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

Army Hole site freeze closure boundary

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

Barney Davis site freeze closure boundary

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

Bay Harbor Canals site freeze closure boundary

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

Nearest city: Matagorda

County: Matagorda

 

Bluff's Point Channel

Bluffs Point Channel site freeze closure boundary

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

Brazos Santiago Pass South Jetty site freeze closure boundary

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

Conn Brown site freeze closure boundary

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

Nearest City: Aransas Pass

County: San Patricio

 

Cove Harbor

Cove Harbor site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: Entire harbor west of the ICWW.

Nearest City: Rockport

County: Aransas

 

Entergy Outfall

Entergy OUtfall site freeze closure boundary

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

Fulton Harbor site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: Entire harbor west of the seawall.

Nearest city: Fulton

County: Aransas

 

Gayman Channel/Bahia Grande

Gayman Channel/Bahia Grande site freeze closure boundary

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

Harbor Island Hole site freeze closure boundary

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

Harbor Refuge  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: Entire channel from entrance to Lavaca Bay.

Nearest City: Port Lavaca

County: Calhoun

 

Humble Channel

Humble Channel site freeze closure boundary

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

Island Moorings site freeze closure boundary

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

Little Bay site freeze closure boundary

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

Matagorda Harbor site freeze closure boundary

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

Nearest City: Matagorda

County: Matagorda

 

Moses Lake

Moses Lake site freeze closure boundary

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

Offats Bayou site freeze closure boundary

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

Padre Island Canals site freeze closure boundary

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

Palacios Shrimp Basin site freeze closure boundary

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

Pelican Cove/Bay Harbor site freeze closure boundary

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

Peninsula Park Harbor site freeze closure boundary

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

Nearest city: Port Lavaca

County: Calhoun

 

Port Isabel

Port Isabel site freeze closure boundary

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)

Port Lavaca Harbor Evelyns site freeze closure boundary

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

Port Mansfield site freeze closure boundary

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

The Raquetball  site freeze closure boundary

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

Nearest City: Fulton

County: Aransas

 

Redfish Bay Subdivisioins

Redfish Bay site freeze closure boundary

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

 

Rincon Subdivision

Rincon Subdivision  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: All waters of the Rincon canal subdivision including main access channel. Also includes second access channel to the west.

Nearest city: Corpus Christi

County: Nueces

 

Rockport Harbor

Rockport Harbor  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: Entire harbor including the waters directly to the east of the seawall.

Nearest City: Rockport

County: Aransas

San Martin

San Martine  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: : All waters of San Martin Lake including the access channel extending to the Brownsville Ship Channel.

Nearest city: Port Isabel

County: Cameron

 

Sea Gun Marina

Sea Gun  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: Entire harbor inside the entryway seawall.

Nearest city: Lamar

County: Aransas

 

The Reserve

The Reserve  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: All waters and canals inside The Reserve subdivision.

Nearest city: Lamar

County: Aransas

 

The Shores

The Shores  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: All waters of The Shores canal development including access channels from the eastern side of the Laguna Madre.

Nearest city: South Padre Island

County: Cameron

 

Tropical Isles

Tropical Isle  site freeze closure boundary

Closed Area: All waters of the Tropical Isles canal subdivision extending out the mouth of the access channel as it enters the Laguna Madre.

Nearest city: Corpus Christi

County: Nueces