Laguna Madre Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Greg Hodsdon
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

Fishing has continued to be good with the mild winter with large schools of drum and scattered reds on the shorelines.

Greg Hodsdon Rockport, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

Fishing has continued to be good with the mild winter with large schools of drum and scattered reds on the shorelines.

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Brody Jones
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

Fishing has been great Lots of black drum and quite a few reds mixed in Big drum are starting to run It's shaping up to be a great spring time full of awesome fishing. We have plenty of days open to get people booked up.

Brody Jones Rockport, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

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Glenn Harrison
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

Glenn Harrison South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

Winter time fishing has been solid throughout the south Padre Island area. Snook and large trout remain plentiful in the Brownsville ship channel. Many of my trips have been with less experienced anglers and we have been focusing on speckled trout in deeper water with great success. The wonderful thing about being this far south is that "winter "means the temperature dropped into the 60s with highs near 80s during the day. Of course we get a cold front or two that slows fishing For a day as the front passes but the weather warms right back up quickly. Red fishing has been consistent with top water action along with soft plastics being the ticket. Find the bait and the fish are there with them. Fly fishing trips have been outstanding during the extreme low tides that we have. Fish become concentrated and wafing for tailing red fish has been the name of the game. Fishing will remain consistent and only get better as spring progresses.

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Travis Price
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

Travis Price Rockport, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

Water temps still sitting in mid 60's red and trout are in waste deep water. We have been starting the mornings with corky's or soft plastics for our trout. For redfish we are sticking with a soft plastic with a 1/16 jig head. Be looking for scattered shell and mud with a shell flat to the outside. As the day heats up the fish are movie closer to shoreline to sun. The double D has been a killer bait in the afternoon for both reds and trout in the afternoon over shell.

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Zach Dagel
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

Redfish and sheep head are biting in South Padre Island; Do you wanna get in on this bite? Book a trip and let's go fishing. We're catching multiple oversize reds anywhere from 28 inches to 40.

Zach Dagel South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

Redfish and sheep head are biting in South Padre Island; Do you wanna get in on this bite? Book a trip and let's go fishing. We're catching multiple oversize reds anywhere from 28 inches to 40.

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Frank Houser
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

A Great Saturday Morning.

Frank Houser Rockport, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

A Great Saturday Morning.

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Mitch Deane
Corpus Christi, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

Mitch Deane Corpus Christi, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

Big fish are always fun and exciting to catch, most people fish to catch some fish for dinner, but there are always trophy hunter out there, people post big fish, but they are kinda rare, although there are days when it's magical, The stars align and BAM you fill the boat, like when Jesus said....throw your nets over the side, it's amazing when people have faith and passion And confidence....it just happens, I've seen it not once but many times when people are Confident,, they catch, the negative don't , so my advice is come and have a great attitude and be blessed with abundance! The water is gods paradise and he wants us to enjoy his creation! Come have some fun!!

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Frank Houser
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

Me with 36” red in the back lakes

Frank Houser Rockport, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

Me with 36” red in the back lakes

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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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