Go on an excursion to the Bay Fishing in South Padre Island and experience big game fishing! In SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, you will discover the joy of fishing yourself for a bluefin tuna, a small shark, a large marlin, or even a swordfish with the strength of your arms.

If you want to catch a big fish, go on an adventure in the middle of South Padre Island and taste the pleasure of big game fishing! In the Bay Fishing in South Padre Island, this fishing activity will allow you to get as close as possible to the aquatic fauna, to observe and touch it without damaging it.
Thanks to the wise advice of the federal fishing skipper present on the boat, you may be able to accomplish the feat of catching a fish over a meter long, even as a beginner. During this day from Bay Fishing in South Padre Island, you will experience fun.

The Technical Aspects
The outing takes place aboard a motorboat, with two engines of 250 hp each, which has bench seats and interior toilets. A sea and fishing professional is in charge of the sea trip and the activity. Different fishing techniques can be practiced during the activity. You can find many types of fish, including Sharks, Marlins, Swordfish, Stingrays, and Tunas. They are caught by fishermen using the preferred technique, then released alive, using the "no-kill" technique. Indeed, the purpose of the outing is to have a good time while respecting nature.

Big fishing, small fishing, offshore fishing, and coastal fishing have different types of fishing depending on the fish, crustaceans, or shellfish sought. Species live in a specific water section (on the bottom, near the bottom, in open water, or on the surface). Boats and fishing techniques are adapted to the species sought, its place of life, and its behavior.

The fishing gear used today by professional fishermen allows, by design, to catch fish, crustaceans, and mollusks with efficiency. These gears are the subject of research to implement fishing methods that are more respectful of the environment, more selective about the target species (by limiting the capture of undesirable species [by-catches]), and more secure at sea. Level of working conditions of seafarers on board.
Two Categories Of Fishing Gear

Active Fishing Gear
Trailed gears such as bottom trawls, midwater trawls, or bottom seines. These are tools made of a pocket-shaped net in which the fish are caught. Spinning nets are devices used to surround pelagic fish. We distinguish the non-sliding purse seine (net with which one encircles the school of fish) and the purse seine. The slide ensures the closure of the lower part of the net by blistering. Dredges are metal-framed tools used on the seabed; the dredge captures animals, including those buried shallow in the sand. They are mainly used for shellfish fishing.
Passive FISHING GEAR
Nets are vertical tools in which animals get caught. There are two types of the net: the gillnet (or straight net) and the trammel (made up of 3 layers of mesh. Lines and long lines are made of wires to which hooks (with bait) or lures are attached. The longline comprises a mainline (greater or lesser length) to which numerous hooks are attached using branch lines. The traps are represented mainly by the traps and the pots.
From a biological point of view, fishing during the spawning period does not pose a problem, provided that the fish stock is in good condition and that the quotas are respected. However, spawning gives rise to many species' fish concentrations, making them extremely vulnerable to fishing activity (such as bass). Pelagic trawl fishing can cause high mortality on populations since fish are grouped and easy to catch in large quantities during this period).