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The primary fishery in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly in the Port Aransas area during the summer months is for King Mackerel or Kingfish, as they are called locally. This type of fishing can be done by trolling, drifting or kite fishing. But Kingfish are not the only fish caught. Pelagic fish, are the warm water specie of fish that follow the currents around the Gulf and into the Florida coast. Our fish even travel through Mexico at times of the year. Pelagic fish, include Sailfish, Ling, Bonita, Spanish mackerel, shark, dolphin, Wahoo and rainbow runners. Reef fish, are fish that remain around the same cover year around. Although there is some inshore/offshore migration during winter and summer, it is seldom on a few miles. Reef fish hold around structures such as wrecks, oil platforms and underground rocks or reefs. Snapper, Grouper, amberjack are some of the fish located around the structures, near the bottom. There are also, pelagic fish that are attracted by the bait fish that accumulates around the structure. This can make for an exciting day of fishing to include a real variety.
During the fall/spring and winter fishing, many of the summer fish remain in the area, but move off to the snapper banks, approximately 40 miles offshore. Weather becomes a factor that time of the year, but the fish will remain in the area year around. The hard part of the winter will bring both Blackfin and Yellowfin Tuna. The waters outside 40 miles will remain over 80 degrees year around.
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