Areas we serve
The Texas coast, town by town
From the Laguna Madre to Sabine Lake, seventeen places with their own catch, their own tournament and their own way with shrimp. We ship to every one of them, and everywhere else in the U.S.
The Lower Coast
South Padre Island, Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre, where snapper boats and bay guides share the same harbors.
South Padre Island, Texas
Offshore red snapper, the Turtle Lady's legacy and Sandcastle Days
Cameron CountyPort Isabel, Texas
Shrimp processing, an 1852 lighthouse and the oldest fishing tournament in Texas
Willacy CountyPort Mansfield, Texas
A remote Laguna Madre fishing village that began as Red Fish Landing
The Coastal Bend
Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and the bays around Rockport: oysters, redfish and the Fishing Capital of Texas.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Birthplace of Whataburger in 1950, Buc Days and a bayfront built for eating
Nueces and Kleberg CountiesNorth Padre Island, Texas
Surf fishing, beach camping and 66 miles of national seashore
Nueces CountyMustang Island, Texas
A 3,954 acre state park, wild horses, Fish Pass and bay side wading
Nueces CountyPort Aransas, Texas
The Fishing Capital of Texas, the Deep Sea Roundup and red snapper season
Aransas CountyRockport, Texas
Fulton Oysterfest, SeaFair crab races and Aransas Bay oysters
San Patricio, Aransas and Nueces CountiesAransas Pass, Texas
Shrimporee, Conn Brown Harbor and the old Shrimp Capital of Texas name
Matagorda Bay
Small harbor towns on a big bay, with flounder, bay shrimp and some of the quietest water on the coast.
Port O'Connor, Texas
Bay, jetty and offshore fishing from one small harbor town
Calhoun CountyPort Lavaca, Texas
Bay shrimp, a causeway turned fishing pier and the Half Moon Reef Lighthouse
Matagorda CountyMatagorda, Texas
Where the Colorado River meets the Gulf, flounder, redfish and bay oysters
The Upper Coast
Galveston, Kemah, Bolivar and the Golden Triangle, where Texas cooking starts to sound Cajun.
Surfside Beach, Texas
Houston's nearby beach, the Freeport shrimp fleet and the Fishin' Fiesta
Galveston CountyGalveston, Texas
Gulf shrimp, the Pier 19 fishing fleet and Gaido's on the Seawall since 1911
Galveston CountyKemah, Texas
A shrimping town on Galveston Bay that still blesses its fleet every spring
Galveston CountyBolivar Peninsula, Texas
The Texas Crab Festival in Crystal Beach, blue crabs and the free Bolivar ferry
Jefferson CountyPort Arthur, Texas
The Cajun Capital of Texas, barbecue crabs and Sabine Lake flounder
Seasons
The Texas coast food calendar
The seasons these towns cook around. Shrimp, oyster and fish rules are set by Texas Parks and Wildlife, and change from year to year, so check before you go.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Mid May to mid July | The Texas Closure: shrimping stops in state Gulf waters so the brown shrimp can grow |
| Summer | Federal red snapper season offshore, with dates set each year |
| All year | Red snapper open in Texas state waters |
| Fall | Flounder move toward the passes on their way to the Gulf |
| November 1 to April 30 | Public oyster season, with reefs opened and closed by area |
Before you go
- Texas Parks and Wildlife: fishingSeasons, bag limits and where the public water is
- Texas fishing licensesWhat you need before you wet a line, resident or not
- Travel TexasThe state tourism office, for rooms and what else is on
- NOAA tide predictionsThe tide table for the nearest station, which decides most fishing mornings
Where to start in Texas
- South Padre IslandOffshore red snapper, the Turtle Lady's legacy and Sandcastle Days
- Port IsabelShrimp processing, an 1852 lighthouse and the oldest fishing tournament in Texas
- Port MansfieldA remote Laguna Madre fishing village that began as Red Fish Landing
- Corpus ChristiBirthplace of Whataburger in 1950, Buc Days and a bayfront built for eating
- The Gulf Coast events calendarEvery festival and rodeo on the coast, twelve months ahead
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