Laguna Madre Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Laguna Madre

Cliff Fleming
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Its been dead for me. This week send over a trip.

Cliff Fleming South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Its been dead for me. This week send over a trip.

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Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

The bay fishing has remained decent throughout the past weeks. The weather has been great and the fish are biting. Catching solid speckled trout on soft plastics that resemble natural colors. Mullet replica type paddle tail worms have been my "go to "artificial baits. Catching reds on the higher wind days out on grass flats. Fresh cut bait and soft plastics are producing solid redfish strikes. Gold spoons on brighter days are working some days. The best thing about fishing at this time of the year is the drop in the amount of other boats and fishermen on the water. Great time to stretch some lines and hook into some solid fish.

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Zach Dagel
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Another brutal windy day down here in South Padre Island, so I went to my mangrove snapper trap line again did really well fish for four hours. Three people caught some really nice mangroves in a 40 mile an hour wind.

Zach Dagel South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

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Zach Dagel
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing was really good. I hid the best I could out of the wind, we caught a ton of mangrove snapper, a few short redfish, a bunch of stingrays and a bonus black grouper everybody had a blast it was Maverick’s first time on a boat.

Zach Dagel South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

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Toby Smith
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

It's been hit or miss that's fishing

Toby Smith Rockport, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

It's been hit or miss that's fishing

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Kevin Nicholls
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Trout bite is on fire

Kevin Nicholls South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Trout bite is on fire

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Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

The 24/25 South Season Duck Opener is about to kick off with good expectations in the forecast. Think this will be another good season down here on the coast. Seeing some redheads and pintails starting to migrate into bay systems. Actually saw some Rudy ducks, teal, pintails and redheads on a recent fishing charter. According to Ducks Unlimited the 2024 waterfowl population survey showed an increase in breading ducks for the first time since 2015. On October 15 -TPWD biologists reported an increase in duck numbers also. Anyways, think it's going to be a good season down here around South Padre. We just need cold fronts to push the northern birds down to us.

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Shayne Moore
Corpus Christi, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Trout reds and black drum are around. Seeing a few birds now. Should be more after the 6th. Cold front

Shayne Moore Corpus Christi, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Trout reds and black drum are around. Seeing a few birds now. Should be more after the 6th. Cold front

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He was extremely polite we could have had better condition but with what we have he worked extra extra hard for us and was very pleasant and fun to go out with thank you so much photos
Paul B. | November 25, 2025

Trip: Laguna Half Day Run
★★★★★
We had the most wonderful experience with Captain Marc (and Brenda). My son and I went on a half-day excursion in Novemeber during our Thanksgiving trip and it was such a great bonding time for the two of us. Captain Marc is super generous, knowledgable and patient. We highly recommend him and his fishing guidance:). My son was particularly excited about having his trout cleaned and getting to serve it to us that evening. All around A+.
Paula K. | November 25, 2025

Trip: 3 Hour Quick Trip SPI
★★★★★
We did a cast and blast trip with Glenn, and from start to finish it was an incredible experience. It was my first time duck hunting, and Glenn made the entire day feel effortless. He’s one of the most genuine, down to earth people you’ll meet, and he really knows his stuff. On the fishing side, he put us on the fish immediately. We limited out on trout, picked up some reds, and even caught a flounder we had to release. He was patient, knowledgeable, and made the whole trip feel smooth and enjoyable. And the duck hunting… I haven’t had that much fun in a long time. It was relaxing, exciting, and just an unforgettable experience. The birds were on today, and we knocked down a limit within the first 10–15 minutes. I’d never seen so many ducks up close.. hearing them land and work the decoys was something I’ll never forget. The whole time, we felt guided, taken care of, and genuinely welcomed. We had great conversations, plenty of laughs, and just an all-around amazing time. Thanks again, Glenn. We’ll be seeing you again in a few weeks. 10/10 highly recommended.
Juan O. | November 16, 2025

Trip: Redheads & Redfish Blast & Cast
★★★★★
Great job Mick!
Gene M. | October 30, 2025

Trip: Big Reds, Trout, Flounder, Drum
★★★★★
Kevin was great! We didn’t catch a slew of fish but we had a good time and will definitely book again in the future.
Morgan D. | October 17, 2025

Trip: North Padre Special
★★★★★
Heck of a time with Jerrid! Friendly outgoing guy. Highly recommend him I promise you you’ll have a good time. He knew where to go even when fishing was hard at times. Still left with a bag of trout and an awesome sized red fish.
Dylan A. | October 11, 2025

Trip: Bay Fishing Port Isabel
★★★★★
It was a great experience.Will definitely do it again. Thanks captain Ron
Israel A. | August 30, 2025

Trip: Laguna Madre Drift
★★★★★
Brett was excellent, we headed out, hit a few places and he found the fish! My daughter was with us, he was patient and let her reel in after he hooked them, she even caught a couple herself. Great day, thank you
Gary D. | August 19, 2025

Trip: Inshore Bait Trip
★★★★★
Great experience. Very knowledgeable, very kind, very conversational. Everything we wanted. Learned a lot. Caught a bunch of fish. Excellent!
Ray L. | August 15, 2025

Trip: Laguna Half Day Run
★★★★★
Freddy was our Capt. what a trip….this guide was awesome and comes highly recommended…
Joseph H. | August 4, 2025

Trip: Laid Back SPI

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