Tee time is island time
      We’ve got golf, and we’ve got it good. The first-ever 18-hole golf course in Port Aransas, the Newport Dunes Golf Club, opened in 2008. It is an Arnold Palmer Signature course, which means the pro golf legend kept an eye on the project throughout design and construction.
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Want to go fishing? Get a license
      If you’re going to do some fishing while you’re in Port Aransas, don’t forget that new fishing licenses – and hunting licenses, for that matter – are required each year by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Annual fishing and hunting licenses (except for the yearto date fishing license) expire every Aug. 31.
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Weekly, monthly tennis open to all
      How many places can you go on vacation, walk up to a tennis court, and find a fun-filled match for free? Count Port Aransas as one of the few.
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Texas state saltwater fish records
      Amberjack, Greater: 121 lbs.; length 64.9; John Stout; Gulf of Mexico; 8/20/05. Angelfish, Blue: 2.90 lbs.; length 14.75; Beverly Stapleton, Gulf of Mexico; 6/13/07. Angelfish, French: 8.70 lbs.; length 18.50; Dennis Daye, San Antonio, Gulf of Mexico; 9/11/94.
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Fish Bag & Possession Limits
      (a) Black Drum: No more than one over 52 inches retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag and possession limit.
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