Saltwater Freeze Events

Whenever water temperatures on the coast are predicted to fall below 40°F, the TPWD executive director may close one or more of the sites listed below for saltwater fishing until the threat from the freeze event is over. This NOTICE OF CLOSURE will be posted online and shared with news and social media.

Coastal Areas That May Be Closed To Fishing During Freeze Conditions

If you have questions about your fishing area during a freeze event, please watch your local newspaper or call the nearest TPWD Law Enforcement Office.

Army Hole

Closed Area: On Matagorda Island, the enclosed waters between the Matagorda Island WMA docks and Pringle Lake.

Nearest city: Port O'Connor

County: Calhoun

Barney Davis Outfall

Closed Area: From the outfall structure extending northeast 200 meters, including all waters of the outfall channel.

Nearest city: Corpus Christi

County: Nueces

Bay Harbor Canals

Closed Area: All waters of the Bay Harbor Canals extending to the Intracoastal Waterway.

Nearest city: Matagorda

County: Matagorda

Bluff's Point Channel

Closed Area: All waters inside Bluff’s Point Channel extending eastward to a line extending from the tip of the southern breakwater to the tip of the northern breakwater.

Nearest city: Corpus Christi

County: Nueces County

Brazos Santiago Pass South Jetty

Closed Area: Gulf of Mexico from and including the Brazos Santiago Pass south jetty along the beach for one half statute mile and out from shore for 1,000 yards.

Nearest City: Brownsville

County: Cameron

Conn Brown

Closed Area: Entire harbor north and west of the ICWW.

Nearest City: Aransas Pass

County: San Patricio

Cove Harbor

Closed Area: Entire harbor west of the ICWW.

Nearest City: Rockport

County: Aransas

Entergy Outfall

Closed Area: Entire canal from the mouth of the canal at the Neches River Canal to the power plant.

Nearest City: Bridge City

County: Orange

Fulton Harbor

Closed Area: Entire harbor west of the seawall.

Nearest city: Fulton

County: Aransas

Gayman Channel/Bahia Grande

Closed Area: All the waters of Gayman Channel extending from the Brownsville Ship Channel to the waters of Bahia Grande that are accessible from Highway 48.

Nearest city: Port Isabel

County: Cameron

Harbor Island Hole

Closed Area: The deep waters and channel immediately west of Highway 361 on Harbor Island and south of a line beginning at N 27-51’-22.4” W 97-04’-57.5” and terminating at N 27-51’-22.4” W 97-04’-54.0”. Refer to map image for delineation and boundaries.

Nearest City: Port Aransas

County: Nueces

Port Lavaca Harbor Refuge

Closed Area: Entire channel from entrance to Lavaca Bay.

Nearest City: Port Lavaca

County: Calhoun

Humble Channel

Closed Area: The waters that are bounded by the northeastern side of the JFK Causeway extending southwest 220 meters from the John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway. This area includes the waters surrounding both fishing piers along the Humble channel.

Nearest city: Corpus Christi

County: Nueces

Island Moorings

Closed Area: All waters within the Island Mooring canal subdivision including the access channel that extends from the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.

Nearest city: Port Aransas

County: Nueces

Little Bay

Closed Area: All waters and canals inside Key Allegro subdivision including Blevins Channel and Leggett Channel and all canals within the Harbor Oaks subdivision.

Nearest City: Rockport

County: Aransas

Matagorda Harbor

Closed Area: All waters of the Bay Harbor Canals extending to the Intracoastal Waterway.

Nearest City: Matagorda

County: Matagorda

Moses Lake

Closed Area: From Moses Lake to the Tide gate, to include the navigational channel up to the northern shoreline of Dollar Bay. Dollar Bay and Moses Bayou are not included.

Nearest Cities: Dickinson; Texas City

County: Galveston

Offats Bayou

Closed Area: All of Offats Bayou east of a line drawn from Marker 22 south to Scholes Airfield.

Nearest City: Galveston

County: Galveston

Padre Island Canals

Closed Area: All waters of the Padre Island Canal subdivisions including Lake Padre and Packery Channel.

Nearest city: Corpus Christi

County: Nueces

Palacios Shrimp Basin

Closed Area: Entire shrimp basin from the entrance to Matagorda Bay, including all turning basins and South Bay Marina.

Nearest City: Palacios

County: Matagorda

Pelican Cove/Bay Harbor

Closed Area: All waters of the Pelican Cove and Bay Harbor canal subdivisions, including the access channel for the Bay Harbor canal subdivision out to the Intracoastal Waterway.

Nearest city: Aransas Pass

County: Nueces

Peninsula Park Harbor

Closed Area: All waters of the Peninsula Park Harbor to the opening of the breakwater.

Nearest city: Port Lavaca

County: Calhoun

Port Isabel

Closed Area: All waters within the city of Port Isabel to include the deep water area to the east of the city in the Laguna Madre.

Nearest City: Port Isabel

County: Cameron

Port Lavaca Harbor (aka Evelyn's)

Closed Area: All waters of Port Lavaca Harbor to line starting at N 28⁰-37’-20.9” W 96⁰-37’24.6” extending east and terminating at N 28⁰-37’-21.0” W 96⁰-37’-18.1”.

Nearest city: Port Lavaca

County: Calhoun

Port Mansfield Harbor

Closed Area: Entire harbor from the corners of the bulkheads on either side of the harbor to the harbor mouth.

Nearest City: Port Mansfield

County: Willacy

The Racquet & Yacht Club and Kon Tiki

Closed Area: All waters and channels of the Racquet & Yacht Club development and Kon Tiki harbor.

Nearest City: Fulton

County: Aransas

Redfish Bay Subdivisioins

Closed Area:All water and canals of the City by the Sea, La Buena Vida, Island of Rockport, Bahia Bay, and Palm Harbor subdivisions west of the ICWW.

Nearest City: Rockport

County: Aransas