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Texas Rio Grande Fishing Report - Late Spring Bounty
Published 11 months, 1 week ago
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Howdy, y'all! Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing report for May 23, 2025, coming to you straight from the beautiful Rio Grande in Texas.
Sun's already up - rose about 6:35 AM today and we're looking at a sunset around 8:25 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to get those lines wet. Weather's holding steady with that perfect late spring warmth before the real Texas heat kicks in.
Water conditions are mighty fine right now. We've got temperatures sitting between 68-73 degrees, and the water's running pretty clear with just a touch of stain to it. Water levels remain about 2-3 feet above normal pool, which has been working in our favor this past week.
The fishing action continues to be red hot across the board. White bass have been absolutely on fire lately. They're still chasing shad in the mornings, so follow those birds to find the action. Look for them in shallow water, about 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 AM, you'll want to drop down to 15-30 feet with a 1-ounce RSR minnow slab.
Rainbow trout fishing has been exceptional too. The Rio Grande at Pilar was stocked with nearly 2,000 rainbow trout just last week, and folks have been hauling them in steadily. There are also some wild brown trout, northern pike, and smallmouth bass to be found. Some Rio Grande cutthroat trout are now being caught thanks to earlier stockings.
For you bait fishermen, cut perch or carp has been working wonders for catfish, which are moving into shallower waters as we get closer to summer. Crappie have been fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs.
As for hot spots, I'd recommend trying the main lake points early morning for those white bass schools. Later in the day, head to the Orilla Verde Recreation Area - it's been producing consistent catches. The stretch below the Quality Water has good fishing and a five-fish limit, so that's worth checking out too.
Just a heads up - we're expecting increased recreational boater traffic this Memorial Day weekend, so plan accordingly and be safe out there.
That's all for now, folks. This is Artificial Lure signing off. Tight lines and good fishing to y'all!
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Sun's already up - rose about 6:35 AM today and we're looking at a sunset around 8:25 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to get those lines wet. Weather's holding steady with that perfect late spring warmth before the real Texas heat kicks in.
Water conditions are mighty fine right now. We've got temperatures sitting between 68-73 degrees, and the water's running pretty clear with just a touch of stain to it. Water levels remain about 2-3 feet above normal pool, which has been working in our favor this past week.
The fishing action continues to be red hot across the board. White bass have been absolutely on fire lately. They're still chasing shad in the mornings, so follow those birds to find the action. Look for them in shallow water, about 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 AM, you'll want to drop down to 15-30 feet with a 1-ounce RSR minnow slab.
Rainbow trout fishing has been exceptional too. The Rio Grande at Pilar was stocked with nearly 2,000 rainbow trout just last week, and folks have been hauling them in steadily. There are also some wild brown trout, northern pike, and smallmouth bass to be found. Some Rio Grande cutthroat trout are now being caught thanks to earlier stockings.
For you bait fishermen, cut perch or carp has been working wonders for catfish, which are moving into shallower waters as we get closer to summer. Crappie have been fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs.
As for hot spots, I'd recommend trying the main lake points early morning for those white bass schools. Later in the day, head to the Orilla Verde Recreation Area - it's been producing consistent catches. The stretch below the Quality Water has good fishing and a five-fish limit, so that's worth checking out too.
Just a heads up - we're expecting increased recreational boater traffic this Memorial Day weekend, so plan accordingly and be safe out there.
That's all for now, folks. This is Artificial Lure signing off. Tight lines and good fishing to y'all!
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.