You don't have to get lost to find the wild! Just across the ship channel from Port Aransas, San José Island—“St. Jo” to locals—offers the wild side of island time: a privately owned, undeveloped barrier island managed for wildlife and reached by a short Jetty Boat ride from Fisherman’s Wharf. What…
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Milkshake Book Club According to Folklore (or Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife), there are no less than 40 different species of sharks that infest our beautiful beach waters. Shark Attacks are statistically rare, but we are throwing logic out the window and reading all about it anyway! It…
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Fall info fun on the island! Fall in Port Aransas means warm water, shorter wait times, and miles of wide open beaches. This season is a tried-and-true visitor favorite time of the year, when generations of Texans take loved ones on quiet morning walks along the coast, cast a line into salty waters…
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Happy Fall, Y'all Fall hits differently on an island. In Port A, it’s downright "gourd-geous" cool Gulf breezes, golden light, and beach days that don’t clock out when the calendar flips. While other places bundle up for chilly winds and pumpkin patches, our “patches” are carved from sand, with warm…
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Fabulous, Fun Fishing for a Cause Tournament Schedule and History The Texas Women Anglers Tournament, also known as “TWAT,” was founded in the 1980s in Port Aransas and has continued to grow ever since. This family-run tournament is women-only and has a long-standing history of incredible…
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Texas Clear Water Oyster Gardens Perched on floating cages in the southern reaches of Aransas Bay, Texas Clear Water Oyster Gardens is rewriting Port Aransas’s seafood story. Run by islanders Bill and Amelia Strieber, the two-acre farm is the first permitted oyster operation in Port A—and just the…
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The Tournament, the Tradition, and The Triple Crown. Nothing speaks to tradition like fishing tournaments in Port Aransas. From May to November, nearly every weekend in Port A is stacked with a fishing tournament, sometimes two. Fishing, and the evolution to big game fishing, are so deeply woven…
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Matching Books to Your Beach Towel Personality We all love finding the perfect beach towel—the one to stretch out on, soak up the sun, and dive into a good book. As people stroll by (and let’s be honest, they’re a little jealous), they can’t help but wonder: What’s she reading that has her so…
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National Get Gnarly Day National Get Gnarly Day is celebrated every year on the last Friday in July as an invitation to ditch the ordinary and chase something boldly adventurous! This day could have been invented with Port Aransas in mind. With rolling Gulf surf, high-flying adventurers, and…
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Port A's Ultimate Sip List When the Texas sun shimmers over the Gulf and the salty breeze carries hints of ocean spray across the bay, Port Aransas slips naturally into cocktail hour. Here, “summer sips” isn’t just a menu section—it’s a state of mind that drifts from dockside palapas to rooftop…
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