Welder Flats WMA: Rules


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.

General Access

To get to and use the WMA is by boat only.

Permits Required

Visitors to the WMA do not need a permit to enter.