Harlingen Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Aaron Wittreich
Brownsville, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Great reds while drifting in this cooler weather with cut bait or lures

Aaron Wittreich Brownsville, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Great reds while drifting in this cooler weather with cut bait or lures

Redfish Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas

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

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

Fishing Report: Captain Michael. 12/1/23. The bay fishing has been producing some nice solid fish. Redfish are moving out along grass flats and are hitting fresh cut bait and lures. If lure fishing throw lures that resemble the same colors that match the real bait. Match the hatch color schemes. Fish will start off in deeper water and move into shallower adjacent water as temperatures rise. Speckled trout are hanging along deeper water drop offs. Larger soft plastic in the winter are a good choice. Sheepshead fishing should turn on sometime soon. This is also a good time to try and target some snook.

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Russell Robinson
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Top of the world awesome SpaceX launch.. redfish and trout on top waters. And cut and molett is petsmart westside top water along with artificial worms, keeping a year. . enter coastal waterway live shrimp catch. You don't catch it all red trout. Flounder drum snook sheep head.. Nothing but...

Russell Robinson Port Isabel, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

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Emilio Solis
Los Fresnos, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Snapper fishing has been hot!

Emilio Solis Los Fresnos, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Snapper fishing has been hot!

Red Snapper Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas

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Aaron Wittreich
Brownsville, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Great trout fishing with live bait and reds been hitting on soft plastics in color change areas

Aaron Wittreich Brownsville, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Great trout fishing with live bait and reds been hitting on soft plastics in color change areas

Speckled Trout Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas

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Heath Schley
Harlingen, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been great ! Trout and reds are being caught along with the occasional flounder. It's July so it's hot but so is the fishing!

Heath Schley Harlingen, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been great ! Trout and reds are being caught along with the occasional flounder. It's July so it's hot but so is the fishing!

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Roy Songy
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Hey Captain Roy here with another Red Snapper report. Our Federal Season continues to produce hogs each and every trip. The bigger fish have actually been caught at 70-100ft of water suspended above the wrecks. We have been hammering quick limits with cut bait and live piggy perch. There is...

Roy Songy Port Isabel, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Red Snapper Fishing in Port Isabel, Texas

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J Dixon
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Black Drum afternoon that turned into Fish Tacos

J Dixon South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Black Drum afternoon that turned into Fish Tacos

Black Drum Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas

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★★★★★
Great time! Put us on fish , will use again!
Jj G. | May 1, 2026

Trip: 1/2 Day Fishing Adventure
★★★★★
This one of the greatest fishing trips we have ever been on!!!
Jennifer F. | April 29, 2026

Trip: Play Tug War With Big Fish
★★★★★
He arrived on time. Was very friendly. Knowledgeable about fishing. Great tips and advice about fishing with a pleasant attitude.. I would book another's trip with him.p
Ronald W. | April 23, 2026

Trip: Inshore: 3 Hour Trip
★★★★★
Great time, Captain Todd dropped us right on the fish. His 1st Mate Fernando is a great hand.
Leslie S. | April 16, 2026

Trip: 1/2 Day Fishing Adventure
★★★★★
My Dad and I had a great day of fishing. Although there was rain around Captain Romey was able to put us on some fish while avoiding the rain. We were fortunate enough to land a 40 inch Red on light tackle which was the CHERRY on top of this day.
Todd G. | April 10, 2026

Trip: Inshore Fishing Trip
★★★★★
Rey was an absolute great captain, very knowledgeable, very confident, professional, allowed us to have an awesome time. Knew his was around the boat and water. Helped us catch some great fish. I had my 4 year old along, who loves to fish and Rey was great with him as well. I would recommend anyone to go with him.
Jacob K. | April 5, 2026

Trip: 5hr Power Fishing Trip
★★★★★
All I can say is this was a great trip. Alfonso worked his tail off trying to find some clear water in 20 to 25 mph winds but we managed to get 3 fish. Even with all the winds my wife and I loved the experience with Alfonso. You can tell his passion is fishing and teaching you all he knows about Flounder gigging. We will be using Alfonso again and hopefully less winds next time.
Frankie M. | March 31, 2026

Trip: Flounder Gigging Trip
★★★★★
We had an absolutely great time with Capt Kevin on our trip. We pulled in more speckled trout than we ever have, including a personal best! Definitely recommend going out in the water with him!
James P. | March 28, 2026

Trip: Laguna Madre Hookfest
★★★★★
Ive been out fishing with many fishing guides from Destin, Fl to Venice, La to now South padre and every where in between. Fred took his time, confident in his technique, experienced in his teachings and didn’t seem to care of the clock regardless of how many fish were in the cooler. If you want to go fishing in south padre book anyone, if you want to go fishing and learn a thing or two, have good conversation and leave with something gained, book with Fred.
Cole H. | March 16, 2026

Trip: South Padre Island Bay Fishing
★★★★★
We had such an awesome trip with Mike! My boyfriend (who is a lot more advanced) had the best birthday and Mike was kind enough to help me with live bait to make sure I caught a few!
Bianca D. | March 4, 2026

Trip: Private Snook Fishing Trip

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