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Augustin Perez Jr
Augustin P.
Mercedes, Texas
Reported 1 year ago
Trout and Bull Reds being caught along the Land Cut on croaker. Red fish being caught in Shillong water using a 212 rig, , Shallow water.
Augustin Perez Jr
Augustin P. Mercedes, Texas Reported 1 year ago
Trout and Bull Reds being caught along the Land Cut on croaker. Red fish being caught in Shillong water using a 212 rig, , Shallow water.
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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
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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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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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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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
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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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