THE IRONJETTY WIKI · FIELD KNOWLEDGE, FREE, NO ACCOUNT
The Texas Coast, explained.
Every species we chase, every rig that works, records, handling, and the how-to library — the same knowledge base that runs the IronJetty companion, open to everyone. Written for Galveston to Padre.
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OFFSHORE
The coast, region by region
Sabine / Port ArthurTwo granite arms off a Civil War pass, a four-square-mile oyster reef, and a man-made island.
4 PIERS · 1 JETTIES · 3 REEFS & WRECKS
Galveston ComplexMiles of granite, the longest man-built fishing pier on earth, and a bay that feeds Houston.8 PIERS · 2 JETTIES · 4 REEFS & WRECKS
Freeport & SurfsideA paved jetty you can walk, a river that was moved on purpose, and Liberty ships on the bottom.4 PIERS · 2 JETTIES · 5 REEFS & WRECKS
Matagorda & SargentA river mouth with granite on both sides, two bays that fish nothing alike, and the only locks in Texas.4 PIERS · 3 JETTIES · 4 REEFS & WRECKS
Port O'ConnorTwo ways to the Gulf - a dredged ship channel and a natural pass - and a drowned town on the bay behind.4 PIERS · 3 JETTIES · 8 REEFS & WRECKS
Rockport & Aransas PassSeagrass, a pass that keeps closing, and 540 whooping cranes wintering behind the bay.5 PIERS · 3 JETTIES · 6 REEFS & WRECKS
Port Aransas & Corpus ChristiThe oldest jetties in Texas, a pier rebuilt six times, and the town that used to be called Tarpon.9 PIERS · 3 JETTIES · 5 REEFS & WRECKS
Baffin Bay & the Upper Laguna MadreA jetty system with the jetties scattered across the bottom and none of them marked.3 PIERS · 1 JETTIES · 2 REEFS & WRECKS
Port MansfieldA village of a hundred-odd people holding one of the most celebrated trout fisheries in America.2 PIERS · 1 JETTIES · 3 REEFS & WRECKS
South Padre & Port IsabelThe snook end of Texas: Brazos Santiago, a lighthouse, a causeway that fell, and the Texas Clipper.5 PIERS · 1 JETTIES · 4 REEFS & WRECKS
All ten + directoriesEvery pier, every jetty, every reef and wreck on one page eachJellyfish & StingersWhat is in the water with you, and the first aid that holds upHow-to library
The Popping Cork, Done RightOne rig accounts for more Galveston Bay trout and redfish than everything else combined. H…Bottom Rigs: Carolina, Fish-Finder & DropperWhen the fish hold deep — reds at the jetty rocks, drum in a channel, bull reds in the sur…How to Fish the Galveston JettiesFive miles of granite holding everything from sheepshead to tarpon. The rocks reward angle…Wade Fishing the BaysGetting out of the boat puts you inside the school instead of on top of it. It also puts y…Reading Tide, Wind & BarometerThe fish do not know what day it is — they know what the water is doing. Learn the four si…From Hook to Ice: Catch CareThe difference between fish tacos worth bragging about and mushy fillets happens in the fi…
The reference desk
The HandbookRelease craft, bait & tackle doctrine, what’s safe to eatRecord Book, in detailAll 237 state records, every bay’s book, the stories, how to certifySeasons — live statusOpen or closed today, state and federal, with sourcesWhere to fishJetties, passes, flats and piers, coast-wideFish ID cameraPoint your phone at the catch — 20 species, on-deviceTPWD Outdoor AnnualThe law of the water — always the final word