South Bay Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Frank Houser
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

A Great Saturday Morning.

Frank Houser Rockport, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

A Great Saturday Morning.

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Frank Houser
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

Me with 36” red in the back lakes

Frank Houser Rockport, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

Me with 36” red in the back lakes

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Todd Lohry
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

Todd Lohry South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

First week of aug. fishing the shrimpboats were dragging in 50 fathom. Too many bonita to get a bite from a blackfin tuna so we pulled the hooks off the lures. Everything was working great. Wait for the blackfin, stop throw bait. Started trolling again theres the bonita then the blackfin then out of nowhere 3 of the biggest Yellowfin tuna came up and pushed everything out of the way. I ran downstairs and grabbed the biggest reel and bait we had. Instant hook up. 4 hours later in the boat. 215 pound yellowfin tuna.

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Gary Farmer
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

40" Redfish. biggest on my boat in 2024. Caught in Port Isabel, Tx.

Gary Farmer South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

40" Redfish. biggest on my boat in 2024. Caught in Port Isabel, Tx.

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Noel Ledesma
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

48" Bull red caught on a live mullet of ICW drop off by the shacks in Arroyo City Tx. Using light tackle 3000 shimano Sahara with a 7' rod light medium action. Took close to 25 minutes to bring in this big boy. Safely released to fight another day.

Noel Ledesma South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

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Brody Jones
Rockport, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

Brody Jones Rockport, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

Not necessarily my biggest ever but these folks were from South Korea and had never caught big fish like this They were caught back to back one 42 inch the other 44 inch back Back to back giant reds for the bay. And this young man was croaker Fishin with me in June and we had our limit of trout and we're catching and releasing them when his rod bent in half and the fight was on and after about 15 mins he landed this big ole jack in the bay

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Zach Dagel
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

Hunting here in South Padre Island has been really good after the cold front came through. Jason and Kaeden are excellent shots, and we were picking out the biggest Spragues this morning. We had multiple pintails land in the decoys, and we let them fly off looking for trophies this...

Zach Dagel South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

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Brian Preston
Port Aransas, Texas
Reported: 10 months ago

Fishing is awesome right now

Brian Preston Port Aransas, Texas Reported: 10 months ago

Fishing is awesome right now

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★★★★★
My husband and I are seniors and Jodie and Justin took very good care of us. The boat was clean and spacious for the 4 of us and Jodie handled the travel portion well, no bucking in wakes. We each had a guide to bait, cast, and net our catch. They also cleaned our fish and bagged for freezing. Caught our limits and had a very good morning. Jodie went above and beyond to make our experience good. We will definitely be calling Jodie again. 5 star Captain.
Leah H. | November 8, 2025

Trip: Half Day Trip Port A Bay
★★★★★
Great time
Mark A. | October 14, 2025

Trip: Port A Inshore
★★★★★
We had a great time, Corey was excellent and took us to various areas to catch. Reggie Peña
Reggie P. | August 16, 2025

Trip: Port A Inshore
★★★★★
Corey was great! We had three girls that fished and he was very good with them. We will use Corey again!
Bobby W. | August 6, 2025

Trip: Port A Inshore
★★★★★
Corey was a great guy to fish with for the morning! He brought us to where the speckled trout were and we were able to catch our limit of keepers and with several too large/small ones having to be thrown back. My teen son loves to fish and Corey did not disappoint! Will definitely call him if we’re ever back in the area!
Dawn L. | July 26, 2025

Trip: Port A Inshore
★★★★★
We enjoyed our trip with Tommy. First time we have used him. Polite, friendly and knowledgeable. We will be booking him next year when we return to Rockport.
James N. | June 22, 2025

Trip: Relax In Rockport
★★★★★
Even with the wind and bipolar weather, Corey still managed to get us to a spot where we caught some dinner! Good conversations and banter when things got competitive. Would recommend.
Kara K. | June 15, 2025

Trip: Port A Inshore
★★★★★
Captain Corey is a true fisherman’s guide who enjoys fishing as much as we do. He has a strong desire to succeed! I would recommend him to everyone.
Greg T. | May 28, 2025

Trip: Port A Inshore
★★★★★
What an excellent experience would recommend using him as a Guide,well organized, very knowledgeable in the surrounding area. Put us on the fish !!!!!!!! Definitely a rebook with him when back in the area. 10 out of 10
Jimmy B. | May 18, 2025

Trip: Relax In Rockport
★★★★★
He is the best in the area plus we limited out on Redfish. He is a blast , and I would recommend Corey. He put us on the fish and was so much fun!!
Tim R. | May 1, 2025

Trip: Port A Inshore

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