On the upper Texas Gulf coast. Galveston and Surfside beaches sit southeast; Lake Conroe is north and Sam Rayburn northeast.
Pirates Beach47 mi · ~1 hr 7 min · Galveston CountyRed drum
77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
94Go
Galveston Bay47 mi · ~1 hr 7 min · Galveston CountyRed drum
78° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
94Go
Lake Conroe47 mi · ~1 hr 8 min · Montgomery CountyLargemouth bass
5 mph wind
82Worth the trip
Galveston Seawall47 mi · ~1 hr 8 min · Galveston CountyRed drum
77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
94Go
East Beach (Galveston)48 mi · ~1 hr 10 min · Galveston CountyRed drumSmall Craft Advisory 77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
69Marginal
Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)49 mi · ~1 hr 11 min · Galveston CountyRed drum
77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
94Go
Surfside Beach (TX)56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min · Brazoria CountyRed drum
77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
94Go
Sea Rim State Park80 mi · ~1 hr 55 min · Jefferson CountyRed drum
77° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide
94Go
Matagorda Beach88 mi · ~2 hr 7 min · Matagorda CountyRed drumSmall Craft Advisory 77° water · 20 mph wind · outgoing tide
46Sit it out
Sam Rayburn Reservoir117 mi · ~2 hr 49 min · Jasper CountyLargemouth bass
5 mph wind
82Worth the trip
Calcasieu Lake (Big Lake)122 mi · ~2 hr 56 min · Cameron Parish, LASpotted seatrout
73° water · 10 mph wind · incoming tide
100Go
Toledo Bend Reservoir138 mi · ~3 hr 19 min · Sabine Parish, LALargemouth bass
5 mph wind
82Worth the trip
Distances are straight-line from the middle of Houston. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.