Bairds Bayou at I-10 nr Beaumont, TX

Bairds Bayou TX USGS

Bairds Bayou at I-10 nr Beaumont, TX (08041788) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Bairds Bayou in TX, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 38 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 08041788
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: TX
Coordinates: 30.0955, -94.0768

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Fishing regulations

TX state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

TX state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  5 fish for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass
  
  Size rule
  14 inches
  
  Notes
  Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
Alligator Gar No season data
American Gizzard Shad No season data
Amur Carp No season data
Atlantic Croaker No season data
Banded Pygmy Sunfish No season data
Bantam Sunfish No season data
Black Drum No season data
Blackstripe Topminnow No season data
Blacktail Redhorse No season data
Blue Catfish No season data
Bluegill No season data
Channel Catfish No season data
Coppernose Bluegill No season data
Eyetail Bowfin No season data
Flathead Catfish No season data
Freshwater Drum No season data
Gafftopsail Catfish No season data
Golden Topminnow No season data
Hardhead Catfish No season data
Hardy Silverside No season data
Ladyfish No season data
Largemouth Bass Complex No season data
Least Killifish No season data
Longnose Gar No season data
Pinfish No season data
Plains Longear Sunfish No season data
Red Drum No season data
Redear Sunfish No season data
Sea Mullet No season data
Sheepshead No season data
Smallmouth Buffalo No season data
Southern Flounder No season data
Spotted Gar No season data
Warmouth No season data
Western Blacktail Shiner No season data
Western Mosquitofish No season data
Western Starhead Topminnow No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Chicago

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Texas Outdoor Annual Freshwater Fishing Regulations (TPWD) before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Bairds Bayou At I-10 Nr Beaumont, Tx has 38 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis), Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula), and 33 others.

Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis
Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinus
Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
Ladyfish Elops saurus
Western Starhead Topminnow Fundulus blairae
Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
Hardy Silverside Labidesthes vanhyningi
Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Coppernose Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus purpurascens
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Largemouth Bass Complex Micropterus salmoides
Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum
Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma
Black Drum Pogonias cromis
Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 38 species; from 97 individual records
Observed: Aug 23, 2011 – Jul 24, 2026; 97 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 97 records