TEXAS WOMEN ANGLERS TOURNAMENT

Port Aransas, Texas US

361.779.8025

The Texas Women Anglers Tournament, also known as TWAT, is a women only, family-run fishing tournament held every summer in Port Aransas, Texas. It was founded in the 1980's with the mission to raise funds for the Women's Shelter of South Texas; now named The Purple Door.

In 1989 eighteen boats registered for the tournament with over fifty women anglers. Today an average of seventy boats and over four-hundered women anglers gather in Port Aransas to fish the tournament and raise money for the The Purple Door.

2026 SCHEDULE

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

Fred Rhodes Pavillion | 301 JC Barr Blvd | Port Aransas, TX 78373

12:00PM - 3:00PM - Pre-Registration & Bag/Wristband Pick up

5:30PM - Registration - Registration, Dinner, and Cash Pots will be held at The Fred Rhodes Pavilion. Captains Meeting will take place approximately 8:00PM - this is a ticketed event.

8:00PM - Boats may depart through the Port Aransas Jetties following the Captains Meeting

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

Fred Rhodes Pavilion | 301 JC Barr Blvd | Port Aransas, TX 78373

6:30AM - Lines In - Fishing Begins

4:30PM - Lines Out - Cease Fishing

5:00PM - Weigh Station Opens - the weigh-in is open to the public

7:30PM - Boats must be inside the Port Aransas Little Jetties

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

Fred Rhodes Pavilion | 301 JC Barr Blvd | Port Aransas, TX 78373

11:00AM - Awards & Brunch - This is a ticketed event