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Buccaneer Reef North

28.89°N · 94.70°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
0.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
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Ebb
Wind
8 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Flat
3 ft @ 5 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 G8. Sea 3 ft @ 5 s SE Flat. Air 76.8°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Red Snapper
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 16"
Gear
Pole and line; circle hook required when using natural bait; venting tool or descending device for fish with barotrauma
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Applies to private recreational anglers in federal waters. 2026 season opened May 22, 2026; closing date to be determined by in-season harvest monitoring (as of October 23 the season remains open). Follow TPWD media for closure. 16-inch minimum. (State waters differ: 4 fish, 15 in, year-round.)
Other species here
Gray Triggerfish Retention openCobia Retention openGreater Amberjack ClosedKing Mackerel Retention open
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Source: TPWD · Federal Gulf Waters off Texas · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Red Snapper is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Red Snapper
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Buccaneer Reef North

Buccaneer Reef North is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters off Galveston, Texas, where placed structure draws pelagic and bottom species. King mackerel peak here from April through October, while red snapper hold over the structure with a peak from April through August. Cobia, greater amberjack, and gray triggerfish round out the species that work the reef. Anglers targeting king mackerel troll stinger-rigged ribbonfish, cigar minnows, diving plugs, and trolling spoons around the reef's edges, or slow troll live menhaden, blue runners, and hardtails. Red snapper respond to bottom fishing with cut bait, squid, and cigar minnows dropped tight to the structure, and vertical jigging with metal, butterfly, and bucktail jigs works the same water.

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