Bay Fishing
In Port Aransas you don’t have to go far to fill the box. Surrounded by water, the opportunities to fish seem endless. Bring your boat and rent a daily slip for easy access to bays and flats or hire an experienced guide and hook a Texas Grand Slam before lunch. Come see why Port Aransas is known as the “Fishing Capital of Texas.”
SPECIES |
DATE |
BAIT |
Redfish |
Year-Round |
Shrimp.* Mullet. Lure. |
Speckled Trout |
Year-Round |
Shrimp.* Perch. Lure. |
Drum |
Year-Round |
Shrimp.* Crab. |
Flounder |
Year-Round |
Shrimp.* Lure. Finger Mullet. |
Sheepshead |
Jan.-April |
Live shrimp.* Ghost shrimp.* |
*Texas Parks & Wildlife warns against using non-Gulf-native shrimp. This is against the law and can transmit viruses and diseases to native species that are harmful to Texas Gulf ecosystems.