Carancahua Bay fishing

Carancahua Bay fishing: not stocked since 1979. It was stocked with Red Drum.

Carancahua Bay
Photo: Andy Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0
Last stocked
1979
Red Drum
Plants on record
1
Since 1979
Species recorded
1
Elevation
-1.1 ft

Fish at Carancahua Bay

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Red Drum Stocked · 1 plant · last 1979

Last stocked 1979 · 1 plant

How Carancahua Bay is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Matagorda Bay (13.5 mi), Texana (19.2 mi), Espiritu Santo Bay (23.5 mi), San Antonio Bay (32.5 mi), and East Matagorda Bay (35.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Matagorda Bay is also stocked with Red Drum, Espiritu Santo Bay is also stocked with Red Drum, San Antonio Bay is also stocked with Red Drum, and East Matagorda Bay is also stocked with Red Drum.

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
1979Red Drum1,500,000–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Palacios, TX

Jackson County's Carancahua Bay Boat Ramp, off State Highway 35 near Palacios, is a free public launch that was rebuilt in 2022 with a new bulkhead, channel dredging, and site improvements. A second public option, Boca Chica Boat Ramp & Park, sits a few miles south on the same bay.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.

About Carancahua Bay

Photo of Carancahua Bay
Andy Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0

Nearest lakes

Common questions

What fish are at Carancahua Bay?

Fishing Carancahua Bay usually means Red Drum. The one plant on record is Red Drum. Red Drum was last stocked 1979.

When is Carancahua Bay stocked?

Not stocked since 1979.

How do you get on Carancahua Bay?

The nearest town is Palacios, TX. Jackson County's Carancahua Bay Boat Ramp, off State Highway 35 near Palacios, is a free public launch that was rebuilt in 2022 with a new bulkhead, channel dredging, and site improvements. A second public option, Boca Chica Boat Ramp & Park, sits a few miles south on the same bay.

Which lakes near Carancahua Bay were stocked more recently?

Matagorda Bay (13.5 mi), Texana (19.2 mi), Espiritu Santo Bay (23.5 mi), San Antonio Bay (32.5 mi), and East Matagorda Bay (35.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Matagorda Bay is also stocked with Red Drum, Espiritu Santo Bay is also stocked with Red Drum, San Antonio Bay is also stocked with Red Drum, and East Matagorda Bay is also stocked with Red Drum.

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