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Rio Grande Texas Fishing Report May 16, 2025
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago
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Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Rio Grande, Texas fishing report for Friday, May 16, 2025.
The fishing's been mighty fine this past week, and today looks to continue that trend. Water's running clear with temperatures holding steady around 65-71 degrees, perfect for our spring patterns.
White bass action is hot right now! They're chasing shad in the morning - follow those birds to find the action. Look for them in shallow water (1-10 feet) on main lake points and back in coves. Early morning topwater action is working great with any color paddle tail swimbaits. After about 8 a.m., drop down to 15-30 feet with a 1-ounce RSR minnow slab.
Crappie fishing remains consistent. Some are still spawning while others are entering post-spawn. You'll find them either jigging in 2-4 feet around trees and bushes, or out on main lake structure in 5-15 feet. A 1/16th ounce hair jig on 6-8 pound line with a 5/8 egg sinker slip weight has been the ticket.
Channel catfish have started their spawn in shallow water, 1-8 feet deep along riprap. Slip bobbers with punch bait, chicken liver, or cut shad are all working well. Pro tip: throwing out some soured grain to chum your fishing spots works like magic. Try setting up three or four spots before you start fishing.
Largemouth bass have been hitting consistently too, especially in the morning hours near structure.
For you trout enthusiasts, rainbow stockings have been good this season. The limit remains two trout per day from the Colorado border down to Taos Junction Bridge.
Water levels are about 4.5 feet above pool, with gates opening and closing to release water. This has actually been stimulating the bite, especially for white bass and catfish.
Hot spots this weekend: Try the main lake points early morning for white bass, then shift to the riprap areas mid-morning for those spawning catfish. The back coves with submerged brush have been producing nice crappie stringers.
Weather looks to hold steady through the weekend, so get out there early to beat the crowds. Sunrise is around 6:30 a.m. with sunset near 8:15 p.m., giving you plenty of daylight to fill those livewells.
Remember to bring plenty of water and sunscreen - it's warming up out there!
This is Artificial Lure signing off. Tight lines and good fishing to all you anglers out there on the Rio Grande!
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
The fishing's been mighty fine this past week, and today looks to continue that trend. Water's running clear with temperatures holding steady around 65-71 degrees, perfect for our spring patterns.
White bass action is hot right now! They're chasing shad in the morning - follow those birds to find the action. Look for them in shallow water (1-10 feet) on main lake points and back in coves. Early morning topwater action is working great with any color paddle tail swimbaits. After about 8 a.m., drop down to 15-30 feet with a 1-ounce RSR minnow slab.
Crappie fishing remains consistent. Some are still spawning while others are entering post-spawn. You'll find them either jigging in 2-4 feet around trees and bushes, or out on main lake structure in 5-15 feet. A 1/16th ounce hair jig on 6-8 pound line with a 5/8 egg sinker slip weight has been the ticket.
Channel catfish have started their spawn in shallow water, 1-8 feet deep along riprap. Slip bobbers with punch bait, chicken liver, or cut shad are all working well. Pro tip: throwing out some soured grain to chum your fishing spots works like magic. Try setting up three or four spots before you start fishing.
Largemouth bass have been hitting consistently too, especially in the morning hours near structure.
For you trout enthusiasts, rainbow stockings have been good this season. The limit remains two trout per day from the Colorado border down to Taos Junction Bridge.
Water levels are about 4.5 feet above pool, with gates opening and closing to release water. This has actually been stimulating the bite, especially for white bass and catfish.
Hot spots this weekend: Try the main lake points early morning for white bass, then shift to the riprap areas mid-morning for those spawning catfish. The back coves with submerged brush have been producing nice crappie stringers.
Weather looks to hold steady through the weekend, so get out there early to beat the crowds. Sunrise is around 6:30 a.m. with sunset near 8:15 p.m., giving you plenty of daylight to fill those livewells.
Remember to bring plenty of water and sunscreen - it's warming up out there!
This is Artificial Lure signing off. Tight lines and good fishing to all you anglers out there on the Rio Grande!
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.