2026Billfish Pachanga
- Dates
- July 15–18, 2026
- Location
- Port Aransas, TX
- Target species
Overview
A 40-boat mid-July billfish tournament headquartered at Virginia's on the Bay in Port Aransas, benefiting the Harte Research Institute and a local scholarship fund; 2026 ran July 15-18.
The Billfish Pachanga is a capped-field (first 40 boats) billfish tournament in Port Aransas, Texas, with check-in, a captains meeting and fiesta at Virginia's on the Bay on Wednesday, a Thursday shotgun start off the jetties, and boats back by 4pm Saturday for dinner and awards. A kids' Piggy Perch tournament runs Saturday morning.
The 2026 Pachanga ran July 15-18. Proceeds support the Harte Research Institute for Sportfish Science and the Port Aransas scholarship fund.
ScheduleCentral (US) time
- WednesdayJul15July 15, 2026
- 5:00 PM– 7:00 PM
Registration / Check-in
Virginia's on the Bay, Port Aransas
- 7:00 PM– 7:15 PM
Mandatory Captains Meeting
Virginia's on the Bay
Dinner fiesta 7:30-9pm.
- ThursdayJul16July 16, 2026
- 11:00 AM
Shotgun Start
Port Aransas jetties
- SaturdayJul18July 18, 2026
- 4:00 PM
Boats Must Return
Port Aransas
Appetizers 6pm, dinner 7pm, awards from 7:45pm.
Results
Final results are published on the official tournament site.
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