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James Adams

Port Aransas, United States
100+ reviews
Growing up in the area gave me a love of fishing and just being on the water. As the time came closer to a mandatory retirement from firefighting my thoughts turned more and more to fishing. I knew I did not want to fish by myself and since I got so much enjoyment watching others catch this seemed like a natural thing for me to do.

Charter

Rating

4.9
149 reviews
4.9
Boat & Equipment
5.0
Captain & Crew
4.9
Fishing Experience

What anglers say

98%
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish

All reviews (149)

Showing 1 – 5 of 149 reviews
  • Paul Levine
    Paul Levine
    us
    Texas, US
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    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified
    NEW

    awesome fishing day

    5 Hour Trip — Inshore Slam • 2 adults

    What a great day. Jim really knows his stuff. We found trout and caught the limit. Found drum and caught the limit. acrually caught fish the whole day. I highly recommend booking Jim for your next trip.

    Reported catch:
    Black Drum
    Redfish
    Speckled Trout
  • Bill Johnson
    Bill Johnson
    Repeat angler
    us
    Texas, US
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    Member since 2023
    •
    3 trips
    5.0
    Verified
    NEW

    Always good time with Jim!

    5 Hour Trip — Inshore Slam • 2 adults • 1 child

    Jim always works hard to find the fish and get us a good bite even when things are slow!

  • Andrew Hall
    Andrew Hall
    us
    Texas, US
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    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified
    NEW

    Fishing with James

    5 Hour Trip — Inshore Slam • 2 adults
    Reported catch:
    Black Drum
    Redfish
    Mangrove Snapper
  • Dan Yarbrough
    Dan Yarbrough
    us
    Texas, US
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    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    Captain Jim is an awesome guide

    5 Hour Trip — Inshore Slam • 3 adults • 1 child

    Me and my two boys had a great time with Captain Jim. We limited out on Sheep head and he worked really hard trying different spots to get us on fish. We would do it again. Thanks, Captain Jim, for a great fishing experience.

  • Lee Amundson
    Lee Amundson
    us
    Iowa, US
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    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    Capt Adams finds the fish

    5 Hour Trip — Inshore Slam • 4 adults

    Capt A tried extra hard to help us get fish in the boat!

Real catches shared by our community

  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    awesome fishing day
    Paul L.
    Paul L.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    Captain Jim is an awesome guide
    Dan Y.
    Dan Y.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    July fishing trip
    Tyler H.
    Tyler H.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    Capt. Jim
    Kari T.
    Kari T.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    Great Time
    Michael H.
    Michael H.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    Awesome Guide
    Michael C.
    Michael C.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    Good experience.
    Michael E.
    Michael E.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    Great first fishing trip!
    Ben G.
    Ben G.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    Great weekend fishing with Jim!!
    Mario L.
    Mario L.
  • Jim Adams Guide Service
    Jim Adams Guide ServicePort Aransas, TX
    The perfect fishing trip
    Anya B.
    Anya B.

What's biting with Jim Adams Guide Service in Port Aransas

Bull Redfish start to migrate into the bays, making this one of the best months for inshore fishing. And what with reduced crowds and a hot bite offshore as well, you could say this is one of the best times to fish in Port Aransas.

Top catches for September

Fishing reports

A group of anglers proudly displaying their catch of various fish on a board at Fisherman's Wharf in Port Aransas, Texas.

7 11 & 4 7 sheep head, 11 black drum 4

Mar 19, 2026 • Port Aransas
Fun day on the water had 22 keepers lots of short, red fish, short trout, short, sheep, head, and short black drum on live shrimp that kept us busy
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A group of four anglers proudly displaying their catch of Black Drum on a catch board at Fisherman's Wharf in Port Aransas, Texas.

Talk on the water was a tough day. I got

Mar 13, 2026 • Port Aransas
I hit nine spots today on a five hour trip only five produce fish and not many fish in each spot, but I did end up with a basket full of fish. I’m very thankful.
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A group of anglers proudly displaying their catch of various fish on a board at Fisherman's Wharf in Port Aransas, Texas.

Spring break, The sheephead spawn

Mar 8, 2026 • Port Aransas
In the middle of March, the sheep head spawn.! on the end of the north and south jetty in Port Aransas right now they are aggressively eating to prepare for the spawn fishing for sheep pad right now is game on
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A group of anglers proudly displaying their catch of Speckled Trout on a catch board at Fisherman's Wharf in Port Aransas, Texas.

Site casting black drum and some nice tr

Apr 21, 2025 • Port Aransas
Six schools of black drum in the same Shoreline looking like 50 to 300 drum for school first pass four baits in for drum hooked up landed all of them three times had three drama on at a time and several doubles at a time about 45 minutes to get our 20 blacks, then went fishing for trout and picked up five then to the house we went
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Three anglers proudly posing in front of a catch board displaying an impressive haul of fish at Fisherman's Wharf in Port Aransas, Texas.

Game on cold weather low tide

Jan 25, 2025 • Port Aransas
Real cold in the morning, slow bite Fish coming in slow as we hook them as the day heated up got more aggressive, faster, fishing and better fights nice day for three people 116 pounds nine red fish 15 blacks and four sheepshead
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Group of anglers proudly displaying their catch of Redfish on a catch board at Fisherman's Wharf in Port Aransas, Texas.

Super low tide easy fishing

Jan 22, 2025 • Port Aransas
Got nine of my 12 reds 20 of my 20 black drum one oversize trout 25 1/2 inches released lots of shorts, reds and drum and released six black drum in the slot find Fishing
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