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Rio Grande Fishing Report: White Bass, Trout, and More Await on the Texas Border
Published 11 months ago
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Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday morning Rio Grande, Texas fishing report for May 28, 2025.
The sun popped up today at 6:42 AM and will dip below the horizon at 8:23 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to wet a line. Weather is holding steady, with warm late spring conditions, light winds, and a clear sky through most of the day. That makes for prime fishing, especially early and late in the day when fish are most active.
Tidewise, we’re seeing moderate movement today—always a boost for bite windows, especially around creek mouths and deeper bends, where moving water brings baitfish and wakes up the predators. Water clarity is good, and temperatures in the main river have been running in the upper seventies to low eighties, meaning most species are in feeding mode.
Recent days on the Rio Grande have delivered strong action for white bass and trout. Reports from anglers up and down the river point to easy limits of white bass, with plenty of feisty fish up to 16 inches. Trout are also being caught—both rainbow and some holdover browns—with a few Rio Grande cutthroat mixed in, especially near colder spring-fed stretches and deeper pools. If you’re after numbers, white bass are the ticket right now. For a little variety, target smallmouth bass or even a stray northern pike if you venture into slower, reed-lined backwaters[3][1][5].
Top baits have been chartreuse and silver shad-pattern crankbaits for white bass, and 3-inch paddle tails on a 1/8-ounce jighead in pearl or gray. Trout are hitting well on in-line spinners in gold or copper, and small live nightcrawlers drifted with little weight in current seams. Soft plastics in watermelon or pumpkin, Texas-rigged, are picking up smallmouth along rocky banks and reed edges[4].
If you’re fishing bait, you can’t beat live minnows for white bass or fresh-cut shad for channel catfish, especially around river channel bends.
Hot spots for today include the area below Falcon Dam—look for deeper holes and ledges where white bass are stacked up—and the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse area. Both spots have been getting steady traffic, but the bite has been worth it. Early morning and two hours before sunset are the times to be there for peak fish activity.
That’s today’s report from the banks of the Rio Grande. Tight lines, and if you see Artificial Lure out there, say howdy and share your catch.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
The sun popped up today at 6:42 AM and will dip below the horizon at 8:23 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to wet a line. Weather is holding steady, with warm late spring conditions, light winds, and a clear sky through most of the day. That makes for prime fishing, especially early and late in the day when fish are most active.
Tidewise, we’re seeing moderate movement today—always a boost for bite windows, especially around creek mouths and deeper bends, where moving water brings baitfish and wakes up the predators. Water clarity is good, and temperatures in the main river have been running in the upper seventies to low eighties, meaning most species are in feeding mode.
Recent days on the Rio Grande have delivered strong action for white bass and trout. Reports from anglers up and down the river point to easy limits of white bass, with plenty of feisty fish up to 16 inches. Trout are also being caught—both rainbow and some holdover browns—with a few Rio Grande cutthroat mixed in, especially near colder spring-fed stretches and deeper pools. If you’re after numbers, white bass are the ticket right now. For a little variety, target smallmouth bass or even a stray northern pike if you venture into slower, reed-lined backwaters[3][1][5].
Top baits have been chartreuse and silver shad-pattern crankbaits for white bass, and 3-inch paddle tails on a 1/8-ounce jighead in pearl or gray. Trout are hitting well on in-line spinners in gold or copper, and small live nightcrawlers drifted with little weight in current seams. Soft plastics in watermelon or pumpkin, Texas-rigged, are picking up smallmouth along rocky banks and reed edges[4].
If you’re fishing bait, you can’t beat live minnows for white bass or fresh-cut shad for channel catfish, especially around river channel bends.
Hot spots for today include the area below Falcon Dam—look for deeper holes and ledges where white bass are stacked up—and the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse area. Both spots have been getting steady traffic, but the bite has been worth it. Early morning and two hours before sunset are the times to be there for peak fish activity.
That’s today’s report from the banks of the Rio Grande. Tight lines, and if you see Artificial Lure out there, say howdy and share your catch.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.