Port Aransas Fishermans Wharf

This is a very nice area with a lot of activity going on. We happen to come to Fishermans Wharf during a Legends fishing competition (check out salt water legends on the web). Cocktails, commentary, and great example of catcher release, competition with beautiful trophies.There are a number of restaurants within walking distance although parking can be a little tight, so carpool, if it all possible! This is a great area to people watch and check out all the fishing activities that go on in the area.

Neat place to walk around lots of fishing boats, nice restaurants and a store. Good place to walk around after lunch or dinner

Family and I took a short trip and booked a 6hrs fishing. The experience was great, kids loved it. The inside of the boat is air-conditioned. Outside the temp was in the 90s. Unfortunately, we only caught sharks.. no fish. We will try again..

We booked an 8 hour off shore trip. The boat had issues and had to come back no sooner than it got out. Things happen! We rebooked to the next day. I don't feel like the deck hands were particularly friendly or helpful. And the "gally girl" shamed my 12yo son for not making the restroom trash can when he was nauseous. The fishing was decent and we ate at the restaurant while we waited for our fish to be filleted so that was handy.

Not sure which to review, but the entire business is a class act. We have fished from their party boats and the, hands down, multiple trip, best outfit on the island. Faster boats, more stable boats, best captains and crew. And we have patronized all the outfits on the island. The restaurant is also pretty darn good. Once we got what seemed to be bad oysters and no questions or hassles, replaced with another entree of our choice. Pricey, but it is a tourist location so in line with pricing as such. The fish cleaning business is also one of if not the best on the island. The tackle and bait shop is a tad higher than most, but is relatively well stocked and quality frozen bait and tackle. As a "local" definately not my first stop, but I know if and when I need something they have it and good quality open before most other shops are open.

We did a 6hr trip off shore. The boat was clean and the service was fantastic! They took good care of us and all the deck hands were very polite , top notch operation in my experience. We caught our limit of Red Snapper and King Fish. The kids and adults all had a great time. I would recommend these guys!

Waited in line for an hour. Got on ferry and waited another 20 min for a boat that's about half a mile away, while other ferries are crossing. Coming from a day of work and you just want to get home but, you can't because you have a bunch of unorganized clowns running the show as well as these cowardly captains that see a boat a mile away and to scared to cross

We attended a 9 hour trip on Saturday 11/30/2024 - please note this was a 2nd choice due to availability- there was no communication between captain and passengers we would drop 5 minute later crew yelled to pick up this happened several times over trip- staff was ok we had one female who ended getting injured who was very pushy and rude - it was hard to stand on this very rocky boat -Chris was friendly and very helpful. Also what I didn't appreciate was as we were going back last hours of trip crew was cleaning all around us told us to move from our seats cabin was full of people laying in booths so no where to sit so we ended up on side of boat getting wet in cold weather so they could clean- I understand cleaning is a necessity but when it during our paid time we should not be inconvenienced this was a long trip and we rode our last 2 hours wet and cold . One recommendation is get an intercom so everyone can hear whats going on we were yelled at to pull up but no one was on our side to tell us ! Communication is key when you have that amount of people on your boat !! Might eliminate some frustration from staff!

Cannot believe the skinny white guy with long blonde hair (think his name is Cole) verbally abuses guests. He told my brother "you're being real annoying saying fish on every time you catch a fish. Just be quiet and don't say anything." Who talks to customers like that? Dude needs a real lesson in customer service. The kind blonde lady working the concession stand inside was super nice and helpful as I got sea sick. She was the true highlight of my experience at Fisherman's Wharf in Port A.

Was very disappointed we have been fishing with them before was very happy this time we took two other couples with us they were overbooked they spent more time untangling lines because they had people fishing 2 foot apart I got hit in the head with someone reeling in so close to me very disappointed