Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1997 Page: 60 of 66
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1997-98 Winter Visitors' Guide
Port Aransas South Jetty
Outdoor recreation and relaxation
are in abundant supply in Port
Aransas Water related activities
are ot course, most plentiful on
this r (‘sort island on the Texas Gulf
Goast whether it's spring, sum
mer tall or winter
Here follows a sampling of some of
the more popular activities for visi
tors iit all ages
Fishing
Charters
Copeland s. 134 W Cotter 749
7464 Charter on the Adventurer
an MS air conditioned and heated
vessel witfi a full galley Small ice
chests welcome Overnight or day
trips tor up to 33 anglers Equip
ment furnished F ive and eight hour
trips
Deep Sea Headquarters 4 16W
Coffer 749 5597 Three party
boats with concessions are avail
able fr >r group fishing, private char
tors for one to six anglers Mostly
offshore fishing trips made usu
ally tor eight hours Shorter trips
available if demand warrants them
Guides available for bay fishing
charters Reserve private charters
for tray or offshore trips in advance
Tackle and bait provided Bring
your food and drink on private char
ters
Fisherman s Wharf 1 Tarpon, 749
5448 T wo party boats take anglers
snapper and kingfishing tor four
six. eight and 12-hour trips Private
charters accommodate one to six
people with bait, ice and tackle pro
vided Bring your own food and
drink Gull and bay charters avail
able Reserve in advance
Dolphin Docks, 300 W Cotter 749
6624 Fishing for one to 100 for
private or company charters Fish
the Gulf for kingfish shark snapper
and more or head tor the bays tor
redfish and trout Bait ice and
tackle provided Ask about food
and drink availability Twenty four
and 40 hour snapper safaris avail
able Reserve in advance
Island Moorings Marina Island
Moorings Parkway across from air
port 749 4100 Private charters for
two to six lor half and full day excur
sions By appointment 24 hours in
advance Bait, ice, tackle, food and
drink provided tor Gult m hay char
ters
Woody's Sports Center 1 14 W
Cotter 749 525? Charters for one
to six people tor bay or Gulf fishing
Bait tackle ice provided You bring
food and drink
Sportsplex 847N AhsterSt ,749
4088 Bay and gulf charters for one
to six people Bart, tackle and ice
provided Bring your own food and
drink
Port Aransas Boatmen, Inc city
marina This association ot local
guides rents a dock at the* city ma
nna lust walk the dock, check out
the boats arid talk to the captains
that happen to he on the dock call
them at the telephone numbers
posted on their boats or call 749
6339
On your own
South/north jetties marking the
entrance to the Corpus Christi Strip
Channel, these granite jetties pro-
vide ample room tor anglers to set
up tor a day ot fishing Trout, red
fish, mackerel flounder black drum
croaker and sheepshead are pri
mafy catches South |etties are
accessible by car from the heart
Take the Jetty Boat from Woody s
Spods Center to get across to the
north jetty where there are no ameni
ties you re on your own Please
bring your trash back with you and
deposit in trash can at the jetty boat
dock or at Woody's Hourly trips
made, so you can stay tor an hour
or the day
Horace Caldwell Pier on the beach
at the end ot Beach Street Con
cession, bait, fee per person and
per rod Catch trout under the lights,
redfish. whiting, pompano. blacktip
shark and black drum
J. P. Luby Pier, at Roberts Point
Park across from the Dennis Dreyer
Municipal Marina Free Fish the
Corpus Christi Ship Channel lor
drum, redfish, sheepshead, croaker
flounder and more depending on
the season Free Restroom facili
ties at harbormaster's office
Ancel Brundrett (Station Street)
Pier at the north end of Station
Street (Referred to locally as the
"Station Street Pier ) Cast out into
the Corpus Christi Ship Channel for
redfish, trout, mackerel, sheeps-
head and flounder Free restrooms
Nueces County Pier at the un
paved end ot Port Street on a spot
ot land locally referred to as
Charlie's Pasture Closed for re
pairs Fish the ship channel tor
reds trout drum, flounder Free
no amenities Please don t litter
Surf fishing presents itself on all ot
Mustang Island where it does not
interfere with swimmers Best, least
populated areas for fishing without
fear of hooking a human, are south
of the city limits from access Road 1
south to the fisdi pass jetties T rash
cans are available at intervals along
the beach Please use them
By boat any angler can fish the (iuit
or bays Exercise customary safety
precautions and use charts avail
able at many locations Keep trash
on hoard and deposit properly when
returning to shore
Surfing/
Windsurfing
Miles of the Gulf of Mexico await
those who want to face the ctial
lenge of riding the surf on traditional
surfboards or sailboards Suit
boards and boogie boards are avail
able for rent in Port Aransas City
ordinance prohibits surfing within
300 teet of Horace Caldwell Pier
Beach walks
Beach Walk Adventures glutted
beach walks on the fourth Friday of
the month and on some holiday
weekends Free Meet at 9 a m on
the beach at Access Road 1A Brine
water, container for shells Call 749
7053 by 8 30 a m if weather is
questionable Sponsored by the City
of Port Aransas Parks and Retire
ation Department
Channel view Ccnec
Rentals ‘Daily ‘Weekly ‘Monthly
3£
mb*
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Judson, Mary. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1997, newspaper, November 27, 1997; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth623433/m1/60/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.