Agree with Packery and National Seashore. Bird Island Basin is not bad. Some Reds also caught around Oso Bay too wading.

Nice casual pier fishing on Humble Channel as Skinner mentioned, not usually stringer busters but good eating size Specs, occasional Red and flounder. Did our best on live shrimp and popping corks there growing up.

Horace Caldwell pier in Port Aransas is very good in October. Free lining live shrimp for trout under the lights at night is large fun. It's a very safe place also.
Packery Channel jetties are good too. Plenty reds to be caught there, that time of year.

Very easy

My son has killed the big bull drum there many times in the last couple years. He had a 2 day stretch a couple months back where he caught and released 40+ and the smallest was around 36".

Isn't that from San Luis Pass?

Caught at Port O'Conner jetties

October weather can be iffy. Usually the first big front blows through early in the month. A couple of us went Cedar Bayou to camp and fish first weekend of October, big front blew through and trapped us and 2 other boats out there. This was before cell phones.

See? :

It’s rainy today down here. Skeeters are bad too.

Question. Will we need to purchase new rod/reel combos, lures etc? Or will our spincast and baitcast stuff work? I keep seeing swim baits that look similar to what I have for fresh water.

Not so sure they would work in the salt water. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks

Hey, I have 5 saltwater rods and reels you can use. Hell any gear that I have, you can use. If you are coming through S.A. just pick them up. Let me know.

wow much appreciated

"Hey, I have 5 saltwater rods and reels you can use. Hell any gear that I have, you can use. If you are coming through S.A. just pick them up. Let me know."

He just wants someone, anybody, to actually catch fish with his underutilized equipment.

Come on man.....

Not a problem 7mag.

Now suns out

Port Aransas fishing is great in October. I wouldn't get on a party boat. I did once and it was crazy. We was catching Snapper and the captain decided to leave to go to another hole. No fish were caught by anyone. Go out on a charter boat with no more then 4 people and have a great time. Just my 2 cents.

You ain't wrong.

For sure skinnerback! I had so much fun down there I started looking at real-estate down there. The whole vibe down there is just really cool.

I will be down in Cancun area in October, the want 850 daily rental for boat, captian and deckhands.

Are you referencing Pop's Tavern at Lamar? We had a place at the corner of Main and Heron Way. Produced lots of quality stringers in St Charles Bay laughing as so many put in at Goose island and ventured farther away. Never should never have sold, but not the only stupid thing I have done. The double lot combined with coastal rains and a lawn mower not good enough for use at home definitely contributed.

We would try to get into town early enuff, creep on the guides @ Pop's as they talked about their day and try to act is if you weren't listening. Btw, speak with them politely and they typically will provide some great pointers if not exact locations. We didn't need them after awhile. Of course, they also typically still caught more than we did.

Rockport

Remember when you got bit by that sting ray?

Yeah we paid 800 for a half day from CC for 3 of us. The guy targeted trout which we did get in about 2 hrs. Once we had out limit he took us back in and we were done. Its like that on the Snapper party boats as well. Once the Captain see everyone has their 2 fish its over. I wish we could stay out longer and target other fish. I'm cheap I guess and want to fish more?

That's why I want to just explore and not be on a time limit and really see how this goes.

Good advice