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Update: May 1, 2008

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BAY AND DEEP SEA FISHING REPORTS

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OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT: May 1, 2008

The weather has been just wonderful with the exception of a few windy days. The summer fishing is starting to kick in with nice Kingfish, Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Vermillion Snapper, Ling and Lane Snapper being caught. The bay fisherman are coming in with limits of Redfish, Black Drum, Speckled Trout and a few nice Flounder.
The baits of choice have been Live Shrimp and Finger Mullet.
Time to start thinking about setting up you fishing trip. We will be happy to assist you in planning your adventure.

 

Come down and spend the day fishing with us.
Gift Certificates available.

 Red Snapper Season Opens June 1st - Federal Waters.

To make your reservation please call

800-567-5132 or 361-758-6900

A new law has taken affect as of 9/1/2007 that a fishing license is now required for fishing in federal water. The state has come up with a one day license. (Check with Texas Parks and Wildlife for more info!)

 

PORT ARANSAS ADVENTURES

Deep Sea Fishing at its Best!

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE.

GIVE A FISHING ADVENTURE.

 

Private Bay & Offshore trips are available year-round. 

 

KAYAK RENTALS

LIGHTHOUSE LAKE TRAILS AT MARKER 59

BOAT RAMP - $3  

Toll Free:  1-800-567-5132
Phone: 361- 758-6900 

 

Group Rates & Private Charters
 
We can accommodate 

1 to 40 fishermen.

Come by and visit us at our new location at the Crab Man Marina on Hwy 361 ----2 miles before the ferry landing. 

 

VISIT OUR WEB SITE

Trophy Fish & Red Snapper Gallery!

8 Hour Trips on Thursdays!

Evening Bay Cruises 5-7pm.

Make your reservations now!

or come by Crabman Marina located on Hwy 361 just 2 miles before the ferry landing (that takes you to Port Aransas), approx. 4 miles down the road from HEB grocery store in Aransas Pass.

 

 

With over 35 years of experience and a great passion for all that is outdoors, Capt. Randy is ready to put you on the fish!

FILL-A-BITE

FISHING GUIDE SERVICE

with Captain Randy Filla

USCG Licensed - TPWD Certified

Rockport, Port Aransas and Ingleside, Texas

Call 361-215-2332 or 361-207-1032

He's your guide to successful bay fishing tournaments

and caters to large and

small groups alike.  Multi-party boats area available.  Call me to learn more!

5-1-08 Hello to all. First off, I would like to thank the Rockport Chamber of Commerce for putting on the Spring Fling. We had a lot of media and a lot of sponsors turn out for the event. We had a great time. The croaker have arrived, and the trout are ready and waiting. I'm catching them wading in depths of two to three foot with very nice sizes. Yesterday I went wading for three hours with croaker, and ended up with a limit, with six of them over twenty inches. The smallest was over eighteen inches. Artificials in menhaden imitation colors are also producing with trout. The reds are feeding on mullet with steady catches. The menhaden are showing up in the channels, and this will bring in the tide running reds. Look for the reds in one to two foot of water, and we're using either mullet or menhaden. The top water bite is also working on them early in the morning when it's calm. The weather is starting to settle, or at least I hope it is, and the fishing will be improving. If you want to wade for a trophy trout, now's the time. Give me a call, i'm ready to take you wade fishing.

Call me: 361-215-2332 or 361-207-1032.

As always keep your line tight and don't set the hook until you call Fill-a-Bite.
Captain Randy Filla

 

PH: (361) 729-3884
USCG Licensed & Insured

*Wade & Drift Fishing 
*Stalking Redfish in the Back Flats 

*Topwater and Plastics for Trout 
*Haynie Boat w/Mercury motor

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4-2-08  Well the winds have been blowing but it hasn't hampered our catching. The redfish action has been strong and is getting better as our tides rise. The full moon is gone and the fish are finally eating. Almost every shoreline has reds on it right now. The best bait has been finger mullet and shrimp fished under a Carolina rig. Our trout action still remains slow. A lot of undersized fish but not many keepers. Don't miss out on the hot redfish action and book your trip today.
Your guide to trophy reds and trout,

Capt. Terry Coufal

 

Night Stalker Guide Service

Capt. Rick Hammond

Capt. Bob Van

361-727-0045

USGC/TPW licensed.  State and federal hunting; hunting & fishing licenses. Completely insured with accident & liability. Full time professional guide.  Come gig/ spear flounder in the Rockport and Port Aransas area with one of the only flounder gigging guides on the Texas coast.  22'  flat bottom aluminum boat, complete w/ air motor and special floundering "underwater lights." 

BAY FISHING: 5-1-08  The flounder gigging over the last 2 weeks has been very good with 20-30 fish on nearly every trip. The winds have been blowing very hard, but the water is staying clear overall. Most of the flounder have been 15-17", and have been sitting on deep mud bottom. In the last 3 weeks the fish have really began to school together, and it is not uncommon to gig 5-6 flounder in a single sand pocket. The flounder are currently feeding on small shrimp and squid, and some flounder have had up to 20 shrimp in their stomachs when cleaning them.
DO IT IN THE DARK WITH NIGHTSTALKER GUIDE SERVICE!
Eat More Flounder!
Captain Rick Hammond

 

T-Top Shade for Warmer Days!

Capt. Jack Culberson

4-Alarm Fishing

Guide Service

60 Ko

Fishing by Boat ~ Wade Fishing

Drift Fishing ~ Live Bait

Artificial Baits or Lures

Ph: 361-813-4229 

USCG Licensed Guide

BAY FISHING: 5-1-08  Hello Friends! Just got off the water and the wind is blowing again. Typical Spring day for Rockport. I know it won't be long before we are begging for some wind but it seems like it has blown more than usual this Spring. The fishing has really been great with the warmer water temperatures. The Trout and Reds have been active the past two weeks and it will just get better. The Reds are tight against the bank and they are eating cut Mullet and Shrimp on a Carolina rig. The Trout are in their usual spawning areas in two to three feet of water over sand and grass and they are hitting Croaker and Shrimp. You can freeline them or put them under a Cajun Thunder or Alameda. The artificial bite has also been very good with Reds hitting Spoons and plastics. The Trout are hitting some topwaters and the usual plastics as well. The go to colors for the past two weeks has been pumpkinseed/char, purple/char, and bone diamond. The water clarity has been the clue as to which color to use. Dark for dirty water and light for clearer water. Hope this helps your catching and if you want to try it with me.

...Let's Go Fishing This Week!
Capt. Jack Culberson

 

   Ph: 361-776-2102

Maximum capacity: 6 people + Captain

Call Today!

RONAND BIG GAME 

FISHING & LODGING

Are you looking for "reel" adventure?  Then let USCG licensed Capt. Ronny take you on his 36 ft Twin V Catamaran with Twin 150 hp fuel injected Yamaha's.  You can fish the bays or go after BIG GAME FISH offshore.  The cabin of Godiva is spacious and comfortable.  Do you like to dive?  We can accommodate all of your needs and make your adventure come true. 

The 36ft Godiva

Fish, Eat & Sleep!

Click Fish Photos to Enlarge

1) Yellowfin   2) Amberjack

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361-776-2102

 

OFFSHORE FISHING: 4-16-08

Hi Everyone. Well, it is now official, no longer rumors and threats by NMFS. They have submitted the interim rule for publication in the Federal Register today. The 2008 federal Red Snapper season will be June 1 to AUGUST 5 ! We can bitch and moan about it or we can try and get everyone we know to contact their Senators and Representatives about this . For yrs we have been saying that they are going to put folks out of business with their regulations . I think that this one may be the one that combines with high fuel cost to actually do real damage to us and our community. I hope we will at least go down fighting.

Step Aboard The Godiva - Where the Big Fish are Always Biting!

Capt. Ronny Claes

 

120% PURE FISHING EXCITEMENT... 

Fishing the Bays of the

Texas Coastal Bend!

USCG Licensed - Master Certified

Specializing in Trophy Redfish and Speckled Trout.  Seasonal Black Drum and Flounder too!  Corporate groups, families on vacation with young children, tournament guiding experience. 

Novice to Professional Anglers...

all are welcome. Give a call!

 

Call: 432-349-0353

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Rudy Gatlin (Gatlin Brothers)

onboard with Capt. Lanny Phillips!

5-1-08  Hello to Everyone. What a great time to be fishing! The weather and the water are warming everyday. Reds and Trout are hammering baits and the "Croaker Soaking" is beginning. But I continue to hear about gasoline prices this and gasoline prices that. Yes they are rising, but someone that is reading this report please e-mail me and inform me where/when is it going to stop. I have heard of Truckers stopping on the side of the Highways refusing to proceed because of such high cost of Diesel fuel. I have heard this year many guides may go out of business ect., ect., etc. Well, there is not much I can do about it except pray we find a way. The ones that want to fish will and the others will do something else. l myself will find a way to fish and I hope you go with me! E-mail me, use our website "contact us", or call me - 432-349-0353 (cell).
I promise I'll give you 120% of PURE FISHING ENJOYMENT!

Captain Lanny Phillips                     

Boat For Sale:  2006 Advanced Outdoors Ultra Cat $39,500.  Call for details of to test drive!  For a picture and information check out the March, April, May and June front cover of the Boat Trader Magazine.

 

Captain Kevin McCoy is a USCG licensed, fulltime professional guide.  Whether you are a novice or experienced fisherman, like to fish with artificial or live bait, large or small group, Kevin would like to take you fishing; any Season of the Year!  Kevin welcomes families with children.  Member of Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce & the Coastal Bend Guides Association.

Meet Capt. Kevin McCoy

Call: 1-888-948-7688 

5-1-08
Hello Everybody, Croaker are here, but they are small. They will catch trout if you can put them in front of them. This last cold front dropped the water temperature and temporarily made trout fishing tough. Shad showed up yesterday (Monday) afternoon, meaning the trout and reds will follow them into the bay system. The weather will stabilize and I believe that we have seen the last cold front of the year. The trout that I have been catching have been very solid fish up to 25 inches. I have heard of bigger trout being caught in the flats while red fishing which is common when the trout begin to arrive. Everything is pointing to a good season and the next two weeks should show great improvement with boat limits of trout being caught.

Until Next Time, Go Fishing!

Capt. Kevin McCoy

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MW Guide Service

Capt. Mike Wilson

Capt. Wilson is a full time guide on K2 Marine Pro Staff. Licensed by: USCG & TPW. Enjoy a smooth and dry ride in a 2005 224 Black Jack powered by a VZ 225 HPDI Yamaha and has a K top for shade. We will be fishing for Big Reds, Speckled Trout, Flounder and Black Drum. Also late summer fun with King Fish & Spanish Mackerel. All rods, reels, and tackle provided.  Family and beginners welcome! We will be fishing out of Woody's Sports Center in Port Aransas, my boat is in the # 1 boat slip.

Call Today: 361-563-7165

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my web site

4-17-08 "Hello Everyone" Wind is the word this report as always April has usually been a windy month and this year that has been the case. The wind can make fishing a lot harder than normal but if you wait till you have the time the money and for the wind to quit blowing you wont go fishing that is what my father in law told me years ago. The best way to beat the wind is to get out early before it starts blowing in the after noon and fish in hide out spots were you have some protection from the wind behind that island you fish by anyway or up on the flats or that old oil field channel that runs into the flats. Take your chart out and look for places to hideout with the wind direction that you are going to have that hold fish have a plan and you can make it work The bait of choice has been live shrimp and cut pin perch .
As Always "Safe Boating And Good Fishing" from Your Guide To The Coastal Bend

Capt. Mike Wilson

 

Ace in the Hole Guide Service

with Capt. Brent Hopkins

USCG Licensed. Fulltime professional fishing & hunting guide with over 15 years  of experience in the guiding industry.  USCG licensed and insured.  This captain is well seasoned in catering to his client's needs.  Fishing San Antonio Bay to Baffin Bay. 

 Novice to Expert   ~   Tournament Guide  ~  Families Welcome

Multiple-boat Groups Available!

Call: 361-534-4007

BAY FISHING: 5-1-08 Boy does time fly! Seems only yesterday I was writing a report for March and we're already turning into May. Anyways....back to my report. The last two weeks my customers have seen some ups and downs on their fishing trips with me because of the weather (storms/fronts). Most days we have been doing great on redfish and drum when the winds have been howling out of the east and south east. This kind of fishing is going to come to a sudden stop before long though on my boat. The winds should lay some now since we're getting into May and I will be concentrating more on trout than redfish and drum because of both the water warming up and croaker season upon us. BTY..the croaker are still a little small for "my taste", but they should be working and plentiful before long. The few days I have been able to fish for trout the bite has been good except for yesterday when I couldn't get anything going for my customers in the bays I had been fishing. It was the day after a front coupled with a west wind (which I hate). I took a gamble and went to a new area that I hadn't fished in quite a while. The gamble saved the day!!! Made two anchors and my customers had their limit of 30 trout and a few black drum. We were ALL smiles from ear to ear. Best baits for the redfish and drum have been live mullet or fresh dead, peeled shrimp fished on bottom. Live shrimp has been best for trout while using some sort of pop'n cork. I have not had many trips here lately that we have used artificial, so I can't tell you what has been working best on that side of the spectrum.
Until next time, remember when the cards are down and the bet is called, you have your Ace in the Hole,

Capt. Brent Hopkins

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