Port Isabel Side Channel Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

The bay fishing has remained good through out the past couple of weeks. Catching solid redfish out on the flats around South Padre. Fresh cut mullet or ballyhoo rigged up and off the bottom is working great. Catching both reds and speckled trout on soft plastics that resemble mullet-type lures....

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Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

The bay fishing has remained good through out the past couple of weeks. Catching solid redfish out on the flats around South Padre. Fresh cut mullet or ballyhoo rigged up and off the bottom is working great. Catching both reds and speckled trout on soft plastics that resemble mullet-type lures. Try working plastics slower than normal across sand potholes. Trout are hanging in deeper water transitions. Good time to go hook into some good fish here at South Padre.

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Emilio Solis
Los Fresnos, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

We had a good beginning to 2026

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Emilio Solis Los Fresnos, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

We had a good beginning to 2026

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Todd Lohry
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 4 months ago

Christmas week State water snapper.

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Todd Lohry South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 4 months ago

Christmas week State water snapper.

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Gus Mcgarraugh
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 4 months ago

Still smoking the pintails redheads and widgeon limits almost every hunt. Catching big alligator gar right now as well best I've ever seen the gar bite to be Lots of reds on the incoming tide in estuaries and canals

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Gus Mcgarraugh South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 4 months ago

Still smoking the pintails redheads and widgeon limits almost every hunt. Catching big alligator gar right now as well best I've ever seen the gar bite to be

Lots of reds on the incoming tide in estuaries and canals

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Todd Lohry
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 4 months ago

6hr State water snapper trips have been great.

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Todd Lohry South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 4 months ago

6hr State water snapper trips have been great.

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Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 4 months ago

Captain Mikes Fishing Report for South Padre Island 12/20/25. The bay fishing has been good throughout the past couple of weeks. The weather has remained warmer than usual and the fish are biting. Catching speckled trout along deeper water transitions and along channels. Larger artificial baits that resemble baitfish worked...

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Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 4 months ago

Captain Mikes Fishing Report for South Padre Island 12/20/25. The bay fishing has been good throughout the past couple of weeks. The weather has remained warmer than usual and the fish are biting. Catching speckled trout along deeper water transitions and along channels. Larger artificial baits that resemble baitfish worked slowly has been producing some solid speckled trout. The windier days have been great days to hook into some redfish off the grass flats around South Padre Island. Fresh mullet rigged up and off the bottom has worked great on those redfish. You could also try swim baits and soft plastic worms out on the grass flats for those hungry reds. Expect the bite to remain solid as the weather remains warmer than usual.

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Jerry Santana
Weslaco, Texas
Reported: 4 months ago

State Water snapper is hot Black drum and redfish are still coming in through the channel We're catching them on shrimp and mullet

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Jerry Santana Weslaco, Texas Reported: 4 months ago

State Water snapper is hot

Black drum and redfish are still coming in through the channel

We're catching them on shrimp and mullet

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Jerry Santana
Weslaco, Texas
Reported: 5 months ago

Winter snapper is on fire

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Jerry Santana Weslaco, Texas Reported: 5 months ago

Winter snapper is on fire

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