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Galveston Bay, TX

Bay spanning Galveston/Harris/Chambers counties, Texas. Houston's saltwater backyard. Tidal marshes + oyster reefs + jetties hold speckled trout, redfish, flounder, and seasonal tarpon.

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Overall bite score

Scored 8 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled18
Pressure trendNOAAfalling77
Tide phaseNOAA60
SolunarComputedmoon 40% lit63
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA70
Cloud coverNOAA85
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

5 tracked species in Galveston Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Red Drum (Redfish)abundant
Spotted Seatroutabundant
Black Drumcommon
Sheepsheadcommon
Southern Floundercommon

Water facts

TypeBay
CountyGalveston/Harris/Chambers
StateTexas
WaterSaltwater, tidal
NOAA station8771450

Multiple public ramps + piers: Galveston Pier 21, Seawolf Park, Port Bolivar, Texas City Dike, San Luis Pass. Charters concentrated in Galveston, Kemah, San Leon.

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