South Bay Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Ruben Riojas III
Weslaco, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been good with shrimp and cut bait for reds. You can run into a bunch of sheep head right now too at the jetties and under the docks, when it's not blowing 30+ it's been good!

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Ruben Riojas III Weslaco, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been good with shrimp and cut bait for reds. You can run into a bunch of sheep head right now too at the jetties and under the docks, when it's not blowing 30+ it's been good!

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Randy Laurrell
Port Aransas, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been great over the last 7 days, but totally different this year than previous years. Usually by now the sheepshead have started moving out and the reds are gettin full on hungry and bitin, but we are still catching some sheeps as of yesterday along with more keeper...

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Randy Laurrell Port Aransas, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been great over the last 7 days, but totally different this year than previous years. Usually by now the sheepshead have started moving out and the reds are gettin full on hungry and bitin, but we are still catching some sheeps as of yesterday along with more keeper reds, some trout, flounder and even some bull reds. Wind has been pretty brutal, so jetty fishing is hard this time of year, but we are seeing some bull reds move into the jetty along with jack crevalle. The flats have been hit or miss and you just have to really know fish patterns to stay on top of finding them. There are bull reds bitin in spots I haven’t seen before, and the trout seem to be much more active, but we are catchin lots of shorts. It’s not hard to find fish, but it is fun this time of year to figure out what the fish are bitin on and when they are the hungriest. They might love some soft plastics one day, then hate them the next and want some live bait. That might even be the same scenario from morning to afternoon and since I am on the water almost every day, I see the changes. Yesterday was a slam of a great morning with my two customers, but by my afternoon trip with only one customer on the boat, even though we caught 8 different species of fish, all but two were short of being keepers. We did come home with fish for him to take home for dinner, but we fought hard for it!

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Greg Hodsdon
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

With temperatures on the rise the reds have been moving into the back lakes. Perfect for chasing them with the airboat where outboards can't go.

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Greg Hodsdon Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

With temperatures on the rise the reds have been moving into the back lakes. Perfect for chasing them with the airboat where outboards can't go.

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Joe Clouse
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Floundering is in spring mode! High tides are normal. Flounder are 16-19" and sitting very shallow.

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Joe Clouse Aransas Pass, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Floundering is in spring mode! High tides are normal.
Flounder are 16-19" and sitting very shallow.

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Heath Schley
Harlingen, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

fishing has been good when the wind has t been blowing, redfish have been plenty with the trout bite picking up its shaping for a great season.

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Heath Schley Harlingen, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

fishing has been good when the wind has t been blowing, redfish have been plenty with the trout bite picking up its shaping for a great season.

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Toby Smith
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

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

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Toby Smith Rockport, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

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

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Ron Marett with Lone Star Charters Tx
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Redfish bite has been steady with the occasional keeper trout

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Ron Marett with Lone Star Charters Tx Port Isabel, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Redfish bite has been steady with the occasional keeper trout

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Walter Bode
Laguna Vista, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing is on fire

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Walter Bode Laguna Vista, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing is on fire

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