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Big Ol Mess Table of Contents:

Texas Fishing Reports

1. Aransas Pass Fishing Reports
2. Corpus Christi Fishing Reports
3. Freeport Fishing Reports
4. Galveston Fishing Reports
5. Lake Buchanan Fishing Reports
6. Port Aransas Fishing Reports
7. South Padre Island Fishing Reports
8. Trinity River Fishing Reports

Beyond Texas

1. Breckenridge Fishing Reports (Colorado)
2. Calcasieu Lake Fishing Reports (Louisiana)
3. Charleston Fishing Reports (South Carolina)
4. Clearwater Fishing Reports (Florida)
5. Daytona Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)
6. Delacroix Fishing Reports (Louisiana)
7. Destin Fishing Reports (Florida)
8. Islamorada Fishing Reports (Florida)
9. Shell Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)
10. West Palm Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)

Texas Fishing Reports

1) Aransas Pass Fishing Reports

"Aransas Pass area........redfish have been scattered over grass and potholes, jerk shrimp and Downsouth lures have worked well with top water bait in the mix. Haven't caught alot of trout but are here....most trout hanging in 3-5 of water close to the ICW.... Downsouth lures and soft dines have worked well.....continue to practice catch and release on all trout for the 2021 yr. It's extremely important to release all mature female trout (15-25)to have a maximum spawn for our estuaries."-Captain Larry

2) Corpus Christi Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Gabriel's Corpus Christi fishing trips

3) Freeport Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Mike's Freeport, Texas fishing trip.

Pictures from Captain Rodney's Freeport, Texas fishing trip.

4) Galveston Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Bryan's Galveston Texas, fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Chad's Galveston Texas, fishing trips.

"Spring time is memory making time for these kiddos catching the biggest fish of their lives. Still catching lots of fish at the Galveston jetties using live shrimp and crab." -Captain Derek

"Overall fishing has been fair for me this week. Live shrimp has been the go to bait for catching a mixed bag of red fish and trout. Wade fishing has produced speckled trout and an occasional red fish on artificial lures. We have been throwing jigs and suspending twitch baits. High winds have been the reason for only having a fair catch."-Captain Harry

Pictures from Captain Lee's Galveston Texas fishing trips

"Lots of wind in between fronts, we had a good day of fishing on Tuesday of this week, using live shrimp fishing rocks. If going to Galveston to fish check the weather, try to fish the incoming and outgoing tides. West bay is starting to-produce some nice trout and redfish. The jetties holding lots of pan fish using live or dead bait. The upper Galveston bay reefs holding lots of pan fish on dead bait, when the wind slow down. Overall fishing is good. Be careful watch out for the rain and high winds. Stay safe."-Captain Mike

"Last cold front seemed to freak out the fish for a few days a couple more cold fronts coming. Water temp is getting closer to setting the fish off for some awesome fishing trips coming soon."-Captain Mike

"Sheepshead, reds and black drum still on fire inshore."-Captain Mike

Pictures from Captain Ray's Galveston Texas, fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Shawn's Galveston Texas, fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain William's' Galveston Texas, fishing trips.

5) Lake Buchanan Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Jackie's Lake Buchanan fishing trip

6) Port Aransas Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Daniel's Port Aransas fishing trips

7) South Padre Island Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Ron's Padre Island fishing trip

Pictures from Captain Walter's Padre Island fishing trip

8) Trinity River Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Kirk's Trinity River fishing trips

Beyond Texas

1) Breckenridge Fishing Reports (Colorado)

"Fair reports and angler's should prepare for hatches of midges. For me the best time to fish is between 10:00AM to 3:30PM. Fish have been feeding in anticipation of warmer weather. The warmer/sunny days have been giving us midge hatches and bigger imitation patterns (#16-18's). Midge nymphing has still been the most productive. Flies of choice are Black Beauty Flashback #18-22, JuJu Baetis Purple #18-22, Sparkle Wing RS's Black #20-22, Hunchback Scud Orange #14, Top Secret Midge #20-24, and Bling Midges, White, Brown and Black #22-24. Make sure you target the slow, deep pools where trout's concentration is the highest this time of year."-Captain Ken

2) Calcasieu Lake Fishing Reports (Louisiana)

Pictures from Captain Tommy's Calcasieu Lake fishing trips

3) Charleston Fishing Reports (South Carolina)

"The bit is on and everyone is catching fish no matter the conditions."-Captain Shane

4) Clearwater Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Gage's Clearwater fishing trips

5) Daytona Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Austin's

6) Delacroix Fishing Reports (Louisiana)

Pictures from Captain Nicholas's Delacroix fishing trips

7) Destin Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Jimmy's Destin fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Tyler's Destin fishing trips.

8) Islamorada Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Ben's Islamorada, Florida fishing trips.

9) Shell Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)

"Spring Is In The Air. As the temperature starts to warm the fishing gets hotter in South Louisiana."-Captain Joe

10) West Palm Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Rudy's West Palm Beach fishing trips

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