South Padre Island Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Ruben Riojas III
Weslaco, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good, lure under a cork seem to be doing the trick right now as well as shrimp under the cork. We've been seeing more numbers of redfish and it's been great!

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Ruben Riojas III Weslaco, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good, lure under a cork seem to be doing the trick right now as well as shrimp under the cork. We've been seeing more numbers of redfish and it's been great!

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Arturo Calderas
Harlingen, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been Fantasic targeting the trout bite in the mornings. Majority of my clients a taking trout limits home if not limits pretty close to it. Redfish has been hit or miss recently. Still to hot for them to come out into the clear water. We been catching flounder...

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Arturo Calderas Harlingen, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been Fantasic targeting the trout bite in the mornings. Majority of my clients a taking trout limits home if not limits pretty close to it. Redfish has been hit or miss recently. Still to hot for them to come out into the clear water. We been catching flounder here and there while Fishing for trout as well.

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Ruben Garcia
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing for flounder has been good in some spots with live shrimp and jigging a curly tail soft plastic around pilings near the channel drop offs. Reds and Trout are good drifting the sandy water on windy days using a popping cork with live shrimp. On days with calm winds...

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Ruben Garcia Port Isabel, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing for flounder has been good in some spots with live shrimp and jigging a curly tail soft plastic around pilings near the channel drop offs. Reds and Trout are good drifting the sandy water on windy days using a popping cork with live shrimp. On days with calm winds reds can be caught in green water with top waters and soft plastics.

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Walter Bode
Laguna Vista, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been reel good morning and afternoons. Trout in the morning Reds in the afternoon.

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Walter Bode Laguna Vista, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been reel good morning and afternoons. Trout in the morning Reds in the afternoon.

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Ronnie Spain
Rancho Viejo, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Well the trout fishing has been on fire with limits in the mornings being caught fairly early. Red fish has been a little spotty but the black drum have been good in the afternoons in South Bay. We've also been hitting flounder on the sand bars on shrimp and some...

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Ronnie Spain Rancho Viejo, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Well the trout fishing has been on fire with limits in the mornings being caught fairly early. Red fish has been a little spotty but the black drum have been good in the afternoons in South Bay. We've also been hitting flounder on the sand bars on shrimp and some artificial. Fishing is going to get better and better as we transition into the fall months from September through November.

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Ron Marett with Lone Star Charters Tx
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Trout biting in South Padre Island

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Ron Marett with Lone Star Charters Tx Port Isabel, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Trout biting in South Padre Island

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Arnold LaCount
Donna, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been spectacular! Flounder are being caught on the intracoastal. Slot reds being caught in dirty water on cut bait and artificials. The trout bite is on fire in the early morning and late evening on live shrimp and popping corks. Drums excellent on dead shrimp on out going...

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Arnold LaCount Donna, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been spectacular! Flounder are being caught on the intracoastal. Slot reds being caught in dirty water on cut bait and artificials. The trout bite is on fire in the early morning and late evening on live shrimp and popping corks. Drums excellent on dead shrimp on out going tides.

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Craig Korczynski
West Palm Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

August has arrived signifying the heat is still on and this tends to be the hottest month for South Florida. If you can’t beat the heat, at least beat the fish in a tug of war match. Windy conditions for the local palm beaches continued until the end of this...

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Craig Korczynski West Palm Beach, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

August has arrived signifying the heat is still on and this tends to be the hottest month for South Florida. If you can’t beat the heat, at least beat the fish in a tug of war match.
Windy conditions for the local palm beaches continued until the end of this past weekend, finally giving anglers a reprieve from turbulent conditions.
Snook fishing has been excellent along channel edges, docks, and sea walls. Moving water equals hungry fish. Live baits and DOA C.A.L. 3" shad tail have been the baits of choice. Snook are ranging in size from 2 to 25 pounds.
Tarpon fishing has been hit and miss past week. I believe slower bite contributed to south wind and dirty water. Incoming tide cleaner water fish seemed to be happier taking live baits and DOA Terror Eyz worked along the bottom.
Deep holes and channel edges still offering jacks, bluefish, mackerel, snapper, sharks and many other species. Live baits great way to get fish fired up, but top water Rapala skitter walks and DOA C.A.L. 3" shad tail also trigger strikes.

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