Now until 6 amSouthern flounder
The bite peaks at 98. Water is 77°, inside their 58–82° range, and a solunar period lands on the window.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now · best window
Southern flounder range 58–82°
From the east
Sunrise 7:27 am
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Measured, last 3 hours
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Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Texas regulations for these waters.
Southern flounder prefers outgoing tide. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 1–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 15" minimum, 5/person/day. Closed Nov 1–Dec 14 (bag 0).
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Texas
Season here: Mar–Nov. More on southern flounder
Right in red drum's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 20–28" slot, 3/person/day. One oversized red drum over 28" per license year with a Red Drum Tag.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Texas
Season here: Mar–Dec, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on red drum
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside spotted seatrout's active range. Holds 3–15 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 15–20" slot, 3/person/day. One trout over 28" per year with a Spotted Seatrout Tag.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Texas
Season here: Mar–Dec, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on spotted seatrout
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside black drum's active range. Holds 2–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Texas: 14–30" slot, 5 a person a day; 1 over 52" may be kept and counts toward the bag.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Texas
Season here: Sep–May. Likes an incoming tide. More on black drum
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Texas Parks & Wildlife publishes a report for the state.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisory
The sprawling estuary behind Galveston Island — Texas's most productive inshore bay for redfish, spotted seatrout, and black drum, with flounder runs in fall and bull reds at the jetties. Fished from boats, wade flats, and the rock groins. Live tide and water temperature from Galveston Pier 21.
Texas: redfish 20–28" slot (3/day, one over-tag); seatrout 15–20" slot (3/day); black drum 14–30" slot. The fall flounder run is a Galveston tradition.
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Galveston Bay you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Galveston Bay is listed on this site for 4 commonly-targeted species: Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Black Drum, Southern Flounder. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Galveston Bay against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Galveston Bay has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp. Texas: redfish 20–28" slot (3/day, one over-tag); seatrout 15–20" slot (3/day); black drum 14–30" slot. The fall flounder run is a Galveston tradition.
state agency regulations apply at Galveston Bay. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. Galveston Bay sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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