Laguna Madre Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Laguna Madre

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

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

Fishing down here in South Padre Island has been steady. We've been concentrating on mangrove snappers lately. They are fantastic eating and are very plentiful. The wind has been blowing quite hard down here so I've been in the ship channel quite a bit staying out of the wind. When the wind dies down, I'm able to sneak offshore. Last Saturday we had a beautiful day. I ran 6 miles offshore and we landed about 75 red snapper, quite a few short fish, being that it is towards the end of the season, but the action bite was fantastic. Caught one really nice cobia and had a couple others on that broke off. For duck hunting with the extreme warm temperatures all over the country the ducks have really not shown up yet. Minnesota is finally starting to freeze at night. I know Colorado has got snow everywhere so the duck should be on their way soon. Speaking of ducks for you birders, we have beautiful Roseate spoonbill gathering for picture perfect photos. The dolphin enthusiasts, we have plenty of playful dolphins on view each boat ride.

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Mark Hudler
Corpus Christi, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Winds is starting to pick up. Water clear.

Mark Hudler Corpus Christi, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Winds is starting to pick up. Water clear.

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Joe Guerra
Richmond, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Birds are working with some nice speckled trout being caught using live shrimp or plastic, water temp holding in the uper 80's, and morning tides are extremely high so fishing on top of reefs and structures.

Joe Guerra Richmond, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

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

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

My wife and I took off this morning a little later than we usually head out, we went looking for mangrove snapper. a delicious eating fish that are very numerous down here in South Padre Island I didn’t take very good pictures, but we caught anywhere from 25 to 30 of them in a couple hours on live shrimp. This is a fantastic trip for kids or adults that just wanna catch lots of fish .

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Mark Hudler
Corpus Christi, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Ok. Reds r hitting top water lures and trouts . Soft lure r work great to. Live mullet and crocket on a Carolina reg. It's starting to be reds running

Mark Hudler Corpus Christi, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Ok. Reds r hitting top water lures and trouts . Soft lure r work great to. Live mullet and crocket on a Carolina reg. It's starting to be reds running

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Augustin Perez Jr
Mercedes, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Trout and Bull Reds being caught along the Land Cut on croaker. Red fish being caught in Shillong water using a 212 rig, Shallow water.

Augustin Perez Jr Mercedes, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Trout and Bull Reds being caught along the Land Cut on croaker. Red fish being caught in Shillong water using a 212 rig, Shallow water.

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Augustin Perez Jr
Mercedes, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Trout and Bull Reds being caught along the Land Cut on croaker. Red fish being caught in Shillong water using a 212 rig, , Shallow water.

Augustin Perez Jr Mercedes, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Trout and Bull Reds being caught along the Land Cut on croaker. Red fish being caught in Shillong water using a 212 rig, , Shallow water.

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Allen Sifford
Corpus Christi, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

With the high waters that we've had for the last week Friday and a lot of baked fish from offshore. All the big predators are following the bait fish into the bay big oversize redfish, big trout you got a key on you have the key on it's easy. Over...

Allen Sifford Corpus Christi, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

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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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