Rio Hondo Weather Forecast

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Heath Schley
Heath S.
Harlingen, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Fishing continues to be good. Redfish are starting to show up on the flats in herds. Trout continue to be biting well. If you can get out on a day that the wind is light they fishing has been awesome.
Heath Schley
Heath S. Harlingen, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Fishing continues to be good. Redfish are starting to show up on the flats in herds. Trout continue to be biting well. If you can get out on a day that the wind is light they fishing has been awesome.
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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 throughout the past week has been a little tougher due to the heavy rains. Still catching speckled trout on both live and artificial baits. Larger soft plastics in natural mullet colors have been more productive. Try to find some baitfish and the larger fish should be in close proximity. Deeper water has also been yielding some larger redfish. The shallow grass flats are active towards the north end of the bay. Seeing some black drum on the calmer days. Should get better as the fresh water works its way out of the bay.
Michael Knox
Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
The bay fishing throughout the past week has been a little tougher due to the heavy rains. Still catching speckled trout on both live and artificial baits. Larger soft plastics in natural mullet colors have been more productive. Try to find some baitfish and the larger fish should be in close proximity. Deeper water has also been yielding some larger redfish. The shallow grass flats are active towards the north end of the bay. Seeing some black drum on the calmer days. Should get better as the fresh water works its way out of the bay.
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Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Robert Sirvello
Robert S.
Laguna Vista, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
2 of my favorite months to fish. Sep,oct give us a call. Thks
Robert Sirvello
Robert S. Laguna Vista, Texas Reported 1 year ago
2 of my favorite months to fish. Sep,oct give us a call. Thks
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Michael Knox
Mike K.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
The bay has recently been flooded with rainfall recently. The fishing has remained stable. Catching speckled trout on both live baits and soft plastic artificial worms. Larger swim baits have seemed to be the ticket in darker colors. Redfishing has been more spotty. There are some schools if you can locate them. Black drum are cruising deeper water in schools. Been catching a few flounder along drop offs and shorelines. Expect the bite to get better as weather stabilizes.
Michael Knox
Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 year ago
The bay has recently been flooded with rainfall recently. The fishing has remained stable. Catching speckled trout on both live baits and soft plastic artificial worms. Larger swim baits have seemed to be the ticket in darker colors. Redfishing has been more spotty. There are some schools if you can locate them. Black drum are cruising deeper water in schools. Been catching a few flounder along drop offs and shorelines. Expect the bite to get better as weather stabilizes.
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Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Aaron Wittreich
Aaron W.
Brownsville, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Fishing has been great. Nice calm weather.
Aaron Wittreich
Aaron W. Brownsville, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Fishing has been great. Nice calm weather.
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Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas
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Russell Robinson
Russell R.
Port Isabel, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Fishing's been great
Russell Robinson
Russell R. Port Isabel, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Fishing's been great
Fishing in Port Isabel, Texas
Fishing in Port Isabel, Texas
Fishing in Port Isabel, Texas
Fishing in Port Isabel, Texas
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Fishing in Port Isabel, Texas
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Michael Knox
Mike K.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 2 years ago
Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing has remained decent throughout the past couple weeks. Catching speckled trout on live and soft plastic artificial baits. Redfishing has been a little more hit or mis...Somedays have been better than others depending on wind and tidal fluctuations. After the tropical depression we have had an influx of fresh water and tidal push in water levels. All in all the fishing has remained decent and clients are happy with catches. My schedule is filling up so try and pick dates at least two weeks in advance.
Michael Knox
Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 2 years ago
Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing has remained decent throughout the past couple weeks. Catching speckled trout on live and soft plastic artificial baits. Redfishing has been a little more hit or mis...Somedays have been better than others depending on wind and tidal fluctuations. After the tropical depression we have had an influx of fresh water and tidal push in water levels. All in all the fishing has remained decent and clients are happy with catches. My schedule is filling up so try and pick dates at least two weeks in advance.
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Henry Rodriguez
Henry R.
San Benito, Texas
Reported 2 years ago
Today's family took an icechest load of fish
Henry Rodriguez
Henry R. San Benito, Texas Reported 2 years ago
Today's family took an icechest load of fish
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Ruben Riojas III
Ruben R.
Weslaco, Texas
Reported 2 years ago
Fishing has been good! We've been picking up trout, reds, and black drum using shrimp pretty consistently, fish have been skinny!
Ruben Riojas III
Ruben R. Weslaco, Texas Reported 2 years ago
Fishing has been good! We've been picking up trout, reds, and black drum using shrimp pretty consistently, fish have been skinny!
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Michael Knox
Mike K.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 2 years ago
Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing is on right now and should only get better throughout the next month. The shrimp and baitfish are migrating into our bay system and the fish are actively hunting them. The speckled trout and redfish are on the move looking for easy meals. This is in my opinion one of the best times of the year to target speckled trout with artificial baits and live baits. Typically the high spring winds will start to die off towards the end of May and early June. This weather combined with the influx of...
Michael Knox
Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 2 years ago
Captain Mike: South Padre Fishing Report. The bay fishing is on right now and should only get better throughout the next month. The shrimp and baitfish are migrating into our bay system and the fish are actively hunting them. The speckled trout and redfish are on the move looking for easy meals. This is in my opinion one of the best times of the year to target speckled trout with artificial baits and live baits. Typically the high spring winds will start to die off towards the end of May and early June. This weather combined with the influx of the spring bait migration leads to some good fishing. It's a great time to introduce the kids to some fishing action. Schools of black drum should also magically show up soon. My schedule is filling up for summer so you may want to pick some dates.
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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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Recent Rio Hondo Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    Great experience! Super personable and easy to get a long with! Kept us on the fish! Will definitely go again!

    Elton C. | July 16, 2026

    Trip: Full Day Offshore Fishing

  • ★★★★★
    My Family and I had Fantastic Fishing Experience with Captain Arturo…!!! He was absolutely amazing with his knowledge and patient with showing the proper techniques to catch an abundance of fish. So much, that other Captains came to the spot where we were fishing lol. Looking forward to the next trip with my family to South Padre and I will definitely be planning my fishing trip moving forward with Arturo 🎣

    Joe G. | July 16, 2026

    Trip: Inshore: 3 Hour Trip

  • ★★★★★
    We had such a fantastic time with Tim! We took the half-day tour, and we even wrapped it up early because we had limited out on Trout. Tim was such a great and funny guide, showing us how and where to throw the bait/lures so we could catch fish—and we did! I would definitely recommend Tim for your next fishing trip to SPI. We’re always booking with Tim when we’re back here.

    Josbe S. | July 16, 2026

    Trip: AM And PM Private Bay Fishing Trips

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    Arturo was fantastic and we had an amazing time. Already looking at when we can get with him again. Seriously had a great time and he taught me some tricks 🤩 i could go on but seriously, don’t hesitate, book with him! Communication from day one, outstanding! We were too busy enjoying his company and expertise, we only took one pic, lol! Thank you Arturo!!

    Carl ". | July 11, 2026

    Trip: Full Or Half Day Inshore

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    We had a great time fishing with Joshua. The sunrise ride out was perfect. In spite of it being a little windy, the day was all we could ask for. An opportunity to check out of this crazy world, come into direction connection with your maker and enjoy fishing, like it was meant to be. Josh got us on fish early and we experienced a healthy haul of snapper. We caught a couple strawberry grouper and a king and a half. Can't out fish the shark. If you're looking for an opportunity to check out, you can do so safely and comfortably with Joshua.

    Luke S. | July 9, 2026

    Trip: Full Day Offshore Fishing

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    Shayne B. | July 8, 2026

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    Velma F. | July 7, 2026

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    Colter G. | July 6, 2026

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