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Bolivar Roads Channel Hump

29.35°N · 94.77°W

Species

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Best score for the day · 3 PM
87/100
GOOD

Now 81 · 1 PM CDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
TPWD · Galveston Bay System · Sheepshead openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 15"

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
0.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
8 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.5 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
77°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide 0.8ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 8kn SE G11. Sea 1.5 ft @ 4 s SE Flat. Air 76.6°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Sheepshead
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
10 in possession
Size
Minimum 15"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Valid Sep. 1, 2026 through Aug. 31, 2027. Min length 15 inches, no maximum. Possession limit is double the bag limit (10). Saltwater fishing license with saltwater endorsement required.
Other species here
Black Drum Retention openRed Drum Retention openSouthern Flounder Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention open
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Source: TPWD · Galveston Bay System · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~7 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
25-45 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Bolivar Roads Channel Hump

Bolivar Roads Channel Hump is a mixed-bottom pinnacle rising from 25 to 45 feet of water in the exposed outer reach of the Galveston Bay System off Galveston, Texas. Sheepshead and Black Drum stack on the structure from January through March, when bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, and barnacles works the hump's broken edges. Spotted Seatrout move onto the rise from March through May and respond to live shrimp and live croaker presented under popping cork rigs. Red Drum peak from August through October, and drift fishing with live finger mullet or cut mullet covers the slopes as current sweeps across the pinnacle. Southern Flounder close out the year from September through November, holding tight to the bottom where jigging soft plastic paddle tails on jigheads draws strikes along the hump's base.

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