43 lb Red Fish
Caught from beach

39” Jackfish
Caught from beach

Amberjack
Caught offshore

Red Snapper
Caught offshore

Tuna & Red Snapper
Caught offshore
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Texas' best sports fishing

• 21 miles of freely accessible shorelines
• You can usually find good fishing from the beach right in front of your house
• Redfish this size are common in the fall, but the legal keep size is 20”-28”. With a license you can keep two oversized fish per year. The man pictured caught nine, and he released them all
• But, they’re delicious either grilled or blackened

• Surfside Jetty County Park
• 1,500-foot flat-top surface over granite boulders
• Puts the casual, or serious fisher person within easy reach of moving tides and feeding fish
• Playground, groceries, volleyball courts

• Surfside boat ramp
• Access Gulf of Mexico through the Intracoastal Canal
• Fastest access to blue water in the Houston/Galveston area
• Supposed to be finished in Spring of 2008
• Website: http://thefacts.com/print.lasso?ewcd=5688c20a8c6cb98e

• Deep sea fishing
• Surfside is only a three hour boat ride from some of the greatest fishing areas on the Gulf Coast
• Many varieties of Snapper, Grouper, King Mackerel, Amberjack, Ling, Dolphin (Dorado), & Tuna are caught

Action Charters	979-233-2999
Easy Going Charters	800-293-2947
Underwater Expeditions	979-285-0600

• Expectations and fishing licenses
  • These are real photos of real fish that have been caught. But, obviously the size and number of fish caught on any particular day can vary greatly
  • Kids fish FREE in Texas
  • If you are 17 or older, you will need a fishing license
  • Bait shops and most convenience stores around Surfside sell them


• Basics for saltwater newcomers
  • The Houston Chronicle had an excellent article on what newcomers to this type of fishing need to know
  • The objective is the same – have a good time; and, catch fish
  • But, there are differences
  • See Houston Chronicle article

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