Harlingen Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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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Henry Rodriguez
San Benito, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Offshore fishing during federal red snapper season, anglers forget about state red snapper reefs and they are really producing now since everyone focus on federal waters. This was today's catch

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Henry Rodriguez San Benito, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Offshore fishing during federal red snapper season, anglers forget about state red snapper reefs and they are really producing now since everyone focus on federal waters.
This was today's catch

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Henry Rodriguez
San Benito, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Bayfishing lower tides than usual in July bring in black drum and other fish stuck in body's of bays on outgoing tides

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Henry Rodriguez San Benito, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Bayfishing lower tides than usual in July bring in black drum and other fish stuck in body's of bays on outgoing tides

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Ruben Garcia
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good on the drop offs into deeper water with live croaker or shrimp. Good trout have hit the croaker. Reds and black are good with live shrimp. On windy days trout and reds have been good on the drift with soft plastics or live shrimp on the...

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Ruben Garcia Port Isabel, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good on the drop offs into deeper water with live croaker or shrimp. Good trout have hit the croaker. Reds and black are good with live shrimp. On windy days trout and reds have been good on the drift with soft plastics or live shrimp on the popping cork. When using the popping cork drift the sandy water close to the color change.

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Heath Schley
Harlingen, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great in and around the much needed rain. Trout bite has been great on lures and live bait, and schools of reds have started popping out with the calm winds between storms. The flounder bite has continued to amaze me, what a summer it has been!

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Heath Schley Harlingen, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great in and around the much needed rain. Trout bite has been great on lures and live bait, and schools of reds have started popping out with the calm winds between storms. The flounder bite has continued to amaze me, what a summer it has been!

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Gary Farmer
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

I though we did it right...sorry.

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Gary Farmer South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

I though we did it right...sorry.

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

Ryan from Fort Worth with a great trout

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

Ryan from Fort Worth with a great trout

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