Mesquite Bay Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Mesquite Bay

Toby Smith
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing he's been up and down the last 2 weeks

Toby Smith Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing he's been up and down the last 2 weeks

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Jeremy Griffis
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Jeremy Griffis Aransas Pass, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing is heating up in the Aransas Pass area right along with the weather!
As the water temperatures rise fish will become more aggressive making it much easier for us to pin point a feeding pattern.
Redfish and keeper sized black drum have been the target species these last few weeks. Fresh dead shrimp has been the bait of choice for the black drum. Some days they prefer the shrimp completely peeled. Always give that a try if they don't seem to like it with the shell on.
Most of our Redfish catches have been while using fresh dead shrimp or cut up blue crab. Also a few on live pinfish and cut mullet.
Seasons are changing fast and spring break is only a few weeks away. Fishing should only get better from here. Come on down and try your luck!

Black Drum Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas

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Brody Jones
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishin has been good! Reds and black drum hittin good!

Brody Jones Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishin has been good! Reds and black drum hittin good!

Black Drum, Redfish Fishing in Rockport, Texas

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Alex Cruz
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

today’s trip

Alex Cruz Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

today’s trip

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James Hinton
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

This was yesterday, 2 limits reds and 2 limits black drum !!!

James Hinton Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

This was yesterday, 2 limits reds and 2 limits black drum !!!

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Todd Pence
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing and weather has been great

Todd Pence Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing and weather has been great

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Tommy Barnard
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Tommy Barnard Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing with my clients has been awesome. The tides have been really low to almost a normal tide height for this time of year. Yesterday we had some fog so we waited for it to lift some and then we headed to the location we were going to fish. Never moved. I'm gonna say we landed 30 plus redfish from undersized to maximum legal limit. We had caught our 4 limits .

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Toby Smith
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing is good between fronts reds and drum are biting

Toby Smith Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing is good between fronts reds and drum are biting

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★★★★★
Chase was great! We had so much fun and caught our limit of big redfish, then gigged 4 nice flounder before the weather rolled in. We caught about 8 additionall redfish that we threw back…along with the huge tarpon my husband caught. And the area we fished was absolutely gorgeous. A dream fishing trip!!! Thanks a million again to Chase!
Sharon D. | November 3, 2025

Trip: Evening Fish & Flounder Gig Wade
★★★★★
My party had a terrific time! James is one of the best guides I’ve had the pleasure to meet and fish with. I recommend him without any reservation, and confident that regardless of your skills and abilities, James can and will help you and your group have the best trip possible.
Joseph P. | September 4, 2025

Trip: Tortuga Flats Fishing
★★★★★
A little bit of a tough day. Saw lots of fish but they just were not biting, but Travis went above and beyond and found a pocket of tailing Red. He found fish and put me on them and that is exactly what you pay a guid to do. Great job!!!
Mark G. | September 3, 2025

Trip: Wade Fishing Artificial ONLY Trip
★★★★★
Had a great time. Slow start but s great finish. Probably the weather. But was the most fish we have caught in a long time. Hit the grand slam. We really enjoyed the trip Travis. Thank you so much. We will be back!!! And don't forget, if you find that cork let me know what it was and how big. Trey, thanks for your help in getting everything worked out on the booking. You got us a great guide. 👍👍👍
Michael W. | August 25, 2025

Trip: Inshore/Flats Fishing Trip
★★★★★
Chase and Marshall were awesome. They took a boat of 3 13 yr olds and an 11 yr old and the dads on separate boat. Everyone had a great time and we landed 2 huge 40” bulls!!
Brian A. | August 5, 2025

Trip: 1/2 Day From The Boat
★★★★★
We had a great time out on the water with Captain Larry! He was very knowledgeable and helpful. We wanted to find where the trout were and he got us to the places to make that happen. I had never wade-fished, but he got me comfortable and now I may never go back to fishing from a boat (and getting sea sick). Definitely will look at booking with Captain Larry again in the future.
Brian G. | July 26, 2025

Trip: Flats And Backwaters On Artificials
★★★★★
We had a great trip with Captain Travis
Sherri M. | July 25, 2025

Trip: Inshore/Flats Fishing Trip
★★★★★
James is a professional fishing guide and not only put us right on the fishe everywhere we went but also made it fun. My 3 daughters and I were all novice fishermen but he had us reeling in fish like we were naturals. Highly recommend!
Tom W. | July 23, 2025

Trip: Tortuga Flats Fishing
★★★★★
There is no such thing as a guaranteed day of good fishing. You have to have the right tackle, patience, spot and timing. Capt James has everything listed with experience to boot! Had an amazing time in fairly tough fishing conditions but Capt James persisted till we found the fish, can’t recommend enough!
Ryan B. | July 20, 2025

Trip: Tortuga Flats Fishing
★★★★★
Travis did as good a job as any guide can do. He put us fish. We limited out on one species and found another but didn’t get any keepers.
Brian A. | July 18, 2025

Trip: Inshore/Flats Fishing Trip

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