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SIGHT FISHING THE CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS OF THE LOWER LAGUNA MADRE

ABOUT ARROYO CITY
WHERE TO STAY AND WHAT TO DO

WELDON CHARTER SERVICE
A FISHING GUIDE SERVICE IN ARROYO CITY, TEXAS
Specializing in sight fishing for redfish and speckled trout on the Lower Laguna Madre. Light tackle spinning and fly fishing charters. Guided fishing charters out of Arroyo City, Port Mansfield, and Port Isabel/South Padre Island.

OUR CLIENTS USUALLY STAY ON THE ARROYO

Please contact us for lodging information.

THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN ARROYO CITY

Aside from fishing, most visitors enjoy kicking back on the pier or patio, sipping on a cool beverage and watching the world go by on the Arroyo Colorado River. Except for holiday weekends, life on the Arroyo is slow and easy. Arroyo City is located right in the middle of the best fishing and bird watching in Texas, maybe anywhere.

THE WHARF RESTAURANT is located on the water and is accessible by boat as well as auto. The Wharf offers a family type atmosphere, smoking is only allowed outside on the deck overlooking the river. Enjoy seafood and Mexican cuisine Friday evening through Sunday evening.

CHILI WILLIE'S is the local bar and grille in Arroyo City. Their burgers are famous far and wide but they also offer a fairly typical menu ranging from fried shrimp to chicken fried steak. Grilled ribeye steaks are cooked to order on Friday and Saturday nights, be sure to ask for grilled onions too!
Music sometimes but always entertaining regardless.
Almost always open for lunch and dinner.

THE ARROYO CITY COUNTRY STORE might have you covered if you forgot something from town or home. Besides having the only gasoline in town, they sell the usual dry goods and general provisions. The country store is one of the newest additions to Arroyo City and we're really glad to have a store in town.

The Rio Grande Valley is well known as an exciting birding destination. Arroyo City is no exception! Visitors can easily spot various herons, egrets, plovers, falcons and hawks to name just a few of the hundreds of species that inhabit or migrate through town.

Rio Grande Valley and Mexico:
Of course, the rest of the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico is only a short distance from Arroyo City. If you like to play golf, there are over 30 golf courses across the Valley. The town of South Padre Island is about 45 minutes away. There are towering condos, restaurants and shops of all types and sizes and oh yea, there's the beach, the surf, the Gulf of Mexico and lots of cantinas or watering holes.
Mexico is about an hour away. We love to stroll down the street of Nuevo Progresso, sipping on a frozen margarita and shopping the colorful stores and sidewalk shops before sitting down to a fine dinner, which may include our own fresh fish as the entrée.

The Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge abuts Arroyo City and the headquarters are nearby. The Refuge has hiking trails as well as miles of drivable site-seeing roads. We offer Dove hunting trips in September and October. Our hunting fields are right next to the Refuge and often hold as many birds as anywhere else in the Valley.
Still undiscovered by the multitudes, Arroyo City is a retirement / fishing village that either allows one to step away from it all or venture out to discover some of the ingredients of the Magic Rio Grande Valley. Of course, Arroyo City is a fishing destination first and foremost and we're fortunate that it lies in the mid section of the bay where the best fishing grounds are located. Quite often, fishing guides from Port Mansfield and South Padre Island find themselves somewhere near the mouth of the Arroyo by mid-day. The mid section of the bay offers the clearest waters, more islands (structure), western lagoons and therefore better fishing than any other part of the bay system.

Discover Arroyo City. Discover sight fishing in near Caribbean-like waters in Texas! Then kick back, relax and let this sleepy little fishing village soothe your soul.