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Outer Bar Channel Hump

29.33°N · 94.65°W

Species

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

Now 79 · 1 PM CDT

BEST WINDOW
1 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
TPWD · Texas Gulf State Waters · Sheepshead openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 15"

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
10 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.8ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 10kn ESE G12. Sea 2 ft @ 4 s SE Flat. Air 74.5°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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 max. Possession limit is double the bag limit. Saltwater fishing license with saltwater endorsement required.
Other species here
Red Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openSouthern Flounder Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openBlack Drum Retention open
Always check with TPWD ↗

Source: TPWD · Texas Gulf State Waters · 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
15-35 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Outer Bar Channel Hump

Outer Bar Channel Hump is a sand-bottom pinnacle rising in 15 to 35 feet of water off Galveston, Texas, fully exposed to the open Texas Gulf State Waters. Sheepshead and Black Drum stack on the hump from January through March, when bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, or fresh dead shrimp works the base of the structure. Spotted Seatrout move through from March to May and respond to live shrimp or live croaker. Spanish Mackerel hold over the hump from April to October and fall to small metal spoons and diamond jigs cast across the top. Late summer and fall bring Red Drum from August to October, taken by drift fishing live finger mullet or cut mullet along the edges, and Southern Flounder from September to November, worked on soft plastic paddle tails jigged along the sand.

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