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Big Ol Mess Table of Contents:

Texas Fishing Reports

  1. Aransas Pass
  2. Austin
  3. Buda
  4. Burnet
  5. Corpus Christi
  6. Dallas
  7. Galveston
  8. Hitchcock
  9. Livingston
  10. Port Aransas
  11. Port Isabel
  12. Port O'Connor
  13. Pottsboro
  14. Rockport
  15. San Leon
  16. South Padre Island
  17. Surfside Beach
  18. Texas City
  19. Trinity River
  20. Valley Mills

Beyond Texas

  1. Broken Bow (Oklahoma City)
  2. Charleston (South Carolina)
  3. Clearwater (Florida)
  4. Cudjoe Key (Florida)
  5. Folly Beach (South Carolina)
  6. Fort Myers (Florida)
  7. Herradura (Costa Rica)
  8. Hilton Head Island (South Carolina)
  9. Hudson (Florida)
  10. Islamorada (Florida)
  11. Jacksonville (Florida)
  12. Johns Island (South Carolina)
  13. Kapa'a (Hawaii)
  14. Key Largo (Florida)
  15. Key West (Florida)
  16. Knoxville(Tennessee)
  17. Lake Charles (Louisiana)
  18. Marathon (Florida)
  19. Miami Beach (Florida)
  20. Mount Pleasant (South Carolina)
  21. Naples (Florida)
  22. New Smyrna Beach (Florida)
  23. Orange Beach (Alabama)
  24. Palm Beach (Florida)
  25. Ransomville (New York)
  26. San Juan (Puerto Rico)
  27. Sarasota (Florida)
  28. St. Augustine (Florida)
  29. St. Petersburg (Florida)
  30. Tampa (Florida)
  31. Tavernier (Florida)

Texas Fishing Reports

1) Aransas Pass

Fishing Report from Captain Larry

2) Austin

"Decker Lake - The fishing is really picking up with the cooling weather! We are finding good success with 3-4" Bass Pro Shops Speed Shad swimbaits fished over the top of submerged vegetation in 3-8 ft of water." Ander, Guide in Austin, Texas.

3) Buda

Fishing Report from Carson, Guide in Austin, Texas.

4) Burnet

Fishing Report from Jackie, Guide in Burnet, Texas.

5) Corpus Christi

Fishing Report from Captain Mitch

6) Dallas

Fishing Report from Milton, Guide in Dallas, Texas.

Fishing

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Updated on August 2, 2023

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