Odds are on your side if you fish in Port

Aransas these days.

The crowds of anglers are gone, but the

fish are still out there.

Kingfish are still reliable offshore, along

with amberjack, ling, vermilion snapper

and shark.

Bay guides are picking up some nice trout

and bull reds, along with black drum.

Tom Creighton at Woody’s Sports

Center said offshore anglers are catching

mostly kingfish. Bay anglers caught bull

redfish, some of them oversized, black drum

and a few trout.

MaryAnn Heimann at Offshore Adventures

said offshore anglers brought in

kingfish, shark, ling and jack crevalle. A

blue marlin made an appearance on one of

the baits, but took his leave. Bay anglers are

catching big redfish, black drum, mangrove

snapper, sheepshead, flounder and “consistently

nice sized trout, around 20-inches,”

she said. Heimann added that the “water is so clear over here you could look down and

pick the fish you want to catch.”

Beverly Fintel at Barnacle Bill’s Pier

House at Horace Caldwell Pier reported

catches of speckled trout, some nice redfish,

yellowtail and flounder.

John McNatt at Fisherman’s Wharf

said offshore trips brought in kingfish,

vermilion snapper, jack crevalle, amberjack

and barracuda. North jetty anglers are still

catching Spanish mackerel and reds, he

said, and bay guides are catching redfish

and black drum.

Brenda Fudge at Dolphin Dock reported

catches of kingfish, vermilion snapper,

shark and grouper.

Dan Hurd at Deep Sea Headquarters

said offshore anglers caught vermilion

snapper, dog snapper, Atlantic sharpnose

shark, kingfish, amberjack, grouper, wahoo,

blackfin tuna, ling and blacktip shark. Bay

anglers brought in black drum, redfish,

and trout.