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Shore / wade fishing advice around Rockport
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Nov 29, 2022 19:36:39   #
djgeorge11 Loc: Mountain Home, TX
 
I've been to Rockport a few times in the past but haven't shore fished much. We live in the Hill Country, just NW of Kerrville so it's nearly a 4 hour trek down but I really enjoy it and plan to get down there more time permitting. May even get a kayak at some point. I wouldn't want to try to navigate a boat down there, I will leave that to the professionals...

I've driven around the area, out to Port Aransas and Goose Island State Park. I've fished off shore, from the pier of a house we stayed at in Estes and near the north end of the 35 bridge where the old Copano fishing pier used to be. I've walked out on the Fulton pier but didn't fish there.

I am going to Fulton for the weekend of 12/9-12/11 with one of my adult sons to try to find some good shore/pier fishing spots for this time of year. I have hip & chest waders but am a newbie to saltwater wade fishing. My son doesn't have waders so if I wade, he'll be on the shore. I plan to use this trip to try to locate some places we can go to again on another trip later in December or check them off as not worth a return (at least in December).

Going again with my entire family 12/19-12/23 to a Miss Kitty's rental house on Copano Bay. We have a guide set up to take us out on on an inshore boat trip and we can fish from the pier at the house.

I plan to get everyone out to do some shore fishing to get my sons excited about the area, they've never been there. Maybe we'll return to places I try next weekend or at least I'll have at better idea of spots to try once I've checked out some of the options.

I have a lot of artificial lures and can also do live / dead bait as appropriate. My wife & I have tagged out on bull Reds for the year but our sons haven't. Our 27 & 29 yo sons aren't picky fisherman, quantity over quality.

Any input is much appreciated. Looking to target whatever is biting this time of year. So many spots that all look pretty good. I expect some are better than others, especially in December.

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Nov 29, 2022 19:46:39   #
CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas
 
Welcome to the stage George, my sister and bil lived there about 35 years ago. I fished there abit but don't really remember many details but we do have a couple of people from down that way on the stage so maybe you will here from them soon

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Nov 30, 2022 13:41:38   #
El Rod Loc: Port A
 
djgeorge11 wrote:
I've been to Rockport a few times in the past but haven't shore fished much. We live in the Hill Country, just NW of Kerrville so it's nearly a 4 hour trek down but I really enjoy it and plan to get down there more time permitting. May even get a kayak at some point. I wouldn't want to try to navigate a boat down there, I will leave that to the professionals...

I've driven around the area, out to Port Aransas and Goose Island State Park. I've fished off shore, from the pier of a house we stayed at in Estes and near the north end of the 35 bridge where the old Copano fishing pier used to be. I've walked out on the Fulton pier but didn't fish there.

I am going to Fulton for the weekend of 12/9-12/11 with one of my adult sons to try to find some good shore/pier fishing spots for this time of year. I have hip & chest waders but am a newbie to saltwater wade fishing. My son doesn't have waders so if I wade, he'll be on the shore. I plan to use this trip to try to locate some places we can go to again on another trip later in December or check them off as not worth a return (at least in December).

Going again with my entire family 12/19-12/23 to a Miss Kitty's rental house on Copano Bay. We have a guide set up to take us out on on an inshore boat trip and we can fish from the pier at the house.

I plan to get everyone out to do some shore fishing to get my sons excited about the area, they've never been there. Maybe we'll return to places I try next weekend or at least I'll have at better idea of spots to try once I've checked out some of the options.

I have a lot of artificial lures and can also do live / dead bait as appropriate. My wife & I have tagged out on bull Reds for the year but our sons haven't. Our 27 & 29 yo sons aren't picky fisherman, quantity over quality.

Any input is much appreciated. Looking to target whatever is biting this time of year. So many spots that all look pretty good. I expect some are better than others, especially in December.
I've been to Rockport a few times in the past but ... (show quote)


You can wade fish, kayak fish, and pier fish at Goose Island State Park. If you kayak fish, try around the oyster reefs not far from where you launch. I understand fishermen catch a lot of drum off of the pier. Bait would be shrimp or crabs.
Closer to where I live in Port A you can fish both sides of the causeway between Aransas Pass and Port A. Once you cross the ferry you can fish the jetties. There’s also several miles of gulf beach for surf fishing. Good luck and tight lines😎👍

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Nov 30, 2022 15:12:49   #
djgeorge11 Loc: Mountain Home, TX
 
Thanks! Goose Island seems like a good winter spot since it should be protected from the predominant north winds.
Same for the south side of the road between Aransas Pass and Port A and along the jetty. Will try a few of those spots next weekend and then plan for the next trip (and the next...).

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Nov 30, 2022 16:44:56   #
El Rod Loc: Port A
 
djgeorge11 wrote:
Thanks! Goose Island seems like a good winter spot since it should be protected from the predominant north winds.
Same for the south side of the road between Aransas Pass and Port A and along the jetty. Will try a few of those spots next weekend and then plan for the next trip (and the next...).


You can also take the jetty boat across the ship channel to the north jetty.
I’ve fished the oyster reefs near Goose Island in my kayak. There’s Trout, Redfish, and Drum to be had that hang around those reefs 😎👍

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Dec 1, 2022 14:59:59   #
djgeorge11 Loc: Mountain Home, TX
 
We had driven out to and along the Port A south jetty on our last trip and saw a lot of people fishing. I didn't know how you got to the other side but I do recall seeing signs for the jetty boat so thanks for the tip.

When we were on our guided boat trip in October, my wife & I caught 4 bull reds from the boat in the jetty canal. Closer to the north side than the south and about 75 yards from the gulf end. All 4 were 35" - 37". Not sure if you can get into them like that from the jetty but would be great to try.

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Dec 1, 2022 15:20:12   #
El Rod Loc: Port A
 
djgeorge11 wrote:
We had driven out to and along the Port A south jetty on our last trip and saw a lot of people fishing. I didn't know how you got to the other side but I do recall seeing signs for the jetty boat so thanks for the tip.

When we were on our guided boat trip in October, my wife & I caught 4 bull reds from the boat in the jetty canal. Closer to the north side than the south and about 75 yards from the gulf end. All 4 were 35" - 37". Not sure if you can get into them like that from the jetty but would be great to try.
We had driven out to and along the Port A south je... (show quote)


The jetties can be very productive and exciting at times. Y’all were here for the fall Bull red run. Sounds like y’all had a great trip. I had a good friend came down from Weatherford and they caught several of the Bull reds along the old Fina dock across the ship channel from us and not far from the ferry landing on the other side.
Back when I fished tournament’s we would always anchor out just passed the end of the north jetty (weather permitting) and catch mostly oversized reds but some were the right size to be tournament winners. Mind you, this was summertime. Sometimes they will stack up out there when conditions are right. We’ve also caught Tarpon when they are roaming through. Now that’s very exciting. Best of luck to you 😎👍

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