Port Mansfield Channel Fishing Reports (July 2026)

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 1 year ago

The bay has recently been flooded with rainfall recently. The fishing has remained stable. Catching speckled trout on both live baits and soft plastic artificial worms. Larger swim baits have seemed to be the ticket in darker colors. Redfishing has been more spotty. There are some schools if you can locate them. Black drum are cruising deeper water in schools. Been catching a few flounder along drop offs and shorelines. Expect the bite to get better as weather stabilizes.

Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago

The bay has recently been flooded with rainfall recently. The fishing has remained stable. Catching speckled trout on both live baits and soft plastic artificial worms. Larger swim baits have seemed to be the ticket in darker colors. Redfishing has been more spotty. There are some schools if you can locate them. Black drum are cruising deeper water in schools. Been catching a few flounder along drop offs and shorelines. Expect the bite to get better as weather stabilizes.

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Mark H.

Corpus Christi, Texas

Reported 1 year ago

All on top water lures

Mark H. Corpus Christi, Texas Reported 1 year ago

All on top water lures

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Mick L.

Corpus Christi, Texas

Reported 1 year ago

This summer's fishing has been nothing short of spectacular, with daily limits of speckled trout and consistent limits of redfish on most outings. We're also starting to see more big bull reds showing up, adding to the excitement. The light morning breezes provide a comfortable ride out into the Laguna Madre, while the mid-morning winds have kept the bite going strong. This summer's fishing has been nothing short of spectacular, with daily limits of speckled trout and consistent limits of redfish on most outings. We're also starting to see more big bull reds showing up, adding to the excitement. The...

Mick L. Corpus Christi, Texas Reported 1 year ago

This summer's fishing has been nothing short of spectacular, with daily limits of speckled trout and consistent limits of redfish on most outings. We're also starting to see more big bull reds showing up, adding to the excitement. The light morning breezes provide a comfortable ride out into the Laguna Madre, while the mid-morning winds have kept the bite going strong. This summer's fishing has been nothing short of spectacular, with daily limits of speckled trout and consistent limits of redfish on most outings. We're also starting to see more big bull reds showing up, adding to the excitement. The light morning breezes provide a comfortable ride out into the Laguna Madre, while the mid-morning winds have kept the bite going strong.

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Aaron W.

Brownsville, Texas

Reported 1 year ago

Fishing has been great. Nice calm weather.

Aaron W. Brownsville, Texas Reported 1 year ago

Fishing has been great. Nice calm weather.

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Dusty M.

Corpus Christi, Texas

Reported 1 year ago

Trout bite has been good. We have caught and released some big girls.

Dusty M. Corpus Christi, Texas Reported 1 year ago

Trout bite has been good. We have caught and released some big girls.

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Russell R.

Port Isabel, Texas

Reported 1 year ago

Fishing's been great

Russell R. Port Isabel, Texas Reported 1 year ago

Fishing's been great

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Mike K.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 2 years ago

Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing has remained decent throughout the past couple weeks. Catching speckled trout on live and soft plastic artificial baits. Redfishing has been a little more hit or mis...Somedays have been better than others depending on wind and tidal fluctuations. After the tropical depression we have had an influx of fresh water and tidal push in water levels. All in all the fishing has remained decent and clients are happy with catches. My schedule is filling up so try and pick dates at least two weeks in advance.

Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 2 years ago

Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing has remained decent throughout the past couple weeks. Catching speckled trout on live and soft plastic artificial baits. Redfishing has been a little more hit or mis...Somedays have been better than others depending on wind and tidal fluctuations. After the tropical depression we have had an influx of fresh water and tidal push in water levels. All in all the fishing has remained decent and clients are happy with catches. My schedule is filling up so try and pick dates at least two weeks in advance.

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Henry R.

San Benito, Texas

Reported 2 years ago

Today's family took an icechest load of fish

Henry R. San Benito, Texas Reported 2 years ago

Today's family took an icechest load of fish

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Ruben R.

Weslaco, Texas

Reported 2 years ago

Fishing has been good! We've been picking up trout, reds, and black drum using shrimp pretty consistently, fish have been skinny!

Ruben R. Weslaco, Texas Reported 2 years ago

Fishing has been good! We've been picking up trout, reds, and black drum using shrimp pretty consistently, fish have been skinny!

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Mike K.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 2 years ago

Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing is on right now and should only get better throughout the next month. The shrimp and baitfish are migrating into our bay system and the fish are actively hunting them. The speckled trout and redfish are on the move looking for easy meals. This is in my opinion one of the best times of the year to target speckled trout with artificial baits and live baits. Typically the high spring winds will start to die off towards the end of May and early June. This weather combined with the influx of...

Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 2 years ago

Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing is on right now and should only get better throughout the next month. The shrimp and baitfish are migrating into our bay system and the fish are actively hunting them. The speckled trout and redfish are on the move looking for easy meals. This is in my opinion one of the best times of the year to target speckled trout with artificial baits and live baits. Typically the high spring winds will start to die off towards the end of May and early June. This weather combined with the influx of the spring bait migration leads to some good fishing. It's a great time to introduce the kids to some fishing action. Schools of black drum should also magically show up soon. My schedule is filling up for summer so you may want to pick some dates.