Port Aransas Lighted Pier?

[bowhuntercoach]

I am headed down to Port A for a few days of fishing. We are going to fish one day with Mark Jones and then we will be fishing from my boat for a few days. I was wondering if anyone knew of a lighted pier in Port A that is open for the public. I want to put my five year old son on some fish and thought this might be an easy way. Something not too crowded and easy to get to is a plus also. Just looking to catch some small fish under the lights! Thanks.

[Muddy Bud]

Bob Hall, and Horace Caldwell piers. Less crowded during the week. Some of the best fishing and most interesting top water fishing with bait I have ever done was on Bob Hall pier with Poco. It was called slide lining and it was exciting to watch 25+" trout come to the surface and swallow a 7" butt head hole.

[Poco]

Bob Hall, and Horace Caldwell piers. Less crowded during the week. Some of the best fishing and most interesting top water fishing with bait I have ever done was on Bob Hall pier with Poco. It was called slide lining and it was exciting to watch 25+" trout come to the surface and swallow a 7" butt head hole.

Yes sir!! Those were some good times amigo!! Ive been getting that itch again lately. We may have to got try that again sometime.

OP...right now the surf is a magical place. If you wanna catch some fish for sure I would go buy a quart of live shrimp and rig up a float with a 6-7' drop. Hit up one of the piers mentioned above late at night and you will load up. Of course when the water color is good. The slide line method is an awesome way to catch fish as well it just takes a little more patience learning it and doing that kind of fishing. Like Muddybud said, we use to use a 6-8" bait and catch fish from barely keepers to 29" trout on the same bait. Its all about how long you can stand watching a trout take your bait and knowing when to set the hook. The way to learn it is go out there and watch people do it.

The live shrimp thing is way easier though.

Ray

[flywise]

I'll be down there in two weeks I believe I'm going to try some pier fishing on Bob Hall

[bowhuntercoach]

Thanks for the help. Is there a charge to fish on these piers? Can you buy live bait at all hours of the day?

[Poco]

Im pretty sure its still $2 a person and $1 per pole. Most have a 3 rod limit. You can find live bait at the 4-5 bait stands a long the JFK bridge headed to the island.

Good luck!!

Ray

[stickman]

Yes sir!! Those were some good times amigo!! Ive been getting that itch again lately. We may have to got try that again sometime.

OP...right now the surf is a magical place. If you wanna catch some fish for sure I would go buy a quart of live shrimp and rig up a float with a 6-7' drop. Hit up one of the piers mentioned above late at night and you will load up. Of course when the water color is good. The slide line method is an awesome way to catch fish as well it just takes a little more patience learning it and doing that kind of fishing. Like Muddybud said, we use to use a 6-8" bait and catch fish from barely keepers to 29" trout on the same bait. Its all about how long you can stand watching a trout take your bait and knowing when to set the hook. The way to learn it is go out there and watch people do it.

The live shrimp thing is way easier though.

Ray

I need to see this...sounds like a blast. Do the kingfish eat the same bait on that set up?

[bowhuntercoach]

Any other ideas? Not sure if I want to try to fish with my five year old off a crowded pier that is way above the water. Are there any places that might be closer to the water level with a few lights?

[bowhuntertex]

I gotta get down to the coast to do some fishing......I am having withdrawals.....

[Poco]

I need to see this...sounds like a blast. Do the kingfish eat the same bait on that set up?

Stick, no they do not simply cause we slide line with these baits in the 1st and 2nd gut. We do use the same slide line method only with wire leader and heavier hooks at the pier T. For that we use big watermelon shad, blue runners and menhaden shad.

Lets plan on it and we'll go try it one day. I still have all my gear.

Ray

[live2hunt65]

nice to know I do much fishing try to do some while i'm working down here

[Twztid]

Take a left off the ferry into the park area towards the jetties behind the shrimp boats there is a peir there, also off the ferry take. Right behind the first gas station circle k? Go down that road 1/4 mile and there is Nother lighted peir and a new park they built good luck

[tkuehn5410]

If your trip with Jones is anything like most of ours, your son will have a great time catching plenty of fish.

[bowhuntercoach]

Thanks for all your help! Leaving tomorrow!

[dope hunter]

I just got back from Port A and we fished the Horace Caldwell pier. I is perfectly safe to take your kids too. We fished Friday and Saturday night. Friday night we used artificials because we didnt know the pier didnt sell live bait. The guy next to us caught several trout and hooked a good Red. Saturday night we bought a pint of live shrimp and went back to the pier at 10pm. We caught 2 27" reds a 22" red and 2 20" trout! We fished the 2nd big light past the cleaning station on the left side. Here is a pic of my Red!

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