Explore the waters around South Padre Island, Texas and spend a wonderful fishing day together with AW Fishing. You’ll embark on the inshore bay waters and have fun chasing various prized species these productive grounds are full of. Captain Aaron Wittreich will be there to take you to the best fishing spots in the area and help you have a great time on the water. Join him and have a memorable angling adventure over at South Padre Island!

You’ll be fishing from a 2022, 24’ Shallow Stalker center console. This spacious boat can easily sit up to 6 guests and it’s powered by a 300 HP Suzuki engine that can reach a maximum cruising speed of 60 mph. The boat features a livewell that will supply you with live bait, as well as a Bluetooth radio system.

The species you’ll have the chance to chase include Flounder, Redfish, Speckled Trout, Snook, and Black Drum. You’ll catch them by bottom fishing, popping, as well as drift fishing, all using light tackle. You’re free to choose whether you’ll keep the fish you catch and bring it home or simply release it back into the water. Kids are also welcome to join your trip.

Captain Aaron will provide you all the rods, reels, tackle, live bait, and lures. What you should bring is the food and drinks of your choice as well as fishing licenses.

Come visit South Padre Island and have an exciting fishing experience with AW Fishing!



Select date to see available trips and rates:

  • Private trip
    Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (AM)
    Low rate deposit non-refundable
    5 Hour Trip, starts at 6:30 AM
    $400
    You'll start your trip at 7:00 a.m. and spend 4 hours fishing the bay. Among the species you'll target are Speckled Trout, Flounder, Redfish, Black Drum, as well as Snook.
  • Private trip
    Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (PM)
    In demand! Last booked: 5 days ago
    Low rate deposit non-refundable
    5 Hour Trip, starts at 1:00 PM
    $400
    Not an early bird? Book your afternoon trip.
  • Private trip
    8 Hour Trip – All Day Adventure
    Low rate deposit non-refundable
    8 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    $700
    Eight hours of targeting Redfish, Speckled Trout, and Flounder among other species.

FAQs about AW Fishing

AW Fishing offers the following trips to customers:
  • $400 per group, additional $100 per person after 2 guests - Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (AM) (5 hours)
  • $400 per group, additional $100 per person after 2 guests - Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (PM) (5 hours)
  • $700 per group, additional $100 per person after 2 guests - 8 Hour Trip – All Day Adventure (8 hours)

When you book a trip with AW Fishing, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • GPS
  • Live Bait Well

Trips booked with AW Fishing include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Live Bait
  • Lures

AW Fishing offers the following type of fishing:
  • Inshore Fishing (Bay fishing )

AW Fishing offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Popping
  • Drift Fishing

Top targeted fish species with AW Fishing include:
  • Black Drum
  • Flounder
  • Redfish
  • Snook
  • Speckled Trout

Meet the Captain

Aaron Wittreich
South Padre Island, Texas, United States
1 Fishing Report
ID & license verified
90 Customer reviews
Response time within an hour
Member since April 2021
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Captain Aaron offers to take you on a fishing adventure on the waters around South Padre Island. Join him and have a fun-packed day on the water as you chase fish and enjoy nature.

About this listing

Targeted species

Black Drum Black Drum
Flounder Flounder
Redfish Redfish
Snook Snook

Boat specs

Shallow Stalker (Center console) originally built in 2022. Powered by a 300HP Suzuki engine, with a maximum cruising speed of 60 knots.

Length
24 ft
Capacity
6 persons

Types of fishing

Inshore Fishing
Bay fishing

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Bottom Fishing
Popping
Drift Fishing

Amenities

GPS
Live Bait Well

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
Live Bait
Lures

Cancellation policy

Deposit non-refundable

If it is unsafe to travel, you may still cancel free of charge or change the date(s) of your booking.

Listing policies

Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
Child Friendly
You Keep Catch
Catch and Release Allowed

Payment

Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Checks

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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 90 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Afternoon trip with captain Aaron
Afternoon trip with captain Aaron
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Angler rating
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Frank C.
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Fishing trip in July

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (AM) on July 25, 2023
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Rey C. J.
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VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (AM) on June 16, 2023
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Richard B.
San Antonio, TX
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Half day morning trip with Captain Aaron

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (AM) on July 20, 2023
Thanks Captain Aaron for an awesome morning of fishing!  This was the best fishing trip that we have been on for...
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JEFF B.
Fort Collins, CO
Excellent
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Morning Trip with Captain Aaron 3/13/2023

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (AM) on March 13, 2023
Captain Aaron did a great job putting us on fish despite less than ideal weather conditions (cold and very windy) which arrived...
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Canon P.
Schertz, TX
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Pm trip half day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Bay Trip (PM) on July 1, 2023
Put in description of booking fishing trip that my brother and I wanted to catch some reds. Captain put us on right away taught...
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