Port Aransas tide chart today next low 12:51 PM

Questions people ask about Port Aransas

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Port Aransas.

Is it worth fishing Port Aransas today?

7 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 4:15 AM–6:15 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.

What time should you fish Port Aransas?

Today's major windows run 4:15 AM–6:15 AM and 4:46 PM–6:46 PM, with minor windows at 12:05 PM–1:05 PM and 10:31 PM–11:31 PM. Sunrise is 7:38 AM and sunset 6:45 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Port Aransas?

76.6°F, read at 9:30 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8775237.

What is the water level at Port Aransas right now?

1.722 ft above MLLW, read at 9:30 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8775237. Over 24 hours it is up 0.63 ft.

Are water levels rising or falling at Port Aransas?

Rising. The lake is up 0.63 ft in 24 hours and up 0.10 ft over the week. Over the last 9 days it has held between 0.65 and 2.78 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Port Aransas?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Texas Department of State Health Services publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where an interactive viewer shows advisories and possession bans by waterbody. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

Texas DSHS fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Port Aransas?

Yes. A Texas fishing license covers this water, required from age 17. TPWD sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Texas license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Texas?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: red drum (redfish), spotted seatrout (speckled trout), black drum, southern flounder. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Red drum (redfish) limits · Spotted seatrout (speckled trout) limits · Black drum limits · Southern flounder limits · Check a length against the rules