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.