b'Port AransasLONE STAR TASTE HALLOWEEN ISLAND WINEFUN IN PORT AOctober 28, 29, 30: Four haunted hayrides per night will provide kids a great time in the Fall air, leading up to Halloween. Sun. Oct. 27 1pm Horace Caldwell Pier: Trick or Treat Halloween Surf Contest Put on your coolest Hal-PORT A HOLIDAYloween costume and go surfing!SHOP-AROUNDSat.Sun. Nov. 2324: Merchants throughout Port A open their doors this weekend before Thanksgiving, with great finds and great deals for the holiday season. Enjoy island cheer FALL BRINGS THE BEST WEATHER ANDat each of the stops on the shopping route, as shop owners offer up their THE BEST FISHING OF THE YEAR! very best of the year for this much-loved annual event. Give yourself a Put simply, you really cant do much better on the Gulf Coast than Port Aransaslong afternoon in Port A and enjoy in the fall months. Not only do you get the cooler, dryer, California-style weather,lunch and/or dinner at one of the but hotel and condominium rates are at their lowest of the year, the town andtowns wonderful dining spots.beaches are uncrowded, and best of all, fall in Port Aransas means the RedfishOctober 21, 22, 23: Horror Film and Flounder are running through our channels! FestivalTwo classic horror films will be screened each night at the Port With the first major cold fronts of the season come thousands of mature gameAransas Community Theater.fish migrating from the bays and estuaries to the Gulf of Mexico. Like just about all animal species in the autumn months, saltwater fish are in the business of fat-tening up for the winter, which results in more aggressive feeding behavior and great fishing.In addition to the dozens of private fishing guides throughout the Coastal Bend including in Port A, all of the fishing centers along the marina can help you find a charter or party boatGEORGIAS CHILDRENS BOUTIQUE that will take you where the fish are runningand just about all provide gear and bait as part of their fee, which can range from $75 or so for aHOLIDAY CHEER ABOARD THE RED DRAGONhalf-day party boat trip, to over $1,000 for a private charter with a professional guide on a first classRed Dragon Pirate Cruises offers a bay boat. unique setting for fun year-round, a But you certainly dont need to be on a boat to catch fish in the fall in Port A and onreplica pirate ship featuring a mighty Mustang Island. The Port Aransas jetties, or course, provide ample access to the shipentertaining crew of pirates. Thurs. channel through which the fish run. Additionally, the boat channel along the backOct. 24: Adults Only Rocky Horror side of Mustang Island, in Corpus Christi Bay, is popular for wade and shore fishing,Picture Show Cruise21+ Halloween and the flats are where Flounder Gigging can reap great rewards in landing this tasty fish that is harder to catch on rod and reel. cruise party. December: Pirate Ship Because most accommodations on Mustang Island are condos and beach houses withChristmas TourEnjoy Port A festivi-full kitchens, a family fish fry after your angling adventure is a perfect plan, and justties aboard the Red Dragon! about all of the fine restaurants in Port A will happily prepare and cook your catch! RedDragonPirateCruises.com92 THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINEFall 2019 TheCoastalBend.com'