Texas Fishing Piers
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Introduction
Texas Fishing Piers is a Squidoo Lens that intends to collate news and information about fishing piers in Texas. Emphasis is on coastal fishing piers but on occasion we will post information about fishing piers located inland as well as jetties and popular beaches along the coast!
We hope the information proves useful and look forward to comments from our Readers!
We hope the information proves useful and look forward to comments from our Readers!
Coastal Bend
Fishing Piers
A favorite of our Field Team is the Texas' Coastal Bend! Favorite spots include Bob Hall Pier, Horace Caldwell Pier, and Copana Fishing Pier.
Bob Hall and Horace Caldwell are located near Corpus Christi (North Padre Island) and Port Aransas (Mustang Island), respectively. Copana used to be the old causeway bridge that crossed over Copano Bay.
Bob Hall and Horace Caldwell look almost alike and offer excellent fishing to the Gulf of Mexico. Copano offers bay fishing for some tasty fish like Redfish, Speckled Trout, and Sheepshead!
Bob Hall and Horace Caldwell are located near Corpus Christi (North Padre Island) and Port Aransas (Mustang Island), respectively. Copana used to be the old causeway bridge that crossed over Copano Bay.
Bob Hall and Horace Caldwell look almost alike and offer excellent fishing to the Gulf of Mexico. Copano offers bay fishing for some tasty fish like Redfish, Speckled Trout, and Sheepshead!
- Bob Hall Pier
- Bob Hall Pier; 361-949-7300; 15820 South Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, 78418
Extending 1200+ feet into the Gulf of Mexico, this pier offers some great fishing year round!
Phone number is working. Rates are based on the number of poles. Refer to link for more info (as of 8-20-2010). - Horace Caldwell Pier
- Horace Caldwell Pier; 361-749-6200; 321 N On The Beach St., Port Aransas, 78373
Almost a mirror image of Bob Hall Pier is Horace Caldwell Pier, providing great fishing year round as well!
Phone number is working. Rates are based on the number of poles. Refer to link for more info (as of 8-20-2010). Note: Person answering the phone may say" Welcome to Barnacle Bill's". - Copano Fishing Pier
- Copano Fishing Pier; 361-425-8325 / 361-425-8326; 99200 Hwy 35, Rockport, 78382
Pier was once a Copano Causeway bridge, linking the Live Oak & Lamar Peninsulas; now it is a great place to fish for inshore species!
Phone number is working. Rate is $$3.00 per pole with passes good till 6AM the next morning. Pier is open 24 hours! (as of 8-20-2010).
Upper Coast
Fishing Piers and Jetties
Another great area to fish is Texas' Upper Coast. Although area fishing piers took a beating by Hurricane Ike in 2008, two are slated to reopen later in 2010! That said, do give the jetties a try!
Update: 61St Street Pier opened August 14, 2010 with a Shark caught before its official opening: see article.Quote: Anglers hoping to be the first to catch a fish from the new pier can forget about that honor. This past Tuesday, a carpenter putting the final touches on the pier decking brought along a big rod-and-reel and cast a chunk of bait from the deck. "He caught a 5-foot-long, 100-pound shark," Menna said.
Update: 61St Street Pier opened August 14, 2010 with a Shark caught before its official opening: see article.Quote: Anglers hoping to be the first to catch a fish from the new pier can forget about that honor. This past Tuesday, a carpenter putting the final touches on the pier decking brought along a big rod-and-reel and cast a chunk of bait from the deck. "He caught a 5-foot-long, 100-pound shark," Menna said.
- San Luis Pier
- San Luis Pass Pier; 409-233-6902 (Ph# not in service); Freeport
Closed - damaged by Hurricane Ike 2008. Quote: "The San Luis Pass Fishing Pier will not be rebuilt." - 61st Street Fishing Pier
- 61st Street Fishing Pier; 409-744-8365; 6101 Seawall Blvd, Galveston 77551
Reopened August 14, 2010! Phone number is working and confirmed the pier is open!!!! - Flagship Fishing Pier
- Flagship Fishing Pier; 409-763-8696 (Ph# not in service); Galveston
Closed - damaged by Hurricane Ike 2008. Quote: "The fate of the Flagship Hotel Fishing Pier rests on the rebuilding of the hotel, currently scheduled to be completed late in 2011." - Gulf Coast Fishing Pier
- Gulf Coast Fishing Pier; 409-744-2273 (Ph# not in service); 9001 Seawall Blvd., Galveston 77554
Closed - damaged by Hurricane Ike 2008. Quote: "Repairs have not begun on the Galveston Fishing Pier, located at 90th Street and Seawall.." - Surfside Jetty Park
- Surfside Jetty Park; 979-239-3547 (Ph# not in service); 301 Parkview Rd, Surfside 77541
Jetty that remained open after Hurricane Ike. Remained a hot spot for fishing but a fire was reported in late 2008. - Texas City Dike
- Texas City Dike; 409-948-8172 (Ph# not in service); Texas City
Quote: "Repairs to the Texas City Dike, closed since Ike hit on Sept. 13, 2008, might be completed in time for the 5-mile dike to reopen to public use by Labor Day weekend. But the fishing pier at the end of the dike has not been rebuilt."
Lower Coast
Fishing Piers
A couple of fishing piers located on Texas' Lower Coast are Pirate's Landing Pier and the fishing pier at Adolph Thomae Jr.County Park. Of the two, Pirate's Landing Pier proclaims itself as the longest pier in Texas!
- Pirates Landing Pier
- Pirates Landing Pier; 956-943-7437; 110 N Garcia St., Port Isabel 78578
Located on Texas' lower coast and providing access to the Laguna Madre!
Phone number is working. Rate is $7.50 per pole for a 12 hour period; open 24 hours! (as of 8-20-2010). - Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park
- End of FM 2925, Arroyo City; 956-748-2044
Lighted fishing pier located in Cameron County with a campground offering RV hook ups.
Phone number is working but was sent to voicemail afterours (as of 8-20-2010).
Texas Pier Fishing
News Bites
- City seeks funding for piers
- Fishermen may have a few less places to cast their lines this spring as the city's recreation department works to get funding needed to repair three fishing piers. Thurman Hardison, director of New Bern Parks and Recreation, said the city and the ...
- Fishing Around Tampa Bay
- 1 - At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, Spanish mackerel just starting to run, but not consistent yet, reports Bob Beeson. Also fair catches of sheepshead, flounder, whiting, silver trout, and a few spotted seatrout. Water temperature 62 at 1 pm Thursday, ...
- Rollover Pass advocates battling closure to the end
- Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise / Beaumont Even though Texas suffers a roughly $27 billion shortfall, the state says the Rollover Pass fishing spot still faces closure and plans to build a pier continue. Fishers gather at the popular spot to cast ...
- Myrtle Beach area fishing report
- The surface temperature at the Apache Pier data station was 52.97 degrees Thursday at 3:30 pm while the reading at the Springmaid Pier was 53 degrees at 2:48 pm Comments | Offshore fishing remains limited due to weather and lack of options.
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