Port Isabel Fishing Reports (November 2026)

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Todd L.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 8 months ago

State water snapper is great with the nice February weather.

Todd L. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 8 months ago

State water snapper is great with the nice February weather.

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Todd L.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 8 months ago

Perfect weather for some state water red snapper fishing.

Todd L. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 8 months ago

Perfect weather for some state water red snapper fishing.

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Mike K.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 9 months ago

Captain Mikes South Padre Fishing Report 2/7/26. The bay fishing has been good lately. Last week was action packed. Caught some snook on soft plastics in deeper water. Black drum are schooled up and cruising the deeper water transitions looking for food. Redfish are starting to cruise the edges of the channels and adjacent grass flats once the water temperatures rise throughout the day. Speckled trout are hanging in the deepest waters along the bottom where grass and sandy bottom mix. Look for the margarita colored water or murkier mix. Great time to get out and stretch a line into...

Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 9 months ago

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Todd L.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 9 months ago

Still some fish around after the cold snap. The weather looks good for some state water snapper.

Todd L. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 9 months ago

Still some fish around after the cold snap. The weather looks good for some state water snapper.

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Jerry S.

Weslaco, Texas

Reported 9 months ago

Fishing is still on fire on the flats with live bait
Lures and top water as well

Jerry S. Weslaco, Texas Reported 9 months ago

Fishing is still on fire on the flats with live bait
Lures and top water as well

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Glenn H.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 9 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 H. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 9 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 P.

Mercedes, Texas

Reported 9 months ago

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

Augustin P. Mercedes, Texas Reported 9 months ago

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

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Jerry S.

Weslaco, Texas

Reported 9 months ago

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

Black drum as well with shrimp

Jerry S. Weslaco, Texas Reported 9 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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Mike K.

South Padre Island, Texas

Reported 9 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.

Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 9 months ago

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Emilio S.

Los Fresnos, Texas

Reported 9 months ago

We had a good beginning to 2026

Emilio S. Los Fresnos, Texas Reported 9 months ago

We had a good beginning to 2026

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Recent Port Isabel Reviews

★★★★★

Loved our wildlife ride with Cliff! He knew all the good places and how to drift the boat by to not spook the birds! Great time!

Daniel H. | November 5, 2026

Trip: 3-hour Birding And Wildlife Tour

★★★★★

What a great charter experience. Captain Tony and deck hand Albert were fantastic. They did their best on some rough water to keep us comfortable and on the fish. We got our limit of red snapper and we caught some other species along the way. They were great with my small children. They kept the piles rigged and bait on the hooks. Of all the charters that I’ve taken my family on, this one was by far their favorite. I can’t give a higher recommendation.

Phil | October 15, 2026

Trip: 6-8 Hour Red Snapper Trip

★★★★★

Went out on a 5 hour bay fishing trip on a weather perfect morning. Nathan put on some nice trout & reds on north side of bridge. When we went to south side of bridge toward SpaceX we had a few bites, but spent too much time anchoring up, so we didn’t catch much. Nathan was a great , knowledgeable Captain & boat was perfect for trip

Michael B. | October 8, 2026

Trip: South Padre Island Bay Fishing

★★★★★

Had a great time with Oscar. Very knowledgeable and easy going. Definitely will hit him up if we make it back down.

Michael C. | October 6, 2026

Trip: Sight Casting Adventure

★★★★★

He tried to get us on the fish. He brought the wrong bait then spend a great deal of time trying to catch bait fish

Stephen &. | October 1, 2026

Trip: South Padre Bay Fishing

★★★★★

Kyle was our captain and he did a great job. He Took us around the whole bay. We came in third place overall in reds.

Robert S. | September 21, 2026

Trip: South Padre Island Bay Fishing

★★★★★

Great trip! 6 hour trip for some red snapper. Captain put us on the fish. Limited out in less than 2 hours. Had time for our party of 4 to troll for kings which we got 2. Then tried cobia fishing. Lots of fun. Definitely booking again. Highly recommend.

Alberto R. | September 17, 2026

Trip: 6-8 Hour Red Snapper Trip

★★★★★

Great trip Definitely will find him again

Mark B. | September 10, 2026

Trip: 1/2 Day Fishing Adventure

★★★★★

This trip far exceeded my expectations, will definitely be back for another.

Andrew D. | September 8, 2026

Trip: South Padre Island Deep Sea

★★★★★

Good trip