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Iries Island Food

Iries is by far my favorite food on the island... possibly on the planet... Every single plate of food on the menu is delicious! We can't get enough of them. Its a little bit of everything, and its all amazing!

Port A Pizzaria

Food is delicious, buffet is well stocked and totally affordable. This place is a great way to feed a family! We like to walk there so we have the walk home to work off all of the beer and pizza we consume and let the kids run off the dessert pizza and soft serve... or its a short ride in the golf cart.

Birding

Did you know Port Aransas is a major stop for the migration of many different bird species? Whooping cranes in the winter, flamingos, so many! Use the Port A Birding Checklist to see how many you can spot!

Birding Checklist

Fishing

Did you know that President Franklin D Roosevelt came to Port Aransas for a fishing excursion in a Farley Boat in 1937?! From the 1880s till the 1950s Tarpon fishing was was the major attraction. Now sheepshead, black drum, trout up to 22 inches, and upper slot redfish, just to name a few.

Shore fishing

You can shore fish from the jetty or along the beach!

Excursion fishing

There are lots of fishing excursions you can choose from, both bay side for shorter trips and deep sea if you want to spend the day out. We love Red Tag Guide Services Facebook: Red Tag Guide Services and are working on a discount if you book with them while staying with us!!

Time of year to fish

Offshore fishing May through September will get you the biggest catches. Inshore fishing fall and winter will catch the most sea trout, redfish, and flounder. While you can catch fish all year in Port A, September and October are the best.

Fishing Forecaster

Use this guide to decide which days of your trip to spend out on the water Tides for Fishing

Sea Turtles & Dolphins!!!

Kemp’s Ridley, Green, and Loggerhead sea turtles all live around the island and can be easily spotted off of the jetties. If you look a little farther out, you can usually spot the dolphins that hang out in the shipping channel. You can drive your car or the golf cart right down to the huge granite rocks that make up the North Jetty and within a few steps we usually start spotting them. The Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are on the critically endangered list and they are the most common around the jetty. They eat jellyfish, shellfish and sea weed.

If you see a stranded or nesting sea turtle, call the Turtle Hotline: 1-866-TURTLE5.

Farley Boat

If you see the concrete boats all around town and wonder the story behind them, the Farley Boat's history is deeply integrated in Port Aransas' history and the tiny fishing village it once was. The Farley brothers moved to the area in 1910 to become fishing guides and ended up also building boats. The concrete boats around town are replicas of the original boat they came up with in 1915 for tarpon fishing.