**Redfish lead the way** this week in Rockport, with speckled trout right behind them and a steady black drum bite on the channel edges — Thursday, October 1 is the strongest day on the calendar. Bay water is sitting near 86.5°F at Rockport, so early and late hours fish best. Winds run south-southeast 13–16 mph with gusts near 21 on Thursday, ease to east 5–9 mph Friday, then turn north-northeast 8–10 mph Saturday. No advisories are posted, but showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday afternoon through Saturday, so watch the radar and keep an eye on lightning.

The primary solunar window is Thursday 4:49–6:49 PM, with a secondary window Friday 12:55–2:25 PM under a waning gibbous moon near 65% lit. Redfish are pushing through Redfish Bay and Aransas Bay on live shrimp and cut mullet. Speckled trout are stacking on the grass edges of Copano Bay and Aransas Bay for soft plastics and popping corks. Flounder are early in their fall build around Aransas Bay and the Rockport Harbor edges. Also active: black drum and sheepshead around channels and structure.

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