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Big Ol Mess Table of Contents:

Texas Fishing Reports

1. Aransas Pass Fishing Reports
2. Corpus Christi Fishing Reports
3. Falcon Lake Fishing Reports
4. Freeport Fishing Reports
5. Galveston Fishing Reports
6. Lake Buchanan Fishing Reports
7. Lake Conroe Fishing Reports
8. Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports
9. Lake Texoma Fishing Reports
10. Port O'Connor Fishing Reports
11. Rockport Fishing Reports
12. South Padre Island Fishing Reports
13. Texas City Fishing Reports
14. Trinity River Fishing Reports

Beyond Texas

1. Biloxi Fishing Reports (Mississippi)
2. Cape May Fishing Reports (New Jersey)
3. Chatham Fishing Reports (Massachusetts)
4. Clearwater Fishing Reports (Florida)
5. Dauphin Island Fishing Reports (Alabama)
6. Destin Fishing Reports (Florida)
7. Islamorada Fishing Reports (Florida)
8. Key West Fishing Reports (Florida)
9. Miami Fishing Reports (Florida)
10. Morehead City Fishing Reports (North Carolina)
11. Panama City Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)
12. Pensacola Fishing Reports (Florida)
13. West Palm Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)
14. Costa Rica Fishing Reports

Texas Fishing Reports

1) Aransas Pass Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Larry's Aransas Pass fishing trips.

2) Corpus Christi Fishing Reports

"Redfish are good on cut bait. Trout are fair on cut bait and croaker."-Captain Nino

3) Falcon Lake Fishing Reports

Pictures from Robert's Falcon Lake fishing trips.

4) Freeport Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Marc's Freeport fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Mike's Freeport fishing trips.

"Caught few kingfish and ling also of course snapper are plentiful."-Captain Steve

5) Galveston Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Cody's Galveston fishing trips.

"Conditions continue to improve in the Galveston bay system. We are seeing more and more bait all over the bay system. Birds have been working in lower Galveston bay and west bay. Deeper water near the channel is producing good numbers of trout. Our summer patterns are setting in, live croaker is the most consistent bite. Artificial lures is also producing trout for those willing to put in the work."-Captain Harry

Pictures from Captain Jamie's Galveston fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Lee's Galveston fishing trips.

"Trout action at the jetty's has been on fire!"-Captain Shannon

"Fishing has been hot this week!"-Captain William

"Had some good days on the water, catching redfish and specks, using live shrimp the water temperature is 78 degrees still needs to warm up some. Lots of birds in East and West bay feeding on shrimp. Lots of small specks and sand trout under the divine birds. The Galveston jetties will always hold lots of pan fish, Stay safe."-Captain Mike

6) Lake Buchanan Fishing Reports

"Excellent fishing on Lake Buchanan right now. We found multiple good patterns, but the consistent factor was fishing shallow. We did well flipping a jig into shallow brush as well as using top waters and jerk baits around shallow rocks."-Captain Ander

7) Lake Conroe Fishing Reports

"A dozen hybrids and 30 catfish."-Richard

8) Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Scott's Lake Sam Rayburn fishing trips.

9) Lake Texoma Fishing Reports

"It's raining and fish jumping in boat! Whoops we are out of here, lighting and hard down pour. Fishing had gotten little tough, although overcast sky's. Now hard rain - bait fishermen catching lots smaller fish, but trolling getting bigger fish, but limits little tougher (10 fish per person). I have been at the dam and points back towards home twenty. Oh happy Memorial Day everyone!"-JD

10) Port O'Connor Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Cameron's Port O'Connor fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Pat's Port O'Connor fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Jeff's Port O'Connor fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Mark's Port O'Connor fishing trips.

11) Rockport Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Brody's Rockport fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Cody's Rockport fishing trips.

"Trout fair on soft plastics and croaker to 24”. Redfish slow to fair on live shrimp shad and soft plastics up on the flats and tight to the bank. Lots of fresh water still coming down the pipes Trout and reds starting to pick up some! Look for the grass and sand pockets! Few bulls at the end of jetty’s. Black drum slow on dead shrimp around structure! Some bulls at the end of the jetty’s! Water temps from 78 to 82degrees - Tight lines everyone! Be safe out there this weekend!"-Captain Larry

12) South Padre Island Fishing Reports

"Here's our limits of trout caught today."-Captain Ron

Pictures from Captain Walter's South Padre Island fishing trips.

13) Texas City Fishing Reports

"The trout bight has been on fire on soft plastics."-Captain Michael

14) Trinity River Fishing Reports

Pictures from Kirk's Trinity River fishing trips.

Beyond Texas

1) Biloxi Fishing Reports (Mississippi)

Pictures from Captain C's Biloxi fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Chance Biloxi fishing trips.

2) Cape May Fishing Reports (New Jersey)

"Black drum bite has continued to remain solid. No black seabass trips this week due to having drum trips booked but reports from other captains have been good with many trips coming back with boat limits within a few hours. News of bluefin and yellowfin tuna finally showing up in our local canyons."-Captain Mark

3) Chatham Fishing Reports (Massachusetts)

"Small bass continue moving into Chatham waters on every tide. Small top water baits imitating herring, bunker, squid all productive. The next week or two start bringing all size class fish to local waters."-Captain Drew

4) Clearwater Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Gage's Clearwater fishing trips.

5) Dauphin Island Fishing Reports (Alabama)

Pictures from Captain David's Dauphin Island fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain David's Dauphin Island fishing trips.

6) Destin Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Jordan's Destin fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Robert's Destin fishing trips.

7) Islamorada Fishing Reports (Florida)

"Took the weekend off but here's one - I took a pic today. Another beautiful day in the Islamorada backcountry, we caught bonefish, sharks, jacks, put a couple tarpon in the air and filled the box with porgy, yellow jacks and snapper for dinner!"-Captain Ben

8) Key West Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Craig's Key West fishing trips.

9) Miami Fishing Reports (Florida)

"The mahi fishing has been outstanding. We've been catching a lot of schoolies and several larger mahi. There are also some big black fin tuna around when we are kite fishing along with a few sailfish."-Captain Scott

10) Morehead City Fishing Reports (North Carolina)

"Inshore Redfish bite remains strong and only getting better. Top water speckled trout wade fishing is consistent with the right tides. Spanish and bluefish nearshore sight casting is hot, cobia bite is seeing some quality fish. Trophy Redfish are staging at the inlets and sounds preparing to enter the large river systems ahead of their spawn. More and more shrimp and bait filling the backwaters every week."-Captain Joe

11) Panama City Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Greg's Panama City Beach fishing trips.

Pictures from Captain Stephen's Panama City Beach fishing trips.

12) Pensacola Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Jacob's Pensacola fishing trips.

13) West Palm Beach Fishing Reports (Florida)

Pictures from Captain Craig's Key West fishing trips.

14) Costa Rica Fishing Reports

Pictures from Captain Gabriels' Costa Rica fishing trips.

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