Port Aransas public pier corridor (Corpus Christi Bay / Aransas Pass approaches)

Decided by: Closure check. Poor if any factor is poor. Otherwise cannot establish if access, launch or the closure check cannot be established, or if the trip needs a current reading that cannot be had. Otherwise conditional if any factor is conditional or unknown. Otherwise good.

• Closure check

  Cannot tell

  The closure scan has not been read yet.

  Missing: The live read

• Current official data

  Cannot tell

  The official readings have not been read yet.

  Missing: The live read

• Weather and water exposure

  Cannot tell

  The trip depends on weather or tide that cannot be read here.

  Missing: The live read

  How this works on the water

• Regulations

  Fits with checks

  The rules have particular parts here; read them on the agency's page before you go.

  1 dated harvest closure on record

  Missing: Today's rules, read on the agency page

• Documented hazards

  Fits with checks

  Standing hazards are documented; read them against the day.

  strong current

• Logistics

  Fits with checks

  Permits, hours or parking limits are noted.

  permit · hours

• Checks on the day

  Fits with checks

  5 checks have to be done on the day.

  Confirm pier hours, fees, and open status for the specific pier before travel. · Check current TPWD Outdoor Annual coastal regulations for target species. · Review NWS Corpus Christi marine products and tide tables for Port Aransas / Aransas Pass. · Confirm current Outdoor Annual dates. Federal reef-fish seasons if snapper/grouper targeted. · Same-day TPWD check required at https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/

• Access certainty

  Fits

  3 named public sites on the official page.

  Horace Caldwell Pier (Port Aransas — primary Gulf pier; admission and pole fees apply) · Roberts Point Park Pier and Ancel Brundrett (Station St.) Pier — free public piers · Charlie's Pasture Fishing Pier and other published Port Aransas public shore access (select named site only)

• Access for a shore trip

  Fits

  Named shore or pier access is on the official page.

  Horace Caldwell Pier (Port Aransas — primary Gulf pier; admission and pole fees apply) · Roberts Point Park Pier and Ancel Brundrett (Station St.) Pier — free public piers

• Daylight and return

  Fits

  No times set; the sun times are printed.

  sunset 17:42 at the water · civil dusk 18:06 at the water

  How this works on the water

Record this check to see what changes next time.