Fishing in Texas public spots, conditions & reports
16 of 22worth the trip today
Mostly red drum and largemouth bass today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
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Every Texas spot
22 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
80° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
77° water · 15 mph wind · low slack tide
77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
78° water · 17 mph wind · low slack tide
77° water · 16 mph wind · low slack tide
The state report
Texas Parks & Wildlife hasn’t published one we can date.
Licenses and rules
Rules for what people fish for here
- Red drum20" minimum · 28" maximum · 3 a day20–28" slot, 3/person/day. One oversized red drum over 28" per license year with a Red Drum Tag.Open · Texas · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
- Spotted seatrout15" minimum · 20" maximum · 3 a day15–20" slot, 3/person/day. One trout over 28" per year with a Spotted Seatrout Tag.Open · Texas · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
- Black drum14" minimum · 30" maximum · 5 a dayTexas: 14–30" slot, 5 a person a day; 1 over 52" may be kept and counts toward the bag.Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Southern flounder15" minimum · 5 a day15" minimum, 5/person/day. Closed Nov 1–Dec 14 (bag 0).Out of season · Texas · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
- Sheepshead15" minimum · 5 a day15" minimum, 5/person/day.Open · Texas · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
- Channel catfish25 a dayNo minimum length, 25/day channel and blue catfish in any combination, only 10 of them 20" or longer. Texoma is 15 a day; Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend 50 a day.Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Largemouth bass14" minimum · 5 a day14" minimum, 5/day in any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe and spotted bass. Some lakes have special limits: Lake Fork protects largemouth from 16 to 24", Conroe is 16", O.H. Ivie has no minimum but only 2 under 18".Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Crappie10" minimum · 25 a day10" minimum, 25/day (white and black crappie in any combination). Lake Fork drops the minimum Dec 1–end of Feb, when every crappie caught must be kept; Lake Texoma is 10" and 37 a day.Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Common carpno daily limitTexas sets no statewide bag or length limit for fish not on its list, common carp included. Grass carp are a regulated exotic with special harvest requirements.Open · Texas · verified Oct 18, 2026 · source
- Blue catfish25 a dayNo minimum length, 25/day channel and blue catfish in any combination, only 10 of them 20" or longer. Texoma is 15 a day with only 1 blue 30" or longer; Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend 50 a day.Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Striped bass18" minimum · 5 a day18" minimum, 5/day striped and hybrid striped bass in any combination. Lake Texoma: no minimum, 10 a day, only 2 of them 20" or longer.Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Smallmouth bass14" minimum · 5 a day14" minimum, 5/day in any combination of black bass.Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- White bass10" minimum · 25 a day10" minimum, 25/day.Open · Texas · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
Limits differ by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water.
What’s biting in Texas
Species people fish for at Texas spots, and how many of those spots are worth the trip for them today.
Red drumSciaenops ocellatus9 of 14 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Galveston Seawall, TX94
Bites in 65–85° water
Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus9 of 14 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Padre Island National Seashore, TX82
Bites in 60–85° water
Black drumPogonias cromis9 of 14 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Padre Island National Seashore, TX82
Bites in 55–85° water
SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus9 of 12 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Padre Island National Seashore, TX98
Bites in 60–82° water
Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus6 of 8 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Lake Travis, TX82
Bites in 60–85° water
Largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides6 of 8 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Lake Travis, TX82
Bites in 55–85° water
CrappiePomoxis spp.6 of 8 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Lake Travis, TX82
Bites in 50–80° water
Common carpCyprinus carpio5 of 6 spots worth the trip in Texas
Best now at Lake Travis, TX82
Bites in 52–86° water
About fishing in Texas
Texas's 22 public access points span the Gulf coast and reservoirs, across 15 counties. Across them, the species anglers most often target are Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Black Drum, and Southern Flounder. Each is scored live on water temperature, tide or river flow, moon phase, barometric pressure, and weather. Always confirm current size, creel, and season limits with the Texas state fishery agency before keeping fish — we flag any species whose regulations we haven't yet verified.
22 public access points across 0 water bodies. Data from NOAA, NWS, USGS, and Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Coastal regions
- Upper Texas CoastThe Galveston and Bolivar shore plus the Brazoria and Jefferson beaches.
- Coastal BendThe Corpus Christi coast — Mustang and Padre Island through the Coastal Bend.