

Stewt’s Island 10/F6 Summer Mullet, soft plastics

Hickory Cove 11/I9 Summer Mullet, shrimp

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Old River Cove 10/F8 Fall Shad, mud minnows

Bridge Bayou 11/K1 Spring Shad, mud minnows, soft plastics

Black’s Bayou 11/L9 Spring, Fall Mud minnows, soft plastics

Whiskey Bayou 11/L2 Spring, Fall Soft plastics, shad

Three Bayou 11/K2 Spring Soft plastics, shad

BLAcK druMKeY Hotspot NAMe pG/GrId prIMe tIMe Best BAIt & tActIc

Blacks Bayou 11/L9 Spring-Summer Shrimp

Blue Buck Point 12/B1 Spring Shrimp

Pilings 12/G2 Spring Shrimp

Seawall Corner 12/B8 Spring-Summer Shrimp, crab

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SpECKLEd TrOuTKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Mid-Lake 2 10/H4 Summer, Fall Live shad, soft plastics

Mid-Lake3 12/H6 Summer, fall Live shad, soft plastics

Double Island 12/F2 Spring Topwaters, slow sinkers

Blue Buck Point 12/C1 Spring-Summer Soft plastics, topwaters

Oyster Reef 14/D7 Spring Soft plastics

Reef Corner 14/B8 Spring Soft plastics, topwaters

Jetty Tower 14/InsB Summer Live shrimp, mullet

Big Rocks 14/InsB Summer Live shrimp, mullet, spoons

Lighthouse Cove 15/I2 Spring, Summer Soft plastics, topwaters

Keith Lake Cut 14/B8 Spring, Fall Soft plastics, live bait

rEdFISHKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Coffee Gound Cove 11/K7 Fall Spoons, shrimp, soft plastics

Mid-Lake 10/H5 Summer Spoons, soft plastics

Blue Buck Point 12/B1 Year round Crab, soft plastics, shrimp

Keith Lake Cut 14/B8 Fall Mullet, shrimp

Oyster Reef 14/D7 Winter-Spring Mullet, soft plastics

LNG Spoils 14/InsB Summer Mullet, spoons

End of Jetties 14/InsB Fall Mullet, croaker

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Willow Bayou 13/K6 Spring, fall Soft plastics, shad

Johnson Bayou 13/K5 Spring Soft plastics, shad

Yahct Basin 12/A7 Summer-Fall Mud minnows, soft plastics

Keith Lake Cut 14/B8 Fall Mud minnows, mullet

Texas Bayou 14/H2 Spring-Fall Mud minnows, mullet

BLACK druMKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Keith Lake Channel Point 14/A7 Winter-Spring Shrimp, crab

Jetty 14/InsB Winter-Spring Shrimp, crab

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Short Rigs 14/InsB Summer Soft plastics, live bait

South Causeway Reef 14/C9 March thru May, dawn - morning

live shad/shrimp, drift channel cut, best w salty water

Island Reefs 14/F6 Oct-May, avoid mid-day, aftn

wade around islands, beware of sharks


Dick Dowling Park 14/G4 Spring-Fall Mud minnows, mullet

Shell Island 11/J8 Fall-Summer Soft plastics, shad

The Pines 11/L5 Spring Soft plastics, shad

Bridge Hole 14/E7 Mar-Nov, dawn-morn, aftn

Anchor in 3-6’ just above/below bridge, fish live bottom

Elk Hole 15/I2 Mar-Sep, all day finger mullet, 1/2 oz. wt., cast/troll bank, deep guts


South Causeway Reef 14/C9 Feb-Apr, dawn-midday

live shrimp, drift w current using a drift sock

Island Reefs 14/F6 Jan-March, morn thru midday

Carolina rig shrimp or crab, fish the bottom


Coffee Ground Cove 11/K6 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, dawn-midday

fresh peeled shrimp, crab on C-rig, fish shell S bridge

Double Island 12/F2 Spring-summer Shrimp

Jetty 14/InsB Winter-Summer Shrimp

Short Rigs 14/InsB Summer-Winter Shrimp

sHArKKeY Hotspot NAMe pG/GrId prIMe tIMe Best BAIt & tActIc

Stewt’s Island 10/F6 Summer Cut bait

Jetty 14/InsB Summer Cut bait

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Stewt’s Island 10/F6 November thru May Trout & redfish, topwaters with slow sinkers, Corkys

Pleasure Island N. Tip 10/D3 August thru February

Trout & redfish, soft plastics, Corkys or topwaters

Sydnes Island 10/G7 May thru November Trout & redfish, topwaters with slow sinkers, plastics

Garrison Ridge 12/E2 November thru May Trout & redfish, topwaters with slow sinkers, Corkys

Texas Point Shoreline R/A 14/InsB March thru

November Trout & redfish, live croaker or shrimp, cast to guts

Louisiana Pt. Shoreline R/A 15/K2 March thru

November Trout & redfish, live croaker or shrimp, cast to guts

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Pleasure Island 10/D3 Jan-Feb, June-Aug; dawn-morn, aftn

Redfish, trout; watch for mullet in summer, shad winter

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tops, croaker, drift slicks, fish depth changes & birds

Hanna’s Reef 16/G3 Apr thru Sep, all day shrimp, drift humps & gut, seek slicks, tops early/late

Little Hanna’s Reef 17/J2 May-Apr, morning, afternoon

drift reef edges w shrimp/cork, anchor when found

Pasadena Reef 16/A2 Jul thru Sep, morn thru aftn

red plastics, drift slicks early, slow retrieve off bottom

Hanna’s Reef 16/E3 Apr-Sep; avoid midday, night

drift/anchor with moving tide, low wind; croaker rigs

Van-Ta-Un Flats 16/F8 Mar-May, Aug-Nov; avoid midday

suspending twitch baits, wade shallow early, drift late

Willies Head Island 16/B7 Jun-Oct, dawn thru midday

live shrimp under cork, live croaker, anchor or drift

Deep Reef 17/L6 Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-dusk

let soft plastics hit bottom, med. up & down retrieve

Siever’s Cut 18/H8 Apr-Novr, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp under cork, wade, anchor or drift the pts.

Fat Rat Pass 20/B2 Spring, Fall, dawn-morn, dusk

chrome/blue tops, fish pods of nervous mullett, wade


Richard’s Reef 16/H6 Jul-Oct, morning thru aftn

drift N reef edge, cast to slicks, nervous bait & birds

Smith Point Flats 16/G6 Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec; avoid aftn

pumpkinseed soft plastics, gold spoon; watch boils

Spoonbill Reef 16/E9 May-Nov; dawn-midday, dusk

live shrimp under cork, mullet; fish reef top and edges

Bull Shoals 16/F3 May-Sep, dawn thru dusk

drift shallow reef on SE corner of island, hit reef edges

Willies Head Island 16/B7 Sep-Nov, dawn thru morning

gold spoons, live shrimp, troll/wade/drift close to bank

Bart’s Pass 16/A6 Mar-May; dawn thru midday

best fishing with full moon and moving tides; shrimp

Elm Lake 17/K1 April-Nov, dawn-morn, dusk

shrimp under cork, troll grassline, drift open water

Pig Pen 18/F6 Apr-Jun, dawn thru morning

1/4-1/2 oz. gold spns, tops, work grass, bait activity


Ving-et-un 16/E9 Spring, Fall; avoid midday

live mud minnows, soft plastics; wade or drift slowly

Richard’s Reef 16/F6 Apr-May, dawn-aftn mud minnows, shrimp, fish shore and shell ridge

Elm Grove Point 17/L2 Sep-Nov, dawn thru dusk

anchor at mouth w outgoing tide, fish jumping shad

Pepper Grove Cove 17/K1 Oct-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

anchor at mouth w outgoing tide, fish jumping shad

Bolivar Barges 18/C3 Oct-Dec, morning thru dusk

Berkley Gulp shrimp, fish with good tidal movement


North Jetty 19/InsA Feb-Apr, all day fresh dead shrimp, let tide take bait along bottom

Bolivar Gas Wells 18/A4 Jan-Feb, all day fresh dead shrimp, let tide take bait along bottom

Galveston Bay Wells 18/B6 Feb-May; morning-afternoon

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Tire and Tong Reef 21/L8 Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec; avoid midday-dusk

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Marsh Point 20/H7 Spring, Fall, avoid aftn, night

fish outflows w outgoing tide, cast to current, bounce

Middle Reef 20/A5 Jun-Sep, dawn thru aftn

work slicks, fish reef edges and depth changes

Tong Reef 21/M8 Feb-Apr, Oct-Dec, aftn - night

drift reef edges, fish aftn thru dusk & under full moon

Little Pasture Bayou 21/J6 Spring, Fall, avoid midday, night

drift E bayou side on outgoing tide, tops a.m. late p.m.


North Jetty 18/G1 Jun-Nov, avoid mid-day, night

drift within casting distance of rocks, live shrimp

Moody’s Shoreline 20/A8 April-Nov, dawn-morn, dusk

bone tops, soft plastics, work dropoffs and pilings

Big Pasture & Yates Bayou 20/F3 April-Nov, dawn-

morn, dusklive shrimp, fish grass shoreline, around bayou mouth

Big Pasture Bayou 20/F5 Spring, Fall, avoid midday, night

best w outgoing tide, drift back cove forward to mouth

Fat Rat Pass 20/B2 Spring, Fall, avoid midday, night

drift grassline, shell points along shore & in the pass

Anahuac Refuge Flats 21/InsB Spring, Fall, avoid midday, night

wade near grass, casting to mul-let pods and shad

Little Pasture Bayou 21/J6 Sep-Dec, avoid mid-day, night

drift grasslines, marsh, drains and scattered shell


Siever’s Cut 18/G8 Oct-Dec, morning thru dusk

mud minnows, fish NE & SW cut sides w tide on btm.

North Jetty Boat Cut 19/InsA Oct-Dec, all day anchor channel side on outgoing tide, hit cut edges

Fat Rat Pass 20/B2 Oct-November, avoid midday

great gigging at night, drag bait slowly on btm, twitch

Big Pasture Bayou 20/F5 Oct-Nov, dawn thru dusk

anchor NE side of bayou mouth, fish outgoing tide

Moody’s Shoreline 20/A8 Apr-June, Sep-Nov, dawn-dusk

Bass Assassins, work shallows around pier pilings

Rollover 21/M5 Oct-Dec, avoid mid-day, night

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* Red drum special regulation: During a licenseyear,one reddrumover thestatedmaximum lengthlimit may be retained when affixed with a properlycompleted Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained underauthority of aRedDrumTagor aBonusRedDrumTagmayberetained inadditionto thedailybagandpossessionlimitasstatedinthissection.

** No more than one spotted seatrout over thestatedmaximum lengthmay be retained per personper day and counts as part of the daily bag andpossessionlimit.

*** Flounder special regulation:Dailybag is5fishexceptfortheperiodNov.1-30whenthedailybagis2fishandfloundermaybetakenonlybypoleandline.Possessionlimitisequaltothedailybag.

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Pig Pens 18/F7 April thru July; dawn thru morning

Wade guts for trout, work tight to grasslines for reds

North Shoreline 20/D9 Mar-June, Oct-Nov; dawn thru morning

Wade thigh-high for trout, wade grass for reds

Fat Rat Flats 20/B2 Apr-June, Oct-Nov; avoid midday, night

Wwade shoreline in a zig zag manner, look for slicks

Black’s 21/J6 Oct-Jan, Apr-June; avoid midday

Topwaters; reds closer to grass, trout out deeper

Siever’s Cut 18/H8 May thru July; dawn thru morning

Wade dropoff for trout and in shallows for redfish

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C Stingaree Marina 20 E2 N 29 28.899, W 94 36.301 Off SR 87 Bolivar 409-684-2731 • • • Y •

D Lauderdale Pub. Boat Ramp 21 L6 N 29 30.966, W 94 30.760 Yacht Basin Rd Bolivar 409-934-8100 • • • N • • •

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red shad soft plastics, topwaters early; drift or anchor

Levee Flats 22/E8 Feb-May, Oct.-Dec; dawn-midday

suspending twitch baits; wade shallow early, drift late

Dollar Reef 22/G8 Apr-Aug; dawn-midday, dusk

live shrimp, croaker; work reef top and edges, drift

Mosquito Island Flats 22/G4 Apr-Jul; dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

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Texas City Dike 22/H4 All Year; dawn-midday, dusk

live croaker; shirmp, fish the rocks, best w tides

April Fool Reef 27/I3 All Year; dawn-midday, dusk


Miller Point 26/G1 All Year; dawn-midday, dusk

pearl/chartreuse soft plastics on C-rig; drift or anchor

Tin Can Reefs 28/InsD Sep-Nov; dawn thru dusk

drift birds, shallow water big fish, deeper smaller

Red Bluff 29/L4 Spring, Fall; dawn-midday

chrome/blue tops, shrimp; work tops early, bait late


Texas City Dike Flats 22/G4 Mar-May, Aug-Nov; dawn-dusk

live shrimp, crab; work tops early, live bait later

Halfmoon Shoal 23/J4 Mar-May, Aug-Nov; dawn-dusk

live finger mullet, shrimp; anchor/drift, watch for slicks

Kemah Flats 26/A8 Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec; dawn-midday

live shrimp, crab, work tops early, live bait later

Redfish Bar 27/L4 Apr-Oct; morn thru midday

live shrimp 2-3’ under popping cork; anchor or drift

Galveston Jetties 24/InsB Sep-Oct; all day cut mullet, live shrimp, cracked crab

Morgans Point 28/InsD Jan-Mar, Sep-Dec; avoid aftn

live mullet, gold spoons; anchor or drift, freeline

Pine Gully Fishing Pier 29/K3 Spring, Fall; avoid midday

live shrimp, finger mullet, work pilings and shady area

Upper San Jacinto Bay 28/InsD1 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec; morn-dusk

drift bouncing plastics or work-ing popping corks


Halfmoon Shoal 23/J4 Spring, Fall; avoid midday

flounder jigs, live shrimp; bounce bait off bottom

Moses Lake 22/C9 Mar.-Oct; dawn-am, dusk-night

live shrimp, finger mullet; great night gigging lights

Sea Wolf Park 24/C8 Oct-Dec; dawn – dusk

anchor on shallow flat, cast and bounce bait slowly

Coast Guard Station 24/C8 Sep-Feb; dawn-am, dusk-night

live mud minnows, shrimp; best with a moving tide

Sunken Ship (Pelican Island) 24/B9 Spring, Fall; avoid

middaylive mud minnows, soft plastics; wade or drift slowly


Seawolf Park Channel Side 24/C7 Feb-May, morning-

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Halfmoon Reef 23/J4 Sep-Dec, morning-afternoon


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Beasley Reef 32/A1 Aug-Feb; dawn thru dusk

live shimp or drift and bounce soft plastics on bottom

Jack’s Pocket 33/I6 May-Dec; all day anchor/throw croaker, drift/throw soft plastics/shrimp

The North Flats 32/D6 Sept-Dec; morning thru dusk

live shimp or drift and bounce soft plastics on bottom

Spillway 32/F8 All Year; dawn-midday, dusk

live shrimp, finger mullet, topwa-ters; anchor/drift

River Mouth 33/L6 May-Nov; dawn thru afternoon

gold spoons, pearl soft plastics; wade or drift the area

FLOUNDERKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Seabrook Pipes 26/InsC Apr-Oct; dawn-am, dusk-night

live shrimp, flounder jigs; best with moving tides

Spillway Flats (San Leon) 26/F5 Oct.-Feb; dawn-am,

dusk-nightlive shrimp, finger mullet; great night gigging lights

April Fool Reef 27/I3 Apr-Oct; dawn-am, dusk-night

live shrimp, finger mullet; work top and reef edges

Tabbs Bay 28/InsD Apr-Oct; dawn-am, dusk-night

live shrimp, finger mullet; great night gigging lights

Lone Oak Cove 31/O5 Spring, Fall; avoid midday


Green Island 33/InsE Spring, Fall; avoid midday


River Bank Cove 33/N8 Sep-Feb; dawn-am, dusk-night


Jacks Pocket 33/I6 Oct-Dec; avoid mid-day, night

anchor close to marsh, mud min-nows, cast &retrieve

The North Flats 32/D6 Oct-Dec; avoid mid-day, night

mud minnows; anchor and cast close to pier pilings

Spillway 32/F8 Sep-Nov; dawn-am, dusk-night

live mud minnows, shrimp; anchor, fish discharge gut

Mud Minnow Farm 33/03 Sep-Nov; dawn-am, dusk-night

live mud minnows, shrimp; drift slowly, drag on btm.

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SPECKLED TROUTKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Morgan’s Point 28/InsD Spring, Fall; dawn-midday

pearl/chartreuse soft plastics on C-rig; drift or anchor

Sun Gas Wells 30/H8 May-Sep; dawn thru aftn

3” elec. chicken Assassins; fish w moving tide

Dows Reef 30/A8 All Year; dawn-midday, dusk

pumkinseed soft plastics, drift; work reef top, edges

Hodges Reef 31/M3 Apr-Jun, Sept-Oct; dawn – dusk

live shrimp under cork; anchor or drift, look for bait

Exxon C Lease Wells 33/J1 May-Sep; dawn thru aftn

live shimp under 5” under pop-ping cork; moving tide

Spillway 32/F8 All Year; dawn-midday, dusk

live croaker, shrimp, soft plas-tics; watch for birds/slks.

Jack’s Pocket 33/I6 May-Nov; dawn-midday, dusk

soft plastics, silver spoons, drift; look for mudboils

The North Flats 32/C4 Sep-Dec; dawn thru dusk

drift, work the birds, look for bait; Corkys, live shrimp

Jack’s Pocket 32/G9 July thru Dec; all day

drift, work the birds, look for bait; Corkys, live shrimp

Fishers Reef 32/B1 May-Nov; dawn-midday, dusk

live croaker, shrimp, soft plas-tics; look for slicks


Red Bluff Flats 29/K4 Spring, Fall; dawn-midday

pumpkinseed soft plastics, gold spoon; watch boils

Halfway Reef 29/K1 all year; dawn thru afternoon


Little Hodges Reef 31/O8 Mar-Sep; dawn thru dusk


Cove Bayou Shoreline 33/InsE Jun-Sep; morn – midday

5” glow/chart Bass Assassins; wade knee to hip deep

River Mouth Area 33/K3 Apr-Oct; morn thru midday

orange/gold Top Dog Jr. ; drift with trolling motor

Triangle Pass Area 33/M9 Jun-Aug; morn thru midday

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DAILY BAG MIN. SIzE MAx SIzERedfish 3 20” 28”*BlackDrum 5 14” 30”Trout 10 15” 25”**Flounder 5/2*** 14” none

* Red drum special regulation: Duringa licenseyear, one reddrumover thestatedmaximumlengthlimitmayberetainedwhenaffixedwithaproperlycompletedRedDrumTag.AnyfishretainedunderauthorityofaRedDrumTagoraBonusRedDrumTagmayberetainedinadditiontothedailybagandpossessionlimitasstatedinthissection.

** No more than one spotted seatroutoverthestatedmaximumlengthmayberetainedperpersonperdayandcountsaspartofthedailybagandpossessionlimit.

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A Sylvan Beach Ramp 29 I9 N 29 39.033, W 95 00.669 Off SH 146 281-470-5020 • • • • Y •

B W. C. Britton Park 28 InsD N 29 42.776, W 94 59.576 1305 Arizona St., Baytown 281-422-8359 • • • • Y • •

C Fort Anahuac Park Ramp 33 O8 N 29 45.304, W 94 41.542 Off FM 563 409-267-8345 • • • • Y •

D Double Bayou Landing 31 P9 N 29 39.254, W 94 41.745 Off FM 563 409-267-8364 • • • • Y •

E Beason Park Boat Ramp 31 P8 N 29 39.259, W 94 41.539 Off FM 563 409-267-8364 • • • • Y •

F Thompson Fishing Camp 28 InsD N 29 40.901, W 94 56.212 Off FM 2354 281-427-2300 • • Y • •

G Sansom-Yarborough 23 L2 N 29 21.920, W 94 48.901 Dike Road 409-935-1408 • • Y •

H Welch Pub. Ramp 23 I3 N 29 22.481, W 94 50.186 Dike Road 409-935-1408 • • Y •

I Tx City Dike Ramp 1 22 H3 N 29 23.000, W 94 52.014 Dike Road 409-935-1408 • • N •

J Tx City Dike Ramp 2 22 G4 N 29 23.426, W 94 53.055 Dike Road 409-935-1408 • • N •

K Dickenson SR 146 Ramp 22 InsA N 29 27.670, W 94 58.438 Off SH 146 281-534-4380 • • Y •

L Bayshore Ramp & Pier 26 E5 N 29 30.345, W 94 57.325 Off Bayshore Dr. 409-763-5326 • • • • Y • •

M Blackledge Pub. Ramp 26 InsC N 29 32.962, W 95 01.438 Off SH 146 281-334-3181 • • Y •

N SR 146 Public Ramp 26 InsC N 29 33.062, W 95 01.398 Off SH 146 281-334-3181 • • Y •

O Clear Lake Park Ramp 26 InsC N 29 33.863, W 95 04.191 Off NASA Rd. 1 281-326-6539 • • Y •


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Levee Shoreline 23/I3 All year, all day Walk using sting ray shuffle, cast assortment of live

Mosquito Island Flats 22/G4 March thru June; avoid midday

Stay to the right of island, deep hole on left side

Dollar Flats 22/F8 April thru August; avoid midday, night

Walk using sting ray shuffle, cast assortment of live

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Confederate Reef 34/D2 Feb-Jun, Sep-Nov, avoid midday

live croaker, shrimp under cork, drift reef edge

North Deer Island 34/C4 Oct-Apr, avoid midday

live croaker, shrimp, fish grass & cast to sandpockets

Virginia Flats 34/F7 Mar-Oct, avoid midday

drift slowly using topwaters early, plastics later in day

Offatts Bayou Mouth 34/H3 Sep-Apr, avoid midday

best fished with a moving tide, work the structure

The Pocket 34/H4 Oct-Mar, avoid midday

watch for birds and boils, live shrimp or croaker best

Jones Bay Shoreline 34/D6 Oct-Apr, avoid midday

live croaker, shrimp, fish grass & cast to sandpockets

North Shoreline 36/D5 Apr-Nov, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

red/white spinners, work grass shoreline

Shell Island Reef 36/D2 Sep-Apr, avoid midday

drift reef top w shrimp under cork, edges with croaker

Carancaua Reef 36/F3 Oct-May, dawn-morn, dusk

watch for birds, drift while work-ing entire reef, freeline


Swan Lake 34/E9 all year, dawn-am, aftn-dusk

use topwaters early, other times use shrimp w cork

Jones Bay Shoreline 34/B6 all year, dawn-am, aftn-dusk

live shrimp under cork short leader, work grass points

Greens Lake 36/F8 all year, dawn-am, aftn-dusk

shrimp 18 inches under cork, fish shallow early

North Shoreline 36/D5 Apr-Nov, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

anchor on the points, use live shrimp under cork

Carancaua Lake 36/C6 Mar-Nov, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

shrimp under cork, work shallow early, middle later

Chocolate Bay Shoreline 38/B7 all year, dawn-am, aftn-dusk

troll down shoreline with red/white jigs under cork

Mud Cut Flats 38/A3 all year, dawn thru morn, dusk

drift the flat, look for sandholes, nervous mullet, grass


Mouth of Swan Lake 34/F8 July-Nov, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp or finger mullet, anchor close to reds

Jones Bay Shoreline 34/C6 Oct-Dec, dawn thru dusk

live mud minnows, work grass and points

Railroad Bridge 34/G5 Sep-Nov, avoid night

red/white Flounder Pounder, must have moving tide

Greens Lake 36/F9 Apr-Oct, avoid mid-day, night

mud minnows or red/white jigs on an outgoing tide

Alligator Point 38/D7 Apr-Nov, avoid mid-day, night

live mud minnows, anchor on the point, fish bottom

Mud Cut 38/A1 Mar-Aug, dawn; morn, dusk

great night gigging, sure-foot wading, mud minnows

Cold Pass 39/InsC Oct-Dec; dawn thru dusk

mud minnows, 1/4 oz. jigs, red/wht. anchor outgoing td

Bay Harbor 38/G4 Mar-Nov; dawn, morn, dusk, night

best when tides are moving, use hook set count

Chocolate Bayou 39/InsB Spring, Fall DOA shrimp, Bass Assassin Sea Shad, shrimp


Cow Bayou 36/InsA Feb-Mar, avoid after-noon, dusk

cracked crab, anchor and work the bottom

San Luis Pass Bridge 39/InsC Feb-Mar, avoid after-noon, dusk

cracked crab, anchor and work the bottom


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Snake Island Cove 39/J6 Sep-Apr, avoid midday

tops early, use chart/wht. plastics later, watch birds

Bird Island Flats 38/B1 Oct-May, dawn-morn, dusk

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Bird Island Flats 38/B1 all year, dawn thru morn, dusk

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Redfish Cove 38/E1 all year, dawn-am, aftn-dusk

drift using shrimp under cork or topwaters

The Narrows 39/InsB all year, dawn-am, aftn-dusk

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Campbell’s Bayou 34/F9 May-Aug, avoid after-noon, dusk

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Beach Front 39/InsC Jun-Aug, avoid midday

dead shad, 200 lb. leader, circle hook, drift 20-40 yards

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Beach Front West End 38/G1 Jul-Oct, avoid midday, night

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A Louis Bait Camp 34 B8 N 29 19.925, W 94 56.756 Hwy 6, Hitchcock 409-935-9050 • • • • • • Y • • •

B Jones Bay I-45 Ramp 34 E6 N 29 18.402, W 94 54.375 Off I-45 at Tiki Island 409-934-8100 • • N •

C San Luis Pass Park 39 InsC N 29 04.840, W 95 08.067 14001 CR 257 800-372-7578 • • • • • Y • • •

D Regatta Basin Ramp 36 G1 N 29 11.320, W 94 58.788 Off Jolly Roger Drive 409-797-5000 • • Y • •


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Anderson Ways 34/E2 March thru May Trout; topwaters, fish the drops and sand holes

Teichman Point 34/G3 May thru August Trout; topwaters & spoons, fish with a moving tide

San Luis Pass Flats 39/InsC March thru August Trout & redfish; live shrimp & spoons, fish with the tides

Salt Cedars 38/G1 May thru August Trout; topwaters & spoons, fish the breaks and drops

Gangs Bayou 34/D1 Mar-Jun, Sep-Oct; avoid midday, night

Trout, reds, flounder; shrimp under cork, fish dropoffs

Port Industrial Shipyard 35/I5 May thru Sep; avoid midday, night

Trout; red/white jigs, topwater bites early, jigs later

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Trout, reds, flounder; work drop off edges toward center

Spoils at Pat’s Pass 36/H9 April thru Nov; avoid midday, night

Trout, reds; keep baits out of shell snags, slow sinking

Confederate Reef 37/K8 March thru May Trout & redfish; soft plastics, fish during light winds

North Deer Island 34/C4 November thru February

Trout; Corkys & live croaker, fish the drops, sight cast

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Old Coast Guard Station 38/F2 May thru August Trout; topwaters, fish the drops and sand holes

Bay Harbour Flats 38/F3 March thru June; avoid midday, night

Trout, reds; chrome topwaters, wade shallow early

Shell Island 36/D1 March thru July; avoid midday, night

Trout; topwater Sabile Stick Shad, hit pts. w/ moving tide

Carancahua Reef 36/D4 March thru May Trout & redfish; soft plastics, fish the drops, sight cast

Dana Cove 36/G3 March thru May Trout; Corkys, fish during light winds and moving tide

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Mouth of Churchill Bayou 41/I5 Spring thru Fall She Dogs, Top Dogs, Bass

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Christmas Bay North Shore 40/H6 Spring thru Fall Norton Sand Eels, Trout Killers,

Corkies

Bastrop Bay Shell 41/I9 Spring thru Fall Catch 2000’s, DOA Shrimp, She Dogs, Corkies

Bastrop Channel 40/H8 Spring thru Fall Trout Killers, She Dogs, Corkies, Catch 2000’s

Christmas Bay South Shore 40/H3 Spring thru Fall Top Dogs, Norton Sand Eels,

DOA Shrimp

Rattlesnake Point 40/F2 Spring thru Fall Norton Sand Eels, Trout Killers,

Top Dog

Cold Pass 41/K7 Spring Live bait, soft plastics in red/white, natural mullet

Wildlife Refuge Shoreline 40/G5 Fall Live shrimp, finger mullet; topwa-ters early; soft plastics


Christmas Point 41/I7 Spring thru Fall mullet, crabs, TX Red Killers, gold spoons

Mouth of Churchill Bay 41/J5 Spring thru Fall mullet, crabs, TX Red Killers, gold spoons

Cox Lake 40/E6 Spring thru Fall topwaters, gold spoons, crabs, mullet

Bastrop Bay Shell 41/I9 Spring thru Fall gold spoons, plastics, Corkies, mullet

Bastrop Spoil 40/H8 Spring thru Fall plastics, gold spoons, crabs, mullet

Christmas Bay North Shore 40/G5 Spring thru Fall Bass Assassins, gold spoons,

mullet, crabs



Christmas Point 41/I7 Spring, Fall Bass Assassin Sea Shad, Little Fishies, shrimp

Arcadia Reef 40/F2 Spring thru Fall Stanley Wedgetails, jig-tipped shrimp, finger mullet

Churchhill Bayou 41/J5 Spring, Fall Little Fishies, Stanley Wedgetails, shrimp

Tit Tat Bayou 41/J7 Spring, Fall shrimp, DOA shrimp, Bass Assassin Sea Shad

Cold Pass 41/K7 Spring thru Fall finger mullet, Stanley Wedgetails, shrimp

Oyster Lake 40/InsB Spring, Fall DOA shrimp, Bass Assassin Sea Shad, shrimp

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Christmas Bay North Shore 40/G6 Spring thru Fall Trout, redfish, flounder

Christmas Bay South Shore 41/I4 Spring thru Fall Trout, redfish, flounder

Bastrop Bay West Shore 40/H7 Spring thru Fall Trout, redfish, flounder

Bastrop Bay East Shore 41/I8 Spring thru Fall Trout, redfish, flounder

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* Red drum special regulation: During a license year,onereddrumoverthestatedmaximumlengthlimitmayberetainedwhenaffixedwithaproperlycompletedRedDrumTag.AnyfishretainedunderauthorityofaRedDrumTagoraBonusRedDrumTagmayberetainedinadditiontothedailybagandpossessionlimitasstatedinthissection.

** No more than one spotted seatrout over the statedmaximumlengthmayberetainedperpersonperdayandcountsaspartofthedailybagandpossessionlimit.

*** Flounder special regulation:Dailybagis5fishexceptfortheperiodNov.1-30whenthedailybagis2fishandfloundermaybetakenonlybypoleand line.Possessionlimitisequaltothedailybag


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A San Luis Co. Park 41 L7 N 29 04.735 W 95 07.793 14001 CR 257 800-372-7578 • • • • • N • • •

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Daily Bag MiN. Size Max SizeRedfish 3 20” 28”*BlackDrum 5 14” 30”Trout 10 15” 25”**Flounder 5/2*** 14” none

* Red drum special regulation: During a license year, one red drum over the statedmaximumlength limitmayberetainedwhenaffixedwithaproperlycompletedRedDrumTag.AnyfishretainedunderauthorityofaRedDrumTagoraBonusRedDrumTagmayberetainedinadditiontothedailybagandpossessionlimitasstatedinthissection.


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Boggy Cut 42/E8 Spring, Fall; morn.-afternoon

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Halfmoon Shoal 43/I7 Apr-Oct, morn thru afternoon

pink Skitterwalk tops, 420W40 plastics, wade or drift

East End Reef 43/InsA Mar-Nov; dawn thru afternoon

topwaters, live croaker, drift over reef bouncing bait

Tripod 44/F6 Oct-Mar; dawn-am, dusk-night

drift with live shrimp under cork or soft plastic C-rigs

Boiler Bayou 44/H3 Mar-Oct; midday thru afternoon

tops, drift, fish different depths, 6” can make differnce


Kilbride Reef 42/E7 Aug-Nov; dawn-morning, dusk

salt & pepper Bull Minnows, drift, work reef top/edges

Eidelbach Flats 42/H5 Apr-Sep; dawn thru midday

gold spoons, crab, mullet, drift until found then anchor

Chinquapin Reef 42/H8 Aug-Nov; morn-midday, dusk

topwaters, soft plastics bouncing near bottom, drift

Lake Austin 42/InsB Apr-Sep; midday thru afternoon

shrimp under pop-n cork, drift w caution, very shallow


Oyster Farm 42/G5 Jul-Oct; afternoon finger mullet, shrimp, anchor and work the bottom

Boggy Cut 42/E8 May-Oct; midday mud minnows, finger mullet, best with moving tides

Boggy Flat 42/F8 May-Sept; midday-afternoon

Flounder Pounder, mullet, good gigging when wading


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Redfish, trout; use topwaters, soft plastics, live bait

Brown Cedar Flats 43/InsA Aug-Nov; dawn-morn., dusk-night


Northwest Pocket 44/E7 Jan-Mar; Nov-Dec, avoid midday

Redfish, trout; flounder, topwa-ters, live bait

Three Mile 44/F3 Aug-Nov; dawn-morn., dusk-night


Boiler Bayou 44/H4 Aug-Nov; dawn-morn., dusk-night


Hog Island 42/A1 Aug-Nov; dawn-morn., dusk-night


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Intracoastal Waterway Cut 43/InsA Spring, Fall; avoid

middaymud minnows, finger mullet, best with moving tides

Three Mile Cut 44/D3 Mar-May, Sep-Nov; dawn-morn.

live finger mullet, fish bottom using slip sinker

Hog Island 42/A1 Mar-May, Sep-Nov; dawn-morn.

live shrimp under popping cork, fish structure

Old Gulf Cut 42/A7 Sep-Dec; dawn thru morning

live mullet, mud minnows, use bottom rigs w tides

BLACK DRUMKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Boggy Cut 42/E8 Apr-Sep; midday live shrimp or crab on a bottom rig, anchor till found

Chinquapin Landing 43/I9 Apr-Sep; midday live shrimp or crab on a bottom rig, anchor till found

Tripod 44/F6 Apr-Sep; dawn thru midday

live shrimp or crab on a bottom rig, anchor till found

Mid Bay Reef 42/A4 Jan-Apr; dawn thru morning


Old Gulf Cut 42/A7 Apr-Sep; dawn thru midday


SHEEPSHEADKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Drull’s Lump 42/E6 May-Aug; midday-afternoon

live shrimp or crab under pop-n cork, anchor or drift

Oyster Farm 42/G5 Apr-Sep; midday thru afternoon

live shrimp or crab under pop-n cork, anchor

Dressing Point 43/J8 Apr-Sep; midday thru afternoon

live shrimp or crab under pop-n cork, anchor

Mid Bay Reefs 42/A4 Apr-Aug; afternoon thru dusk

live shrimp or crab under pop-n cork, anchor or drift


SPECKLED TROUTKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Old Gulf Cut 42/A7 Spring, Fall; morn.-afternoon

live mullet on bottom rig, best fish with outgoing tide

Hog Island 42/A1 Apr-Oct; dawn-am, dusk-night

shrimp w pop-n cork, spoons, fish edges and drops

Cleveland Reef 42/B2 All Year; morning pumpkinseed s. plastics, drift, look for slicks

Kain Cove 42/D3 Apr-Oct; dawn-am, dusk-night

topwaters, live croaker, drift over reef bouncing bait


Dressing Point 43/J8 May-Aug; dawn thru midday

soft plastics bouncing near bot-tom, tops, drift

Catchall Basin Flats 43/K7 Sept-Nov; dawn thru midday

soft plastics, live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift

Brown Cedar Flats 43/InsA Sept-Nov; dawn thru midday

topwaters, soft plastics bouncing near bottom, drift

St. Mary’s 44/D5 Mar-May, Aug-Nov; dawn-midday

live shrimp under pop-n cork, crab, drift the area

Three Mile Reef 44/E3 Mar-Oct; dawn thru afternoon

live shrimp under pop-n cork, crab, drift the area

Kilbride Reef 42/B2 Aug-Nov; dawn-morning, dusk

salt & pepper Bull Minnows, drift, work reef top/edges


Third Cut 42/H9 Sep-Nov; dawn-am, dusk-night

mud minnows, finger mullet, best with moving tides

Chinquapin Landing 43/I9 Mar-May, Sep-Nov; dawn-morn.

finger mullet, shrimp, anchor and work the bottom

Live Oak Bay Cut 43/K9 Spring, Fall; avoid midday

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Twin Island Reef 46/F7 Jan-Mar, May-Oct, dawn-am, dusk

shrimp w popping cork, anchor or drift reef

Round Reef 49/P8 Mar-Oct., dawn-morning, dusk

soft plasics, live croaker, anchor or drift reef

Mad Island Reef 46/B5 May-Sep, dawn-morning, dusk

freeline shrimp or croaker, anchor near reef cast area

Shell Island Reef 46/D6 May-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-am dusk

red shad soft plastics, anchor or drift near/around reef

Scattered Oil Rigs 52/A7 Jun-Sep, dawn-morning, dusk

shrimp w popping cork, anchor and cast to rig pilings

Greens Bayou 52/H5 Apr-Aug, dawn thru am, dusk

red shad soft plastics,morning glory, good wading

Green Island 52/H6 Apr.-July, dawn-morning, dusk

silver/blue She Dog topwaters, wade the area

Middle Ground 52/H7 Mar-May, dawn-morning, dusk

tops, live croaker, soft plastics, work shallow

Cottons Bayou 53/J6 Mar-Jul, dawn-morning, dusk

10W40 Trout Killers, wade the area shallow to deep

Cottons Bayou Shoreline 53/J7 May-Sep, dawn-morning, dusk

live shrimp w or w/o popping cork, wade the area


Twin Island Reef 46/F7 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk

live mullet, crab, use cork or bot-tom rig, anchor

Blue Hole 46/H7 Apr-Aug, dawn-morn, aftn.-dusk

live baits, gold spoons, anchor, fish top early & late

Zipprian’s Bayou 47/I3 Spring, Fall, avoid midday

live shrimp under popping cork, cast and wait

Mad Island Lake 46/A6 May-Jul, dawn-morn., aftn-dusk

gold spoons, june bug plastics, wade or anchor

Mad Island Reef 46/B5 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk


Shell Island Reef 46/D6 Apr-Aug, dawn-morn, aftn.-dusk


Maverick Bayou 46/E1 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp, mullet, crab, wade or anchor, fish bottom

Big Bayou 46/F2 Spring, Fall, avoid midday

soft plastics, gold spoons, wade or anchor, fish botm.


Intracoastal Waterway 46/H9 Aug-Nov, dawn-am, dusk-night

live finger mullet or mud min-nows with slip sinker

Culver’s Cut 47/I8 Mar-Sep, dawn-am, dusk-night

mud minnows, anchor or wade, drag the bottom

Middle Channel 47/J7 Mar-Sep, dawn-am, dusk-night

live finger mullet or mud min-nows with slip sinker

Zipprian’s Bayou 47/I4 Aug-Nov, dawn-am, dusk-night



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Dog Island Reef 47/I6 May-Aug, dawn thru dusk


Mad Island Reef 46/B5 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk


Shell Island Reef 46/D6 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk


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Dog Island Reef 47/I6 Apr-Jul, dawn-dusk live shrimp under popping cork, cast and wait

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Jetties 47/J3 Jun-Aug; all day live bait; soft plastics, Gulp!; fish deep... avoid rough water days.

Matagorda surf 47/J2 Jun-Aug; all day live bait, plastics; fish third bar, watch for birds. Mild days only!

Oliver Point 50/H2 Oct-Mar, avoid mid-day, night

wade shoreline grass from Oyster Point to Oyster Lake

Tres Palacios Bay 51/J7 Apr – Nov; dawn-morn, aftn-night

wade shoreline, hit guts and sandpockets

rEdFISHKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

Greens Bayou 52/H6 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk

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FLouNdErKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

Parker’s Cut 47/K5 May-Sep, dawn-am, dusk-night

mud minnows on flounder rig, anchor fish bottom

Oyster Lake Cut 49/L7 Aug-Nov, dawn-am, dusk-night


Phillips Bayou 49/N2 Apr-Aug, dawn-am, dusk-night


Mad Island Reef 46/B5 May-Sep, dawn-am, dusk-night


North Shell Island 46/D6 Mar-May, Aug-Nov, avoid midday


Maverick Bayou 46/E1 May-Sep, dawn-am, dusk-night


Palacios Bayou 49/I9 Spring, Fall; avoid midday, aftn

mud minnows, fish bayou from edge with moving tide

SHEEpSHEAdKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

Shell Island Reef 46/D6 Apr-Aug dawn-dusk live shrimp under popping cork, cast and wait

Scattered Oil Rigs 52/A7 May-Aug, dawn-dusk

live shrimp under popping cork, cast to structure

Halfmoon Reef 48/G3 Apr-Oct; morning thru dusk

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Trout, redfish, Bull Minnows, salt/pepper Trout Killers

Golds Bayou 46/G2 Jan-May; dawn-morn., aftn.-dusk

Trout, redfish, Corky’s, Trout Killers, shallow early

Greens Bayou 52/H5 Jan-May; dawn-morn., aftn.-dusk


Middle Ground 53/I7 Jan-May; dawn-morn., aftn.-dusk

Trout, redfish, bone tops, Corky’s, fish shallow warm

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CopAno BAYSee Page: 82

Copano Bay is a northwestern extension of

Aransas Bay, west of Rockport, Texas in Refugio and

Aransas counties. It is supplied with seawater from the

Gulf of Mexico via Aransas Bay, and fed freshwater from

the Aransas River, Mission River and Copano Creek. As

an estuary, the bay is a haven for speckled trout, flounder,

black drum and redfish.

Copano Bay is approximately twelve-by-six-

miles, oriented from the southwest to the north-

east. The main extensions include Mission Bay,

which stretches to the north to the mouth of the Mission

River, and Port Bay to the west, which forms the

southern boundary of the Live Oak peninsula.

The bay’s maximum depth is 9.8 feet, and in con-

trast to nearby Laguna Madre, is not hypersaline.

The Mission and Aransas Rivers are the main fresh-

water sources. At both mouths, marshes covering

several square miles stretch from the confluences

with Copano Bay and forming several saline lakes.

porT ArAnSASSee Page: 86

port aransas is loCated on the northeast

end of Mustang Island, 24 miles from Corpus Christi. It

fronts Aransas Pass, the main outlet of Aransas Bay into

the Gulf of Mexico. Aransas Bay is separated from the Gulf

of Mexico by San José Island. Aransas Pass is the most

direct navigable outlet into the Gulf of Mexico from the Bay.

The bay is oriented laterally northeast-southwest, and is

extended by Redfish Bay to the southwest, Copano Bay to

the west, Saint Charles Bay to the north, and Mesquite Bay

to the northeast.

On average, the Aransas Bay system is nine feet deep,

and covers approximately 208 square miles.

Port Aransas offers

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UppEr LAgUnA mAdrESee Page: 96

the Upper lagUna Madre is separated from

its Lower component by the roughly 20-mile long Saltillo

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Laguna Madre is

Baffin Bay.

Because of low fresh water

inflow, little rainfall, and high

evaporation, the salinity of the

Laguna Madre often exceeds that

of seawater. Despite this the harsh

conditions imposed by high salinities, the

Laguna Madre is a highly produc-

tive system.

CorpUS ChriSTi BAYSee Page: 90

CorpUs Christi Bay is separated from the Gulf

of Mexico by Mustang Island, and is fed by the Nueces

River and Oso Creek from its western and southern exten-

sions, Nueces Bay and Oso Bay. The bay is the southeast-

ern boundary of the city of Corpus Christi.

On average, the system is 9.8 feet deep, and covers

approximately 192 square miles. It is the fourth largest

estuarine system in Texas. The two main extensions are

Nueces Bay and Oso Bay.

Corpus Christi Bay is known for its gas wells, which

can be highly productive for speckled trout particularly in

summer.

roCKporT-FULTonSee Page: 76

roCkport-FUlton is a thriving sport-fishing

hub located on the central western shore of Aransas Bay,

which connects Corpus Christi Bay on the south, Mesquite

Bay on the north, and

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drum and flounder; crabs and oysters are abundant as

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Ranch House Shoreline 56/D9 Spring, Fall, avoid midday, night

live croaker, shrimp, wade shore early, watch for birds

Saluria Bayou 56/G1 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, avoid dawn

live croaker, great cool weather spot, fish deep water

Boggy Bayou 56/G7 Oct-Mar, avoid mid-day, night


Coast Guard Flats 56/InsA Apr-Nov, dawn-morn, aftn-night

Soft plastics under Maulers; wade shoreline in 2-4’ water.

Big Bayou 56/G3 Spring, Fall, dawn-afternoon

tops, Bull Minnows, wade shore-line with moving tides

Bill Day Reef 56/E2 Jan-Nov, dawn-am, aftn-night

fish guts cutting thru reef, inside reef good in winter

Bayucos Shoreline 56/E1 Spring, Fall, dawn-afternoon


The Hump 57/J3 Apr-Sep, dawn-morn, aftn-night

She Dogs, 56/8-56/4 jighead, wade dropoffs on all sides

The Cedars 57/J3 Spring, Fall, morn thru aftn.

gold spoons, Bull Minnows, fish potholes in 2-3’

Matagorda Surf 57/K2 Jul-Sep, dawn-morning, dusk

live croaker, anchor in 2nd gut, cast to 1st bar, 1st gut


Coast Guard Flats 56/InsA Mar-Nov, all day tops, spoons, wade shoreline casting to sand pockets

Bird Island 57/L5 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec. am, aftn

anchor 50 yards E of ship chan-nel, fish the bottom

Matagorda Peninsula 57/K3 Apr-Nov, midday thru dusk

live bait, tops, wade/anchor near Twin Lakes mouth

Port O’Connor Jetties 56/InsB Oct-Apr, morn thru midday

crab, shrimp, anchor 30’ from rocks, fish the bottom

Dewberry Island 56/B1 Oct-Mar, avoid mid-day, ngt.

live shrimp, bone/white Mirrolures, fish sandpockets

Saluria Bayou 56/G1 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, avoid dawn

live croaker, great cool weather spot, fish deep water

Ranch House Shoreline 58/G1 Apr-Nov, morn thru dusk

tops, gold spoons, wade shore-line, hit sandpockets

Keller Bay 58/G8 Spring, Fall, avoid midday, ngt.

gold spoons, wade or drift S shore, watch for bait fish


Big Bayou 56/G3 Spring, Fall, avoid midday aftn

anchor either side of bayou, cast into channel grass

Little Mary’s Cut 56/G4 Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov, all day

great gigging at night under lights, work moving tides

Broad Bayou 56/F8 Apr-Mar, Oct-Nov, all day

minnows, wade/anchor near mouth on outgoing tide

Teller Point 56/E1 Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov, all day

anchor/wade mouth on outgoing or incoming tide

Army Cut 56/B2 Spring, Fall, avoid midday aftn

anchor on either side of cut, fish bay end or ICW end


Port O’Connor Jetties 56/InsB Jan-May, Oct-Dec, all day

cut bait, shrimp, anchor 30’ from rocks, fish 2’ frm bot.

The Honey Hole 56/InsB Jan-May, Oct-Dec, morn-dusk

anchor in cove at end of jetties, fish 2’ from bottom

Intracoastal Waterway 56/C3 Apr-Oct, dawn thru dusk

anchor on either side of ICW, cast on grassy flats

Inside Bill Day Reef 56/E3 Mar-Nov, dawn thru dusk

live/dead shrimp w cork or btm. rig, anchor or drift


Intracoastal Waterway 56/F4 Jan-Feb, Dec, midday-afternoon

Shrimp, fish pilings or bulkheads on ICW, jig off bottom.

Bill Day Reef 56/D2 Nov-Mar, morning thru aftn.

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Little Jetties 56/H5 Jan-May, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

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Indian Point 58/C5 April – Nov; dawn-morn, aftn-night

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A Port O’Connor Jetty 56 H5 N 28 26.709, W 96 24.137 Off SH 185 361-552-2959 • • • Y • •

B Bay Front Park & Pier 56 H6 N 28 27.232, W 96 24.373 Off SH 185 361-972-3727 • • • • * • Y • • •

C Magnolia Beach Ramp 58 A6 N 28 33.667, W 96 32.281 Off N. Ocean Dr. 800-791-1112 • • • • • Y • •

D Harbor of Refuge Ramp 62 D4 N 28 35.723, W 96 37.178 Off FM 1090 800-791-1112 • • Y • •

E Lighthouse Beach Ramp 62 D8 N 28 38.355, W 96 36.725 Off SH 35 361-552-5311 • • • • • Y • •

F Olivia State Park Ramp 60 D3 N 28 38.171, W 96 27.345 Off SH 172 800-791-1112 • • Y • •

G Caranchua Bay Ramp 60 InsC N 28 44.254, W 96 24.056 Off SH 35 361-552-2959 • • Y •

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SpECKLEd TrOuTKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Port O’Connor Jetties 56/InsB Apr-Sep, dawn-am., aftn-night

live shrimp, anchor 30’ fr. rocks, cast to rocks, reel slw

City Slicker Flats 56/H2 May-Sep, dawn-am, dusk-night

wade close to dropoff, cast to sandpockerts and grass

Keller Bay 58/G8 Apr-Sep, dawn-morn, aftn-night

She Dogs, 56/8-56/4 jighead, wade dropoffs

Palacios Gas Wells 59/P8 Jul-Sep, dawn-am, aftn.-night

live croaker, try all wells in this area, use depth finder

Carancua Passage 61/J2 Jan-Nov, dawn-am, aftn-night

wade shorelines near dropoffs, drift middle deeper wtr

rEdFISHKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Rhodes Point to Mud Point 60/A1 Apri-Nov, all day gold spoons, tops, wade from

point to point, freeline

Redfish Lake 60/H3 Oct-Jan, avoid midday

shrimp, drift mouth/shore looking for jumping mullet

FLOuNdErKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Saluria Bayou 56/F1 Apr-Nov, all day anchor, fish btm. of 3-4’ shelf on either side of bayou

Fisherman’s Cut 56/G4 Spring, Fall, avoid midday aftn

anchor on either side of cut, fish bay end or ICW end

Oil Well Cut 56/F1 Nov-Feb, avoid mid-day, aftn

live shrimp under cork, anchor on either side of cut

Fish Pond 56/InsA Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, all day

finger mullet, wade/anchor in mouth on outgoing tide

Blackberry Island Army Cut 56/B2 Apr-Nov, all day gold spoons, live bait, wade/

anchor near SE cut side

Intracoastal Waterway 56/D3 Spring, Fall, avoid midday, aftn

anchor along edge of canal, fish shall flats with tide

Rupert Point 58/F9 Apr-Jul, Sep-Nov, all day

anchor/wade point on outgoing or incoming tide

Mud Point 60/B1 Apr-Jul, Sep-Nov, all day

mud minnows, anchor/wade point on outgoing tide

Chocolate Bayou 62/E3 Spring, Fall, avoid midday aftn

mud minnows, fish bayou from edge with moving tide

BLACK druMKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Bird Island 57/L5 Jan-Apr, Nov-Dec, dawn-aftn

live shrimp, anchor 50 yards E of ship chnl., fish btm.

Matagorda Ship Channel 57/L5 Mar-Sep, all day anchor channel side or drift channel with bottom rigs

Palacios Gas Wells 59/P8 Jun-Oct, dawn-midday

cut bait, shrimp, anchor near gas well, cast near piling

Keller Bay 60/B1 Jan-Apr, Oct-Dec, morn-aftn

shrimp, crab, anchor near Mud Point, fish oyster shell

SHEEpSHEAdKEY HOTSpOT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

The Honey Hole 56/InsB Jan-May, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

shrimp, anchor 10-15’ from spot, fish 1-2’ off bottom

Ship Channel Jetties 56/InsB All Year, all day shrimp under cork or btm. rig, anchor, cast to rocks

Port O’Connor Jetties 56/InsB All Year, all day live/dead shrimp, anchor and cast toward rocks

Palacios Gas Wells 59/P8 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

jig shrimp near pilings or bulkhead just off the bottom

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Big Jetty Entrance 56/InsB Apr-Nov, all day drift or anchor in pass on outgo-ing tide, use cut bait

Matagorda Ship Channel 56/InsB Apr-Sep, midday thru afternoon

large cut bait, drift deep water near bouys, fish bottom

Matagorda Peninsula Surf 57/K2 Jun-Sep, morning,

afternoonmullet, cut bait, anchor on 2nd or 3rd bar, cast to guts

Port O’Connor Jetties 56/InsB Apr-Sep, midday-afternoon

mullet, anchor 30-40’ from rocks, fish in deep bottom

Ship Channel Spoil Banks 58/D6 Apr-Nov, all day anchor or drift around spoils with

finfish or cut bait

Palacios Gas Wells 59/P8 Jun-Sep, morning thru midday

mullet, shrimp, anchor near rigs, fish bottom

Decros Point 56/H1 Apr-Nov, all day anchor or drift around point with finfish/cut bait, btm.

Pass Cavallo 56/H1 Mar-November, all day

drift or anchor in pass on outgo-ing tide, use cut bait

Pass Cavalo 56/InsA Jun-Sep, midday, aftn, night

mullet, Spanish sardines, drift the pass, fish near btm.

The Hump 57/I3 Jun-Sep, midday thru afternoon

cut bait, mullet, drift deep dropoffs around hump

Hump Drop Off 56/H2 Apr-Nov, all day anchor/drift hump dropoff, use cut bait/finfish, btm.

Bird Island 57/L5 May-Sep, morning-afternoon

mullet, cut bait, anchor near ship channel, fish bottom

TARPONKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

End of Mitchell’s Flat 56/E2 Jun-Sep, dawn thru morn, dusk

drift flat in 6-8’ of water using coon pops or live mullet

Hump Dropoff 56/H2 Jun-Sep, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

drift hump edge near deep gut, freeline mullet

Pass Cavallo 56/InsA Jun-Aug, dawn thru morn, dusk

anchor/drift shoals on either side of pass in 20-30’

Matagorda Surf 57/K2 Jul-Sep, morning-afternoon

live mullet, drift 3rd gut with tide, sight cast, clear wtr.

Matagorda Jetties 56/InsB Jul-Sep, morning-afternoon

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Broad Bayou 56/F8 Mar-Apr, Oct-Dec; avoid midday, night

Shrimp, wade near mouth on outgoing tide

Coast Guard Flats 56/InsA Mar-May, Oct-Dec; dawn, morn, aftn.

Shrimp, best fished wading. Wade flats early deep later

Bayucos Shoreline 56/D1 Mar-May, Oct-Dec; avoid midday, night

Shrimp, wade shoreline with moving tide, watch bait

The Cedars 57/J3 Mar-May, Sep-Dec; avoid midday, night

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Big Pocket 65/J8 Jan-Nov; dawn-am, aftn-night

wade shorelines near dropoffs, drift middle deeper water

Matagorda Island Shoreline 65/I6 Spr, Fall; avoid

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Farwell Island 64/H7 Mar-Nov; dawn-morn, aftn-night

wade or drift across spoil area in 3 to 5 feet of water

Bayucos Shoreline 65/I9 Spring, Fall; dawn-afternoon


Spoil Cut 64/B4 Jun-Aug, dawn thru morning

troll channel edge, don’t blow over fish, Spook tops

Grass Island 64/H9 Apr-Nov; dawn-morn, aftn-night


Josephine Reef 64/D5 May-Aug, dawn thru afternoon

anchor on reef edge and freeline croaker on the top

Pringle Lake 64/D3 Spring, Fall, dawn-morn, dusk

drift with tops, plastics or live shrimp under pop cork

Dewberry Island 64/E9 Apr-Jun, dawn thru morn, dusk

wade, work waist deep grass-beds on E or NE wind

Platform 64/B6 Jun-Aug, afternoon shrimp under cork, cast close to platform up wind


Lighthouse Cove 65/I5 Apr-Nov, dawn thru dusk

Bass Assassins, wade shoreline keying on grass beds

Dewberry Shoreline 64/B8 Jun-Sep, dawn-morning, aftn.

gold spoons, crab, wade busting bait for roaming reds

Midway Reef 64/D6 May-Jul, morning, afternoon

cast into south reef end, hits will be hard, piggy perch

Whitaker’s Flat 65/I9 Jan-Nov; all day bone/chart. tops, wade shoreline keying on guts

Army Hole Mouth 64/H5 Mar-Oct, avoid midday

live croaker or piggy perch, work mouth w moving tide

Pringle Lake 64/E4 Apr-Nov, dawn thru morn

live shrimp under cork, 16” leader, make long drift

Raphael Bayou 64/B3 Apr-Jun, Oct-Nov, dawn-morn

live mullet, fish edge bottom of bayou on moving tide

Contee Lake 64/A2 Mar-May, Nov-Dec, all day

live mullet, crab, anchor or wade along grass beds


Pringle Cut 64/D4 Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-am., ngt

mud minnows, fish cut edges with moving tide

Raphael Bayou Cut 64/B2 Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-am., ngt

mud minnows, shrimp, fish cut edges with moving tide

Vanderveer Island 64/E4 Spring, Fall, avoid midday-aftn

mud minnows, great night gig-ging w light in grass

Dewberry Island 64/B8 Mar-Nov, avoid midday-aftn

fish slough with mud minnows, night gigging w lights

Lighthouse Cove 65/I6 Nov-Feb; avoid mid-day, afternoon

mud minnows, shrimp, anchor and fish near pilings


Army Hole Mouth 64/H5 Sep-Oct, morn-aftn cracked crab, give time to take bait, set w steady pull

Spoil Area 64/F8 Aug-Oct, morn thru aftn

throw into shallows, cork moves sideways, 5 ct. set

Dewberrry Island Flat 64/B8 Sep-Oct, morn-aftn cracked crab, give time to take bait, set w steady pull

Spoil Area Cut 64/H7 Sep-Oct, morn-aftn cast into cut, let bait suspend just off the bottom


Shell Edge 64/C4 Apr-Jun, morning thru aftn

cut squid, aggressive popping action, medium/shallow

Platform 66/D4 May-Aug, morning-afternoon

work wind into rig, let free fall, set hook slightest hit

South Pass 66/F4 AprSep, morning-aftn

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Pat Bay 66/D1 Sep thru Dec; dawn-morn, dusk

Trout, bone tops, dark plastics, wade NE corner

Contee Outside Shore 66/H4 Mar-May, Oct-Dec; dawn-morn, dusk

Black/chart. tops, trout, look for jumping mullet

Josephine Motts 64/C4 March thru May; dawn-morn, dusk

10W40 Salt Assassins, wade from shore, fish the guts

Dewberry Island 64/E9 Apr-June, Oct-Dec; dawn-morn, dusk

Work along grass for reds, work deeper for trout

Grass Island 66/B5 Sep thru Jan; dawn thru morn, dusk

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Steamboat Island Mar- Nov, dawn thru morning

live shrimp under cork, 11” leader, drift shell flats

Midway Reef Jan-Mar, morning - midday

fish shrimp shallow to deep, trout strike as it falls

Platform Jun-Aug, afternoon shrimp under cork, cast close to platform up wind

Long Island Shell Apr-May, morning natural DOA shrimp, drift with sock, set off with strikes

Spoil Cut Jun-Aug, dawn thru morning

troll channel edge, don’t blow over fish, Spook tops

1st Chain of Islands Mar-Apr, morning, afternoon

fish cut early and inland late, electric gray Assassins

Grass Island Apr-Nov; dawn-morn, aftn-night


Bayucos Shoreline Spring, Fall; dawn-afternoon


Farwell Island Mar-Nov; dawn-morn, aftn-night

wade or drift across spoil area in 3 to 5 feet of water

Big Pocket Jan-Nov; dawn-am, aftn-night

wade shorelines near dropoffs, drift middle deeper water

Matagorda Island Shoreline

Spr, Fall; avoid midday, night

live shrimp under cork, wade shore early, go deep late

redFIsHkeY Hotspot NAMe pG/GrId prIMe tIMe Best BAIt & tActIc

Long Lake Apr-Nov, all day drift w gold spoons, anchor fish potholes near shore

Contee Lake Mar-May, Nov-Dec, all day

live mullet, crab, anchor or wade along grass beds

Raphael Bayou Apr-Jun, Oct-Nov, dawn-morn

live mullet, fish edge bottom of bayou on moving tide

Pringle Lake Apr-Nov, dawn thru morn

live shrimp under cork, 16” leader, make long drift

Midway Reef May-Jul, morning, afternoon

cast into south reef end, hits will be hard, piggy perch

Steamboat Flats Apr-Jul, morning, dusk

finger mullet, move bait periodi-cally, be patient

Transition Edge Jun-Aug, dawn, dusk

cast large shrimp at transition edge, move slowly

Spoil Cut May-Jul, morning, afternoon

cut menhaden needs to be on bottom, falling tide

FlouNderkeY Hotspot NAMe pG/GrId prIMe tIMe Best BAIt & tActIc

Pringle Cut Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-am., ngt

mud minnows, fish cut edges with moving tide

Raphael Bayou Cut Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-am., ngt

mud minnows, shrimp, fish cut edges with moving tide

Vanderveer Island Spring, Fall, avoid midday-aftn

mud minnows, great night gig-ging w light in grass

Dewberry Island Mar-Nov, avoid midday-aftn

fish slough with mud minnows, night gigging w lights

South Pass Lake Cut Apr-Jul, Oct-Dec, dawn-am, ngt

finger mullet, fish along grass edges, night gigging

BlAck druMkeY Hotspot NAMe pG/GrId prIMe tIMe Best BAIt & tActIc

Grass Flat May-Jul, morning, afternoon


Spoil Area Cut May-Aug, morning thru aftn

fish next to well, let bait sit, after 2 or 3 hits, set hook

Spoil Area Aug-Oct, morn thru aftn


Army Hole Mouth Sep-Oct, morn-aftn cracked crab, give time to take bait, set w steady pull

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Steamboat Island 64/A8 Mar- Nov, dawn thru morning

live shrimp under cork, 11” leader, drift shell flats

Midway Reef 64/D7 Jan-Mar, morning - midday

fish shrimp shallow to deep, trout strike as it falls

Shoalwater Bay 66/C5 Spring, Fall, avoid midday, ngt

black back/silver side tops, root-beer shad, drift grass

Long Island Shell 66/C5 Apr-May, morning natural DOA shrimp, drift with sock, set off with strikes

Long Lake 66/D2 Spring, Fal, dawn-am, dusk

red/wht shad tails, live shrimp under cork, drift area

1st Chain of Islands 66/E3 Mar-Apr, morning, afternoon

fish cut early and inland late, electric gray Assassins

First Chain of Islands 66/D3 Mar-Oct, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

anchor w freeline croaker, drift w plastics or shrimp

Pat’s Bay 66/D1 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, dawn-morn

plastics, tops, live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift

South Pass 66/D4 Feb-Jun, dawn thru midday

live croaker, piggy perch, fishing best at moving tide

Little Grass Island 66/B5 Feb-Jun, dawn thru midday

popping cork shrimp, early year, perch leader late

Hassleman Reef 1st Chain 66/D3 Feb-Aug, dawn thru midday

popping cork shrimp, cast on and around reef area


Long Lake 66/F2 Apr-Nov, all day drift w gold spoons, anchor fish potholes near shore

Corey Cove 66/D1 Mar-Oct, avoid mid-day, night

anchor where you find jumping mullet or wade grass

Steamboat Pass 66/D5 Spring, Fall, dawn-morn, night

mud minnows, fish pass edges with moving tides

Steamboat Island 66/C5 All Year, dawn-am, aftn.-dusk

chart. tops, plum/wht. plastics, work mud, shell, grass

Power Lake 67/InsA Feb-Apr, Sep-Nov, morning, aftn

chart./blk. tops, work clean to dirty water

Steamboat Flats 66/D5 Apr-Jul, morning, dusk

finger mullet, move bait periodi-cally, be patient

Transition Edge 66/F4 Jun-Aug, dawn, dusk

cast large shrimp at transition edge, move slowly

Spoil Cut 66/G9 May-Jul, morning, afternoon

cut menhaden needs to be on bottom, falling tide

Cross Reef 66/C6 Spring, Fall; avoid midday, ngt.

wade dropoffs around reef edges and Grass Island cut

Fifth Lake 66/G2 Feb-Apr, Sep-Dec, morning, aftn

any color tops, drift or wade south shoreline

Shoalwater Bay 66/D6 Aug-Dec, dawn-morning, aftn.

chart. tops, plum/wht. plastics, wade mud, shell, grass


Long Island Shoreline 66/E7 Mar-May, Sep-Nov, dawn-am, ngt

mud minnows, fish cut with a moving tide, night gig

Grass Island 66/B5 Apr-June, Oct-Dec, dawn, night

finger mullet, bottom fish cut w moving tide, ngt gig

Fulghums Cut 66/G9 May-June, Oct-Dec, dawn, night

live mud minnow, finger mullet, fish cut edges bottom

Steamboat Pass 66/G4 Spring, Fal, dawn-am, ngt


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Grass Flat 64/G8 May-Jul, morning, afternoon


Spoil Area Cut 64/B4 May-Aug, morning thru aftn

fish next to well, let bait sit, after 2 or 3 hits, set hook

Spoil Area Cut 66/G9 May-Jul, morning, afternoon

free swim bait into cut, allow 4 count before hook set

Cut 66/F8 May-Jul, morning, afternoon

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Shell Reef 68/C2 May-Sep; dawn thru morn

freeline croaker over shell or drift w shrimp under cork

Bird Island Reef 68/G7 Mar-Dec; dawn thru morning

work along reef w tops, fish scattered shell w croaker

Panther Reef 68/H5 May-Oct; dawn thru morn, dusk

wade w dark plastics @ reef end, croaker around reef

Panther Reef 69/I3 Apr-Nov; dawn thru midday

fish the cuts in the reef looking for jumping bait fish

West Middle Ground 69/J8 Jun-August; dawn thru morning

fish edge of reef with live croak-er or live shrimp cork

Twin Lakes South 69/L4 Feb-Aug; dawn-midday, dusk

work early with tops & plastics, midday use croaker

Twin Lakes North 69/L5 Feb-Aug; dawn-midday, dusk


Chicken Foot Reef 68/B6 May-Dec; dawn-morn, dusk

drift, cast not guts with shrimp under pop-n cork

Refuge Reef 68/C8 Sep-Jan; dawn-morn, dusk

wade/drift deep side of shell on S or SE wind, shrimp

Halfmoon Reef 70/H3 Mar-Apr, Sep-Nov; dawn morn

anchor, freeline croaker or shrimp/cork along reef end


Mustang Lake 68/B3 Sep-Nov; dawn thru morn

anchor close to shore, cast mul-let, crab close to shore

Spider 68/E7 Feb-Sep; dawn thru morn, aftn

live bait, cast on reef top then work around edges

Panther Reef 69/I3 Apr-Nov; dawn thru midday


Panther Lake 69/I1 Sep-Dec; dawn thru midday

drift deeper waters, anchor & fish points and grass

Cedar Lake 69/L3 May-Nov; dawn thru midday

gold spoons, mullet, wade grass, look for sandpockets

West Middle Ground 69/J8 Jun-August; dawn thru morning

fish edge of reef with live croak-er or live shrimp cork

Magnum Reef 68/C9 Feb-Sep; dawn thru morn, aftn


V Reef 68/C6 Feb-Sep; dawn thru morn, aftn


Welder Flat 71/O2 Mar-Nov; avoid midday, night

drift with spoons, use live bait along grass shorelines


Brook Bayou 69/J2 Apr-Sep; morn, afternoon

pumpkinseed Bull Minnows, work bayou edge bottom

Cedar Lake 69/K3 Apr-Jun; avoid midday, aftn

work along dropoffs edges near shell reef, night gig

Twin Lakes 69/L5 Apr-Jun; avoid midday, aftn

good gigging at night under lights, work pts. & edges

Cottonwood Bayou 70/InsA Jun-Jul, Oct-Dec; dawn-am, dusk

Salt Assassins, 68/8-68/16 oz jighead, work edges, btm.


Big Bird Island 68/G7 Spring, Fall; avoid midday, ngt

live shrimp under pop-n cork, cast up to edge of shell

Chicken Foot Reef 68/D7 Spring, Fall; avoid midday, ngt

live shrimp under pop-n cork, cast up to edge of shell

Refuge Reef 68/E9 Spring, Fall; avoid midday, ngt

live shrimp under pop-n cork, fish shell reef top/edges

Halfmoon Reef 70/H4 Spring, Fall; avoid midday, ngt


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Matagorda Shoreline 70/InsA December thru September

reds, trout, a few flounder; clear water: pumpkin, chart plastics

Cedar Point 69/L4 December thru September

reds, trout & a few flounder, muddy water, use dark worms

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Rebecca Reef 71/I8 Jun-Dec; morn, afternoon

Corky Devil, chart. tops, cast to reef crown, high tide

40 Acre Reef 71/N1 AugNov; morning, afternoon

black/chart. Corky, Fat Boy, wade windward grass area

Guadalupe Reef 72/H1 AprDec; dawn - midday

1/8 oz jig head, roach/chart. plastics, wade reef ends

Guadalupe Bay East Shore 72/H3 AprDec; dawn -

midday1/8 oz jig head, roach/chart. plastics, wade reef ends


Halfmoon Reef 70/H3 Apr-Nov; dawn thru midday


Grassy Point Shore 70/H9 All Year; dawn-morn, aftn-ngt

live mullet, cut bait, anchor, cast to breaks near shore

Guadalupe Reef 72/H1 AprDec; dawn - midday

1/8 oz jig head, roach/chart. plastics, wade reef ends


Seadrift Waterfront 71/J9 Mar-May, Oct-Dec; night

outstanding night gigging area under lights w tides

Guadalupe Bay East Shore 72/H1 Mar-May, Oct-Dec;

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Cedar Flats 74/E3 December thru September

redfish, trout & a few flounder; croaker, perch

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reds, trout, a few flounder; clear water, pumpkin, chart plastics

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pearl/chart. tops early, Corky, work shell and mud

Rattlesnake Island 74/E9 Feb-Aug; morning, afternoon

blue/chrome tops early, Super Spooks or croaker later

Third Chain of Islands 74/B5 May-Aug; dawn thru morning

live croaker, look for jump bait fish, wade waist-deep

Ballou Island 74/A3 Feb-April; dawn-midday, dusk

green/blk tops, Norton lures, wase shore, look for bait

Southeast Shore 74/F7 Feb-April; dawn-midday, dusk

lime green tops, Corkys, croak-ers, work shell & mud

Fish Camp Cove 74/F7 Feb-Aug; dawn-midday, dusk

sink magarita Bull Minnows or live croaker in holes

Cedar Bayou Flats 74/F3 Mar-Oct; dawn thru midday



Second Chain of Islands 74/G9 Feb-Nov; morn thru midday

drift island shorelines, cut and guts, look for wakes

North Cedar Bay 74/A6 Apr-Mar, Sep-Oct; morn-midday

pearl/chart tops, Corkys, work the shell/mud, see wake

Sundown Bay 74/D9 May-Nov; dawn thru midday

live mullet, crab, anchor close to grass, cast to shore

Ayres Reef 74/E8 Aug-Nov; avoid midday, night

wade with bone tops, anchor with shrimp under cork

North Fish Camp 74/F7 Sep-Dec; dawn thru midday

live shrimp under pop-n cork, anchor, fish the shell

Southeast Shore 74/F7 Feb-April; dawn-midday, dusk

lime green tops, Corkys, croak-ers, work shell and mud

Bray Cove 74/G5 Sep-Nov; dawn thru morn

work tops early along shoreline, work live bait later

Cedar Bayou Flats 74/F3 Sep-Oct; dawn-morn, dusk

live mullet, crab, anchor/drift, fish up against grass


Ayers Point Shoreline 74/G8 Oct-Dec; dawn-morn, night

pumpkinseed/chart plastics, wade/drift, work bottom

Little Island Bayou 75/J9 Summer; Fall, dawn-am, dusk

live shad, mud minnows, work dropoffs and pockets

Ballou Island Cut 74/C4 Sep-Nov; dawn, night drift mud minnow on bottom slowly, night gigging

Cedar Bayou 74/E3 May-Jun, Nov-Dec; dawn-morn

finger mullet, C-rig, cast down shoreline, drag bottom

Little Brundrett Lake 74/G5 Mar-May, Aug-Oct; avoid midday

work bottom grass flats, great night gigging w lights

Ayers Dugout 74/E7 Mar-May, Aug-Oct; avoid midday

mud minnows, shrimp tipped jig, work bottom slowly


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Shrimp tails, slow retrieve bump-ing bottom

Spalding Reef 77/J1 All year, morning and afternoon

shrimp, croaker, fish reef edges, look for moving bait

Blackjack Point 76/F2 Mar-Aug, dawn thhru afternoon

chartreuse plastics, freeline live bait, best in SE wind

Goose Island 76/D3 All Year, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

drift w live shrimp under cork, anchor freeline croaks

Blackjack Shoreline 76/G2 Mar-Nov, all day fish outside sandbar edge, fish parallel to bank

Goose Island 76/E2 May-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

piggy perch, wade or anchor in SE to E wind

McHugh Bayou 77/InsA Apr-Oct, dawn thru afternoon

drift live shrimp under cork, use #2 hook, 76/4 oz. jig hd

Bay Oil Wells and Pads 78/B5 Apr-Sep, all day freeline live croaker, perch, anchor/drift, cast rigs/pads

Long Reef 78/B6 Apr-Dec, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

chart. tops, croaker, live shrimp, fish reef and shore

Paul’s Mott 78/C5 Mar-Aug, morning, dusk-night

freeline croaker, shrimp w cork, best in SE wind

Paul’s Mott 78/C5 All year, am-midday, dusk-ngt

fish edges & dropoffs both sides w live bait, bottom

Jay Bird Reef 78/D9 All Year, dawn thru dusk

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Scotch Tom Reef 80/F9 All year, all day anchor on outside reef edge, throw shrimp/croaker

Scotch Tom Reef 80/G9 Apr-Sep, dawn thru afternoon

blk./red tops, piggy perch, live shrimp w popping cork

Halfmoon Reef 80/H8 Apr-Sep, dawn thru afternoon


Fulton Beach 80/D8 All Year, dawn thru dusk

freeline croaker, live shrimp under cork, fish the docks

Bay Oil Wells and Pads 80/E9 Apr-Sep, dawn thru afternoon

freeline live croaker, perch, anchor/drift, cast rigs/pads

Rockport Beach 80/B1 April-Nov, dawn thru midday

croakers, purple/wht. soft plas-tics, freeline, fish docks

Shell Ridge Fishing Pier 80/E2 May-Aug, dawn-morning, aftn

piggy perch, wade or anchor in SE to E wind

9 Mile Point 80/E4 Apr-Sep, dawn-midday

fish edges & dropoffs both sides w live bait, bottom

Bay Oil Wells and Pads 80/E4 Apr-Sep, all day freeline live croaker, perch, anchor/drift, cast rigs/pads

Allyn’s Lake 81/InsB All year, dawn-morning, aftn

Corkys, pink/purple/glow, wade shore in a grid pattern


Live Oak Point 76/B1 All Year, dawn thru dusk

live mullet or piggy perch on drop rig, shrimp w cork

East Pocket 76/F3 Apr-Dec, morn thru aftn.

gold spoons, dark soft plastics, 76/16 oz jigs, drift fish

Mack Reef 78/A7 AprSep, dawn-midday

live shrimp under cork, tops, fish reef top and edges

Paul’s Mott 78/C5 Mar-Oct, dawn thru dusk

live mullet, shrimp, piggy perch on C-rigs, freeline

Paul’s Mott & Reef Area 78/C5 All Year, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp under cork, tops, sight cast reef top drops

South Jay Bird 78/D7 All Year, midday thru afternoon

gold/silver tops, plum plastics, sight fish shoreline

Jay Bird Reef 78/D8 Mar-Sep, dawn-morning, dusk

live croakers, mullet under pop-ping cork, wade SE w

North Jay Bird 78/E9 Apr-Dec, morn thru dusk

dark soft plastics, mullet, #4 hook, fish shoreline drps


LBJ Causeway Area 76/B2 Aug-Nov, dawn-am, dusk-night

live minnows or shrimp, freeline under cork

Grass Island Reefs 76/C1 May-Nov, dawn-am, dusk-night

freeline live minnow or shirmp, bounce of the bottom

St. Charles Bay Cut 76/F3 All Year, dawn thru dusk

mud minnows, cut mullet, bottom fish the falling tide

St. Charles Bay 76/G4 All Year, morning thru dusk

mud minnows, 76/4-76/2 oz. jig heads, fish reefs/shores

Dunham Bay 77/I2 Jul-Dec, dawn thru aftn.

plumb/yellow soft plastics, 76/4 oz. jig head, drift btm.


Mack Reef 78/A8 Jan-Mar, Aug-Dec, morn-aftn

live shrimp under pop-n cork, fish the deep reefs

Long Reef 78/B6 All Year, morning-afternoon

live shrimp under pop-n cork, crab, fish the reef top

Big Island 78/C6 Jan-Feb, Aug-Dec, morn-aftn

live shrimp under pop-n cork, fish schools, see tailing

Jay Bird Area 78/D8 All Year, morning-dusk

live shrimp under pop-n cork, fish shoreline, see tails


Thompson’s Towhead 76/G1 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, morn-dusk

live shrimp under pop-n cork, grubs, fish structure

LBJ Causeway Pilings 76/B2 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, morn-aftn

live shrimp under pop-n cork, grubs, fish the pilings

Grass Island Reefs 76/D2 All Year, morning-afternoon

live shrimp under pop-n cork, sea live, fish reef top


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redfish, trout, live bait, best with E or SE wind

Jay Bird Reef 78/D8 May-Oct.; dawn thru midday

redfish, trout, live baits, best w S SE wind, fish grass

Carlos Bay 77/L3 May-Sept.; dawn thru afternoon

redfish, trout, live bait, best w outgoing tide E to SE

Dunham Bay 77/I3 May-Oct.; dawn thru midday

redfish, trout, live baits, fish grasslines and pocket

Allyn’s Bight 81/InsB May-Sept.; dawn thru midday

speckled trout, freeline live bait, best with light wind

Fence Lake 78/A2 May-Oct.; dawn thru afternoon

redfish, trout, live bait, fish sand pockets, grasslines

Turtle Pen 76/B9 Mar thru Nov, dawn thru morn, dusk;

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Speckled trout, shrimp w cork, wade shell in SE wind.

Goose Island 76/D3 Apr.-June; dawn thru morning

Speckled trout, live croaker, wade in N or SE wind.

Blackjack Shoreline 76/G2 April-November; all day

Trout, redfish, work down shore-line to sandy spots.

Piers Shell Ridge 80/B2 May-July; dawn thru morning

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Allyn’s Shoreline 80/H1 All Year, dawn thru dusk

Corkys, pink/purple/glow, wade shore in a grid pattern

Mack Reef 80/H9 Apr-Sep, dawn thru afternoon



Scotch Tom Reef 80/G9 AprSep, dawn-midday

live shrimp under cork, tops, fish reef top and edges

St. Charles Bay 76/G4 Feb-Mar, Oct-Nov, morn-aftn.

gold spoons, live shrimp, croak-ers, freeline from boat

Turtle Pen 76/C9 May-Nov; dawn thru dusk

mullet, fish falling tide, drift/anchor, hit sandpockets

Pelican Reef 77/I2 Mar-Nov, dawn thru dusk


Newcomb’s Bend 76/B5 Jun-Dec; dawn thru afternoon

topwaters before sun up, live bait deep later in the day

Dunham Shoreline 77/I3 all year, all day chart. tops, plum/yellow tail plas-tics, sight fish shore

Dunham Island 77/J2 Jul-Oct, midday-afternoon

blue tops, gold spoons, live bait, wade the area

Carlos Dugout 77/J2 all year, morning thru afternoon

fish shell fingers on the edges, live bait on bottom

Spalding Bight 77/K1 all year, all day drift or anchor, work potholes inside the coves

Carlos Bay 77/L2 Jun-Oct., dawn-am, afternoon

cut mullet, croakers on C-rig, drift, wade or anchor

9 Mile Point 80/E4 Apr-Sep, midday thru aftn.


Allyn’s Bight 81/InsB Jul-Oct, dawn thru dusk

bone tops, chart. s. plastics, wade best w SE wind

Allyn’s Lake 81/InsB All Year, midday thru afternoon

live mullet, plum plastics, sight cast, fish sand holes

Allyn’s Shoreline 80/H1 Apr-Sep, midday thru aftn.

shrimp, mullet, mud minnows, fish shoreline drops


Blackjack Shoreline 77/I3 Aug-Nov, dawn-am, dusk-night

root beer soft plastics, freeline with shot weights

Spalding Bight 77/K1 Mar-Apr, Nov-Dec, avoid midday

mud minnows, live shrimp, great gigging under lights

Long Reef 78/B7 Aug-Feb, dawn-am, dusk-night

freeline live minnow or shirmp, bounce of the bottom

Fulton Beach Road Shoreline 80/D7 Aug-Nov, dawn-am,

dusk-nightroot beer soft plastics, freeline with shot weights

Fulton Dock & Piles 80/D8 All Year, all day live shrimp, fish the docks, piles and lighted areas

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Scotch Tom Reef 80/G9 Apr-Oct, dawn thru dusk

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Fulton Docks & Piles 80/D9 All Year, all day live shrimp under pop-n cork, crab, fish the docks

Upper St. Charles Bay 77/InsA2 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, dawn-dusk

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Spalding Bight 77/K1 Jan-Apr, Oct-Dec, midday-aftn

live shrimp under pop-n cork, crab, fish schools

East Pocket 76/G3 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, midday-aftn

live shrimp under pop-n cork, sight fish, see tailing

ICW at Dunham’s Island 77/I2 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

live shrimp, crab, fish finder rig, fish channel bottom

Cavasso Creek 76/InsA1 Jan-Apr, Oct-Dec, midday-aftn


Paul’s Mott Shoreline 80/H1 Jan-Feb, Aug-Dec, morn-aftn

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A Copano Bay Cswy. 76 B2 N 28 06.890, W 97 01.556 Off SH 35 361-425-8326 • • • • N • • •

B Goose Island SP 76 E3 N 28 07.703, W 96 59.137 202 S. Palmetto St. 361-729-2858 • • • • • Y • • •

C Lamar Penn. Ramp 76 E4 N 28 08.531, W 96 58.540 Off SH 35 361-729-6661 • • Y •

D Laguna Reef Hotel 80 B2 N 28 00.813, W 97 03.225 1021 Water Street 361-729-1742 • • •

E Rockport Pier 80 C3 N 28 01.379, W 97 02.861 Off Bus. SH 35 361-729-6661 • • • • N • •

F Rockport Beach Park 80 D4 N 28 01.853, W 97 02.350 911 Navigation Circle 361-729-9392 • • • N • •

G Fulton Public Ramp 80 D6 N 28 03.645, W 97 01.958 Bus. SH 35 to FM 3036 361-729-6661 • • • • • N •

H Fulton Fishing Pier 80 D7 N 28 03.898, W 97 01.976 Bus. SH 35 to FM 3036 361-729-6661 • • • • • N • • •

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piggy perch, tactic same as #1, drift if wind permits

Northwest Copano Shoreline 82/h4 May-Jul, morning free swim live bait with no weight

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Northwest Copano Shoreline 83/i6 May-Jul, morning

and duskfree swim live bait with no weight unless windy

Lap Reef 83/L3 Apr-Sep, dawn thru morn, dusk

croaker, anchor, throw to reef top, medium retrieve

Tow head 83/k1 Jul-Aug, dawn and dusk

mud minnows, piggy pear, freeline with fast retrieve

Outer Lap Reef 83/J2 May-Dec, dawn-midday, dusk

live croaker, freeline with a float, anchor or drift

Copano Reef 82/g2 May-Sep, dawn thru morn, dusk

croaker, anchor, throw to reef top, medium retrieve

Outer Copano Reef 82/h1 May-Dec, dawn-midday, dusk

soft plastics, topwater early, work tops and edges

Line Reef 83/L4 Oct, morning thru midday

be aware of wind, fish shallow shell to deep, croaker

Lone Tree Reef 85/J8 May-Dec, dawn-midday, dusk

live croaker, work the tops and edges of reef, drift


bayside Shoreline 82/A1 Jun-Aug, dawn and dusk

good on rising tide & sm moon phase, cast to shallow

bigfoot Reef 82/C1 Aug-Sep, dawn, dusk

live shrimp under cork using subtle rattle action

Little Shellbank Reef 82/E1 Sep-Oct, morn-aftn need light wind, will get 2 or 3 strikes before bait takes

Mission bay Cut 82/D4 May-Jun, morning and midday

freeline cut finger mullet on C rig during falling tide

Mission bay 82/D5 May-Sep, dawn thru dusk

pumpkinseed/chart. soft plastics, same tactic as #1

Mouth of Mission bay 82/E4 Sep-Dec, dawn thru dusk

piggy perch, cut bait, gold spoons, same tactic as #1

Copano Reef 82/F4 Mar-Aug, dawn thru dusk


Redfish Point 83/k2 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk



West Copano Shoreline 82/C2 Jun-Sep, dawn and dusk

live shrimp, carbon leader w inline rattler, slow jigging

Misson bay Cut 82/D4 Jun-Aug, morning - midday

mud minnows, jig off bottom, count to 4 then set hook

Mission bay Shell Reefs 82/E4 Mar-Nov, dawn-morning, dusk

shrimp-tipped jigs, mud min-nows, work top & edges

Swan Lake Mouth 84/g5 Spring, Fall, dawn-morn, dusk

live shrimp, mud minnows, best with moving tide

grass island 84/g6 Aug-Oct, midday thru aftn

subtly cast into shallows, bump jig off bottom


Northwest Shoreline 82/F4 May-Jul, morning-afternoon

peeled shrimp, wait for a slow, steady pull to set hook

West Copano Shoreline 82/D2 Jun-Sep, morn thru aftn

cracked crab, wait for a slow, steady pull to set hook

Shell bank Reef 82/E1 Aug-Sep, morn & dusk

fish transition from 2 to 5’, 4 sec-ond count after hit

Egery island 84/b7 Mar-May, dawn and midday

live shrimp, fish from boat with tidal movement


Shell bank Reef 82/E1 All Year, dawn thru afternoon

cracked oyster shell, live shrimp under cork, drift

Lap Reef 83/k2 All Year, dawn thru afternoon


holiday beach 84/h6 May-Jul, morning-afternoon

cast frozen shrimp into pilings, allow bait to fall


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Swan Lake Perimeter 84/F6 Mar thru Nov; dawn thru morn, dusk

Trout, reds, flnder, sheeph, Black D; live bait; free float or freeline

James Bend 84/G4 Mar thru Nov; dawn thru morn, dusk


Rattlesnake Point 84/H6 Mar thru Nov; dawn thru morn, dusk


Copano Reef near shoreline 82/F4 Mar thru Nov; dawn

thru morn, duskTrout, reds, flnder, sheeph, Black D; live bait; free float or freeline

Copano Reef Middle 82/H2 Mar thru Nov; dawn thru morn, dusk


Redfish Point 83/K2 Mar thru Nov; dawn thru morn, dusk


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40-Acre Reef 84/C8 May-Sep, dawn thru morn, dusk

1 82/6 oz. jig, tactic same as #1, drift if wind permits

James’ Bend 84/G5 Jan-Apr, Nov-Dec, morn-dusk

drift with 1 82/16 oz jig head and Specantor cork

Italian Bend 84/H3 Jan-Apr, Nov-Dec, morn-dusk

drift with live shrimp under cork, jig or soft plastic

Smith Reef 85/k8 May-Dec, dawn-midday, dusk

live croaker, work the tops and edges of reef, drift

Swan Lake 84/F6 Jan-Apr, Nov-Dec, morn-dusk

drift with live shrimp or croaker under cork, jig, plastic


Middle Copano Reef 82/G3 Mar-Dec; dawn thru afternoon

Live shrimp, croaker, work reef area, watch for birds.

Swan Lake 84/F5 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk

pumpkinseed/chart. soft plastics, same tactic as #1

Rattlesnake Point 84/H6 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk


Port Bay 84/G2 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk


Italian Bend 84/H5 Apr-Dec, dawn thru midday

topwaters before sun up, live bait deep later in the day

Pete’s Bend 85/I6 Mar-Dec, dawn thru midday

topwaters before sun up, live deeper later in the day

Rattlesnake Point 85/I6 All Year, dawn thru afternoon

gold spoons, mullet, crab, watch for schooling wakes


Port Bay Mouth 84/H4 Spring, Fall, dawn-morn, dusk

live shrimp, finger mullet on C-rig, fish with tides

Rattlesnake Bay 85/I6 Spring, Fall, avoid midday

great gigging at night under lights, freeline live bait

136 Bridge 84/B7 Mar-Nov, dawn-midday, dusk-ngt

work on flats near pilings, freeline very slowly, shrimp

Mud Flat 84/F6 Aug-Sep, morning, aftn

flounder in clusters, cast 10 times, no action, move

James’ Bend 84/G5 Mar-Nov, dawn-morning, dusk

great gigging at night under lights, freeline live bait


Copano Pier 84/B7 All Year, dawn thru afternoon


Smith Reef 85/k8 Mar-Aug, dawn thru aftn

bring lots of hooks, remove hooks with pliers, careful

Bigfoot Reef 84/E9 All Year; dawn thru afternoon

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SpEcKLEd TrouTKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

North Mud Island Shoreline 86/H6 Mar-Oct; dawn thru

middayfreeline baitfish or shrimp under rattle float, fish 2-4’

Inside Mud Island 86/H5 Mar-Oct; dawn thru midday

shrimp under rattle, freeline croaker, work dropoffs

Hog Island 86/B1 Mar-Sep, dawn thru afternoon

live croaker, shrimp, fish the breaks and color changes

Buns #3 86/A4 Jul-Oct, dawn thru aftn.

live shrimp under Alameda rat-tler, croaker, drift/anchor

Traylor Island 86/D4 Apr-Aug, dawn thru morning

work grassline with Bass Assassin or croaker, freeline

California Hole 86/D4 Mar-Sep, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

dark plastics, shrimp, fish always on the move, drift

Chevy Hole 86/D3 Jul-Aug, dawn thru afternoon

freeline piggy perch, croaker, fish deep holes, grass

Shell Banks 86/E3 Feb-Jun, dawn thru midday

drift or anchor, shrimp under rattle float, fish 2-4’

Quarnatine Shoreline 86/F3 Feb-Aug, dawn thru aftn.

live shrimp, croaker, work dropoffs, grasslines w tide

Super Flats 86/G2 Apr-Aug, dawn thru morning

Corkys Top Dog Jr. fish shoreline & deep grass early

rEdFISHKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

Upper Estes Flats 86/C6 All Year; dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

drift w gold spoons or anchor and fish sand holes

North Shoreline 86/E5 Spring; Fall, avoid midday, night

anchor, freeline live mullet, shrimp, perch in 1-4’ depth

Last Chance 86/D8 All Year; dawn thru dusk

live mullet, piggy perch, best calm wind/moving tide

Hog Island Hole 86/B1 All Year, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

live mullet on Carolina rig, anchor, fish sand holes

Bunns Hole 86/B4 All Year, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

drift w topwater plugs or anchor & fish sand holes

South Bay 86/C1 Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

live mullet on Carolina rig, fish grass edges and guts

Southeast Mud Island Shoreline 86/H5 Apr-Nov; avoid mid-

day, nightanchor, freeline live mullet, shrimp, perch in 1-4’ depth

Outside Mud Island 86/H6 Apr-Sep; avoid mid-day, night

drift or anchor, freeline live baits in 1-3’ depth

FLouNdErKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

Little Cut 86/E7 Spring, Fall, avoid midday

live mud minnows, fish bottom, best during tidal move

Big Cut 86/E6 Spring, Fall, avoid midday


Big Bayou 86/D4 Spring, Fall, avoid midday


Point of Aransas Channel 89/J6 Mar-Dec, night wade at night with lights, makes

for great gigging

East Flounder Shoreline 89/K7 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, aftn-night

live shrimp, freeline, drag on bot-tom sand, 1-6’ depth

BLAcK druMKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

Yucca Cut 86/D6 Feb-May, dawn thru dusk

live/dead shrimp, crab, C-rig, fish drops and edges

California Hole 86/D4 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, morn-aftn

dead shrimp on C-rigs, anchor & fish sand pockets

Hog Island 86/C2 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, morn-aftn

dead shrimp on C-rigs, look for mud streaks in water

Morris & Cummings Cut 88/G9 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, dawn-aftn

dead shrimp on C-rigs, fish edges of grass

SHEEpSHEAdKEY HoTSpoT NAME pG/GrId prIME TIME BEST BAIT & TAcTIc

Lydia Ann Island 86/G1 Nov-Mar, dawn thru midday

live shrimp under pop-n cork, freeline on treble hook

Jetties 89/K5 Feb-Apr, morn thru midday

live shrimp under pop-n cork, fish end of jetties

Fina Docks 89/J6 Dec-Mar, morn-midday

live or dead shrimp on C-rig, anchor around pilings

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Morris & Cummings Cut 88/E6 Mar.-Nov; dawn thru dusk

redfish, trout, live bait, best with E or SE wind

Quarantine Shoreline 86/E3 May-Oct.; dawn thru midday

redfish, trout, live baits, best w S SE wind, fish grass

Super Flats 86/G1 May-Sept.; dawn thru afternoon

redfish, trout, live bait, best w outgoing tide E to SE

Traylor Island 86/E6 May-Oct.; dawn thru midday

redfish, trout, live baits, fish grasslines and pocket

Point of Mud Island 86/G3 May-Sept.; dawn thru midday

speckled trout, freeline live bait, best with light wind

Mud Island 87/I5 May-Oct.; dawn thru afternoon

redfish, trout, live bait, fish sandpockets, grasslines

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Stedman Island 86/A1 Mar.-Sept.; dawn thru dusk

Redfish, trout, live bait, soft bot-tom, work shoreline

Highway 361 88/H9 Apr.-Oct.; dawn thru dusk

Redfish, trout, live bait, fish channel edges and pilings

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Spoil Off Lydia Ann Channel 86/F7 Mar-Oct; dawn thru

afternooncroaker/perch on bottom rig, shrimp under salt shaker

No Name Reef 86/E8 Mar-Oct; midday thru afternoon

drift or anchor, freeline shrimp using bottom rig

Lydia Ann Channel 89/K8 Apr-Sep; dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

freelined croaker, fish outer edge of grass, breaks

Outside Dagger 88/C6 Apr-Aug, dawn-morn, aftn.-dusk

freelined croaker, fish outside grassline, deeper grass

Stedman’s Reef 88/F9 Apr-Jul, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

freelined croaker, fish outer edge of grass, breaks

Dagger Island 88/B5 Apr-Dec; dawn-morn, aftn.-dusk

dark Corkys, suspend, fish slow, work the shallows

Pelican Island 88/C3 Jun-Feb; dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

mullet, croaker, #6 hook, work suspended, freeline

East Flats 88/F4 Mar-Jun; Sep-Dec, dawn-midday

piggy perch, shrimp, fish outside dropoff and guts


South Quarantine 86/F2 Spring, Fall; avoid midday, night

drift with live mullet, shrimp, perch, freeline in 1-4’

Inside Dagger 88/C7 All Year, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

drift with artificials or anchor & fish sandpockets

Stedman’s Reef 88/F9 All Year, dawn-morn, aftn-dusk

freeline or C-rig finger mullet, fish grass edge, colors

Inside Ransom 88/D9 All Year, dawn-dusk drift w plastics/spoons, fish sandholes with live bait

East Shore 88/G7 Jun-Oct, dawn thru dusk

purple plastics, live shrimp, best w SE wind, freeline

Brown & Root Flats 88/H7 May-Nov, morning-afternoon

bright spoons, use shallow drift boat, sight cast tails

Dagger Flats 88/B5 Mar-Nov; dawn thru afternoon

shrimp w pop-n cork, anchor the cast to sandpockets

Redfish Bay 88/C6 Apr-Oct; all day chart. tops, live bait, drift, pole or troll, fish potholes


Aransas Channel 88/H8 Apr-Dec, dawn-am, dusk-night

mud minnows, shrimp, use slow presentation, gigging

Mustang Beach Channel 88/G5 Sep-Nov, dawn, dusk thru night

live mud minnows, shrimp, fish bottom during tides

Ship Channel Banks 88/H6 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, aftn-night

live shrimp, anchor & fan cast, drag bait on bottom

Mustang Point/ Ship Channel 88/E4 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec,

all daylive mullet, shrimp, fish dropoffs and channel edges


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Nueces / Indian Point 95/N7 Nov-Apr, dawn thru morning

tops, croaker, assassins, fish reef edges or drift flats

The Rocks 95M3 May-Sep, dawn thru morn, dusk

live croaker, piggy perch, anchor and cast to rocks

Oso Bay 92/B4 Sep-Apr, dawn-morn, dusk-ngt

anchor in 3-6’, fish guts between sandbars, shrimp

Ingleside Point 90/G5 May-Aug, dawn thru midday

shrimp, croaker, fish shoreline in 4’ w SE wind

Portland Shoreline 90/E9 May-Jul, dawn thru midday

white plastics, fish SE wind, anchor, hit grass & drops

Boathole 92/G2 Mar-Oct, all day fish channel edges or drift flats w live shrimp

Demit Island 92/H2 Apr-Sep, dawn thru morning

anchor near 4-6’ dropoff, use croaker, piggy perch

Mustang Island / Fish Pass 93/K3 Apr-Oct, dawn thru

morn, duskfish grass flats & outside sand-bars, mullet, shrimp

Corpus Christi Bay Wells 93/K7 May-Sep, morning-afternoon

anchor casting distance from well, cast to & around

Shamrock Cove 93/M8 All Year, dawn-morning, dusk

tops, shrimp, drift shallow flats, great on outgoing tide


Nueces Bay 95/O8 All Year, dawn thru dusk

live croaker, fish the reef, use caution navigating

Indian Pt./ Portland Shoreline 95/O6 May-Oct, dawn thru

middayanchor or wade along shoreline, hit the guts/breaks

Oso Bay Bridge 92/C4 Mar.-Aug, dawn thru midday

live mullet, crab, shrimp, use light bottom rigs

Potholes / Grass 90/H5 Mar.-Aug, dawn thru midday

live mullet, piggy perch, fish grass and potholes

Donner Reef 90/G6 Apr-Oct, dawn thru midday

weedless gold spoons, drift grass beds and dropoffs

Boat Hole 92/G2 All Year, all day gold spoons, tops, work sus-pended fish, drift

Dead Man’s Hole 93/J1 Apr-Nov, morning-afternoon

drift flats around spoils islands, freeline live shrimp

Kates Hole 93/J1 May-Nov, dawn thru midday

piggy perch, croaker, fish grass edges and potholes


Nueces Bay Bridge 95/N6 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, all day

fish the guts & channels leading to bay, live bait, C-rig

Oso Bay Bridge 92/C4 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, all day

fish the guts & channels leading to bay, live bait, C-rig

Ingleside Point 91/I5 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, all day

C-rig live bait, fish the dropoffs & channel edges

Jewel Fulton Channel 91/I6 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, all day

C-rig live bait, fish the dropoffs & channel edges

Admiral’s Point 92/G2 Mar-May, dawn thru midday, night

live shrimp, work rocky bottom, night gigging w lights

Intracoastal Waterway 92/H2 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, all day

on any outgoing tide, fish ICW edge, channels, slough

Mustang Island 93/K3 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, all day

live mud minnows, mullet, fish outside sandbars

East Shore Boot Cove 93/M6 Feb-May, Aug-Nov, dawn-midday

shrimp, 1/8 oz. jighead, fish chan-nel edges

Shamrock Cove 93/M8 Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec, dawn-aftn

live mullet, fish channel edges with tidal movement

Shamrock Channels 93/N8 Feb-Apr, Sep-Nov, dawn-midday

freeline minnow w 3/16 oz. jighead, fish drops, edges


Oso Pier 92/A5 Nov-Feb, morning thru midday

live shrimp, crab, use light bottom rigs, work pilings

Laguna Madre Intracoastal 92/H2 Feb-May, morning thru midday

live shrimp & crab, fish channel edge for bull drum

East Shore Boot Cove 93/M6 Mar-Apr, Oct-Nov, morning-midday

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Speckled trout, redfish, black drum, live shrimp, mullet

Ingleside Point 90/G5 Apr-Jul; dawn thru morning

At daylight use bone tops, later use gold weedless spn

Demit Island Spoil 92/H2 Apr-Nov; dawn thru morn

Speckled trout, warmer months croaker, cooler Corkys

Dead Man’s Area 93/I1 Apr-Jul; dawn thru midday

Speckled trout, redfish, gold spoons, live baits, plastics

Shamrock Island 93/M7 Apr-Jul; dawn thru midday

Speckled trout, redfish, black drum, live shrimp, crab

Wisconsin Cut Area 93/N7 Mar-Jul; dawn thru morning

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morningAt daylight use bone tops, later use gold weedless spn

Oso Bay 92/B4 Apr-Nov; dawn thru morning

Speckled trout, warmer months croaker, cooler Corkys

Ingleside on the Bay 91/I4 Apr-Jul; dawn thru midday


Demit Island 92/G2 Apr-Jul; dawn thru midday


Kate’s Hole 93/J1 Mar-Jul; dawn thru morning


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best when water temp 55-60, use suspending baits

The Slot 96/B1 Spring, Fall, dawn-am, dusk

hit grass near dropoff; if murky, shrimp 18” under cork

CPL Intake 96/C3 Summer, Fall, dawn-midday

fish live shrimp or croakers, anchor, hit channel edges

Oalesby Hole 98/E6 All Year, dawn thru midday

drift while freelining live croaker or shrimp under cork

Intracoastal Spoils 96/E1 Apr-Jul, dawn thru midday

bone topwaters early, fish chan-nel grass, live bait later

Padre Isle Canals 96/G3 All Year, dawn thru midday

use jighead on plastics, fish edges, deep canal holes

Tropic Isles Flats 96/E5 Apr-Aug, morning thru midday

drift w shrimp under cork, croaker for sand pockets

Humble Flats 96/E8 Spring, Fall, dawn thru aftn

plastic jerks, drift, target grasslines, potholes & humps

Green Hill 99/D3 Mar-Aug, morning thru midday

shrimp, Bass Assassins, don’t drift over spots, cast

No Name Bar 99/E5 Mar-May, dawn thru morning

drift deep to shallow near spoil w shrimp or plastics


North Pure Oil Channel 98/D8 All Year, dawn thru dusk

red soft plastics, sight cast to grasslines and edges

Pure Oil 98/F6 Jul-Aug, morning thru midday

drift around structure or fish edge of dropoffs

Laguna Flats 98/F9 May-Sep, dawn-midday

drift and cast to potholes while looking for tailing reds

Nighthawk Bay 98/H9 Apr-Aug, dawn thru afternoon

drift and cast to potholes while looking for tailing reds

74 Spoil 96/E1 Apr-Sep, morning thru midday

drift/anchor, hit deep gut behind spoil with shrimp

Pita Island 96/D3 Mar-Aug, morn thru midday

drift w shrimp under cork, wade sand bar with tops

Packery Flats 97/I6 May-Nov; dawn thru midday

Gold spoons, soft plastics, drift blind cast grass flats.

Sulphur Flats 96/F6 Spring, Fall, dawn-midday, dusk

drift area covering lots of pot-holes w gold spoons


Pure Oil Channel 98/F6 Oct-Dec, dawn thru aftn

white shad plastics, mullet, fish channel edges slowly

Intracoastal Waterway 96/F3 Mar, Oct-Nov, morn-aftn

minnows, #1 plus smaller chan-nels dumping into ICW

Padre Isles Channels 96/G4 Mar-Nov, dawn thru midday

mud minnows, shrimp, drag jig w short hops @ edges

Packery Channel 97/I5 Mar-May, Oct-Nov, morn-aftn

fish channel S of Hwy. 361 near channel edge, slowly

JFK Causeway 96/H6 Nov-Dec, dawn thru aftn

live shrimp, mullet, fish bottom near pilings & holes


Pure Oil 98/F6 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

live shrimp, crab, bottom fish intersecting channels

Beacroft’s Hole 98/D9 Jul-Oct, midday thru aftn

drift from shallow to deep water with live shrimp

Pita Flats 96/D2 Apr-Nov, all day live shrimp under popping cork, fish flat bottom

Padre Isles 96/G3 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

live shrimp, bottom fish channel edges, murkey waters

Humble Channel 96/F8 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, all day

after cold front drum gather at front of Cosway’s Pier

Deadman’s Channel 96/H8 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

live shrimp, crab, bottom fish intersecting channels

Packery Channel 97/I6 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec, morn-aftn

anchor, work shrimp along edge & center of channel

Big Cove Flats 99/E6 Apr-Jul, all day live shrimp under popping cork, fish flat bottom


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C Public Boat Ramp 96 H7 N 27 38.056, W 97 14.168 Off SR 22 • • N •

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Lower Coast: Angling at a Higher LevelBaffin BaySee Page: 102

Baffin Bay is an extension of the larger

Laguna Madre. The history of the bay’s name is unclear.

The most popular story is that Captain Mifflin Kenedy

(1818-1895), after visiting the Arctic Baffin Bay as a young

man, gave the same name to the bay in Texas because of

the remarkable contrast between the bays.

Baffin Bay has three branches, Alazan Bay on the north,

and Cayo del Grullo and Laguna Salada to the south and

west. Because of the scarce freshwater inflow and exten-

sive evaporation, which is promoted by shallow water and

warm climate, the bay has a high water salinity, reaching

as high as 75 parts per million (3 times that of saltwater).

About 8 square miles of the bottom of the bay is cov-

ered in seagrass; most other parts are dominated by shoal

grass with occasional rocky outcrops. Scattered parts of

the bay, mostly near the mouth, contain worm reefs, which

are composed of the remains of serpulid tube worms. Most

reefs are circular or ellipsoid structures between 26 to

131 feet in diameter and 1.5-6.6 feet in height above the

sediment. Their total area is about 6 square miles, but it is

gradually reducing due to erosion.

Baffin Bay is known for its trophy speckled trout produc-

tion, but also produces large numbers of redfish and black

drum.

Port MansfieldSee Page: 107

Port Mansfield is located in Willacy

County, 125 miles south of Corpus Christi. A navigational

channel connects Port Mansfield to the Intracoastal

Waterway and then to the Gulf of Mexico. This channel

had become silted over and was virtually unnavigable,

until it was dredged in the winter months of 2009-2010 by

the United States Army Corps of Engineers using federal

relief money following Hurricanes Rita and Dolly. The

channel is now 16-20 feet deep with all the dredge spoil

used to form a beach on the north side of the jetty.

Port Mansfield is a popular fishing destination for

anglers seeking the storied trophy speckled trout of the

Laguna Madre. New bag limits imposed on the lower

coast by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department two

years ago to combat falling trout populations have had

more noticeable impact on the northern part of the

Laguna, nearer Port Mansfield.

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County. It is flanked on three sides by the Gulf of

Mexico, Brazos Santiago Pass, and the Laguna

Madre. Brownsville is 18 miles to the southwest.

Across the causeway from South Padre Island is

the city of Port Isabel. The lower Laguna Madre

between these two destination communities is a rich fish-

ing area, with speckled trout, redfish, flounder, snook, and

near-shore species available to anglers.

LowEr LAgunA MAdrESee Page: 124

The Laguna Madre is reaLLy two bays

divided roughly in the middle by 20 miles of sporadically

inundated mud and sand flats known as Saltillo Flats (Land

Bridge). The northern bay, about 40 miles long, became

known as the upper Laguna Madre and the area south

of the Land Bridge, became known as the lower Laguna

Madre. Upon completion of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

(ICWW) in 1949 the upper and lower Laguna Madre were

permanently joined by what came to be known as the Land

Cut.

With much of the upper and lower Laguna Madre shore-

lines protected from development by large ranches on the

west and Padre Island National Seashore on the east,

these bays are as remote and pristine as any in Texas.

Their clear shallow waters promote the growth of extensive

seagrass beds. In fact, about 80% of the remaining sea-

grass habitat in Texas is located in the Laguna Madre sys-

tem. These seagrass meadows provide protective nursery

areas for larval and juvenile fish, shrimp and crabs as well

as cover and feeding areas for adult fish including spotted

seatrout and red drum.

Because of low fresh water inflow, little rainfall, and

high evaporation, the salinity of the Laguna Madre often

exceeds that of seawater. The Laguna Madre system is the

only hyper-saline coastal lagoon in North America and one

of only five in the world. Despite harsh conditions imposed

by high salinities, the Laguna Madre is an extremely pro-

ductive bay system and is renowned among anglers for its

world class fisheries.

South Bay is an extension of the lower Laguna Madre. It

is the southernmost bay in Texas, about one mile north of

the Texas-Mexico border.

South Padre Island is a resort community on Park Road

100 at the southernmost tip of Padre Island in Cameron

ArroYo CoLorAdoSee Page: 120

The MouTh of The arroyo Colorado, where

it drains into the Lower Laguna Madre, is a rich fishery for

a number of prized inshore gamefish, primarily speckled

trout, redfish and snook. It is also a productive flounder

area. And tarpon anglers are also known to have good luck

fishing the area.

The Arroyo Colorado is 706 square miles or 451,840

acres in area. It is approximately 90 miles long, stretching

from Mission, Texas near the Rio Grand River, to its mouth

in the Laguna Madre. Its average range of width is 40 to

200 feet, while the average depth can be as shallow as 2

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Kenedy Shoreline 102/H1 Apr-May, morning, dusk

set up drift from deeper water (6’) toward shorline

Green 9 102/F4 Apr-May, morning thru midday

shrimp, with SE wind, drift shoreline to Marker 9

Penescal 102/H3 Feb-May, night topwaters, wade under a full moon, large trout action

Penescal Point Reef 102/H4 Mar-May, morning, dusk

drift live shrimp under cork very slowy of top of rocks

ICW Spoils 103/J5 Mar-Jun, Sep-Oct, morning-aftn

drift rocks w tops early then switch to soft plastics

Tide Gauge Bar 102/E7 May-Jun, dawn thru midday

wade w tops early a.m., later anchor in deep w croaker

Rocks at 4 102/H5 May-Jul, morning, dusk

live shrimp, anchor upwind of rocks, cast to edge

Cat Head 102/G7 May-Aug, dawn thru midday

fish outside edge rocks with live croaker, sink to btm.

Badlands South 102/H6 All Year, all day drift over flats w shrimp, anchor near grass w croakers

North Compuerta 102/InsA May-Aug, midday thru aftn.

drift over flats w shrimp, anchor near grass w croakers


Spoils 103/I2 May-Sep, midday thru aftn.

drift from end of spoil with shrimp, gold spoons

Spoil Islands of ICW 103/I3 Mar-Aug, dawn thru morning

Exude firetiger plastics, freeline shrimp, east side jigs

Spoil Banks of Penascal Point 102/H3 May-Aug, dawn

thru middayfreeline live bait, work east dropoff, work bait slowly

South Shoreline 102/F3 Mar-Sep, morning thru midday

bone tops, gold spoons, wade shore toward rocks

Penascal Rincon 102/H4 Mar-Aug, dawn thru midday

tops, soft plastics, drift shallows w shrimp under cork

Tide Gauge Bar 102/E7 Apr-Jul, dawn at daylight use bone tops, later use gold weedless spn

The Meadows Central 103/I6 May-Jul, dawn freeline line shrimp w pop-n cork, freeline croakers

The Badlands 103/I7 Jun-Oct, morning-midday

wade or drift targeting nervous water or bait moving

Compuerta Pass 103/I9 Jul-Oct, morning-midday

wade or drift shallows along shoreline w shrimp, tops

North Spoil 102/InsA Jun-Sep, midday thru afternoon

shrimp under cork, anchor, cast along grass line


Between ICW Spoils 103/I6 Jul-Oct, dawn-morn, dusk-night

mud minnows, best w moving tide or w S or SE wind

ICW next to Palms 103/J8 Jul-Oct, dawn-morn, dusk-night

finger mullet, best w moving tide or w S or SE wind

East of Palms 103/J8 Jul-Oct, dawn-morn, dusk-night

finger mullet, best w moving tide or w S or SE wind

ICW / Compuerta Pass 103/J9 Jul-Oct, dawn-morn, dusk-night

mud minnows, best w moving tide or w S or SE wind

Starvation Point Bar 105/O6 Jul-Oct, dawn-morn, dusk-night

outstanding nighttime gigging spot when using lights


Yarborough Area 103/J2 Mar.-June, dawn live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift the area

The Meadows Central 103/J6 Mar.-June, dawn thru morning

live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift the area

Badlands South 102/H5 Apr.-Oct., dawn thru midday


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Neubauer Point Rock 104/G7 May-Aug, dawn-morn, dusk

live shrimp, anchor upwind of rocks, cast to edge

Sandy Hook 104/H7 Mar-Apr, dawn, dusk

live shrimp, croaker, drift w/ pop-n cork or anchor

Kleberg Point Rocks, South 105/J5 Summer, Winter,

dawn-am, duskdrift live shrimp under cork very slowy of top of rocks

Sloughs Rocks 105/N8 May-Oct, dawn-morn, dusk

anchor on rocks’ outer edge w live bait, tops in shlws.

Center Reef 105/M4 Mar-Apr, Sep-Oct, dawn-midday

drift thru reef w shrimp, use cau-tion, circle wide

East Kelberg 102/B4 July-Sep, dawn thru morning

anchor on rocks’ outer edge w live bait, tops in shlws

rEDFIsHkEY Hotspot NAME pG/GrID prIME tIME BEst BAIt & tACtIC

Cayo del Crullo Spoils 104/InsB Mar-Aug, dawn thru midday

drift from end of spoil with shrimp, gold spoons

Rivera Beach Pipes 104/G6 Ma-Sep, dawn-midday, dusk

cracked crabs, shrimp, work the pipe area at the btm.

Pie del Gallo Shoal 104/H5 May-Oct, dawn-midday, dusk

drift deeper rocks w jigs, tops midday, early 1-2’ water

Comitas Lake 106/D3 Apr-Jul, dawn-midday, dusk

wade or drift targeting nervous water or bait moving

Black Bluff Shoreline 105/P1 Apr-Jul, dawn-midday, dusk


East Kleberg 102/B4 Jul-Aug, morning thru midday

shrimp under cork, bone tops, drift cautiously, rocks

BlACk DruMkEY Hotspot NAME pG/GrID prIME tIME BEst BAIt & tACtIC

West Shore Alazon Bay 106/B1 Apr.-July, dawn live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift the area

Black Bluff 105/P1 Ma.-Oct, dawn thru morning

live shrimp under pop-ncork, drift the area

East Kleberg Point 102/A5 Mar.-July, dawn thru midday

live shrimp under pop-n cork, anchor & work rocks

East Shore Alazon Bay 102/A7 Apr.-July, dawn live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift the area

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Badlands South 102/H4 Apr-Nov; dawn thru morn

Speckled trout, redfish, black drum, live shrimp, mullet

Tide Gauge Bar 102/F7 Apr-Jul; dawn thru morning

At daylight use bone tops, later use gold weedless spn

Sandy Hook Point Rocks 104/H8 Apr-Nov; dawn thru

mornSpeckled trout, warmer months croaker, cooler Corkys

Pie De Gallo Shoreline 104/H4 Apr-Jul; dawn thru midday


Black Bluff Bar 102/A1 Apr-Jul; dawn thru midday


N. of Carrallos Shoreline 102/D3 Mar-Jul; dawn thru morning


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Rocky Slough 107/B5 Feb-Jun, morning-afternoon

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Yarborough Flats South 107//E7 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk

freeline soft plastics, drift shrimp under cork slowly

Ron’s Rock 108/F2 Mar thru May live shrimp with slide weight, swivel and leader

Marker 2 108/F7 Mar- May, Aug-Nov live shrimp, freeline with slide weight along the bottom

Century Point 116/C5 Year Around topwaters, soft plastics or live shrimp, drift the break

Little Oak Mott 116/B7 Jan-Jul, Nov-Dec, dawn-midday

tops, plastics w Mansfield Mauler, wade up to 200 yds.

Oak Mott Shoreline 116/A8 Mar- May, Aug-Nov topwaters, soft plastics or live shrimp, drift the shore

Wagner Bar 116/E8 May thru August topwaters, soft plastics or live shrimp, drift the bar

Wagner Bar 114/E1 May-Dec, dawn thru midday

Mauler with 12-16” leader, drift dropoffs and grass

Big Oak Mott 114/B1 Jan-Jul, Nov-Dec, dawn-midday

tops, plastics w Mansfield Mauler, wade up to 200 yds


Rocky Slough 107/B5 Jun-Aug, dawn thru morning

freeline croaker, lots of rocks, take lots hooks/leaders

Murdock Flats 107/E6 Apr-Oct, dawn thru midday


Marker 9 110/F8 Mar-May, all day live mullet or shrimp, light slip weight, fish channel

The Hole 110/H7 Apr-Dec, dawn thru midday

drift deep grass bottom, pot-holes, high tide hit sands

East Side of Graveyard 109/H9 Aug-Nov, all day gold spoons or live shrimp under a pop-n-cork

Lost Cut 108/F9 Mar-Aug, all day topwaters, red/white soft plas-tics on 107/8 oz. leadhead

Summer House Flats 107/B2 May-Nov, all day topwaters or live shrimp under a pop-n-cork

Century Point 116/B5 Apr-Sep, dawn - midday

gold/chartreuse topwaters, red/yellow plastics, drift


Rocky Slough Spoils 107/C5 Jul-Oct, dawn, morn, dusk, ngt

finger mullet, mud minnows, use lights at night

Murdock’s Channel 107/E5 Jul-Oct, dawn, morn, dusk, ngt

finger mullet, mud minnows, best w moving tide

Yarborough Flats 107/D8 Apr-Oct, dawn, morn, dusk, ngt

at low tide this is a great gigging hotspot, soft bottom

North Land Cut 110/F9 May-Oct, dawn-morn, night

let bait drop to bottom, slow retrieve, night gigging

West side of Land Cut 108/F5 Mar-May, all day live shrimp or mullet, freeline along channel


North Jetty 119/M8 Feb-Mar Shrimp, crab chunks; Fish the holes at the end of the jetties

Fred Stone Park 118/B8 Feb-Mar; night Crabs, table shrimp on bottom rigs.

Green Island Shore 118/D2 Feb-Mar Shrimp, crab chunks; Fish the holes at the end of the jetties

Southeast Pocket 118/F7 Feb-Mar Shrimp, crab chunks; Fish the holes at the end of the jetties


Marker 5 rocks 108/F5 Apr-May, all day live shrimp, fish along west side of channel

Mansfield Pipeline - East 118/G5 Apr-Sep, dawn thru midday

live/dead shrimp under cork; pole, drift or wade sand

West Bay Spoils 118/D5 May-Aug, dawn thru midday

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Big Oaks 114/B4 May-Dec, all day glow/chartreuse, 107/4 oz jig-head, drfit grass beds

Marker 45 Hole 114/B7 Mar-May, Aug-Nov topwater or soft plastics, drift or wade the edges

East Side of Spoil Islands 114/B8 All Year, all day fish hug E shoreline @ high tide

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Ricon de San Jose 114/A8 May-Sep, dawn-morning

tops, wade potholes near shore, be there at daylight

Rincon de San Jose 114/A9 Year Around topwaters or soft plastics, 107/8 oz. jigs or lighter

Mouth to Gladys’ Hole 112/C1 all year, all day white/red plastics, drift soft bot-tom along ICW

North Tip of Rincon 114/A9 May-Sep, dawn-midday

dark plastics on jighead, fish deep gut 100 yds. out

Gladys’ Hole 112/A1 Apr-Dec, dawn thru midday

high tide drift shore and fence-lines, low drift mid bay

The Saucer Center 118/H1 All Year, dawn thru midday

live shrimp under cork, fish color changes, potholes

The Saucer 118/F1 Aug-Nov topwaters or soft plastics, freeline and drift


Dubb’s Island 114/E3 Mar-May, all day topwaters, red/white soft plas-tics on 107/8 oz. leadhead

San Antonio Shack 114/C1 All year, all day purple/yellow Bull Minnow, work spoil islands

Jones Cut 114/E5 Mar-Aug, all day topwaters, red/white soft plas-tics on 107/8 oz. leadhead

East Side of Spoil Islands 114/B8 All Year, all day fish hug E shoreline @ high tide

night & early morning

Rincon de San Jose Shoreline 114/A9 Mar-May, Aug-Nov,

all daytopwaters, red/white soft plas-tics on 107/8 oz. leadhead

Rincon de San Jose 114/A8 May-Nov, dawn thru morn

tops, wade potholes near shore, be there at daylight

Gladys’ Hole 112/B1 All Year, all day topwaters, red/white soft plas-tics on 107/8 oz. leadhead

Gladys’ Hole 112/A1 Apr-Dec, dawn thru midday

high tide drift shore and fence-lines, low drift mid bay


Lost Cut 108/F9 Mar-May, all day live mud minnow or shrimp, freeline with split shot

North Spoils 114/C5 Mar-May, all day live shrimp or mud minnows, bottom rigs on backside

Rincon de San Jose Shoreline 114/A9 May-Oct, all day live shrimp or mullet, gigging at

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North Tip of Rincon 114/A9 May-Sep, dawn-midday

mud minnows, fish deep gut 100 yds. out from island

Mouth of Gladys’ Hole 112/C1 Mar-Apr, Sep-Nov, all day

soft plastics, finger mullet, or shrimp, fish the gut

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East Cut Sloughs 119/L7 Sep-Oct, all day black topwaters & broken backs, at night during tides

Mansfield Jetties 119/M8 Aug-Oct, all day Mirro-Lures with sinkers, good from dusk to dawn

Mansfield Beach 119/M9 Sep-Oct, all day dark Mirro-Lures & topwaters, fish first gut at night


East Cut Platform 118/E7 All Year, dawn thru midday

live/dead shrimp under cork; fish structure channel sd.

Mansfield Jetties 119/M8 Feb-Mar, all day peeled shrimp or cut crab under a jig

East Cut 119/L8 Mar-May, all day live shrimp with slip weight & leader, fish along channel

Mansfield Tide Gauge 118/F9 Apr-Oct; dawn thru midday

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dawn-morntops, plastics, cast onto sand & retrieve across grass

Lower West Bay 118/D2 Year Around topwaters, soft plastics or live shrimp, drift

East of Bennie’s 118/E3 Year Around topwaters, soft plastics or live shrimp, drift

The Target Area 118/C3 Apr-May, Oct-Nov, dawn-midday

bone, chart. tops, start S of barge & drift to it up

Pipeline 118/D5 All year, dawn thru midday

chart. artificials, live bait, drift shallow to deep

West Bay Spoils 118/D5 Year Around topwater or soft plastics, drift or wade the edges

South Side of East Cut 118/E6 Jan-May, Oct-Dec, dawn-midday

drift deep potholes S of plat-form, fish channel near

North Side of East Cut 118/F8 Jan-Jul, Oct-Dec, all day

use tops early on potholes/grass, plastics

East Cut 119/L8 March thru May chartruse plastics, live shrimp, freeline with the current

Weather Station 118/E9 Year Around topwaters or soft plastics, freeline drift color changes

Community Bar 118/B9 Mar thru May live shrimp, pumpkinseed soft plastics 107/8 oz. leadhead

Butcher’s Break 118/F9 May-Aug topwaters or soft plastics, freeline and drift the break

Northeast of East Cut 119/M8 May-Aug; all day topwaters early, soft plastics later; fish deep holes

East Cut Spoils 118/F7 All year; incoming tides

topwaters early; soft plastics in red/white, Limetreuse


The Boiler 119/I1 All year, all day topwaters, red/white soft plas-tics on 107/8 oz. leadhead

The Saucer Center 118/H1 All Year, all day cast gold weedless spoon in front of tailing reds

Bar Across from Bennie’s 118/F2 All year, all day 107/4 oz. silver spoons, Top

Dogs, all colors, drift

Green Island Shore 118/D2 All year, all day Bull Minnow, 107/4 oz. spoons, chart tops, drift island

West Bay Spoils 118/D5 May-August, all day red/white soft plastics with 107/8 oz. jigheads, drift

The Drain 118/H7 Aug-Nov, all day live mullet with lightly weighted bottom rigs

Southeast Pocket 118/F7 Mar-Nov, all day topwaters or soft plastics, drift the shallows

South Side of East Cut 118/E6 All Year, all day drift deep grass bottom, pot-holes, high tide hit sands


Bennie’s Shack 118/E1 May-Oct, dawn thru morning

cast into gut, work lure slow, feel hit, 10 secs set hook

Bennie’s Cut 118/E1 Mar-May, all day live shrimp, freeline with split shot, pumpkinseed plastic

The Targets 118/C3 Sep-Feb, all day gigging at night under lights

East Cut 119/K8 May-Oct, dawn-midday, night

work channel edges, work the drain, night gig at base

East Cut North 119/I8 Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec, all day

live mud minnow or shrimp, work cuts, grass points

tArpoNKeY Hotspot NAMe pG/GrId prIMe tIMe Best BAIt & tActIc

Mansfield Jetties 119/M8 September Mirrodine or a 7” jerkbait; watch for them hammering bait

East Cut 119/M8 July Large swimbaits, broken-back plugs, live bait under a balloon.

Beachfront 115/L1 July Large trolled plugs, large soft plastics, live mullet.

Beachfront 119/M8 November Live mullet, soft plastic swim-baits, MirrOLure Mirrodines


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Land Cut Spoils 112/D2 Jan-Feb Topwaters, red/wht soft plastics, gold or chrome spoons.

King Ranch Shoreline 114/A6 Mar-Apr Topwaters, soft plastics, live bait; wading recommended.

Jones Cut 114/E4 May-Aug topwaters or soft plastics, freeline and drift the break

San Antonio Shack 114/C1 May-Aug topwaters or soft plastics, freeline and drift the break

Marker 9 110/F8 Jan-Feb Topwaters, red/wht soft plastics, gold or chrome spoons.

The Boiler 119/I1 All year, dawn thru midday

chart. artificials, live bait, drift shallow to deep


Northeast Pocket 118/F8 Aug-Nov, all day topwaters or soft plastics, drift the sand strips

North Side of East Cut 118/F8 All Year, all day drift deep grass bottom, pot-holes, high tide hit sands

North Jetty 119/M8 Aug-Nov, all day live mullet or crab with slide weight, fish bottom

East Cut Jetties 119/M8 Sep-Nov, all day live or dead bait, artificials, very heavy schooling

North of East Cut 118/F9 All year, all day 12” Mauler with Bull Minnow, watch for shallow bait

East Community Bar 118/F9 Mar-May, all day soft plastic white shrimp tails on 107/8 oz. leadhead

King Ranch Shoreline 114/A6 Mar-Apr Topwaters, soft plastics, live bait; wading recommended.

Big Oaks 114/B4 November Gulp!, Jerk Shads, soft plastics; drift deep grass w/ plastics


Old Speck Rig 118/E7 May-Jun, Oct-Dec, all day

live shrimp under popping cork, fish East Cut edge

Northeast Pocket 118/F8 Sep-Mar, all day soft plastics, finger mullet, & shrimp, work sand pockets

East Cut 119/L8 Sep-Oct, all day live mud minnows or mullet, freeline with small weight

East Cut 119/M8 Jan-Feb, Apr-May, Oct-Dec, all day

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Land Cut 114/B9 September Soft plastics; fish edges of ICW with 107/4 oz. football jig


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The Stablizer 108/H5 June thru July redfish, gold weedless spoons, sight cast near wreck

Dubb’s Island 114/D4 June thru July redfish, gold spoons & soft plas-tics, sight cast

Rincon de San Jose 114/A7 May trout, big topwaters, cast towards shore for big trout

Gladys’ Hole 112/B1 Year Around trout, redfish & flounder, live bait & soft plastics

The 150 Spoils 118/D5 March thru May trout, soft plastics & topwaters, wade shallow spoils

Northeast Flat 119/I8 June thru July redfish, small topwaters & gold spoons, look for tailing

Community Bar 118/B9 March thru May trout, live shrimp & soft plastics, wade at low tide

The Tanks 116/B3 May thru June trout & redfish, live shrimp, cast towards the beach

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Fred Stone Park 118/B8 May thru august Trout & redfish, live shrimp & soft plastics

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North of Arroyo 121/I1 All Year, avoid midday

live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift or anchor

West of Green Island 121/I2 Spring, Fall, dawn, dusk, ngt

drift potholes tween island & spoils, cast into potholes

Green Island 121/J2 Jul-Nov, all day dusk-night best w full moon, anchor or drift slowly

ICW North of Arroyo 120/H4 Jan-May, dawn thru morning

fish channel edges between cab-ins, let bait sink to bottom.

Arroyo City 122/A7 Oct-Feb, night live shrimp, fish from pier, listen for popping sound

ICW at Marker 173 120/F8 Jul-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

live shrimp, piggy perch, red/wht. plastics, work drops

The Saucer 120/D9 May-Aug, dawn thru afternoon

drift or anchor using live baits or topwaters

Bird Island 123/J9 Mar-May, Oct-Dec, dawn-morn

bone tops, fish the south, north & east island areas

North Point 122/H9 May-Oct, dawn, dusk thru night

freeline live bait, fish from pier under lights

Rattlesnake Bay 123/J6 Mar-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

live shrimp, cut ballyhoo, live croaker, anchor or drift


Marker 9 to Marker 4 123/J7 All Year, avoid afternoon

drift shallow potholes, fish closer at low tide

Horse Island Flats 123/I7 All Year, dawn thru afternoon

topwaters, gold spoons, fish potholes, look for tailing

Green Island 121/I2 Jun-Nov, dawn-midday, night

night best @ full moon, fresh ballyhoo, drift slowly

White Sand east of Green I. 121/J2 May-Sep, all day wade or drift the crystal clear

water, sight cast to reds

Peyton’s Bay South 120/G4 Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, all day

enter W of Mkr. 191, low tide/wade middle, high/w shr.

East of Channel Marker 183 120/H6 Apr-Nov, all day wade grassy areas E of channel,

look more E high tide

Saucer Area S of Mansfield 120/F7 Mar-May, Aug-Nov,

dawn-aftnMansfield Mauler on bottom rig, fish grass flats

The Saucer 120/G8 Mar-Oct, dawn thru aftn

white with green tail soft plas-tics, drift w wind, wade


Fishing Shack N of Arroyo 120/H3 May-Aug, dawn

thru middaymud minnows with slip shot rig, work shack structure

Walker’s Flounder Hole 120/H4 Apr-Aug, dawn thru midday

live shrimp, finger mullet, great for big ones, fish hole

ICW North of Arroyo 120/H4 May-Jul, dawn thru morning

let bait sink to btm., slowly retrieve up sloping edge

Spoils @ ICW Marker 173 120/F8 Jul-Nov, morning

thru middayfinger mullet, root beer plastics, anchor fish dropoffs

Colorado Island Hole 121/I1 Mar-Nov, dawn, morn, dusk


Mouth of Arroyo 123/I9 May-Sep, dawn thru morning

work “Y” edges up to one mile inside, both shores

Rattlesnake North Channel 123/I8 Apr-Aug, dawn thru

middaylive minnows, most productive early morning, edges


North Point 122/H9 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, dawn-am, ngt

live shrimp under cork or bot-tom rig, fish with tides

Arroyo Colorado 123/I9 May-Aug, dawn thru morning

great spot at low tide, live or dead shrimp under cork

Three Islands 123/L2 Jul-Nov, dawn-midday, dusk-ngt

live or dead shrimp freelined, sight casting

sNooKKeY Hotspot NAMe pG/GrId prIMe tIMe Best BAIt & tActIc

Mouth of Arroyo 123/I9 May-Sep, dawn, morn, dusk

red/wht. tops, wade shorelines where Arroyo opens

Arroyo City 122/A7 Apr-Sep, dawn, morn, dusk

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Townsite Point 123/K1 All Year, avoid midday

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East of 3 Islands 123/L2 Spring, Fall avoid midday, aftn

tops, drift deep pot holes, cast into or just beyond

Three Islands 123/K2 All Year, dawn-morn, afternoon

live shrimp, ballyhoo, use drift bag, use tops early

Duncan’s Channel 123/K4 Feb-April, Sep, all day

cut mullet or ballyhoo, anchor, fish channel bottom

ICW between 3 Islands/Arroyo 123/K6 Spring, Fall avoid

midday, aftnsoft plastics, look for mullet schools on channel edges


Townsite Point 123/K1 All Year, dawn-afternoon, dusk

tops, live bait under 1/4 or 1/8 oz, jig head, work pt.

East 3 Islands 123/L3 All Year, all day area is a fish magnet, drift deep potholes, cast into

Three Islands 123/K2 Jun-Sep, dawn-am, aftn., night

night best @ full moon, fresh ballyhoo, drift slowly

Grass Flat East of 27 123/L5 Jun, Sep-Nov, avoid midday,

aftnbone/chartreuse topwaters, mirror gold spoons, drift

E Marker 25 to Marker 17 123/K5 All Year, all day gold spoons, white soft plastics,

drift deep potholes

Rattlesnake / HorseshoeBay 123/I6 Spring, Fall, avoid

midday, aftnbone tops, drift deeper potholes, wade shallow sands

Horse Head Island 123/I7 Apr-Oct, dawn thru morning

wade shoreline S to N in a zig zag fashion, find zone


Cullen Channel 123/L1 Apr-Oct, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp, fish channel mouth eges and down back

Three Islands (other side) 123/L2 May-Aug, morning

thru middaymud minnows, finger mullet, anchor, fish dropoffs

ICW @ Three Islands 123/L1 Jun-Nov., morning thru midday

mud minnows, finger mullet, anchor, fish dropoffs

Townsite Hole 123/I2 Mar-May, Sep-Nov, avoid midday

live shrimp, finger mullet, live minnows, fish hole

Duncan Channel 123/K4 Apr-Oct, dawn thru midday

live shrimp, mud minnows, fish middle to back

Duncan Channel North 123/J6 Mar.-Nov, dawn thru midday

live shrimp, mud minnows, fish middle to back

ICW between 3 Islands/Arroyo 123/K6 Mar.-Nov, dawn

thru middaylive shrimp, mud minnows, fish middle to back


North Point 122/H9 Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec, all day

live shrimp on float rig, fish pil-ings and structure

Colorado Island Hole 121/I1 Mar-Nov, dawn, morn, dusk


Arroyo City 122/A7 Apr-Sep, dawn-midday

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Caballo Island Spoils 123/K4 Aug-Feb, all day live shirmp under pop-n cork, drift or anchor


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East Horse Island Flat 123/I8 March thru November

Trout & redfish; freeline live bait, soft plastics, topwaters

Green Island 121/I2 March thru November


Peyton’s Bay 120/G5 March thru November


Saucer South of Mansfield 120/D9 March thru

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Rattlesnake Island 123/I5 March thru November


Caballo Island 123/K2 March thru November


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SH100/FM 510 Interchange 126/B5 Apr-Sep, dawn thru

middaytops early, live bait later, drift or wade 50-100 yards out

Stover Point 124/D5 Apr-Aug, dawn-midday, night

live croaker, best with full moon, drift in 3-4’ slowly

Holly Beach 126/B9 May-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

tops early, firetiger plastics, best after cold front, drift

Bayside Drive 124/C2 Jan-Mar, Jun-Sep, dawn-midday

red/blk. tops, live bait, wade mouth on outgoing tide

Islands at Holly Beach 126/C9 Mar-Sep, dawn, midday, dusk

live shrimp under cork, drift, best after cold front

Long Bar 126/F9 All Year, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp, pinfish, red/wht. plastics, drift the area

Spoils at Marker 97 124/H1 May-Oct, dawn-midday, night

cut bait, live shrimp, anchor between spoils @ night

Bowie Park 127/J8 Mar-Sep, dawn, dusk

freeline croaker or ballyhoo, best after cold front, drift

High School Shoreline 126/E3 Apr.-Oct, dawn thru midday

soft plastics shrimp tails, live bait, drift/wade dropoff

The Y 126/H1 Apr-Oct, morning thru midday

bone tops, croaker, drift shore-lines, cast to mangroves

South Bay 126/InsA Mar-Sep, dawn, dusk

topwaters early anchor w soft plastics later in day

South Bay Channels 126/InsA All Year, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp, pinfish, red/wht. plastics, drift the area

West of Spoil Area 126/G5 Mar-Sep, dawn, dusk

jig on bottom, pop Mauler and allow to sit straight up

Mesquite Flats 127/I2 Apr-Oct, dawn, dusk

Mansfield Mauler, 124/4 oz. jig head, drift with wind

El Realito Bay 124/B9 All Year, avoid midday

live shrimp under pop-n cork, drift or anchor

Turning Basin 127/K2 Jan-Mar, Dec, morning-midday

live shrimp, shad tails, fish dropoffs after cold front


SH100/FM 510 Interchange 126/B5 Jun-Dec, morning

thru middaylive bait, spoons, wade/drift shore, fish canal openings

Laguna Vista Cove 126/A7 Mar-Apr, Jun-Nov, morn.-midday

live mullet, fish cove mouth out-going tide, back incmg.

Holly Beach 126/B9 Mar-Nov, morning thru afternoon

live bait, spoons, wade/drift in 2-3’, work mouth w tide

Airport Cove 124/C2 All Year, dawn thru midday

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B Isla Blanca Park 127 K3 N 26 04.704, W 97 10.210 33714 State Park Rd. 100 956-761-5494 • • • • • Y • •

C Pirates Landing Pier 126 H3 N 26 04.722, W 97 12.411 100 N. Garcia 956-943-7437 • • • • •

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Laguna Vista along Hwy. 100 126/C4 March thru

NovemberTrout & redfish, live shrimp or finger mullet under cork

Holly Beach 126/A8 March thru November

Trout & redfish, same as above or use spoons, topwaters

S. Padre Island (north end) 125/K3 May thru

NovemberTrout & redfish, soft plastics with 1/4-1/8 oz. jig heads

Coast Guard Sta. (S. side) 127/K3 May thru

NovemberTrout, redfish, snook, flounder & sheepshead, live bait

New Causeway (N or S side) 127/J4 May thru

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Del Mar Beach 127/L1 Jun-Oct, dawn thru midday

live/cut mullet, fish 1st / 2nd gut, cast parallel to shore

Parallel Bar 126/G6 Mar-Nov, morning thru afternoon

live shrimp, mullet, drift on bar high tide, between low

Long Bar @ ICW edge 126/F8 All Year, dawn thru midday

live finger mullet, soft plastics w 124/4 to 124/8 oz. jigs hds.

East of Drum Boats 125/K3 Mar-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

live finger mullet, 3-4” topwa-ters, wade or drift

South Bay East Table Top 126/InsA Mar-Nov, morning

thru afternoonlive finger mullet, 3-4” topwa-ters, wade or drift

Bay Side of Island 127/I9 Jun-Sep, dawn, dusk

pull gold spoon on plane even with the water & grass


Loma de la Grulla 126/B7 Jul-Oct, morning thru afternoon

live shrimp, finger mullet, drift between shore & spoils

Bayside Fingers 127/J7 Jun-Oct, dawn-morn, dusk-nigt

jig minnow slowly off btm. count 5 before setting hook

Cullen Channel 124/D9 Apr-Oct, dawn thru dusk

live shrimp, fish channel mouth eges and down back

South Bay Pass 127/I1 Jul-Nov, avoid afternoon

anchor @ edge of channel pt. look for wht. poles

Edge of Intracoastal 126/H4 Jun-Aug, Oct, dawn-am, dusk-ngt


Mouth of South Bay 126/InsA Aug-Feb, dawn-morn., dusk-night

mud minnows, shrimp, fish mouth with moving tides

Bridgepoint Channel 127/J4 Jun, Sep-Oct, dawn-morn, night


Railbed 127/K2 Jun-Sep, morning thru midday

mud minnows, finger mullet, fish bed stones on btm.

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Texaco Channel 126/C7 May-Nov, morning-afternoon

large live shrimp on slip shot leader, fish edges

Barclay Island 124/B8 May-Jul, dawn, morn, dusk

tops, work close to and under mangrove bushes

Mexequita Flats 127/I1 May-Nov, morning-afternoon

soft plastics w 124/4 oz. jig heads, anchor or drift flats

South Side of Bridge 126/H3 May-Jun, Sep-Oct, dawn, dusk

live shrimp, 3” Gulp shrimp, bounce off bottom slowly

Mangroves in South Bay 126/InsA May-Jun, Sep-Oct, dawn, dusk

live bait w cork, work top slow, work plastics quickly

Old Queen Isabella Causeway 127/J3 May-Nov, morning-

afternoonlive shrimp, finger mullet, fish piling and shade

West South Bay Mangroves 126/InsA May-Jun, Sep-Oct,

dawn, duskcast bait/lure to mangroves, same strategy as #1

Barracuda Cove 127/K2 May-Nov, morning-afternoon

soft plastics w 124/4 oz. jig heads, anchor or drift cove

North of Jetties 127/L2 May-Nov, morning-afternoon

finger mullet, shrimp, fish rocks with moving tides

High School Shoreline 126/E4 Apr-Jul, dawn, dusk

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Highway 100 Dropoff 126/C4 Apr-Sep: dawn, dusk

Live shrimp under pop-n cork; pop hard, wait for strike.

Laguna Vista Cove 126/A7 March thru November

Trout & redfish, soft plastics with 1/4-1/8 oz. jig heads

Front of Shrimp Farm 126/A9 March thru November

Trout & redfish, same as above, topwaters, gold spoons

Airport Cove 124/C2 March thru November

Trout & redfish, soft plastics with 1/4-1/8 oz. jig heads

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Trout, redfish & snook; live shrimp, soft plastics

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Lake conroeLocation: 10 miles west of Conroe, on the West

Fork, San Jacinto River

Surface area: 20,118 acres

Impounded: 1973

See Page: 132

Lake forkLocation: 5 miles northwest of Quitman


Impounded: 1980

See Page: 136

A combinAtion of restrictive harvest regu-

lations, stocking of Florida strain largemouth, and abundant

habitat has contributed to Lake Fork’s development as one

of the country’s premier trophy bass lakes. Crappie fishing is

generally good, especially in standing timber and under the

lake’s numerous bridges. Channel catfish provide an excel-

lent sport fishery. White bass have been slowly increasing in

abundance and provide an additional sportfish species.

notable is the catfish fishery, dominated by blue catfish.

Largemouth bass, striped bass, and crappie are less abun-

dant but good catches are possible in areas of the reservoir

where habitat is available.

LAke Livingston is A notable white bass fish-

ery. White bass are plentiful and grow to large sizes. Also

the most popuLAr gAme fish at Sam Rayburn

Reservoir is the largemouth bass; an excellent year-round

LArgemouth bAss Are the most sought

after species in Lake Conroe. Catch rates are very

good and the opportunity to catch a trophy bass is very

high at Lake Conroe. Channel catfish are by far the most

abundant sportfish in the lake. Bluegill on Lake Conroe

grow to enormous sizes. Crappie are also very popular.

The introduction of hybrid striped bass in 1995 has

added another dimension.

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Lake LivingstonLocation: West of Livingston, on the Trinity River


Impounded: 1969

See Page: 142

Five Lakes Stand Out inthe Piney Woods Region

sam rayBurn res.Location: 15 miles north of Jasper on the Angelina

River.


Impounded: 1965

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The mosT popular game fish at Toledo Bend

Reservoir is the largemouth bass; an excellent year-round

fishery exists. Good year-round crappie and catfish fisheries

are also present. Striped bass are maintained by annual

stockings. Sunfish numbers are good.

Habitat in Toledo Bend Reservoir consists of aquatic

vegetation, standing timber, and flooded terrestrial vegeta-

tion.

fishery exists. Excellent year-round crappie and catfish fish-

eries are also present. White bass numbers are limited, but

provide good fishing opportunities during the spring. Bluegill

and redear sunfish are present in high numbers.

ToLedo Bend res.Location: 24 miles northeast of Jasper, on the

Sabine River (Texas-Louisiana state line)


Impounded: 1967

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LARGEMOUTH BASSKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Harbor Town Light House 132/H6 Mar-Apr, Sep-Oct, dawn, am, dusk

cranks, pumpkinseed worms, cranks 1st, slow worms

Crouch Lake 132/H5 All Year, all day watermelon plastics, work around island, brush, dam

Diversion Ditch 133/I4 All Year, all day dark worms on C-rig, bounce worm, ledges to deep

Pump Station Point 133/I4 Apr-May, Sep-Nov, am-afternoon

brown/blue/white jerkbait, work from shore to 6-8’

League Line Point 133/J3 All Year, dawn thru afternoon

shad, white cranks, work against current frm concrete

Stair Step Ridge 133/J2 Apr.-Oct., morning, afternoon

dark C-rig worms, long cast or vertical drop shot

Dam Rip Rap (both ends) 133/J1 All Year, all day (if cloudy) dawn, aftn

brown jerks, shad cranks, work against rocks to 12’

Back of Live Branch Creek 133/K5 Feb-Mar, dawn, am, aftn, dusk

brown flake tubes, spawning bass in grass to 10’

Atkins Creek Fingers 132/F3 Oct.-May, dawn, am, aftn., dusk

pig & jig, cranks, use worms & jigs to dock

Walden Breakwater 132/F6 All Year, all day shad or crawfish cranks, work in & out to breakwater

CRAPPIEKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Harbor Town Cove 132/H6 Mar-May, Nov-Dec, morning, dusk

minnows, green/red jigs, work vertical in brush

Back of Lewis Creek 134/G1 Feb-Mar, all day live minnows 18” under cork, fish along grassy areas

Stump at 7 Coves 133/I5 Dec-Jan, Summer, am, dusk, night

minnows, red/pink jigs. work verti-cally around stumps

Live Branch Stumps 133/K4 Spring, Sep-Dec, am, dusk, night

minnows, red/pink jigs. work verti-cally around stumps

Back of Piney Shores 133/K3 Feb.-Mar., all day live minnows 18” under cork along the shoreline

Adkins Creek Power Lines 132/D3 All Year, all day minnows, green/red jigs, work vertical in brush

Little Lake Creek Power Pole 132/D7 All Year, all day minnows, green/red jigs, work

vertical in brush

1097 Bridge 134/D2 All Year, all day minnows, green/red jigs, work vertical in brush

wHITE BASSKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Lewis Creek Point 132/H7 Nov.-Feb., Apr.-June, all day

white jigging spoons, work off bot-tom, troll w pet spns

Old Dump 133/I2 Nov.-Feb., Apr.-June, all day

chartreuse pet spoons, troll, bounce jigging spoons

League Line Hump 133/J2 Nov.-Feb., Apr.-June, all day


Knapp Lake 132/G4 Nov.-Feb., Apr.-June, all day


Commode Hole Ledges 132/D6 Nov.-Feb., Apr.-June, all day


Lake Betty 134/D1 Nov.-Feb., Apr.-June, all day


Old Railroad Tram 134/D3 Nov.-Feb., Apr.-June, all day


HYBRID STRIPED BASSKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Lewis Creek Point 134/D4 All Year, dawn, am, aftn. dusk

deep-diving brown/blue Rapella, shad, troll

Old Dump 133/I2 All Year, dawn, am, aftn. dusk

work Rat-L-Traps & Little Georges with cast rod

Rancho Escendido Point 133/I2 All Year, dawn, am, aftn. dusk

live shad, jigging spoons, vary retrieval speed

Along the Dam 133/I1 All Year, dawn, am, aftn. dusk

deep-diving brown/blue Rapella, shad, troll

Pink House Point 132/F6 All Year, dawn, am, aftn. dusk


Along 1097 Bridge 134/D2 All Year, dawn, am, aftn. dusk

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> SPECIAL REGULATIONS: Most species are currently managed with state-wide regulations. An exception is largemouth

bass, which is subject to a 16-inch minimum length

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dark worms, cranks outside docks, worms under dks.

Caney Creek N. Cove 134/C4 Mar.-May, Sep.-Nov., all day

work jigs/worms around stumps, move out w spinners

Caney Creek Spawn Area 134/InsB Feb.-Mar., dawn thru afternoon

TX rig dark green tubes, lizrds, sight fish to beds

Peach Creek Stumps 134/C5 All Year, morning, dusk

shad cranks, brown jerks, work treeline edges

The 1st Jungles 135/InsA All Year, all day white/chart. spinners, work treeline along river bed


Little Island Cove Walden 132/G5 All Year, all day tightline minnows into and throughout brush

Caney Creek North Point 134/C4 Mar.-May, Sept.-Dec., all day

live minnows, fish vertically into stump depth of 25’

CATFISHKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Lewis Creek Fork 132/H9 May-Oct, all day liver, cheesebait, weight 6” above hook, bottom fish

Bentwater Breakwater 134/C1 May-Oct, all day liver, cheesebait, weight 6” above hook, bottom fish

1097 Bridge 134/D2 All Year, all day liver, cheesebait, weight 6” above hook, fish the brush

Caney Creek Channel 134/C3 May-Sep, dawn thru dusk

shad, liver, cheese bait, fish baited ledges

North End of Tram 134/C4 Mar-Oct, morning thru afternoon

cheese bait, fish vertically on bottom 25’

Break in the Tram 134/D3 Dec-Feb, all day live or cut shad, fish vertically into schools of shad

Catfish at the Dam 133/I1 May-Aug, all day shrimp, cheese bait, fish verti-cally on bottom 18-25’

WHITE BASSKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

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The Shell Marina 134/G1 Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov, all day;

breem, catfish, live minnows, worms under cork

East End of 1097 Bridge 134/E2 All Year, all day breem, catfish, bass, live shad

or worms on C-rig

West End of 1097 Bridge 134/C2 All Year, all day breem, catfish, bass, live shad or worms on C-rig

April Plaza Marina 132/D2 Mar-May, morning dusk; live minnows, nightcrawl-ers under cork 5’ deep

830 Boat Ramp 132/H7 All Year, all day catfish, liver or shrimp on C-rig, cast out from piers

Calvary Road Bridge 134/F6 Mar-May, morning, dusk

catfish, crappie, liver or min-nows 4-5’ under cork

Kaggle Campground 135/InsA All Year, all day catfish, liver or shrimp on C-rig, fan cast from shore

Scott’s Ridge Park 134/A4 All Year, all day catfish, crappie, liver or shrimp, minnows under cork

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LAKE CONROE DATA SHEET

Daily LengthSpecies Bag Min.Largemouth bass 5* 14”Smallmouth bass 5* 14”Spotted bass 5* noneGuadalupe bass 5* noneStriped Bass 5** 18”Hybrid Striped Bass 5** 18”White bass 25 10”Channel catfish 25*** 12”Blue catfish 25*** 12”Flathead catfish 5 18”Crappie 25 10”

Anglers must have a valid fishing license and a freshwa-ter fishing stamp endorsement. Possession limit is twice the statewide daily bag. Fish stored by a person at their permanent residence do not apply to possession limit.

* Daily bag limits is 5 total in any combination.** Daily bag limit is 5 total in any combination.*** Daily bag limit is 25 in any combination.


FACILITIES ON LAKE


LIVE BAIT

REST-ROOMS

CAMP-ING

PICNICAREA

BOATRAMP

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PUBL.RAMP DOCK BOAT

GASWEIGHSTA.

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A Stubblefield Lake 135 InsA N 30 33.235, W 95 37.840 off FM 1375 936-344-6205 • • • • • N •

B Cagle Recreation Area 135 InsA N 30 31.742, W 95 35.813 FM 1375 936-344-6205 • • • • Y •

C Scott’s Ridge Pub. Ramp 134 A3 N 30 27.133, W 95 37.759 FM 1097 936-344-6205 • • • Y • •

D FM 830 Public Ramp 133 I7 N 30 24.813, W 95 34.305 FM 830 936-344-6205 • • N • •


Units in Acre Feet as of:6/28/2012

Optimal Volume: 416,177

Current Storage: 366,603

Percent Full: 88.09%

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SRA Point 139/J4 May-July, 12-4 pm Carolina Rigs , Ring Frys

Dam Hump 139/J3 July/Aug, morning Topwater, magic shads

Magee Bay 136/E3 April/June, 6-11 am Lilly pads, L7T Frog

Caney Hump 138/H5 March/June, all day TX Rig, Hyper stick

Glade Bay East 140/E5 March/May, aftn Spinner baits, R2S swimbaits

Woodpecker Point 138/E7 April/Sept, am/pm Pop’rs, Tx Rig worms,

2225 Underwater Bridge 140/G6 Jan-June, all day Ring Frys, Carolina Rig, Drop shot crankbaits

Birch Creek 137/K9 Feb-Apr, dawn thru dusk

Red lipless cranks, spawning area, work shallows

Little Caney (either bank) 138/H7 Apr-May, morning-afternoon

Jigs, lizrds, buzz baits, fish banks, brush, laydowns

Long Branch 140/D1 Feb-Apr, morning-afternoon

Green pumpkin jerk baits, jigs, fish channel edges

Heartbreak Ridge 137/I3 May-June, dawn, midday, dusk

Watermelon red soft plastics, C-rig, fish ridge top


514 Bridge 137/I6 April/July, dawn Minnow rig around pillars

Lake Fork Bridge 137/L1 Jan/Feb, all day Work pillars about 7 reels from bottom

Public Hump 137/I3 July, night Use lights, minnows

Dam 139/J3 Nov/Dec, all day Fish the Dam steps @ deep-est, dark

Pope’s Landing Docks 138/B7 All year, am Fish live minnows at dock slips

FM 2946 Road Bend 136/H4 Dec/Jan, dusk-pm Baby live magic shad, jig heads

Little Caney Creek 138/H5 Dec-Feb, dawn thru dusk

Minnows, pink/wht. jigs, fish drop offs and creek chnl.

154 Bridge 139/K7 Nov-May, dawn thru mid-day

Pink/wht., blue wht. jigs, min-nows, fish bridge piles

515 East Bridge 140/E3 Feb-Jun, dawn thru mid-day

Minnows, blk/wht. jigs, fish the bridge piles 18-25’

515 West Bridge 137/J1 November thru June, all day

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Gaswell Point 136/F4 March-June, am Shad, bottom rig

Penson Lane 137/I2 Jan/Feb, dusk-pm Stink bait, chum

Chigger Ridge 136/H4 May/June, 6-12 am Live bait, rod/reel

Caney Point 139/I5 Apr-Sept, dusk Catfish bait, shrimp or shad

154 Bridge 139/J8 March/Aug, all day Chum area, work cut bait

FM 514 137/I6 All year, most all day Live bait and cut bait

Hump @ Dam 139/I2 All year, all day Work bait drifting around hump

Coffee Creek 140/G8 Dec/Jan, am/ pm Rod, Reel, live bait shad

Sawmill Hump 137/K1 Mar-Sep, morning-afternoon

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Horseshoe Ridge 138/C9 June-July, after-noon

Fish soft plastic C-rigs & drop-shots on break lines

Chicken Ridge Hump 138/E5 May-June, morning, afternoon

Red bug, blue fleck soft plastics, fish the brush slowly

Dale Creek Hump 138/F4 Feb-Apr, midday Chart./wht. spinners, slow roll top & edges of hump

Little Boy Point 138/H5 May-June, morning, dusk

Fish hydrilla edge using tops and weightless flukes

Submerged Road 140/E3 May-June, Oct-Nov, morn.-dusk

C-rig flukes, spoons, tailspinners, work edges of road

Bell Hump 140/E1 All Year, morning thru dusk

Red bug, blue fleck soft plastics, fish hump top, edges

Duck Call Cove 137/J4 Jan-May, avoid afternoon, dusk

Chart./wht. spinners, Senkos, fish shore and creek

Five Fingers / Wolf Cove 138/G6 Mar-May, dawn-morning, dusk

Weightless TX rig lizards, work structure, steady reel

Ray Branch 138/G3 Aug-Nov, dawn-morning, dusk

Chrome jigging spoons, fish grass edges and rocks

Old 2946 Road Bed 136/H3 All Year, morning thru dusk

Weightless soft plastics, spoons, work road edges

Old 514 Road Bed 137/J5 Mar-Nov, morning-afternoon

Jigging spoons, cranks, work road channel to edges

East Caney Point 136/C5 May-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk

1/2 Rat-L-Traps, Trick worms, work rocks/brush on pt.


Bird Island Point 139/I4 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, am-afternoon

Hair jigs, minnows, fish are sus-pended, fish vertically

Lake Fork Marina Area 138/C9 Mar-Jun, dawn thru afternoon

Minnows, blue/grey jigs, fish the trees on the point

Mustang Bridge 138/B8 Mar-Jul, dawn thru morning

Minnows, jigs, single split shot, fish bridge piles

The Dinner Table 138/H2 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, am-afternoon

Minnows, hair jigs, anchor or drift with trolling motor

Little Boy Point 138/H5 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, am-afternoon

Minnows, jigs, fish top and sides of point, drift

SRA Point 139/J6 Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec, am-afternoon

Minnows, jigs, fish top and sides of point, drift

Lake Fork Dam Brush Pile 139/K4 Sep-Jan, am thru

afternoon1/16 oz. jigs, double rig, fish brush, vertically

West End of Lake Fork Dam 139/I2 Oct-Feb, dawn,

morning, dusk1/16 oz. jigs, double rig, fish brush, vertically

Beaver Cove 137/J4 May thru July, all day

Fish treelines and edges with moss around, 15’ to btm.

Ray Branch 138/H1 February thru June, all day

Green/black jigs, work bank or tube of spawning slab


Chicken Ridge 138/D6 Mar-July, morning thru mid-day

Live shad, chum area, use jug lines along point

Dale Creek Point 138/D5 Mar-July, morning thru mid-day

Red/wht. punch bait, cast to shal-low humps and drops

Chainey Point 138/H2 Mar-July, dawn the afternoon

Tightline red/wht. punch bait, fish pt., drops, & timber

Sabine Water Park 139/K4 Mar-July, mid-day-afternoon

Live shad w weighted casting bobber, work the points

Bird Island 139/I5 Mar-Aug, dawn thru afternoon

Live shad, tightline, fish where the birds roost


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BANK FISHINGKEY HOTSPOT NAME PG/GRID PRIME TIME BEST BAIT & TACTIC

Lake Fork Marina 138/C9 Mar-May, am Bass, topwater, flukes

Rainswood Marina 137/I4 All year, evening Bass, Tx rig figs

Chaney RV Park 138/H1 Jan-May, all day Bass, crappie jigs

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> SPECIAL REGULATIONS: RLargemouth bass and crappie at Lake Fork are subject to special regulations:

Largemouth bass are subject to a 16- to 24-inch slot limit. Bass 16 inches and shorter and 24 inches and longer can be harvested with a daily bag limit of 5 fish, of which only 1 fish can be 24 inches or greater.

During the months of December, January and February, there is no minimum length limit on crap-pie. Daily bag is 25 in any combination of black and white crappie, and all crappie caught must be retained (culling is not permitted.). In other months, crappie are subject to a 10-inch minimum length limit and a daily bag of 25.Statewide regulations apply to all other fishes.

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Chicken livers, blood bait, chum/fish standing timber

Blue Lake 140/F6 Nov-Feb, May-July, dawn-dusk

Chicken blood, livers, sour grain chum, fish bird roost

Lake Fork Creek 136/D4 Nov-Feb, dawn, dusk

Cut bait, liver, fish weighless around bird roosts

FM 2946 136/H3 all year, all day First chum the area, work cut bait or whole shad

Old 2225 Roadbed 140/G7 October thru December, midday

Fish roadbed with light weigt and cut bait

Fork Creek Power Lines 136/B6 June thru July, dawn and night

Fish the point where power lines hit the creek, minnow

Watermelon Patch 138/F3 all year, all day Great after windy day, drift flat in no more than 10’ wtr

Dam Hump 139/J3 all year, all day Work bait vertically while drifting on or around hump

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Old 2966 Road Bed 140/F7 Mar-Nov, morning-afternoon

Weightless soft plastics, spoons, work road edges

White Oak Point 137/K2 May-Aug, am, afternoon-dusk

Fish hydrilla edge using tops and weightless flukes

Long Ridge 137/I3 June thru October, all day

Grn. fluke, shad crank, fish drop edges down wind

White Oak Bay 137/L3 Avoid July-Aug, avoid afternoon

Jigs, TX-rig worms, work creek and sloughs early/late

Trout Cove 137/K8 Mar-May, dawn-afternoon

Weightless fluke, watermelon lizards, spawn fish


Old 515 East Bridge 140/E3 Mar-Aug, dawn thru mid-day

Punch bait, tightline w treble hook, chum area first

Glade Creek 140/C5 Apr-June, dawn-am, dusk-night

Punch bait, nightcrawlers, cast to holes in grass

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A Public Ramp 136 H4 N 32 54.260, W 95 39.625 FM 2946 903-473-2555 • • Y •

B Public Boat Ramp 136 H3 N 32 52.724, W 95 38.043 Highway 515 903-878-2262 • • N •

C Lone Oak Park 138 C9 N 32 51.923, W 95 37.417 FM 17 903-765-2147 • • • Y •

D Highway 154 Pub Ramp 139 K7 N 32 51.296, W 95 31.145 State Hwy 154 903-878-2262 • • N •

E SRA Highway 154 Park 139 J9 N 32 52.048, W 95 32.364 6 miles N of Quitman 903-878-2262 • • • • N •

F Highway 515 East Ramp 140 D3 N 32 53.830, W 95 31.928 FM 515 903-878-2262 • • N •

G Fisherman’s One Stop 140 A3 N 32 53.517, W 95 34.875 7933 W. FM 515 972-383-7121 • • • •

H Star Mart 136 H1 N 32 52.488, W 95 40.645 4080 FM 515 903-473-3315 • • •

I Lake Fork Marina 138 B9 N 32 51.982, W 95 37.405 275 CR 1558 903-765-2764 • • • • • • Y • • • • •

J Oak Ridge Marina 139 K7 N 32 50.696, W 95 31.521 2919 West Hwy 154 903-878-2529 • • • • • • Y • • • • •

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The Bluff 142/InsA all year, avoid mid-day and night

great pre and post spawning area, use topwaters early

Harmon Creek 143/InsA1

Mar-Oct, morning thru afternoon

fish sandbars, cut banks using live shad, soft plastics

Village Creek 143/InsA1

Feb-Apr, Fall, dawn-afternoon

good spawning area, white spin-ners on a slow roll

Skains Lake 142/E9 Mar-Oct, avoid mid-day, night

pearl/chart medium diving cranks, fish flat, structure

A Frame Creek 142/G8 Feb-May, Aug-Nov, am-aftrnoon

medium diving cranks, fish wood, brush & laydowns

Sandy Creek 142/H7 all year, dawn-morning, dusk

live shad, watermelon plastics, fish up to the bridge

Lake Cove 142/H5 Feb-Apr, Fall, dawn-afternoon

good spawning area, white spin-ners on a slow roll

Woody Cove 143/I5 Mar-Oct, morning thru afternoon

good spawning area, earthworms under cork, traps

Carolina Creek 142/InsA Mar-Nov, am, afternoon-dusk

chart/wht cranks, red plastics, work rocks and points

Palmetto Creek 144/E4 Feb-Nov, dawn-am, afternoon-dusk

work brush, laydowns and shady area, topwaters early


Galloways Marina 142/H5 All Year, all day live minnows, blk./chart. 3/16 oz. jigs, fish boathouses

White Rock Creek 143/InsB All Year, all day live minnows, fish north of marina, brush, cut banks


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Kickapoo Feeder 144/InsC Feb-May, Aug-Nov, am-afternoon

blue/silver spinners, work with steady medium retrieve

Sandy Creek Mouth 144/InsC Feb-May, Sep-Nov, dawn-aftrnoon

live shad, pumpkinseed plastcs, work creek channel

Indian Creek Roadbed 148/D7 Mar-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

white soft plastics on TX rig, fish boathouses, timber

River Channel 144/C7 all year, all day chart/wht soft plastics TX rig, fish rocks and points

The Golf Course 144/B7 all year, all day pearl/chart medium cranks, fish sandbars and rocks

Harmon Creek 145/L3 Feb-Nov, morning-afternoon

live shad, traps, soft plastics, fish sandbars, cut banks

The Flat 147/L8 all year, all day pearl/chart medium diving cranks, fish flat, structure

The Pocket 143/I6 Mar-May, Oct-Nov, am-afternoon

watermelon plastics, fish boat-houses, rocks, laydowns

Sulphur Bluff 143/K2 all year, all day white spinners, grn/wht cranks, fish rocks and points

Rambo’s Pocket 142/B1 all year, all day plum med diving cranks, fish the bank wookds, rocks


Village Creek 143/InsA1

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Lake Cove 142/H5 Jan-May, avoid mid-day, afternoon

live minnows, great spawning area, work jigs shallow

Railroad Bed 142/H5 Jan-May, avoid mid-day, afternoon

live minnows, let drop to find the right depth

Carolina Creek 142/InsA all year, dawn-am, dusk-night

live minnows, use green lights at night, fish brush

Palmetto Creek 144/D5 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night

live minnows, use green lights at night, fish brush

Triple Creek Cove 144/InsC all year, dawn-am, dusk-night


Kickapoo Cove 144/InsC all year, dawn-am, dusk-night


Big John’s Hole 144/InsC May-Oct, dawn thru night

blk/chart 3/16 oz. jigs, tightline, fish close to stumps



Feb-Apr, midday thru afternoon

jigs, wht. traps, chrome/blue spinners, troll jigs, traps

Bedias Creek 142/InsA2


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Nelson Creek 142/InsA2



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White Rock 142/InsB Fe.-May, dawn thru afternoon



River Bend Cut 145/I1 all year, dawn thru dusk

chum the area, cut bait, work the channel bend

Old 190 Bridge 146/H9 all year, dawn thru dusk

stinkbait, earthworms, work the bottom of pillars

Geneva Lake Ridge 146/H2 all year, dawn thru dusk

stinkbait, cut bait, earthworms, work ridge structure

Mill Creek 148/F5 Apr-Oct, dawn thru dusk

good spawning area, cut bait, stink bait, chum area


Below Dam 149/L5 Mar-Nov, dawn thru dusk

live shad, yellow jigs, cast weight cork below spillway

Banana Hump 147/K1 Mar-Nov, dawn thru dusk

live shad, yellow jigs, jig off the bottom

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Daily LengthSpecies Bag Min.Largemouth bass 5* 14”Smallmouth bass 5* 14”Spotted bass 5* noneGuadalupe bass 5* noneStriped Bass 5** 18”Hybrid Striped Bass 5** 18”

Daily LengthSpecies Bag Min.White bass 25 10”Channel catfish 25*** 12”Blue catfish 25*** 12”Flathead catfish 5 18”Crappie 25 10”

Anglers must have a valid fishing license and a freshwater fishing stamp endorsement. Possession limit is twice the statewide daily bag. Fish stored by a person at their permanent residence do not apply to their possession limit.

* Daily bag limits is 5 total in any combination. ** Daily bag limit is 5 total in any combination. *** Daily bag limit is 25 in any combination.FACILItIEs on LAKE

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> sPECIAL REGULAtIons: Statewide regulations apply to all fishes with the exception of blue and channel catfish.

For portions of the lake in Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity

and Walker counties, the daily bag and possession limit for blue and channel catfish is 50.Statewide regulations apply to all other fishes.

> sEE sPECIAL REGULAtIons ABovE


A Cauthan Public Ramp 143 InsB N 30 58.001, W 95 20.036 Texas 94 800-792-1112 • • N • •B Riverside Public Ramp 143 InsA1 N 30 51.475, W 95 23.973 Texas 19 800-792-1112 • • N • •C Point Blank Public Ramp 146 A9 N 30 44.745, W 95 12.452 US 190 to FM 156 800-792-1112 • • N •D Blanchard Public Ramp 147 J8 N 30 44.211, W 95 05.302 FM 2457 800-792-1112 • • N • •E Tigerville Park 147 K5 N 30 42.483, W 95 03.933 FM 2457 to FM 3126 936-365-2292 • • • N •F Wolf Creek Park 146 F1 N 30 39.549, W 95 08.757 Texas 156 to Hwy 224 936-653-4312 • • • • • Y • • • • •G Lake Livingston State Park 147 P1 N 30 39.780, W 95 00.304 FM 1988 to FM 3126 936-365-2201 • • • • • • Y • • • • •H Broken Arrow Lodge & Marina 144 InsC N 30 50.005, W 95 04.932 280 Broken Arrow Marina 936-646-3462 • • • • • Y • • • •I Bethy Creek Resort 142 InsA N 30 50.863, W 95 23.094 136 Shorewood Dr. 800-537-6251 • • • • • Y • • • • •J Sandy Creek Resort 144 InsC N 30 48.552, W 95 05.103 11811 Hwy 190 936-646-3369 • • • • • Y • • • •

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Sandy Creek 144/InsC Mar-July, Sep-Dec, all day

blk./chart. 3/16 oz. jigs, fish stumps on creek edge

Creek & River Channel 144/B7 All Year, all day live minnows, fish boat docks, stumps and cut bank

Waterwood 144/B7 February thru November, all day

live minnows, blk/chart 3/16 oz. jigs, fish boat stalls

Bethy Creek 142/InsA May thru October, dawn-night

live minnows, fish boat docks, stumps and cut bank

Bethy Creek Marina Area 142/InsA all year, all day live minnows, blk/chart 3/16 oz. jigs, fish boathouses


Willow Bend 144/F6 Jan-September, dawn thru dusk

silver/white slabs, spoons, troll using a downrigger

Kickapoo Point 147/InsD Mar-Nov, midday-afternoon

gathering point, watch for birds working, spoons

Trapper Bend Intersection 145/I3 Mar-Nov, dawn thru

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Horseshoe Bend 145/J2 all year, dawn thru dusk


Penwaugh Intersection 145/I1 Feb-Nov, dawn through dusk


Old 190 Bridge 146/H9 all year, dawn thru afternoon

live shad, yellow jigs, jig off the bottom, work shade

Old Highway 190 Pass 146/B9 all year, dawn thru dusk


Old Creek Cut 147/J9 all year, dawn thru dusk


The Alley 147/InsD Jan-Oct, dawn thru aftn


Geneva Lake Ridge 146/H2 Jan-Oct, dawn thru dusk

good spawning area, gathering fish, watch for birds

Lake Hump 147/N1 Apr-Dec, dawn thru dusk

great gathering place, work hump top and edges

Walker Lake 146/G7 Mar-Nov, dawn thru afternoon

good spawning area, work small tops or traps slowly

The Lump 147/K3 Mar-Nov, dawn thru dusk

great gathering place, work over and around the lump

The Hump 147/M1 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk

jigging slabs, spoons, troll pet spoon on downrigger

Milk Run 142/D9 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk

jigging slabs, spoons, troll pet spoon on downrigger


Patrick’s Ferry Ramp 144/H4 April thru May, avoid midday

fresh dead shad C-rig, fish 200’ off bank S of bridge

Wyndell’s Hot Pass 144/H1 May-Oct, dawn thru dusk

shad, chicken liver, fish on struc-ture in 12-15’ deep

Mouth of Harmon Creek 143/InsA1 Feb-Nov, dawn-dusk best when there’s current, let cut

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The Cut 143/InsA1

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Chalk Bluff 142/InsA2

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Creek Near Island 143/I6 all year, all day cut shd, chicken liver, fish on structure in 12-15’ deep


River Bend 147/M6 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk


Pine Island 147/L1 May-Sep, dawn thru dusk


Wyndell’s Hot Pass 144/H1 Apr-Sep, dawn thru dusk


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Angelina River 150/D5 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

buzz, cranks, look for guts & pockets, irritate the water

Kingstown Area 150/E4 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

follow channels, look for guts & pockets, use cranks

Carrizo Creek 150/F5 Jan-Apr, dawn, morning, dusk

jigs, soft plastics, good spawning area, hit grass/brush

Moss Creek 150/H4 Jan-May, dawn, morning, dusk

soft plastics, spinners, good spawning area in grass

Lavaca Creek 151/I3 Feb-May, dawn, morning, dusk

buzzbait, flip & fish back brush, check pt. and mouth

Eagle Point 150/H1 Apr-July, dawn, morning, dusk

cranks, plastics, fish back brush on pt. & creek ledge

103 Bridge 151/I1 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

plastics, cranks, check rip rap, good place for sm. fish

School Bus 152/D8 May-Oct, dawn, morning, dusk

tailspins, cranks, hit deep drops & bends off point

Duranzo Creek 152/E9 Jan-June, dawn, morning, dusk

good spawning area w high water, hit timber, brush

Stanley Creek 152/F3 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

all lures, hit it all pads, willows, creek bends, points

Hanks Creek 152/G1 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

hit the pads, road beds, willows, humps, cottontail

Alligator Area 153/L1 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

fish pockets in spring, points & humps rest of year


Bird Island 154/H7 Apr-June, Oct-Nov, dawn, dusk

blk/chart. roadrunners, slow roll on hydrilla

Hogg Branch 155/J8 Apr-June, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnow, blk/chart. roadrun-ners, slow roll

Peckerwood Point 155/I2 April thru June, dawn-am, dusk

minnows, blue/chart. jigs w pink head, hit hydrilla

Harvey Creek Boat Ramp 155/K5 Apr-Nov, dawn-am, dusk

live shiners, tubes, fish ramp channel and brushpiles

Franklin Branch 155/K6 Apr-Oct, dawn-am, afternoon-dusk

roadrunner jigs, work island pts, hydrilla, slow roll

Indian Creek 155/J7 April-June, dawn-am, dusk

slow roll hydrilla with live shiners or roadrunners

147 Bridge 154/G5 May thru September, all day

work bridge pillars with live min-nows and drop jigs

Jackson Hill Area 153/M1 Apr-July, dawn-am, dusk-night

live shiners, fish brushpiles and hydrilla


147 Bridge 154/G6 May-Sep, dawn-am, afternoon-dusk

wht/blue tops, cranks, look for schools and birds

Calhoun Point 155/I6 April-November, dawn thru dusk

bright tops, cranks, work point, look for schools/birds


Veach Basin 155/P3 May-Nov, all day chicken liver, cut bait on C-rig, fish the bushes

Peckerwood Point 155/I4 May-Nov, all day night crawlers on C-rig or TX rig, move to grassbeds

Mudd Creek 154/H3 May-Nov, all day chicken liver, cut bait on C-rig, fish the bushes

Bird Island 154/H7 May-Nov, all day night crawlers on C-rig or TX rig, move to grassbeds


103 Bridge 151/I1 All Year, all day silver spoons, live minnnows, look for birds and boils

McAllister Park Area 153/InsA March thru November, all day

tiny traps, topwaters, look for fish in the shallows

Hanks Creek Park 152/G2 February thru November, all day

silver spoons, live minnows, look for birds and boils

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Attoyac Bends 153/N9 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

cranks, tailspins, fish river bends all the way to bridge

Knife Blade 153/N2 Jun-Dec, dawn, morning, dusk

fish pt. edges w cranks, willow on top w jigs/plastics

Deerstand Area 154/C9 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

hit hydrilla, pads, willows, pts., ditches, stumps, creek

Jackson Hill Area 154/G9 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

hit hydrilla, pads, willows, pts., ditches, stumps, creek

Canyon Area 154/E7 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

welcome Hawg Heaven, fish all the cover and shallows

Warsaw 154/G8 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

hit old railroad tram w many/many humps, hit schools

Back of Pophers Creek 154/C3 Jan-May, Sep-Dec, dawn, am, dusk

run frogs over the acres of lilly pads

Monterey Area 154/D5 Mar-Jun, dawn, morning, dusk

fish the willows & hydrilla w jigs, soft plastics, frogs

Mouth of Julie 154/G5 Mar-May, dawn, morn, dusk

good spawning area, follow road-beds, flip willows

Bridge Flats 154/H7 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

BIG FISH AREA, fish pads w frogs, hydrilla w jigs


Deer Stand Area 153/J1 Apr-June, dawn thru morn, dusk

roadrunner jigs slow roll over hydrilla and cuts

103 Bridge 151/I1 all year, all day live minnows, fish bridge area and creek channel

Veach Basin 155/P3 Apr-May, Fall, dawn-am, dusk

live minnows, blk/chart. roadrun-ners slow roll

Peckerwood 155/I2 Apr-June, Oct-Nov, dawn, dusk

blk/char. roadrunners, slow roll on hydrilla

Buck Bay 160/E3 Mar-July, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnows, roadrunners, slow roll over grass

Buckmore 160/F2 Mar-July, dawn, am, dusk, night

white/chartreuse roadrunners, live minnows, wk. 4-6’

Firetower 156/D6 Mar-July, dawn, am, dusk, night


Five Fingers 158/B8 Mar-July, dawn, am, dusk, night



147 Bridge 154/H7 Dec-Jan, July-Sep, all day

chick livers, cut bait, drop bait beside pillars, 15-25’

Hogg Branch 155/J8 Apr-June, Oct.-Nov, all day

fish bushes in spring, move to grass as water falls

Cannons 154/E7 Apr-June, Oct.-Nov, all day


Deer Stand 153/K1 Apr-June, Oct.-Nov., all day


Hank’s Creek Park 154/B9 May-Nov, all day fish bushes in spring, move to grass as water falls

Duranzo Point 152/D8 May-Nov, all day fish bushes in spring, move to grass as water falls

Black Forest 155/K4 all year, dawn thru dusk

cut bait, chicken liver, fish deep holes, drops, humps


Warsaw Hump 154/G8 May thru November, all day

silver spoons, live minnows, look for birds and boils

147 Bridge Supports 154/G6 May thru November, all day


147 Bridge 154/H6 May-November, dawn thru dusk

Little Georges, hit between Bird Island and 147 Bridge

Cassells-Boykin Area 154/G5 May-August, dawn

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Deer Stand Area 153/J1 May-November, dawn thru dusk

chrome/white spinners, fish pts between island & river

Farmer Flats 158/D6 May thru November, all day

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fish back end in spring, mouth the rest of year, jigs

Hog Branch 155/J7 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

fish back end in spring, mouth the rest of year, jigs

Peckerwood Point 155/I2 Jan-May, dawn, morning, dusk

fish roaming schools in shallow brush & hydrilla

Bogey Creek 155/I1 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

back end in spring, rest of year, hit pts., flats, hydrilla

Black Forest 155/J3 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

soft plastics, fish humps, stumps, hydrilla patches

Harvey Creek 155/L9 Jan-Apr, Oct-Dec, dawn, am, dusk

look for schooling in fall, head back to spawn spring

Golden Triangle 155/InsC All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

fish roam this flat, key on guts and hydrilla patches

Drake Creek Roadbead 155/InsC Jan-Apr, dawn, morning, dusk

fish roadbed to back of creek, BIG TIME SPAWNING

West side Veach 155/P3 All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

hit pts., edges in summer, inside edge in spring w Crig

Stanley Hump 152/F4 Apr-July, dawn, morning, dusk

post-spawn fish like this area, circle the hump

Prairie Creek 153/N7 Feb-May, dawn, morning, dusk

good spawning area, flip the back brush and rocks

Odell Creek 153/D5 Feb-May, dawn, morning, dusk

spawners, flip the back brush, creek bends, humps

103 @ Attoyac 153/InsA All Year, dawn, morning, dusk

soft plastics on Carolina rig, fish rip rap year around

Little Caney 156/C7 Jan-June, dawn thru am, dusk

traps, jigs, good spawning, check pocket in the back

Caney Flats 156/D8 May thru Sep, dawn, am, dusk

C-rigs, hit ditches, flats, humps, good post-spawn area

Big Caney 156/C6 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

all lures, hit hydrilla, humps, roadbeds, channel, wood

Sandy Creek 156/H4 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

hit deep channel passes, willows, hydrilla, top to btm.

Pipeline Creek 156/F5 Feb thru May, dawn-morn, dusk

spinners, plastics, good spawn-ing in cove back, brush


Norris Creek 157/L7 Mar-July, dawn, am, dusk, night


Coleman Creek 157/J8 Mar-July, dawn, am, dusk, night


Boggy Branch 160/D5 All Year, all day live minnows, crappie jigs, slow roll over grass

Owl Creek 160/B6 Mar-May, Aug-Nov, all day


South Needmore Point 158/G8 May-Nov, dawn, am, dusk, night

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Spillway Point 158/B2 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

natural plastics, jigs, hit brush piles in good current

Twin Dikes Humps 158/E3 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

fish wind currents thru islands, humps, ditches, rocks

Solley’s Woods 158/H4 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

fish all flats, hydrilla, ditches, coves to Little Creek Pt.

Little Creek 159/I8 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

fish halfway back, hit channel, hydrilla ledge, willows

Mill Creek 159/J9 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

follow channel, hit overhanging willows, shallows

Bear Creek 161/J5 Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-am, dusk

frogs, heavy cover, hit hydrilla, coontail and lilly pads

Easley Prairie 161/K3 Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov, dawn-am, dusk

frogs, fish vegetation, BE CAREFUL abandoned RR.

Needmore Point 158/G8 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

all lure, huge flat pt. w ditches, look roaming schools

Buck Bay Point 160/E2 June-Nov, dawn thru am, dusk

plastics, slow tapering pt., hit hydrilla, brush, grasses

Buck Bay Saddle 160/E3 Jan-May, Sep-Dec, dawn, am, dusk

heavy fishing pressure, lots of fish, hit timber, grass

Miller Flats 160/D4 Jan-Apr, Oct-Dec, dawn, am, dusk

hit flats/humps w hydrills, coon-tail, timber, grass edge

Miller Creek 160/C3 Feb thru May, dawn-am, dusk

jerks, plastics, spawning area, ck. pockets/creek bank

Pidgeon Roost 158/D9 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

cranks, buzz, hit hydrilla edges, check back spawners

Powell Hump 158/E8 May thru Oct, dawn-am, dusk

flip jigs if hydrilla is present, C-rig plastics if not

Powell Park Cove 158/D8 Feb thru May, traps, spinners,

spawn area in back, hit boat slip in front, traps, TX rig

Sawmill Flats 158/E7 Jan-May, Oct-Dec, dawn, am, dusk

throw frogs if water present in tall grass, hit hydrilla

Farmer’s Flats 158/D6 All Year, dawn thru morn, dusk

spring/fall hit coves, grass, sum-mer deep humps/rds.

Camp Creek 158/C6 Feb thru May, dawn-am, dusk

cranks, traps, spawners in pock-ets & around brush


McGilberry Lake 155/K2 all year, dawn thru dusk

cut bait, C-rig w heavy weight, chum, work deep water

Stanley Hump 152/F4 all year, dawn thru dusk

live shad, cut bait, wk N hump area drop 14 to 24’

Needmore Point 158/G8 All Year, all day chum area, use cut bait on TX-rig in spring, rest btm.

Little Farmer Flats 158/E6 All Year, all day chicken livers, night crawlers, fish bushes in spring

Five Fingers 158/B8 All Year, all day cut bait, night crawlers, fish 5-25’ in fall and summer

Norris Creek 157/L7 All Year, all day chicken livers, night crawlers on light C-rig in summer

Coleman Creek 157/J8 All Year, all day chicken livers, night crawlers, fish bushes in spring


Pigeon Roost Point 158/E8 March thru August, all day

silver spoons, jigs, troll with spoons, fish wtr. column

Needmore Point 158/G8 February thru August, all day

silver spoons, small cranks, jigs, look for birds, bait

Mouth of Tiger Creek 158/G3 February thru August, all day

tiny traps, silver spoons, look for birds and boils

Twin Dikes Park Area 158/F3 February thru May, all day

silver spoons, jigs, troll with spoons, fish wtr. column

Mouth of Parker Creek 156/G4 February thru August, all day


Point at Mill Creek 159/I9 May thru August, all day

silver spoons, small cranks, jigs, look for birds, bait

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pumkinseed worm, C-rig, hit lake edges shallow-deep

Big Bend on the River Channel 162/H4 Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec,

all daywatermelon lizard, hit dropoffs on outside of rvr. bend

Grapevine (Cow Bayou) 163/J2 Feb thru Apr, mid-day thru dusk

shad tops, white buzzbait, spawning area/slow retrieve

Old River Beds 162/E7 All Year, dawn-midday, dusk

jigs, tubes, medium cranks, work channel ledges

Grapevine 162/G6 Feb-April, dawn-morning, dusk

shad tops, white buzzbaits, spawning area, fish slowly

Pine Island 162/E4 Feb-Apr, avoid midday-afternoon

spawing area, live worms, C rig, work shallow brush

Tucker Lake Flat 162/F3 Feb-Apr, dawn thru dusk

work bone topwaters early, work deeper water later

Tenaha Creek 162/G2 July-Nov, avoid midday, dusk

red traps, live worms, work brushpiles w a slow roll

Turkey Creek Point 162/H5 Jan thru Feb, dawn, am, dusk

live shad, soft plastics, on C rig, hit river bend slowly

Dead End 162/H2 Jun-Feb, dawn-midday, dusk

buzzbaits, live shad, hit channel edges and ridges


Shelby Beach 162/F1 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, dawn-am, dusk

live shiners, hit stumps, logs on/near rvr. channel bank

Rose Bend 166/E5 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, dawn-am, dusk

blk/chart. jigs, hit stumps on out on outside bend

Huxley Bay/Stillwater River Chnl. 164/G4 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec,

dawn-morn, dusk live shiners, cast shallow allow-ing bait to drop to btm.

Bayou Siepe Points & Holes 164/G1 All Year, dawn-

morn, dusk-nightsummer/winter hit channel bends, spring/fall hit flats

Huxley Bay/Snake Pit 164/G4 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, avoid midday, aftn.

shiners, cast shallow, let drop to find schooling depth

Round Lakes 165/K2 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, avoid midday, aftn.

live shiners, cast shallow allow-ing bait to drop to btm.

Bison’s River Channel 166/F5 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, dawn-am, dusk


Ragtown River Channel 166/E1 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, avoid midday, aftn.


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Pendelton Bridge Pilings 170/H4 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk

live shad, 1 1/2 oz. slabs, tight-line w stop & go retrieve

River Bend 171/I5 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk

1 1/2 oz. slabs, live shad, slowly troll river bend

River Bend 171/K1 April thru June, morning, dusk


White Oak River Bend 174/H7 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk

striper jigs, slabs, cranks, slowly troll river bend

Indian Mound River Bend 174/H9 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk



Tenaha Creek 162/F1 All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

live perch, cut shad, use bottom rigs or floats

Shelby Beach 164/D9 Mar-Nov, avoid mid-day, afternoon

live perch, cut shad, use trot or jug lines, or tightline

Green Point 164/F5 Mar-Nov, avoid mid-day, afternoon

let floats drift in the wind, retrieve went float drops

Converse Flats 164/H3 Mar-Nov, avoid mid-day, afternoon

tie trotline tween stumps in wtr column, wt. for strike


Jolly Rogers River Bends 164/G5 May-Aug, dawn-am, dusk

horsehead jigs, vertical jig sand-bars inside river bends

Greenpoint River Bends 164/H5 May-Aug, dawn-am, dusk

chrome spoons, vertical jig on sandbars in river bends

Silvie Bend 166/E1 Nov-Feb, dawn-midday, dusk

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> SPECIAL REGULATIONS: Residents of Texas or Louisiana who are properly licensed in their state (or are exempt

because of age), or persons who hold valid non-resident fishing licenses issued by either state may fish in any portion of the lakes and rivers forming a common boundary between Louisiana and Texas inland from a line across Sabine Pass between Texas Point and Louisiana Point.On the Texas side of the reservoir, most fishes are regulated under existing statewide regulations. However, a few special regulations apply:

The daily bag limit for all species of black bass is 8 fish in the aggregate. Possession limit is 10.For black and white crappie, the daily bag and pos-

session limit is 50 fish in combination. The statewide minimum length of 10 inches is in effect March through November, but in December, January and February there is no minimum length and all crappie caught must be retained.

No minimum length limit for striped bass, but there is a 5-fish bag limit of which only 2 may be 30 inches or greaterNo minimum length limit for white bass, 25-fish daily bag limit.Louisiana regulations for crappie and catfish differ from Texas regulations. Fish that are in an angler’s possession on the Texas side of the line must con-form to Texas regulations, regardless of the state in which they were caught.

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Haley’s Ferry Campground 164/G1 All Year; dawn-

morn, dusk-nightCats, whites, crappie, large-mouth; fish bottom w live bt.

Ragtown Recreation Site 166/D4 All Year; dawn-morn, dusk-night

Catfish; live bait, cast out and fish the bottom slowly

Toomies Bridge 162/D2 Oct thru Feb; dawn thru morning

Crappie, catfish; live bait, jigs, cast into channel to btm.

SRA Rec. Site #1 162/A9 Feb thru March; dawn, morn, dusk

Whites, cats; live crawfish, fish river bottom, hook up 1’

East Hamilton Boat Ramp 168/C5 All Year; dawn-

morn, dusk-nightCatfish, live or cut bait, cast to river channel, slow roll

Bayou Siepe Bridge 166/B7 Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec; dawn, morn, dusk

Crappie, cats; hit rvr. channel, retrieve w slow pump

Grannie Creek Bridge 164/D5 All Year; dawn-morn, dusk-night

Catfish; live or cut bait; tightline, fish bottom of creek channel

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red traps, cranks, work in and around brush, slow roll

Deer Camp 162/G1 Jan-Apr, dawn thru dusk

live shad, soft plastics on C rig, work shallow to deep

Sandy Creek Point 162/H4 May-Dec, dawn thru dusk

live shad, soft plastics on C rig, hit river bend slowly

Jolly Rogers Ridge 163/K1 Mar-Nov, dawn thru dusk

cranks, traps, live shad, work structure above & below

Converse Bay Park Cove 165/J5 Spring, Aug-Nov, dawn-midday, dusk

good spawning area, work cove back brush and banks

Sacamore 164/H1 May-Dec, dawn thru dusk

gold rogue, hit the bushes in high water, swags in low

Round Lake 165/J2 May-Oct, avoid midday-afternoon

shad deep-diving cranks, buzz bait, slow retrieve

Converse Ridge 165/I4 Jan-Apr, Aug-Nov, avoid midday, pm

good spawning area, work brush and water structure

Seipe Bayou Point 164/H1 May-Dec, dawn thru dusk

summer/winter hit channel bends, spring/fall hit flats

Green Point 164/G5 Mar-May, Aug-Nov, dawn-dusk

live shad, match lure color to water, fish point & flat


San Miguel Bridge 169/P9 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, avoid midday, aftn.

live shiners, hit the pilngs/ brush, use grn. lights night

Point in San Miguel 169/N7 Jan-Feb, Sep-Dec, avoid midday, aftn.

live shiners, hit the structure all up and around point

276 / Patroon Bayou Bridge 170/C8 All Year, dawn, am,

dusk, nightminnows, jigs, work pilings, brush & shadows, rip rap

Chicken Coop 170/D8 Sep-Feb, dawn, am, dusk, night

minnows, jigs, work vegetation, use grn. lights at night

Carrice Creek Bridge 170/F2 Mar-Nov, dawn, am, dusk, night

minnows, jigs, work pilings, brush & shadows, rip rap

Crappie Tops 169/J1 All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnows, jigs, work verti-cally, find right depth

Pendelton Bridge Pilings 170/H4 Mar-Nov, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnows under cork, work pilings, brush

Crappie Bend 171/I7 All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnows, jigs, work channel bend edges to top


Harpers Ridge 173/I2 Apr-Jun, dawn, dusk

live shad, minnows, jigs, slowly troll the ridge

Boone’s Crossing 173/I2 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk

red deep diving cranks, slowly troll area in criss cross

River Bend 175/J5 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk


Pirates Cove River Bend 175/L4 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk


EW4 Texas N Lanes 175/I4 Sep thru Nov, morn-ing, dusk

chug bug, topwaters, use a stop and go retrieve


English Bay 166/E7 All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

live perch, cut shad, use bottom rigs or floats

Bison’s Flats 166/H4 All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

live perch, cut shad, use trot or jug lines, or tightline

Brittains Bend 168/E7 All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

let floats drift in the wind, retrieve went float drops

San Patrico Point 166/H1 All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

tie trotline tween stumps in wtr column, wt. for strike


Buzzard Bend 166/E3 May-Aug, dawn-am, dusk

small chart. cranks, hit inside bend of river channel

Sycamore Bend 164/H1 May-Aug, dawn-am, dusk

chrome tailspinners, hit river bend bottom near bars

EW 16 Rig 168/G5 May-Aug, dawn-morn, dusk

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CAMP-ING

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A Swede Johnson. RA 162 B9 N 31 55.177, W 93 58.142 off FM 139 409-565-2273 • • • • • N •B Tenaha Creek Rec. Area 162 D2 N 31 50.569, W 93 56.484 off FM 139 409-565-2273 • • N •C Huxley Marina 164 F3 N 31 45.017, W 93 50.404 FM 3172 936-368-2495 • • • • • Y • • •D Bayou Siepe Pub. Ramp 164 H1 N 31 43.953, W 93 49.629 FM 100A 409-565-2273 • • • Y •E Ragtown Pub. Ramp 166 D4 N 31 40.886, W 93 49.764 off FM 3184 409-565-2273 • • • Y •F East Hamilton 168 C5 N 31 35.722, W 93 50.421 off FM 2261 409-565-2273 • • • Y •G Oak Ridge Park 162 C9 N 31 55.543, W 93 57.275 off LA 191 318-256-4112 • • • • N •H Converse Bay Park 165 J4 N 31 46.139, W 93 47.251 off LA 191 318-256-4112 • • • • • Y • •I Bison’s Landing 166 H6 N 31 42.160, W 93 46.491 off LA 191 318-256-4112 • • Y •J Wright’s Landing 166 H2 N 31 39.593, W 93 46.381 off LA 191 318-256-4112 • • Y •K San Miguel Park & Pier 169 N4 N 31 34.985, W 93 41.581 off LA 191 318-256-4112 • • • • • Y • • •

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great spawning area, live worms, work shallow brush

Bison Hump 166/G5 all year, dawn thru am, dusk

shallow cranks, dark on cloudy days, work top & edge

Horseshoe Bend 166/E1 May-Dec, avoid mid-day, afternoon

watermelon lizard, hit dropoffs on outside of bend

Bison’s & A1 Campground 166/H9 All Year, dawn thru

duskspinners, hit shallow humps/ridges away from bank

Bayou Sepe 164/F1 All Year, dawn, midday-dusk

fish shallow in spring & summer, deep fall and winter

Brown Bend 166/F4 Mar-Nov, dawn thru dusk

work the points and bends in river channel w cranks

Deer Camp Flats 164/B9 Jan-June, dawn-midday, dusk

shallow cranks, live shad on C-rig, work shallow flat

Carbody Pocket 166/G3 Feb-Apr, dawn, midday-dusk

gold rogue, hit the bushes in high water, swags in low

Granny Creek 164/D5 Jan thru May, mid-day thru dusk

watermelon spinners, spawning area, slow retrieve

Bossier Bayou 164/I7 Spring, Aug-Nov, dawn-midday, dusk

great spawning area, work brush and creek in back


191 Bridge 171/N8 Spring, Aug-Nov, avoid midday, aftn.

minnows, jigs, work pilings, brush & shadows, rip rap

3121 Bridge Pilings 172/InsF All Year, dawn, am, dusk, night

minnows, jigs, work pilings, brush & shadows

House Bay/Community Hole 174/G6 Mar-May, dawn, am,

dusk, nightlive minnows, jigs, jig vertically from boat until found

Indian Mounds 172/H1 Mar-May, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnows under cork, cast on top/around mounds

Big Island / Pirates Cove 175/N5 Mar-May, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnows, jigs, jig vertically from boat until found

Six Mile Islands 174/F1 Spring, dawn, am, dusk, night

minnows, jigs, work vegetation, use grn. lights at night

Mills Creek 176/F7 Spring, Fall, dawn, am, dusk

live minnows, jigs, work the creek banks, brush, veg.

Texas Island 176/H7 Mar-May, dawn, am, dusk, night

live minnows, jigs, work around island, hit brush


Housing Bay EW6 175/I6 Oct thru Dec, morn-ing, dusk

wht. bucktail jig, cast and use a stop and go retrieve

Main River Channel 177/I5 Mar-May, am, after-noon, dusk

minnows, live shad, slabs, slowly troll river channel

Striper Alley 176/H7 Dec-Feb, morning, aftn., dusk

1 1/2 oz. slabs, live shad, slowly troll river channel

North Louisiana Island 177/I8 March thru May, morning, dusk

wht. bucktail jigs, troll, cast behind boat, lock reel

Generators 177/K5 Dec-Feb, morning, aftn., dusk

minnows, live shad, striper jigs, fish the current


Big Slough 162/F8 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night

cut bait, stink bait, trotlines or freeline the bottom

Persimmon’s Slough 162/G5 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night


Bossier Slough 164/H5 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night


Kilgore Slough 164/H2 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night



Bubbling Well 166/G6 Feb-Aug, dawn-am, dusk

underwater well, vertical jig off bottom in bubbles

Blue Lake 168/G5 May-Aug, dawn-am, dusk

live minnows, look for birds, if found cast into them

Pendelton Bridge Pilings 170/H4 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk

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Granny’s Creek 164/F7 May-Oct, midday thru dusk

great pre/post spawning area, use spinners slowly

Converse Ridge 165/I5 Jan-Apr, Aug-Nov, avoid midday, pm

good spawning area, work brush and water structure

Wilson Creek 168/C9 All Year, dawn-midday, dusk

red traps, live worms, work brush piles in a slow roll

San Patrico Point 167/I1 All Year, dawn-midday, dusk

red traps, cranks, buzzbait, work the island/pt. slot

Bison Flats 166/H5 Spring, Aug-Nov, dawn-midday, dusk

shallow cranks, live shad on C-rig, work shallow flat

Martinez Creek 168/C5 Sep thru Mar, dawn-am, dusk


San Miguel Hump 169/O7 Feb-Apr, dawn-midday, dusk

shallow cranks, plastics, work hump edges and top

Solan’s 168/H8 Feb-Apr, dawn, midday-dusk

go shallow, if trolling motor not stirring mud, too deep

Wilson Creek Coves 168/D9 Jan-Sep, avoid afternoon

jig & pig, jerk baits, on clear day use light colors

Brittain Creek 168/B8 Sep-Mar, dawn thru am, dusk


Indian Mound 168/H8 All Year, dawn thru am, dusk

medium cranks, plastics, work mound edges and top

Blue Lake 168/H4 Jun-Feb, dawn-midday, dusk

deep-diving cranks, TX rigs, work river channel ledges

Solan Camp Area 168/H8 all year, dawn-am, afternoon-dusk

go shallow, if trolling motor not stirring mud, too deep

Wilson Creek Mouth 170/C6 Late Feb-Nov, am, aftn, dusk

spawners thru March, work chan-nel edges rest of year

Mason Creek Area 170/C7 Late Feb-Nov, am, aftn, dusk

spawners thru March, work chan-nel edges rest of year

Corsey Creek Mouth 170/D5 Late Feb-Nov, am, aftn, dusk

live shad, plastics on C-rig, work channel edge slowly

Blue Lake 168/G5 Jun-Feb, dawn-midday, dusk

deep-diving cranks, TX rigs, work river channel ledges

State Park Flats 169/I2 Mar-Nov, dawn, am, aftn, dusk

spinners, cranks early, C-rig plastics, live bait later

Pendleton Harbor 170/G3 May-June, morning, dusk

C-rig Berkley June Bug worm, work the structure

South of Pendleton Harbor 170/G3 Apr-May, morning,

duskC-rig watermelon lizards, work the brush & structure

North of Bridge Bay Resort 171/I5 Apr-May, morning,

duskC-rig watermelon lizards, work the brush & structure

San Miguel Flats 169/L4 Spring, Fall, dawn-midday, dusk

Wedge Hogs, work the shallow flat, slow retrieve

Bug Island 172/G9 May-June, morning, dusk

C-rig worms, work island shallow to deep, slow roll

United Bay 171/K6 Spring, Fall, dawn-am, dusk

lizard, live or soft plastics, work the brush and timber

Tennessee Bay 172/H7 Mar-Nov, dawn, am, aftn, dusk

jigs, soft plastic lizards or worms, work mossy banks


Soto Saline Slough 165/I3 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night


Sulphur Springs Slough 166/G7 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night


Prairie Slough 166/E1 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night


Horseshoe Slough 166/E4 all year, dawn-am, dusk-night



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River Bend 171/K1 Apr-Jun, morning, dusk


EW4 Texas N Lanes 174/H7 Sep-Nov, morning, dusk

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North of Shadows Landing 173/L8 Mar-Apr, morning,

duskTX-rig pumpkinseed lizard, work the brush & structure

Palo Goucho 172/D8 Mar-Apr, morning, dusk

1/2 oz. pumpkin/chart. lizard, work the brush, rocks

Hurricane Hole 174/F8 Jan-Feb, morning, afternoon

chrome/blue traps, use a stop and go retrieve, slow

Oil Well Cove 172/H3 Mar-Nov, dawn, am, aftn, dusk

wacky worms, jigs, live shad, work pts., humps, plants

Lowes Creek 172/G5 Spring, Fall, dawn-am, dusk

spinners, live worms, work edges, rocks, vegetation

Arnold Bay 173/L2 Mar-Nov, dawn, am, aftn, dusk

traps, spinners, plastics, work humps, dropoffs, plants

Pirates Cove Island 175/M4 Jun-Jul, morning, night

C-rig blk/red flack worms, work island shallow to deep

Pirates Cove Big Island 175/N4 Jun-Jul, morning, night

C-rig blk/red flack worms, work island shallow to deep

Pirates Cove 175/N5 Jan-Feb, morning, afternoon

natural crawfish traps, use stop and go slow retrieve

Housing Bay 174/C6 Oct-Dec, am, after-noon, dusk

white spinners, use a slow stop and go retrieve

Big Sandy Flats Cornfield 174/E1 Mar-Nov, dawn, am,

aftn, dusktops, spinners, smaller fish shal-low, bigger w depth

North Housing Bay 174/E6 Oct-Dec, am, after-noon, dusk

white spinners, use a slow stop and go retrieve

Gilley’s Point / Six Mile Bay 174/G2 All Year, dawn, am,

aftn, duskwacky worms, jigs, live shad, work pts., humps, plants

Mill Creek Bay 176/E5 Feb-Mar, morning, afternoon

TX rig pumpkinseed lizard, work the humps & dropoffs

Hickory Ridge McGee’s Flats 176/F9 All Year, dawn, am,

aftn, dusktops, spinners, smaller fish shal-low, bigger w depth

Buck Creek 176/H4 Jan-Feb, morning, afternoon

1/2 oz. pumpkin/chart. lizard, work the brush, rocks

Texas Island 174/H7 Aug-Sep, morning, dusk

drop shot 4” watermelon worm, jig island vertically

Generators 177/K5 Jul-Aug, morning,dusk

C-rig plum plastics, work in and around currents

Spillway Cove 177/K6 Jan-Feb, morning, afternoon

chart./wht. 1/2 oz. spinner, slow stop and go retrieve

State Park Cove 177/J7 Jan-Feb, morning, afternoon

chart./wht. 1/2 oz. spinner, slow stop and go retrieve


Sandy Slough 168/E8 all year; dawn-am, dusk-night


San Miguel Channel 170/M3 All Year; dawn, am, dusk, night

lead weight on line btm., hook 1’ above lead, fish btm.


Housing Bay EW6 174/H7 Oct thru Dec, morn-ing, dusk

wht. bucktail jig, cast and use a stop and go retrieve

Main River Channel 172/H6 Mar-May, am, after-noon, dusk

minnows, live shad, slabs, slowly troll river channel

Striper Alley 173/I2 Dec-Feb, am, after-noon, dusk

1 1/2 oz. slabs, live shad, slowly troll river channel

North Louisiana Island 173/I2 Mar-May, morning, dusk

wht. bucktail jigs, troll, cast behind boat, lock reel

Horseshoe Bend 172/H3 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk


Generators 175/J5 Dec-Feb, am, after-noon, dusk

minnows, live shad, striper jigs, fish the current

Striper Ridge 175/L4 Mar-May, am, after-noon, dusk

chrome/blue deep diving cranks, slowly troll ridge

Red Bluff Spillway / Generator 175/I4 May thru July,

all dayred deep diving cranks, slowly troll area in criss cross

White Oak River Bend 175/I6 Mar-Nov, am, after-noon, dusk


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fayeTTe counTy ReS.Location: Power plant cooling reservoir, 10 miles

east of La Grange in Fayette County.


Impounded: 1978

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Lake LavonLocation: 4 miles northeast of Wylie, off Texas

Highway 78


Impounded: 1953; reservoir size doubled, 1974

See Page: 188

Lake PaLeSTineLocation: 15 miles southwest of Tyler on Texas

155, on the Neches River.


Impounded: 1962

See Page: 192

Lake Ray RoBeRTSLocation: 10 miles north of Denton off FM 455, on the

Elm Fork of the Trinity River.


Impounded: 1987

See Page: 196

cedaR cReek ReS.Location: 15 miles west of Athens in the area

between US 175 and Texas 274


Impounded: 1965

See Page: 180

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Texas Prairies Region Has the Most Lakes

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LaRGeMouth bass anGLinG is best in the

lower end of the reservoir where the water is clear. Catfish

are abundant, with more blues than channel cats in the

legal size range. Hybrid striped bass are stocked annually.

Anglers generally follow the birds to find schools of

white bass and hybrids. Action can be good all year but is

particularly good in the spring. Look for largemouth in the

weedy back ends of coves in the lower third of the lake.

Fayette County ReseRvoiR is a power plant

cooling reservoir. This elevates water temperatures, and

keeps bass active in winter and early spring. Largemouth

bass anglers can be successful year round in Fayette, but

the most productive time is between February and June.

Channel, blue, and flathead catfish have been stocked.

Timber provides cover in the back of coves. Submerged

aquatic vegetation is present in limited quantities.

Lake Lavon is noted for crappie fishing, espe-

cially in winter and spring. Largemouth bass, channel

catfish, and blue catfish offer good angling opportunities.

Most structure in this lake is in the form of standing timber,

especially uplake in the East Fork Trinity River arm and

the Sister Grove/Pilot Grove Creek arm. During the winter,

crappie school in deep water and are usually found around

deep structure, especially on south-facing shorelines.

Channel catfish angling is best in the summer.

Lake PaLestine is veRy popular for largemouth

bass tournaments due to its consistent success. Both white

bass and hybrid striped bass are present; white bass are

particularly popular during their spring run up the Neches

River and Kickapoo Creeks. Channel and blue catfishes are

abundant and flathead catfish provide great opportunity for

trophy-sized fish. Hybrid stripers and white bass are par-

ticularly active from the dam to Highway 155 during winter

months and into spring.

Lake Ray RobeRts has Many good spots to

fish for largemouths and for white bass, especially during

the spring spawning run up tributaries, and again in the

summer when bass school in the main pool off the dam.

Ray Roberts has approximately 2,000 acres of standing

timber, located mostly in the upper reaches of both major

arms. There is rip-rap along the dam at the south end of the

main pool.

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LAKE SomErviLLELocation: 30 miles from Bryan/College Station on

Texas Highway 36.


Impounded: 1967

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richLAnd-chAmBErS rES.Location: East-southeast of Corsicana on US 287.


Impounded: 1987

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LAKE TAwAKoniLocation: 15 miles southeast of Greenville


Impounded: 1960

See Page: 210

LAKE TEXomALocation: Northwest of Sherman-Denison, on the

Red River (Texas-Oklahoma state line)


Impounded: 1944

See Page: 214

LAKE whiTnEYLocation: 30 miles norhwest of Waco, on the

Brazos and Nolan Rivers.


Impounded: 1951

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RiChLand-ChaMbeRS iS an excellent choice for

anglers seeking catfish, crappie, white bass or hybrid strip-

ers. Angling for largemouth bass can be very good around

vegetation and in clear water; however, these areas are

somewhat limited. Richland-Chambers produces abundant

crappie (both black and white) and may be the area’s most

consistent fishery for these fish. Catfish are everywhere.

White bass and hybrid stripers are active from the 287

bridge to the dam.

Lake SoMeRviLLe iS knoWn as a high quality

white bassfishery, especially during the spring spawn-

ing run. However the lake offers very good fishing for

hybrid striped bass, channel catfish and crappie as well.

Largemouth bass fishing is very good with catches of fish

up to 10 pounds plus. This lake offers very little shoreline

cover or structure. During high water periods, flooded ter-

restrial vegetation is the predominant cover.

STRiPed baSS, hybRid striped bass and white

bass are abundant in the lake’s open water areas. Striped

and hybrid bass are stocked annually by TPWD to main-

tain the fisheries. Channel and blue catfish are abundant,

along with limited numbers of flathead catfish. Largemouth

bass is also a popular sportfish in this reservoir. Crappie

fishing can be good around standing timber, bridge pilings,

and artificial fish attractors. The habitat on Lake Tawakoni

is limited, so any available cover tends to attract and hold

largemouth bass.

WiThin iTS LenGThy, winding boundaries,

Whitney has a wide diversity of shoreline cover. Lake

Whitney provides some of the best striped bass fishing in

the state, with March through May being the best months.

Smallmouth bass fishing can be excellent, especially in the

middle and lower portions of the reservoir. Crappie fishing

is best during the March-April spawn. Spring is the best

time to catch quality size largemouth bass. Blue, channel,

and flathead catfish can be caught all year.

FRee-FLoWinG CuRRenT in the Red River

makes Texoma one of the few lakes in

Texas with a self-sustaining population

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shoreline, there are 9 miles of

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ber, and 50 miles of submersed

aquatic vegetation.

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Upper Cedar Creek Entrance 180/E9 All Year, dawn-

morn., duskdark or bright cranks, spinners, hit pads, willows

Middle Cedar Creek Entrance 180/F9 All Year, dawn-

morn., duskif water level permits, fish as far as you can get

Lower Cedar Creek Entrance 180/G9 All Year, dawn-

morn., duskif water level high, enter creek and fish river style

Lacy Creek Entrance 180/E9 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk

cranks, plastics, frogs, spinners, fish river style

Redwood 180/E2 Jan-May, dawn-morn., dusk

spinners, C-rigs, fish brushpiles and stumps

Rock Piles 180/H2 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk

cranks, tops, jigs, fish rock piles between docks

Highway 85 Area 182/C7 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk

all lures, hit humps, ditches, brushpiles, look for fish

Big Cove Area 182/C5 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk

jigs, spinners, plastics, look for deeper brushed docks

Prairie Creek 182/E4 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk

jigs, soft plastics, loaded w brushed docks, hit them

Mouth of Twin 182/G4 May-Dec, dawn-morn., dusk

jigs, soft plastics, find the deeper docks with brush

South Shore of Twin 183/I5 May-De., dawn-morn., dusk


198 @ Twin 182/G6 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk

cranks, soft plastics, fish the bridge rip rap

Main Lake Docks 182/E2 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk


Tradewinds 182/E1 All Year, dawn-morn., dusk

jigs, spinners, fish middle brushed docks summer

Enchanted Isle 182/H1 Oct-Dec, dawn-morn., dusk

cranks, tops, fish steep bank leading to back pocket


Crappie Island 185/I3 Jan.-Feb, Nov.-Dec., midday

1/8-1/4 oz. jig, fish hump side in 20-30’ water to bottom

Caney Bridge 185/M3 Feb.-May, Oct.-Nov., midday

1/8 oz. jig, fish the column verti-cally and slowly

Clear Creek Bridge 185/I6 Feb.-May, Oct.-Nov., midday

1/8 oz. jig, fish the column verti-cally and slowly

Lynn Creek 185/I9 March, dawn-morning, dusk

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B Caney Cove Pub. Ramp 185 I4 N 32 12.555, W 96 01.451 Texas 31 to FM 198 903-887-3152 • • N • •

C Don’s Port Marina 184 A5 N 32 16.096, W 96 09.244 off Texas 274 903-432-2268 • • • Y • •


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Dam 184/F1 Apr.-Oct., morning-afternoon

liver, cut shad, use a bobber to keep bait off rip rap

Flats 184/E3 Mar.-Nov., morning, dusk-night

cut shad, use jugline, trotline or simply drift

Clear Creek 185/I7 Mar.-Nov., morning, dusk-night


Iron Wall Hump 184/C7 Mar.-Nov., morning, dusk-night


Spillway Hump 184/F9 Mar.-Nov., morning, dusk-night


Enchanted Island 182/H1 Mar.-Nov., morning, dusk-night


Sunken Island 182/E5 Mar.-Nov., morning, dusk-night


Bird Island 182/C7 All Year, all day liver, cut shad, shrimp, drift near island during day


Twin Poles 184/H5 Jan-May, Oct-Dec, morning-aftn.

1 oz. Sassy Shad, 1/2 oz. jigging spoons, work vertical

Key Ranch 184/F5 Apr.-Oct., dawn-morning, dusk

white jigging spoons, humding-ers when fish shallow

Marimac Point 184/F6 All Year, dawn-afternoon

wht./chart jig spns. midday, pet rigs summer in 13-17’

Spillway Hump 184/E9 May-Nov., dawn-dusk

chrome trolling lures, jig spns., use slabs midday

Rock Howe Point 184/G7 All Year, morn-afternoon

wht./chart jig spns. during spring, hell/pet rigs summer

Enchanted Island 182/H1 Mar.-Nov., morn-afternoon

jig spns. on hump edges in 17-22’, sml. slabs winter

Tennis Courts 182/G2 Mar.-Nov., morning-night

Little Fishies, jig spns. on point in 13-19’, het/pet bank

Sunken Island 182/D5 Oct., morning-afternoon

humdingers, jig spns. midday onhump edges


Clear Creek 185/P9 Feb-Mar, morn, afternoon, dusk

chartreuse jigs, vertically fish creek banks, bobber

Caney Creek 185/Ins D March, morn, afternoon-dusk

spawning area, use slip bobber, work the bank

334 Bridge 182/D7 Feb.-May, Oct.-Nov., midday

live minnows, jigs, vertically fish pillars

Twin Creek Bridge 183/I5 Mar-April, morn, aftn, dusk

live minnows, jigs, vertically fish pillars

Lacy Creek Hwy. 175 Bridge 181/I7 May-Nov., dawn-

morn., duskjigs, minnows, fish columns 9-17’ under crossbeams

Kings Creek 180/B9 March-May, dawn-morn.

dusk minnows, sml. tube jigs, fish 6-10”, troll


Dropoff 185/I1 All Year, dawn thru dawn

Sassy Shad, wht./chrome, large slabs in summer fast

Flats 184/H3 All Year, dawn thru dawn

wht./chart. slabs, use Sassy Shad when birds present

West Bank 184/G2 All Year, dawn thru dawn

Sassy Shad, wht./chrome, large slabs in summer fast

Twin Poles 184/H5 All Year, dawn thru dawn

down rig swimming lures in summer aftns along hump

Key Ranch 184/G5 Apr.-Oct., dawn, morning, dusk

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Highway 334 Public Park 182/C7 Mar.-Oct., all day cut bait for cats, small floats for breem in weeds

Highway 175 Bridge East 181/I7 All Year, all day casting lures for bass, minnow

for crappie, cutbait cats

Highway 175 Bridge West 180/F9 All Year, all day casting lures for bass, minnow

for crappie, cutbait cats

Kings Creek 180/B9 Mar.-Nov., dawn-morn., dusk-night

minnows for white bass, cut bait or liver for cats

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