Port Aransas has been through a few name changes over the centuries, including Sand Point, Ropesville and Tarpon. Spanish explorer Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda discovered the island that this city is on in 1519. Legend has it that Jean La Fitte buried treasure somewhere on the island and marked it with a Spanish dagger that has a silver spike through the hilt. By the 1850s, a regular steamship service traveled between Port Aransas and New Orleans. Port Aransas fishing became popular in the 1800s, and former president Franklin D. Roosevelt himself fished here several times during the 1930s.
Inshore fishing around Port Aransas on the many flats, creeks, and other fishing structures, you may Black Drum, Red Drum, Speckled Trout, and Tarpon. In the surf and off the beaches there are lots of Pompano, Whiting, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, and other fish species much of the year. On the many nearshore reefs there is excellent Gag Grouper, Red Grouper, Red Snapper, Vermillion, Snapper, and Triggerfish to catch on bottom. There are also many Amberjacks, Barracuda, King Mackerel, and Sharks over the many reefs and rocky areas.
Further offshore there is excellent deep water species of fish to target, including Tilefish and Snowy Grouper. There is also excellent Blackfin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Marlin, and Swordfish to target around the oil rigs, domes, humps, and canyon edges, making some of the best fishing Port Aransas has to offer.
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Kinta S 11/7/2016 8:45:13 PM - The Kinta S is a 155 feet long cargo ship, that was sunk as an artifical reef approximately 11.1 miles from Port Aransas, TX and 10.5 miles from the Packery Channel in Corpu
Lonestar Reef (MU-770L) 12/28/2012 12:18:52 AM - Lonestar Reef (MU-770L) Donor: GOM Shelf L.L.C. Structure: 3 Barges Distance From: Port Aransas 9 nm Water Depth: 72-ft Inside 3 mile line and holds Red Snapper. &nb
Mustang Island Liberty Ship Reef (MU-802) 12/28/2012 12:18:54 AM - Mustang Island Liberty Ship Reef (MU-802) Donor: Texas Coastal & Marine Council Structure: Liberty Ship-Charles A. Dana:bow Distance From: Port Aransas 18 nm &q
Mustang Island-828 Reef 12/28/2012 12:18:54 AM -
Mustang Island Liberty Ship Reef (MU-802) 12/28/2012 12:18:54 AM - Mustang Island Liberty Ship Reef (MU-802) Donor: Texas Coastal & Marine Council Structure: Liberty Ship-Rachael Jackson Distance From: Port Aransas 18 nm Water Depth: 11
Boatmens Reef (MU-746L) 12/28/2012 12:18:46 AM - Boatmens Reef (MU-746L) Donor: Gifford Hill Structure: 46 Concrete Culverts Distance From: Port Aransas 5 nm Water Depth: 60-ft
Matagorda Island-712 Reef 12/28/2012 12:18:53 AM -
SNDNG 2/24/2016 2:37:58 PM -
Obstruction 4/17/2012 10:49:45 AM - Attributes RECRD 176 VESSLTERMS UNKNOWN FEATURE_TYPE Wreck - Submerged, dangerous to surface navigation LATDEC 27.609481 LONDEC -97.110264 GP_QUALITY Low DEPTH 0 SOUNDING_TYPE
A-Aux - REMOVED 3/14/2015 12:00:42 AM - A-Aux (1522) is a gas/oil platform built by EnVen Energy Ventures, LLC and installed on 12/03/2006. The structure was removed on 08/16/2020 and verified as clear on 10/18/2020
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There is a 72.11% catch rate for Spotted Seatrout, based on 75670 Spotted Seatrout counted.
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There is a 13.96% catch rate for Red Drum, based on 14644 Red Drum counted.
There is a 4.82% catch rate for Black Drum, based on 5058 Black Drum counted.
There is a 1.94% catch rate for Gulf Menhaden, based on 2038 Gulf Menhaden counted.
There is a 1.84% catch rate for Flounder, based on 1927 Flounder counted.
There is a 0.94% catch rate for Gafftopsail Catfish, based on 984 Gafftopsail Catfish counted.
There is a 0.56% catch rate for Whiting, based on 586 Whiting counted.
There is a 0.44% catch rate for Sheepshead, based on 461 Sheepshead counted.
There is a 0.41% catch rate for King Mackerel, based on 430 King Mackerel counted.
There is a 0.38% catch rate for Red Snapper, based on 400 Red Snapper counted.
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as 1939..
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Mansfield Pass is now open. 3/27/2021 11:51:18 AM - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finished their dredging operations at the Mansfield Channel. All equipment has been removed from the park and the area is now open. Image
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Bays are closed to fishing but surf is still Ok 2/20/2021 11:43:20 AM - Due to cold weather and a fish kill the Texas Parks and Wildlife have closed the bays to fishing. The beach is OK as the water temp is in the 50s. I will keep you posted to an
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