South Padre Island Vacations

South Padre Island lies just across Laguna Madre, the bay separating the island from the mainland. The South Padre Island Visitors Center provides detailed information about accommodations, activities and events related to boating, sailing, and South Padre Island sport fishing.

South Padre Island is a small resort town on the southern tip of Padre Island. It lies in Cameron County in south Texas, close to the border with Mexico. It is a popular spring break destination for college students. More importantly to us it is a very popular and world renowned sport fishing destination.

South Padre is known for its many different water sports activities including all the regular tourist attractions you might find in a popular seaside resort like jet skiing, bicycling, tennis, and horseback riding on the beach, parasailing, sailing, and windsurfing to name a few.

This 34 mile long stretch of white sand is bordered to the east by the Gulf of Mexico and to the west by the Laguna Madre bay. The conveniences and attractions of a modern resort along with some great sportfishing coupled with miles of pristine island terrain is what draws thousands of visitors to the area each year, and has brought many back to live.

The natural beauty of its beaches, its vibrant business climate and the friendly people that call the Island home matches South Padre’s rich history. The white, sandy beaches of South Padre are known throughout the United States (ranked as one of America’s top 10 beaches), with the emerald water of the Gulf of Mexico serving as the perfect backdrop for spectacular sunsets.

South Padre Island Fishing, Charter Fishing South Padre

Of all the activities there are for visitors and tourists none that can compare to the spectacular fishing South Padre Island offers. In fact a South Padres Island vacation just isn't complete unless you take part in it's greatest and most sought after activity, South Padre deep sea fishing.

South Padre Island sport fishing draws a special type of angler to the region. Oh there are plenty of tourists and visiting anglers looking to just have a fun day on the water to round out their vacation. But when it comes to Texas fishing there are also some serious adventure seeking anglers looking for their next trophy catch to hunt. This breed of angler is not here to just have a fun day on the water, they are looking for a bit more excitement, something that will get their blood pumping a bit.

The type of South Padre Island fishing they want to do involves fish that are weighed in triple digit numbers. Fun to these guys is to hear and see one of the golden 80 or 130 fishing reels go off like a scream. Their hair stands up on end when they see a billfish knock down one of their baits. They jump to their feet and are ready for action, ready to put their years of fishing skills and fishing knowledge to the test against the best that nature has to offer. This is South Padre Island sportfishing at it's best and most exciting and you do not have to be a seasoned angler to experience this type of thrill. This kind of fishing is available to anybody and everybody including the novice angler and with the right charter boat Captain you can fish just like the pros do. You can experience the most exciting sport fishing South Padre has to offer too.

With the year round moderate temperatures in South Texas you can experience this thrilling type of fishing anytime throughout the year. Season may determine exactly what you would fish for so you would ask your Captain before you go what the hot fishing is during the time you will be visiting.

With year round moderate temperatures, South Padre is the ideal fishing vacation spot whether you are a veteran angler or are a family with the kids. No matter what your skill level is your skipper Captain Todd Lohry will bend over backwards to ensure your South Padre Island sport fishing is a successful outing that you will talk about again and again.