TEXAS WOMEN ANGLERS TOURNAMENT

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.

TWAT 2026, August 21-23

| 2025 OVERALL WINNER - SEA SENORA |

TOP WOMAN ANGLER - JORDAN SOECHTING I

| 2025 OVERALL WINNER - SEA SENORA | TOP WOMAN ANGLER - JORDAN SOECHTING I

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 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 forty boats and over three-hundered women anglers gather in Port Aransas to fish the tournament and raise money for the The Purple Door.  

Click here for more information on The Purple Door.