Rockport Fishing Charters & Guides

Rockport Fishing Charters

Rockport is a city on the coast of Texas. It's home to long Rockport Beach, with its fishing piers and rich birdlife. The Texas Maritime Museum explores Gulf Coast history with exhibits on shipbuilding, oil drilling and pirates. Nearby, Rockport Center for the Arts has changing local art displays and a sculpture garden. Fulton Mansion is a restored 19th-century home with gardens and an educational center. Copano Bay is on one side, Aransas Bay on the other and San Antonio Bay and Espirtu Santo Bay both just to the north, all located south of Victoria, Texas. Hurricane Harvey made a direct hit on this area in 2017 and caused a lot of damage. But the good news is that facilities, hotels, restaurants and fishing industry businesses have rebuilt and there are lots of new, sparkling facilities. When you are not fishing on a fun charter trip either inland or offshore, you’ll want to check out the state’s first one-mile-long Blue Wave Beach with picnic cabanas, restroom facilities, wildlife sanctuary, boat ramps, fitness trail, Saltwater Pavilion, Beachfront Pavilion, fishing piers and a playground for the children. It is impressive enough to be voted Texas’ No. 1 beach by one publication.

Rockport Inshore Fishing

Much of the inland fishing structure was changed by the huge impact of Hurricane Harvey, but the fishing has bounced back to levels as good or better than it was before. Copano Bay, tucked behind the Rockport-Fulton peninsula, is pocked with shallow oyster reefs and teeming with marine life. It’s another popular place for redfish and trout, and the fisherman who love to catch and eat them. Mesquite Bay is surrounded by tidal lakes and marshes and is another super fishing ground for redfish, trout and flounder. It’s a popular spot especially early in the morning and in late afternoon. Don’t overlook Estes Flats, a more deep water shoreline in Redfish Bay. It has a variety of bottom surfaces from mud flats to sand pot holes. The Estes flats are great for redfish and are popular for kayak and canoe fishermen. Push poling through the grass flats is another great way to catch fish. Aransas also offers a good sized fishing hole that is 16 miles long and six miles wide with speckled trout and redfish. The oyster reefs on the southern end and grass flats to the east are hotspots for redfish, flounder, sheepshead, drum, and trout and occasionally other migrating species. Although a few public piers are not back in order, Breakwater Piers on the South side of Rockport Beach and at the end of Market are free, lighted, open and great places to fish. Rockport Beach North pier and Leggett Channel are also available with a paid beach pass (through the entrance booth located at the north end). Beach fees are $5 per-Day or $20-year Beach pass. The Rockport Harbor seawall is a popular fishing spot as well as the shoreline at Little Bay. The Bulkhead at Fulton Harbor, Copano bay Kayak Site at Airport Rd, Howard Murph Park on 1781 and The Copano Causeway Boat Launch are also good spots. Fishing is easy on the wallet and a great way to break away from the electronic world here. Record numbers of Drum, Trout and Redfish have been caught in local waters the past couple of years. Goose Island State Park also offers good shoreline fishing. Anglers who have made many trips here in the past should note that the Copano Causeway pier is permanently closed and Fulton Pier is being rebuilt.

Rockport Offshore Fishing

When the fish are hungry, an offshore trip out of Rockport is like a trip to the fish market. Anglers rarely come home without an ice chest full of snapper, grouper, dorado, amberjack or even billfish and wahoo. Anglers have the choice of light or heavy tackle and fishing techniques like trolling or bottom fishing. If you have a preference, talk to your charter captain before making your reservation to book the best type of trip and time of the year. Generally, the best species for charters looking for big fish catches are mahi mahi, wahoo, snapper, Jack Crevalle, cobia, blue marlin, blackfin and yellowfin tuna and swordfish.

Book A Rockport Fishing Charter

Pick your favorite species and time of year, and visit Rockport for a fishing adventure of a lifetime. If you want to spend more time catching fish and less time looking for them, book a charter. They also provide all the fishing gear and tackle you will need. Don’t miss the boat. There’s a Rockport fishing trip out there with your name on it.