Rio Hondo Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Rio Hondo

Gus M.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 3 weeks ago

Big trout big jacks and big reds everyday Fishing is awesome right Now

Gus M. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 3 weeks ago

Big trout big jacks and big reds everyday
Fishing is awesome right Now

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Todd L.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 month ago

Starting to see some cobia, jacks and barracuda showing up as the water gets warmer.

Todd L. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 month ago

Starting to see some cobia, jacks and barracuda showing up as the water gets warmer.

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Heath S.
Harlingen, Texas
Reported 1 month ago

Fishing has been great even with the wind blowing! The bite has continued to be good, even though the wind has been blowing. Soft plastics have been producing nice trout and up shallow gold spoons have been what the reds have been wanting!

Heath S. Harlingen, Texas Reported 1 month ago

Fishing has been great even with the wind blowing!
The bite has continued to be good, even though the wind has been blowing. Soft plastics have been producing nice trout and up shallow gold spoons have been what the reds have been wanting!

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Glenn H.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 month ago

Spring is in full swing!

Glenn H. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 month ago

Spring is in full swing!

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Mike K.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 month ago

Mike K. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 month ago

The bay fishing has been good for redfish throughout the past couple of weeks. Catching lots of reds on soft plastics up on the shallow grass flats around South Padre. It's been windy which makes conditions favorable for hooking into some good redfish. I've also been catching some very solid speckled trout. Several have been over 26 inches. All in all it's a good time to get out on the bay and stretch a line. My schedule is filling up so let's go fishing at South Padre.

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Todd L.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 month ago

State water snapper 6hr trips have been good.

Todd L. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 month ago

State water snapper 6hr trips have been good.

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Heath S.
Harlingen, Texas
Reported 1 month ago

Fishing has been pretty good when wind isn't cranking, just getting back into it, but it's looking like it's gonna be a good season

Heath S. Harlingen, Texas Reported 1 month ago

Fishing has been pretty good when wind isn't cranking, just getting back into it, but it's looking like it's gonna be a good season

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Glenn H.
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported 1 month ago

Spring has sprung! Topwater, soft plastics and fly trips have all been solid between huge wind events.

Glenn H. South Padre Island, Texas Reported 1 month ago

Spring has sprung! Topwater, soft plastics and fly trips have all been solid between huge wind events.

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I had a great time fishing with Glenn. My first time fly-fishing salt water, and he was a great coach. The weather was great, his boat and equipment were excellent, and I highly recommend him for Laguna Madre. I will be back!
George R. | May 14, 2026

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★★★★★
Good job. Put me on some fish.
Michael A. | May 12, 2026

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★★★★★
We enjoyed our fishing time with Captain Ron.He has a great amount of knowledge of the bay, so much so we began catching trout with the first cast and caught our limit within a very short time. Although we are experiencing high gas prices right now, there was no hesitation on Captain Ron's part to get where we needed to go to catch fish. We found Captain Ron very pleasant to be with and always willing to share his knowledge of fishing. We look forward to another fishing trip with him as soon as we can.
Robert W. | May 9, 2026

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★★★★★
Very great captain. Ron got us on fish . He has a good personality also. We made more fun on our inshore trip with him then on our 14 hr trip we went on. Will recommend him to everyone and will definitely use him in the future.
Lola C. | May 6, 2026

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

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This one of the greatest fishing trips we have ever been on!!!
Jennifer F. | April 29, 2026

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★★★★★
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
Rosanna &. | April 23, 2026

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Rio Hondo Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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