South Bay Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

The spring migration of bait and the gamefish that follow the bait as it influxes into the Lower Laguna Madre is starting now. Catching solid redfish and speckled trout on both artificial baits and fresh cut bait. The windier days in the spring can make for some productive redfish trips....

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Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

The spring migration of bait and the gamefish that follow the bait as it influxes into the Lower Laguna Madre is starting now. Catching solid redfish and speckled trout on both artificial baits and fresh cut bait. The windier days in the spring can make for some productive redfish trips. That wind gets everything stirred up and those redfish get hungry. Catching speckled trout along shallow bars next to deeper water transitions, as the sun gets higher those specks will tend to move into adjacent deeper waters. Try natural looking plastics that resemble the real bait. Fresh ballyhoo and mullet cut up and pitched down wind are also producing some redfish action along the grass flats near South Padre Island.

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Henry Rodriguez
San Benito, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Month of May means east winds. Clear clean water is being pushed in from the Gulf, bringing in trophy size jack crevalle on the troll as well as king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and bonita fish. Other fish coming in are big red drum and speckle trout on live finger sized...

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Henry Rodriguez San Benito, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Month of May means east winds. Clear clean water is being pushed in from the Gulf, bringing in trophy size jack crevalle on the troll as well as king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and bonita fish.
Other fish coming in are big red drum and speckle trout on live finger sized mullet.

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Alfonso Sanchez
Brownsville, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Saturdays catch

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Alfonso Sanchez Brownsville, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Saturdays catch

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Alfonso Sanchez
Brownsville, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Monday's charter. Red's bite has been great.

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Alfonso Sanchez Brownsville, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Monday's charter. Red's bite has been great.

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Alfonso Sanchez
Brownsville, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Last night's flounder excursion.

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Alfonso Sanchez Brownsville, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Last night's flounder excursion.

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Travis Glidden
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

The sun finally came out and the wind stopped blowing. Tides are coming up and putting lots of feeding fish in very shallow, clear water. They have been a little picky about what flies they want, but they are aggressively chasing shrimp

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Travis Glidden Aransas Pass, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

The sun finally came out and the wind stopped blowing. Tides are coming up and putting lots of feeding fish in very shallow, clear water. They have been a little picky about what flies they want, but they are aggressively chasing shrimp

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Toby Smith
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Reds have been good lately

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Toby Smith Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Reds have been good lately

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Russell Robinson
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

March and April have been great for the weather. We’ve been catching a large variety of fish and doing a lot of 3-hour play days with large family groups! Nothing but smiles and good times here.

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Russell Robinson Port Isabel, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

March and April have been great for the weather. We’ve been catching a large variety of fish and doing a lot of 3-hour play days with large family groups! Nothing but smiles and good times here.

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