Harlingen Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Glenn Harrison
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Duck hunting has been consistent and looks to remain consistent for the rest of the week which will see the end of the season.

Glenn Harrison South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

Duck hunting has been consistent and looks to remain consistent for the rest of the week which will see the end of the season.

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Glenn Harrison
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Pre-and post cold front fishing has been outstanding with both numbers of keeper sized speckled trout. Red fishing remains consistent both on the fly and with Conventional tackle on artificial lures.

Glenn Harrison South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

Pre-and post cold front fishing has been outstanding with both numbers of keeper sized speckled trout. Red fishing remains consistent both on the fly and with Conventional tackle on artificial lures.

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Augustin Perez Jr
Mercedes, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

January started with a bang, both hunting and fishing trips have been hot out of the gates!

Augustin Perez Jr Mercedes, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

January started with a bang, both hunting and fishing trips have been hot out of the gates!

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Jerry Santana
Weslaco, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Red fish bite is on fire with this small cold fronts coming in Black drum as well with shrimp

Jerry Santana Weslaco, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

Red fish bite is on fire with this small cold fronts coming in

Black drum as well with shrimp

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Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Duck Report from Blast to Cast. Ducks are passing through with every northern that blows new birds down here around South Padre. Have had a couple of outstanding hunts on the edges of these last couple of fronts. Good numbers of redheads and some decent pintails taken throughout the last...

Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

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Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

The bay fishing has remained good through out the past couple of weeks. Catching solid redfish out on the flats around South Padre. Fresh cut mullet or ballyhoo rigged up and off the bottom is working great. Catching both reds and speckled trout on soft plastics that resemble mullet-type lures. Try working plastics slower than normal across sand potholes. Trout are hanging in deeper water transitions. Good time to go hook into some good fish here at South Padre.

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Emilio Solis
Los Fresnos, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

We had a good beginning to 2026

Emilio Solis Los Fresnos, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

We had a good beginning to 2026

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Todd Lohry
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 4 months ago

Christmas week State water snapper.

Todd Lohry South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 4 months ago

Christmas week State water snapper.

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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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