Texas / Redfish Bay /
Captain Cady's Bait Shop
Boat ramp · on Redfish Bay · near Aransas Pass · Texas
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 27.91330, -97.13300
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of September 10, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Conn Brown Harbor, Aransas Pass · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ236, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Conn Brown Harbor, Aransas Pass station, 0.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 5:42 am 0.5 ft · Low 7:30 pm 0.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 6:12 am 0.5 ft · Low 8:18 pm 0.1 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 6:24 am 0.4 ft · Low 9:06 am 0.4 ft · High 12:06 pm 0.4 ft · Low 9:06 pm 0.1 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 3:54 am 0.4 ft · Low 9:24 am 0.3 ft · High 1:42 pm 0.4 ft · Low 9:42 pm 0.2 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 2:30 am 0.4 ft · Low 9:42 am 0.2 ft · High 4:00 pm 0.4 ft · Low 10:24 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 2:18 am 0.4 ft · Low 10:06 am 0.1 ft · High 6:00 pm 0.5 ft · Low 11:06 pm 0.4 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 2:24 am 0.5 ft · Low 10:42 am 0.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Aransas Pass
Condition survey of September 10, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (004 Conn Brown Harbor): 15 ft; project depth 16 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Redfish Bay
Bay in Texas. All launches on Redfish Bay.
Community
Where people who use Redfish Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Conn Brown's Harbor Point Park · 0.9 mi · Redfish Bay
- San Patricio County Navigation District #1 · 1.9 mi · Redfish Bay
- Ransom Road Park · 1.9 mi · Redfish Bay
- Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail (South Bay Loop) Access · 3.7 mi · South Bay
- Lighthouse Lake Access · 4.3 mi · Aransas Channel
- Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail (Cutters Loop) Access · 4.3 mi · Aransas Channel
Sources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps record 1387 · Public data (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS), TPWD disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) record ARA017 · Public data (Texas General Land Office, Texas Coastal Access Program); GLO disclaimer, no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps and Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) (Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) says commercial; the state agency's listing decides). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.