Welder Flats WMA

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Phone: (361) 205-1510
San Antonio Bay
Seadrift, TX 77983

Contact: Dan Walker

Dates Open:

The Welder Flats Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is open year-round for saltwater fishing, duck hunting and wildlife viewing activities. Visitors do not need a permit to enter the WMA. The WMA is underwater in the San Antonio Bay. To get to the WMA is by boat. The water over the WMA is public waters. Any exposed dry land is privately owned and not part of the WMA. To hunt and fish on the public waters of the WMA, visitors must use a boat and have hunting and fishing licenses with associated stamps and endorsements.

Description

Located in Calhoun County in the San Antonio Bay, Welder Flats WMA is 1,480 acres of submerged coastal wetlands. The General Land Office owns the WMA. The shoreline around the WMA is private property. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages the WMA to preserve the natural wetland and aquatic habitats of the area to support wildlife there.

The State of Texas uses the San Antonio Bay shoreline as fish hatcheries for red drum and spotted sea trout. The native grasses in the shallow water and fish in the Bay provide food for waterfowl, wading and shore birds. The Bay marshes attract the unique Whooping crane, to winter in Welder Flats WMA.

Terrain & ADA Access

The WMA property is underwater tidal marshes. The water over the WMA is public waters. To get to the WMA is by boat only.