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Fort Travis Seashore Park

29.36°N · 94.76°W

Species

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Best score for the day · 3 PM
86/100
GOOD

Now 80 · 1 PM CDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
TPWD · Galveston Bay System · Red Drum openRegulations ↗3 per day · 20–28" slot

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
9 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.5 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.8ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 9kn SE G13. Sea 1.5 ft @ 4 s SE Flat. Air 76.1°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Red Drum
Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
6 in possession
Size
20–28" slot
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Slot 20-28 inches. Per license year, one red drum over the max length may be retained with a Red Drum Tag and one more with a Bonus Red Drum Tag; tagged fish are in addition to the daily bag and possession limit. Digital tags must be reported via the Texas Hunt & Fish app or online. Possession limit is double the bag limit. Valid Sep 1, 2026 through Aug 31, 2027.
Other species here
Black Drum Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openSouthern Flounder Retention open
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Source: TPWD · Galveston Bay System · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Red Drum is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Red Drum
~8 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Beach
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Take the Bolivar ferry to Port Bolivar and drive to the park, which is open 8am to 8pm. Walk from the parking area to the rocky shoreline facing the channel.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Bottom fishing with cut bait

About Fort Travis Seashore Park

Fort Travis Seashore Park is a beach fishing spot in the Galveston Bay System near Galveston, Texas, where anglers work the shoreline for a rotating lineup of inshore species. Black Drum lead the calendar from January through March, Spotted Seatrout peak from March through May, Red Drum take over from August through October, and Southern Flounder close out the year from September through November. For Black Drum, bottom fishing with fresh dead shrimp, blue crab, or cut mullet is the dominant approach, while Spotted Seatrout respond best to live bait fishing with live shrimp, live croaker, or popping cork rigs. Red Drum anglers drift live shrimp, live finger mullet, or cut mullet, and they also bottom fish with cracked blue crab or cut menhaden. In the fall, jigging soft plastic paddle tails or shrimp-tipped jigs along the bottom targets Southern Flounder, and live mud minnows fished on the bottom serve as a natural-bait alternative.

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