Fishing near Houston, TX the closest public spots today

9 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly southern flounder and spotted seatrout today. Pirates Beach scores best, 47 miles out.

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The 12 closest spots

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 CountySouthern flounder

74° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Galveston Bay47 mi · ~1 hr 7 min · Galveston CountySouthern flounder

77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Lake Conroe47 mi · ~1 hr 8 min · Montgomery CountyLargemouth bass

5 mph wind

68Marginal

Galveston Seawall47 mi · ~1 hr 8 min · Galveston CountySouthern flounder

74° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

East Beach (Galveston)48 mi · ~1 hr 10 min · Galveston CountySouthern flounder

74° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)49 mi · ~1 hr 11 min · Galveston CountySouthern flounder

74° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Surfside Beach (TX)56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min · Brazoria CountySouthern flounder

75° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Sea Rim State Park80 mi · ~1 hr 55 min · Jefferson CountySouthern flounder

77° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Matagorda Beach88 mi · ~2 hr 7 min · Matagorda CountySouthern flounder

74° water · 20 mph wind · outgoing tide

71Worth the trip

Sam Rayburn Reservoir117 mi · ~2 hr 49 min · Jasper CountyLargemouth bass

5 mph wind

68Marginal

Calcasieu Lake (Big Lake)122 mi · ~2 hr 56 min · Cameron Parish, LASpotted seatrout

74° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

90Go

Toledo Bend Reservoir138 mi · ~3 hr 19 min · Sabine Parish, LALargemouth bass

5 mph wind

68Marginal

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Houston. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.