The catch from an offshore trip laid out on the dock at sunrise beneath the Dolphin Dock sign

Five boats, one dock, and the Gulf right off the end of it.

Dolphin Dock has been running fishing trips out of Port Aransas for decades. Four hours in the bay with the kids, or sixty hours offshore chasing tuna. The board below is what is running.

See trips and rates Call the dock

Safari runs on the board

Offshore departures, booked by the seat

Hours	Trip	Departs	Anglers	Meals	Per person
36	36 Hour SafariBlackfin tuna, amberjack, kingfish, red snapper	6:00 AM	28	Galley	$540
48	48 Hour SafariYellowfin tuna, wahoo, grouper, snapper	12:00 PM	28	Included	$715
56	56 Hour SafariYellowfin tuna, wahoo, marlin	6:00 AM	16	Galley	$1,350
60	60 Hour SafariYellowfin tuna, wahoo, deep drop species	6:00 AM	28	Included	$820

Day trips from 4 to 12 hours are not posted on the board. Call (361) 749-4188 for availability.

Out and back the same day

Not everybody wants two nights at sea. These are the short runs, and the bay trip is the one most families start with.

All trips and rates

4 Hour Bay Trip

$68

Children 6 to 12 are half price

Rod, reel, bait and tackle are included. Concessions and a restroom onboard, which is why this is the one families book first.

Departs: 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Targets: Sand trout, redfish, sheepshead, seasonal species

Dolphin Watch

$30

Children $14

A short run through the jetties and the ship channel. No fishing licence needed, and the dolphins usually find us first.

Departs: Call for availability
Targets: Bottlenose dolphin, ship channel wildlife

5, 8, 9 and 12 Hour Offshore

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Rates change with season and fuel

Day trips out to the near and mid shore reefs. Summer red snapper runs fill up fast, so call (361) 749-4188 for the current board.

Departs: Seasonal, call to confirm
Targets: Red snapper, kingfish, ling, mahi

Private Charter

$1,025

Per charter on the Flipper, 1 to 15 people

Take the whole boat. Good for a family reunion, a corporate group or a crew that wants the run called their way.

Departs: Your schedule
Targets: Whatever is running

The boats

Ninety five feet down to forty. Which one you draw depends on the trip you book and how far out it goes.

What you are fishing for depends on how far out you go

In the bay

Inside the jetties, 4 hours

Sand trout, redfish, sheepshead, black drum, flounder

Near shore

The reefs and rigs, 5 to 12 hours

Red snapper, kingfish, ling, mahi, amberjack

Offshore

The deep rigs, 36 hours and up

Yellowfin tuna, blackfin tuna, wahoo, grouper, marlin

Off the boats this season

See the whole gallery

A crew of anglers standing behind rows of tuna, snapper and wahoo on the dock

An angler holding a ling caught on a Dolphin Dock trip

Two anglers holding a bull red drum in front of the Dolphin Express

A young angler at the dock with a red snapper caught on a Dolphin Dock trip

Anglers at the dock with snapper and shark from a day offshore

A group back at the dock with their catch after an offshore trip

What crews say when they get back in

Booked the 48 hour for my dad’s seventieth. The crew put us on yellowfin at three in the morning and never stopped working. We filled two coolers.

Marcus D., via Google

Took the kids on the 4 hour bay trip. They handed the little one a rod, baited it, and she caught more than I did. Worth every dollar.

Renee P., via TripAdvisor

Third season running with these boats. The Express is fast, the deckhands know the structure, and the fish cleaning at the dock is quick.

Bill T., via Yelp

The dock is at the end of Cotter Avenue

Dolphin Dock Inc.
300 W Cotter Ave
Port Aransas, TX 78373

(361) 749-4188 or 1-800-EYE-FISH

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The Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas on a calm morning