As red snapper season ends on Sept. 16, anglers continue to hook their limits on offshore trips along with some catches of amberjack, according to local fishing charters. Marilyn Savage at Deep Sea Headquarters said anglers on offshore trips are catching red snapper, vermilion snapper, mahi-mahi, blacktip and spinner shark, kingfish, amberjack, wahoo, grouper and blackfin tuna. Inshore anglers are […]
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Possible record catches
Emma Ragon, 9, of Port Aransas, left, and Savannah Doxey, 13 of Pearland stand with possible record catches on Sunday, Aug. 24. Savannah caught the 63.5-pound wahoo, at left on 16-pound test line. The catch is a possible International Game Fish Association world record. She also caught the 62.5-pound white marlin, at right, which is a pending Junior Texas State […]
Hammer time!
Klayton Hughes, left, and Piper Williams, both of Norman, Okla., hold up the hammerhead shark they caught on a recent day. Standing behind them is Dustin Williams of Hinton, Okla. They were celebrating Piper’s birthday. The group was fishing aboard the Captain Paul with Capt. Ryan James out of Dolphin Dock.
Anglers are catching limits of red snapper
Fishing reportRed snapper continues to be caught in abundance on offshore trips, according to the folks at the docks on the Port Aransas waterfront. Kayla Wilson, a Fisherman’s Wharf employee, said both offshore and bay fishing remains strong. On state water trips anglers are returning with limits of red snapper, along with kingfish and chicken dolphin (smaller dorado) near the jetties. […]
Gulf council to open red snapper federal for-hire season earlier
After hearing a summary of public comments at a meeting in San Antonio, Monday through Thursday, Aug. 25 to 28, final action was taken on the opening of the federal for-hire red snapper season, said a news release from the Gulf Council. The council has decided to open the federal for-hire season on the Friday before Memorial Day each year. […]
Fish on the menu
Dressed as diner waitresses, anglers from a boat called Sea Señora show the catches they made during the Texas Women Anglers Tournament at Fisherman’s Wharf in Port Aransas on Saturday, Aug. 23. The Sea Señora was the tournament’s grand champion and also won the best-decorated boat award. From left are Lindsay Caudle of College Station, Jana Wolfe of Prosper, Viviana […]
Sea Señora is Texas Women Anglers champ
Anglers aboard the Sea Señora were the overall winners with 1,154 points in the 2025 Texas Women Anglers Tournament held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 22 through 24. The anglers were presented with the M.L. Walker Perpetual Trophy on Sunday at the awards ceremony. The women-anglers-only tournament is a billfish catch, video and release tournament held annually. The tournament raises money […]
Redfish, snapper solid offshore catches
Fishing reportRed snapper and redfish are steady catches for anglers, according to workers on the waterfront. At Fisherman’s Wharf, the Wharf Cat and Scat Cat have been bringing in full red snapper limits, according to employee Kyla Wilson. Kingfish and dorado are showing up as close as the jetties for anglers, said Wilson. In the Gulf, anglers are also landing scamp […]
Birthday bonnethead
Brady Penn of Conroe celebrated his 12th birthday on a trip aboard the Capt. Paul on Sunday, Aug. 24. He caught a bonnethead shark on the trip with Capt. Ryan James out of Dolphin Dock.
Kingfish catch
David Campbell of Austin, left, landed some kingfish on a federal water trip on Sunday, Aug. 3. Helping him show off his catches is Stacy Lanier, first mate. Campbell was aboard the Dolphin Express with Capt. Michael Davis out of Dolphin Dock.
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