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Michael Knox
Mike K.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
The bay fishing has been decent throughout the past couple of weeks and the weather has been great. Catching limits of speckled trout on soft plastic artificial baits. The color changes around South Padre are holding speckled trout and redfish. Try finding some baitfish in an area and the gamefish will be nearby. Redfishing has been better on those high wind days. Have spotted several schools of redfish on certain days. I would expect the bite to remain decent as long as the warmer weather conditions remain good.
Michael Knox
Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
The bay fishing has been decent throughout the past couple of weeks and the weather has been great. Catching limits of speckled trout on soft plastic artificial baits. The color changes around South Padre are holding speckled trout and redfish. Try finding some baitfish in an area and the gamefish will be nearby. Redfishing has been better on those high wind days. Have spotted several schools of redfish on certain days. I would expect the bite to remain decent as long as the warmer weather conditions remain good.
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Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Fred Rodriguez
Fred R.
McAllen, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Catching good size redfish, south of the Drum boat , cut mullet and ballyhoo working good. Trout being caught with Down South Lures, with and without a popping cork saucer area.
Fred Rodriguez
Fred R. McAllen, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Catching good size redfish, south of the Drum boat , cut mullet and ballyhoo working good. Trout being caught with Down South Lures, with and without a popping cork saucer area.
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Zach Dagel
Zach D.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
I put the boat back in the water this morning and took my wife Jill and her good friend April out fishing didn't have to go very far. We were fishing live shrimp under a popping cork with an 1/8 ounce jig. We fished for a couple hours. The wind started blowing pretty hard but we caught three really nice red fish, a bunch of nice keeper trout and a big girl. She was 26 or 27 inches. we took a couple pictures of her and released her right back in to the lower Laguna Madre so somebody else can...
Zach Dagel
Zach D. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
I put the boat back in the water this morning and took my wife Jill and her good friend April out fishing didn't have to go very far. We were fishing live shrimp under a popping cork with an 1/8 ounce jig. We fished for a couple hours. The wind started blowing pretty hard but we caught three really nice red fish, a bunch of nice keeper trout and a big girl. She was 26 or 27 inches. we took a couple pictures of her and released her right back in to the lower Laguna Madre so somebody else can catch her. The redfish are starting to school up and move into the shallows. If anybody would like to get on some of this action, please get a hold of me.
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Ruben Riojas
Ruben R.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Fishing been great on the flats. We have been catching Reds and Speckled trout. We have been using both lures and bait.
Ruben Riojas
Ruben R. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Fishing been great on the flats. We have been catching Reds and Speckled trout. We have been using both lures and bait.
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Gus Mcgarraugh
Gus M.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
The ducks are here! Yesterday's cold front pushed in swarms of new birds. Today was epic
Gus Mcgarraugh
Gus M. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
The ducks are here! Yesterday's cold front pushed in swarms of new birds. Today was epic
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Cliff Fleming
Cliff F.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Its been dead for me. This week send over a trip.
Cliff Fleming
Cliff F. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Its been dead for me. This week send over a trip.
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Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Michael Knox
Mike K.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
The bay fishing has remained decent throughout the past weeks. The weather has been great and the fish are biting. Catching solid speckled trout on soft plastics that resemble natural colors. Mullet replica type paddle tail worms have been my "go to "artificial baits. Catching reds on the higher wind days out on grass flats. Fresh cut bait and soft plastics are producing solid redfish strikes. Gold spoons on brighter days are working some days. The best thing about fishing at this time of the year is the drop in the amount of other boats and fishermen on the water....
Michael Knox
Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
The bay fishing has remained decent throughout the past weeks. The weather has been great and the fish are biting. Catching solid speckled trout on soft plastics that resemble natural colors. Mullet replica type paddle tail worms have been my "go to "artificial baits. Catching reds on the higher wind days out on grass flats. Fresh cut bait and soft plastics are producing solid redfish strikes. Gold spoons on brighter days are working some days. The best thing about fishing at this time of the year is the drop in the amount of other boats and fishermen on the water. Great time to stretch some lines and hook into some solid fish.
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Zach Dagel
Zach D.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Another brutal windy day down here in South Padre Island, so I went to my mangrove snapper trap line again did really well fish for four hours. Three people caught some really nice mangroves in a 40 mile an hour wind.
Zach Dagel
Zach D. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Another brutal windy day down here in South Padre Island, so I went to my mangrove snapper trap line again did really well fish for four hours. Three people caught some really nice mangroves in a 40 mile an hour wind.
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Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Zach Dagel
Zach D.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Fishing was really good. I hid the best I could out of the wind, we caught a ton of mangrove snapper, a few short redfish, a bunch of stingrays and a bonus black grouper everybody had a blast it was Maverick’s first time on a boat.
Zach Dagel
Zach D. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Fishing was really good. I hid the best I could out of the wind, we caught a ton of mangrove snapper, a few short redfish, a bunch of stingrays and a bonus black grouper everybody had a blast it was Maverick’s first time on a boat.
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Kevin Nicholls
Kevin N.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Trout bite is on fire
Kevin Nicholls
Kevin N. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Trout bite is on fire
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    Awesome trip! Caught two big red drum and a bunch of black drum. Tasted great too. Thanks for a great outing!

    Dawn A. | August 25, 2026

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    David R. | August 24, 2026

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    Levi H. | August 24, 2026

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    Marc was very helpful from baiting our our hooks and cleaning our fish to laughing at my hilarious jokes. Thanks Marc. See you soon.

    Atticus B. | August 23, 2026

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    Josh K. | August 18, 2026

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    Joshua F. | August 7, 2026

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