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Upper Texas Coast fishing apparel
UPF 50+ fishing shirts, hats and gloves for Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Galveston and the rest of Upper Texas.
Where it sits
Stop 02 on the run
Stop 02 of 09, Texas to Key West
Nine fisheries from the Lower Laguna to Key West. Upper Texas Coast is number 2 heading east and south.
The water
Fishing Upper Texas Coast
The upper coast is bigger, browner and busier than the water south of it. You are fishing marsh drains, shell pads and the edges of working ship channels, often in a chop that throws spray the whole run. Humidity sits high enough that a wet shirt never really dries.
Ports and launches
- Sabine Pass
- Port Arthur
- Galveston
- Texas City
- Freeport
- Matagorda
- Palacios
What you are chasing
- Redfish
- Speckled trout
- Flounder
- Sheepshead
The reading
What to wear
Breathability over everything. A fabric that dries between drifts is the difference between comfortable and miserable on an August morning here. Long sleeves also keep the marsh off your arms.
The season
When to go
Spring and fall are the tournament months. Summer mornings start flat and heat hard by nine. Winter pushes trout into the deeper channels and the bite gets slow and technical.
The kit
What we would take to Upper Texas Coast
Asked about Upper Texas Coast
Questions answered
What should I wear fishing in Upper Texas?
A hooded UPF 50+ long sleeve, a hat and sun gloves. Breathability over everything. A fabric that dries between drifts is the difference between comfortable and miserable on an August morning here. Long sleeves also keep the marsh off your arms.
When is the best time to fish Upper Texas?
Spring and fall are the tournament months. Summer mornings start flat and heat hard by nine. Winter pushes trout into the deeper channels and the bite gets slow and technical.
What do people catch around Sabine Pass?
Mostly redfish, speckled trout, flounder and sheepshead, depending on the season and how far out you run.
From the journal
Read before you launch
Fishing Galveston Bay in August, and surviving it
How to fish Galveston Bay and the upper Texas coast in August. Humidity, heat index and the gear that makes a summer morning workable.
The Texas wind, and why a hood beats a ball cap
The Texas coast runs fifteen knots of southeast wind for weeks. Why that changes what you wear, from Galveston Bay to the Lower Laguna.
Along the coast
Island hop
Red Dirt 2 Reefs
Gear up for Upper Texas Coast
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