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Port O'Connor / Matagorda Bay public access corridor

Mid-Texas Coast / Calhoun County · Texas · the full record

Your trip

Kept on this device only. Nothing about your trip is sent anywhere.

Reading official sources…

Cannot tell

Cannot tell

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

  • Checks on the day

    Fits with checks

    5 checks have to be done on the day.

    Select Little Jetties or a named public harbor ramp and confirm open status before travel. · Check current TPWD Outdoor Annual coastal regulations for Matagorda Bay / target species. · Review NWS Corpus Christi marine products, tide tables, and pass conditions for Port O'Connor. · 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

    7 named public sites on the official page.

    Little Jetties public put-in (TPWD Port O'Connor Paddling Trail — Washington St at GIWW; public ROW, small parking lot) · Port O'Connor public harbor / county boat ramp approaches (select named public ramp only) · Other published public jetty and shore fishing at Port O'Connor (select named public site only) · Trail Access

  • Access for a shore trip

    Fits

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page.

    Little Jetties public put-in (TPWD Port O'Connor Paddling Trail — Washington St at GIWW; public ROW, small parking lot) · Other published public jetty and shore fishing at Port O'Connor (select named public site only) · Trail Access

  • Daylight and return

    Fits

    No times set; the sun times are printed.

    sunset 19:14 at the water · civil dusk 19:38 at the water

    How this works on the water

The check, in order

Record this check to see what changes next time.

  1. Closure languageCannot tell

    Not read yet.

    Official page
  2. Official observationsCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  3. WeatherCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  4. TideCannot tell

    No tide predictions are read for this water.

    NOAA tides
  5. RegulationsCheck

    Read today's rules on the agency page. 1 dated harvest closure on record.

    Regulations
  6. The site for this tripCheck

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page. Little Jetties public put-in (TPWD Port O'Connor Paddling Trail — Washington St at GIWW; public ROW, small parking lot); Other published public jetty and shore fishing at Port O'Connor (select named public site only); Trail Access.

    Official page
  7. On the dayCheck

    Select Little Jetties or a named public harbor ramp and confirm open status before travel.

    Official page
  8. On the dayCheck

    Check current TPWD Outdoor Annual coastal regulations for Matagorda Bay / target species.

    Official page
  9. On the dayCheck

    Review NWS Corpus Christi marine products, tide tables, and pass conditions for Port O'Connor.

    Official page
  10. On the dayCheck

    Confirm current Outdoor Annual dates. Federal reef-fish seasons if snapper/grouper targeted.

    Official page
  11. On the dayCheck

    Same-day TPWD check required at https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/

    Official page
  12. Official accessEstablished

    7 named sites as of the page read on 2026-09-04. Confirm the one you use is open today.

    Official page
  13. Record freshnessEstablished

    The official page was last read automatically on 2026-09-04.

    Official page
  14. Daylight and returnEstablished

    No times set; the sun times are printed. sunset 19:14 at the water · civil dusk 19:38 at the water.

Hypothetical · you set this

What changes if…

These change a copy of the evidence, never a reading. Nothing here is a forecast.