South Padre Island Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in South Padre Island

Todd Lohry
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 21 hours ago

6hr State water snapper trips have been great.

Todd Lohry South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 21 hours ago

6hr State water snapper trips have been great.

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

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

Captain Mikes Fishing Report for South Padre Island 12/20/25. The bay fishing has been good throughout the past couple of weeks. The weather has remained warmer than usual and the fish are biting. Catching speckled trout along deeper water transitions and along channels. Larger artificial baits that resemble baitfish worked slowly has been producing some solid speckled trout. The windier days have been great days to hook into some redfish off the grass flats around South Padre Island. Fresh mullet rigged up and off the bottom has worked great on those redfish. You could also try swim baits and soft plastic worms out on the grass flats for those hungry reds. Expect the bite to remain solid as the weather remains warmer than usual.

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Jerry Santana
Weslaco, Texas
Reported: 2 weeks ago

State Water snapper is hot Black drum and redfish are still coming in through the channel We're catching them on shrimp and mullet

Jerry Santana Weslaco, Texas Reported: 2 weeks ago

State Water snapper is hot

Black drum and redfish are still coming in through the channel

We're catching them on shrimp and mullet

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Jerry Santana
Weslaco, Texas
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Winter snapper is on fire

Jerry Santana Weslaco, Texas Reported: 2 weeks ago

Winter snapper is on fire

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Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 4 months ago

Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 4 months ago

The bay fishing has been good throughout the past weeks. Catching speckled trout on both live and artificial baits. Especially in that Margarita Green Water they love so much. Redfish have been tougher lately but still hooking some solid reds when the wind kicks up. Snook are being caught on the south end of our bay system when the tides are active. It's a good time of the year to get the kids hooked up on some nice fish and create some lasting memories.

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Zach Dagel
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 7 months ago

My redfish at the jetty are back. I caught 12 in less than an hour at the shell sport owners tournament looking for a couple trips this week.

Zach Dagel South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 7 months ago

My redfish at the jetty are back. I caught 12 in less than an hour at the shell sport owners tournament looking for a couple trips this week.

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Michael Knox
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 7 months ago

Michael Knox South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 7 months ago

The bay fishing around South Padre has been good if you like catching redfish. The spring winds have been howling and are leading anglers out onto the flats in pursuit of the redfish or red drum. This time of year we have an influx of bait that migrates into the Lower Laguna Madre Bay System and the gamefish like redfish and speckled trout follow the bait. Mix the bait migration with the high winds and you've got the recipe for redfish on the hook. I've been catching some solid speckled trout on soft plastics along color changes. The black drum are here also, just harder to find when the winds stir everything up. This is a great time of the year to get on down here around South Padre and wet a line for redfish. The end on May has always been a prime time to speckled trout fish. Those spring winds tend to die off and the speckled trout are thick in areas

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Gary Farmer
South Padre Island, Texas
Reported: 8 months ago

Fishing has been great this month!

Gary Farmer South Padre Island, Texas Reported: 8 months ago

Fishing has been great this month!

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★★★★★
Fantastic trip!
Patrick C. | December 23, 2025

Trip: South Padre Island Deep Sea
★★★★★
Great trip! Had a good time! Caught lots of snapper. Augustin was awesome! Cool dude! Will be calling him again for another trip!
Chad J. | December 13, 2025

Trip: State Water Snapper!!
★★★★★
Todd and his crew did a great job, I really enjoyed myself and if I go out again, it will be with Todd!!!
Steve R. | December 4, 2025

Trip: 1/2 Day Fishing Adventure
★★★★★
We had the most wonderful experience with Captain Marc (and Brenda). My son and I went on a half-day excursion in Novemeber during our Thanksgiving trip and it was such a great bonding time for the two of us. Captain Marc is super generous, knowledgable and patient. We highly recommend him and his fishing guidance:). My son was particularly excited about having his trout cleaned and getting to serve it to us that evening. All around A+.
Paula K. | November 25, 2025

Trip: 3 Hour Quick Trip SPI
★★★★★
We did a cast and blast trip with Glenn, and from start to finish it was an incredible experience. It was my first time duck hunting, and Glenn made the entire day feel effortless. He’s one of the most genuine, down to earth people you’ll meet, and he really knows his stuff. On the fishing side, he put us on the fish immediately. We limited out on trout, picked up some reds, and even caught a flounder we had to release. He was patient, knowledgeable, and made the whole trip feel smooth and enjoyable. And the duck hunting… I haven’t had that much fun in a long time. It was relaxing, exciting, and just an unforgettable experience. The birds were on today, and we knocked down a limit within the first 10–15 minutes. I’d never seen so many ducks up close.. hearing them land and work the decoys was something I’ll never forget. The whole time, we felt guided, taken care of, and genuinely welcomed. We had great conversations, plenty of laughs, and just an all-around amazing time. Thanks again, Glenn. We’ll be seeing you again in a few weeks. 10/10 highly recommended.
Juan O. | November 16, 2025

Trip: Redheads & Redfish Blast & Cast
★★★★★
Heck of a time with Jerrid! Friendly outgoing guy. Highly recommend him I promise you you’ll have a good time. He knew where to go even when fishing was hard at times. Still left with a bag of trout and an awesome sized red fish.
Dylan A. | October 11, 2025

Trip: Bay Fishing Port Isabel
★★★★★
Gus was great! My son and I had a wonderful time! He was very knowledgeable and helpful. If you’re looking for Someone that knows these waters and where the fish are at.. he’s your man !!
Mike H. | October 11, 2025

Trip: South Padre Shallows - 24’ Carolina
★★★★★
Fantastic trip, Captain Alfonso had us thick in the fish and action!
Ryan B. | August 31, 2025

Trip: SPI Drift Trip
★★★★★
Augustin was a very nice guy!
Jared C. | August 31, 2025

Trip: State Water Snapper!!
★★★★★
It was a great experience.Will definitely do it again. Thanks captain Ron
Israel A. | August 30, 2025

Trip: Laguna Madre Drift

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