Port Aransas, the Saltwater Fishing Capital of Texas, is located at the northern tip of Mustang Island, one of the barrier islands along the Central Texas Coast across from Corpus Christi Bay. Mustang Island, which is named for the wild horses that once roamed the island, is an 18-mile stretch of clean, sandy beach which opens up to the sprawling Gulf of Mexico, a unique body of water and certainly one of the richest in deep sea fishing opportunities in the entire world.

CHILDREN UNDER 12 ALWAYS FISH FREE!!

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All children will be included in the total of 6 passengers allowed on the boat and MUST be accompanied by a paying adult on our 35' boat.

While fishing Galveston Deep Sea Fishing or Freeport deep sea Fishing For wahoo,grouper,red snapper,mahi,shark,ling,king fish,amberjack. Our Galveston Texas Offshore Fishing Charter boats fish it all trolling and bottom fishing,rigs and wrecks no anchored fishing trips with us we feel fish move so should your boat .A cabined fishing boat fishing Galveston Bay Fishing can be extremely comfortable. Captain Bill runs Galveston bay Fishing Galveston offshore Fishing and Freeport offshore fishing charters up to 50 miles or Galveston fishing or Freeport Fishing Charters up to 100 miles. Galveston deep sea Fishing and Freeport deep sea fishing trips leave galveston yacht basin Galveston,Texas or Freeport Texas fishing leave Bridge Bait in Freeport Texas. Come spend a day on the warm waters of the gulf of mexico fishing Texas offshore fishing with us and find out why so many of our customers return to fish with us year after year.Texas shark fishing charters are also available.

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The Knaus Ranch is located on the top ridge of a beautiful cedar and Spanish oak covered mountain top range known as the Callahan Divide, about 13 miles Southwest of Abilene, Texas and some 150 miles west of Fort Worth,  and about 8 miles south of Interstate 20. 

Abilene is a city of about 115,000 people and is located some 12 miles east of the ranch. The deer and turkey hunting area of the ranch is approximately 2000 acres  The ranch's fences are all low fences (as opposed to 9' high game fences). All of our hunts are considered fair chase hunting.

 

We have a few real big trophy bucks. We have lots of regular size bucks up to 12 points. Some of these bucks will gross out about 235lbs. And large flocks of Rio Grande Turkeys. It seems as if there are more Rio Grande Turkeys and they are bigger every year. Of course, it could be that we feed all of the animals year round with heavy feeding and food plots in the spring.

 

For folks that use GPS, our location is N32 18.425 W099 53.707 for the center point of the compound. A helicopter pad is available. The elevation of the pad is 2383' above sea level. (Check in with a cell phone for exact landing instructions and pad location.) Cell phone number is 325 665 9444. The helicopter pad is just West of the bunk house about 200 Feet, but, within our compound.

 

 The view from our camp is one of the most superb views of  West Texas.  Clear and clean Texas air, a beautiful  mountain view, and beautiful country side. In late October and early November, the Oak  leaves change to a bright red color with a few bright yellow leaves to spice it up.  Spring time brings in all of the trees, flowers, grass, and food plots turning to deep green colors and the wild flowers at their most beautiful setting preparing for a color parade season before the summer heat arrives. You can take a look at it live by clicking on the blue 'here' below. This a view on a web cam looking out the main door toward the east. And, if you turn up the volume, you can hear the wind chimes if there is any breeze at all.

 

We have no traffic, only  the moan of a distant freight train, and the mating whistle of a bob-white quail makes the ranch not only fun, but very restful and relaxing. Then too, we have our local resident turkeys calling even here at the main compound. We don't have many people to just 'Drop By'. Being off the main road some 3 miles this far out; a passer-by must be coming to see us, or that traveler is just lost.

 

Our camp is in a  remote area (on the very top of a mountain (The Callahanridge) and about 3 miles to the nearest road) however, the road to the highway is plenty good for arriving or departing is nearly all kinds of weather. We do have the best of both worlds with electricity, satellite and local TV, DSL for broad band computer contact. Central air and plenty of wonderful deep well water, and one of the most complete cooking facilities around this area (gas stoves, smokers, wood steak grills, micro ovens, etc, etc.)

 

The old Overland Stage Coach ruts are still visible crossing the ranch along with a few Indian arrowheads scattered here and there especially around the banks of the creeks, and some WWII shells and casings left over when the ranch was a part of Camp Barkley, a US Army facility during the second  world war.  The ranch's front gate opens to an 1800's cattle trail known as the Butterfield Trail. Now days that old trail is called 'The Butterfield Highway or even some folks call it Texas Highway 277 to San Angelo, Texas. There is a lot of history both on and off the ranch here.