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Fishing Rio Grande after Storms - Speckled Trout, Redfish, and Catfish Action Awaits
Published 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Fishing conditions around Rio Grande, Texas this morning are starting off humid after a wild night—last night’s storms tore through the Valley with strong winds, heavy rain, and plenty of street flooding, especially near Brownsville and Los Fresnos, where rainfall topped out at over four inches according to KRGV News. Today’s skies are clearing, but anglers might still contend with a bit of runoff and stained water from the fresh rain. Winds are expected to calm down through midday, so it’ll be safe and manageable to get out on the water, just keep an eye on any debris or floating obstacles from those overnight storms.
For those heading to the coast or down to South Padre, the tide’s working in our favor for morning and evening fishing. According to Tide-Forecast.com, high tide hit at 4:00 AM and will rise again at 7:08 PM, with a low at 11:03 AM today. Sunrise was at 7:12 AM and sunset’s coming up at 7:37 PM—those are your prime windows for topwater action and sight fishing along the flats.
Fish activity should be solid this morning, especially with that post-storm cool down and high oxygen flow. Reports from Today We Fish Charter and Adventures out of South Padre Island say Speckled Trout have been biting well on the grass flats using live croaker and shrimp, with solid numbers coming in by drifting or anchoring along drop-offs in the Laguna Madre bay system. Redfish are roaming a bit deeper, often staging up near spoil islands and channels, so target them with gold spoons, soft plastics on quarter-ounce jig heads, or cut mullet if you’re soaking bait.
Recent charters in the area have had customers “limiting out” on trout quickly—Logan H. shared on Captain Experiences that they filled the box and still found time to tangle with a “bully red,” all inside of a couple hours. The key was moving with the bait schools and staying patient during tide transitions. Captain Raymond is getting high marks for putting anglers right on the fish and having tackle ready for all experience levels.
For locals hitting the river proper, look for catfish tight to structure on cut shad or stink bait, especially with the river stirred up after the storms. Early risers have been rewarded with channel cats and the odd blue working the deeper holes close to Falcon Dam and up by the confluence with Arroyo Colorado.
If you’re chasing numbers and quality, two hotspots worth hitting today are:
- The Salinity Barrier flats, just east of Port Isabel—great for morning trout and redfish on topwaters like the Super Spook Jr. in bone color, plus soft plastics in new penny or chartreuse, especially as the sun gets higher.
- South Bay Channel edges and the shallows outside Boca Chica—redfish and the occasional snook have been caught here lately, especially using paddle tail swimbaits and live finger mullet drifted along grassy drop-offs.
Those venturing to South Padre should keep their eyes open for clear water pockets after the tides settle and try free-lining live shrimp or casting DOA C.A.L. jigs.
In short: the bite’s still on if you adjust for the storm water and focus your efforts around moving water and structure. Mornings and evenings around the tides will be your best bet. Be mindful of high water and floating debris, fish with confidence, and you’ll likely put together a great box today.
Thanks for tuning in to the report—don’t forget to subscribe for more fishing insights and local tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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For those heading to the coast or down to South Padre, the tide’s working in our favor for morning and evening fishing. According to Tide-Forecast.com, high tide hit at 4:00 AM and will rise again at 7:08 PM, with a low at 11:03 AM today. Sunrise was at 7:12 AM and sunset’s coming up at 7:37 PM—those are your prime windows for topwater action and sight fishing along the flats.
Fish activity should be solid this morning, especially with that post-storm cool down and high oxygen flow. Reports from Today We Fish Charter and Adventures out of South Padre Island say Speckled Trout have been biting well on the grass flats using live croaker and shrimp, with solid numbers coming in by drifting or anchoring along drop-offs in the Laguna Madre bay system. Redfish are roaming a bit deeper, often staging up near spoil islands and channels, so target them with gold spoons, soft plastics on quarter-ounce jig heads, or cut mullet if you’re soaking bait.
Recent charters in the area have had customers “limiting out” on trout quickly—Logan H. shared on Captain Experiences that they filled the box and still found time to tangle with a “bully red,” all inside of a couple hours. The key was moving with the bait schools and staying patient during tide transitions. Captain Raymond is getting high marks for putting anglers right on the fish and having tackle ready for all experience levels.
For locals hitting the river proper, look for catfish tight to structure on cut shad or stink bait, especially with the river stirred up after the storms. Early risers have been rewarded with channel cats and the odd blue working the deeper holes close to Falcon Dam and up by the confluence with Arroyo Colorado.
If you’re chasing numbers and quality, two hotspots worth hitting today are:
- The Salinity Barrier flats, just east of Port Isabel—great for morning trout and redfish on topwaters like the Super Spook Jr. in bone color, plus soft plastics in new penny or chartreuse, especially as the sun gets higher.
- South Bay Channel edges and the shallows outside Boca Chica—redfish and the occasional snook have been caught here lately, especially using paddle tail swimbaits and live finger mullet drifted along grassy drop-offs.
Those venturing to South Padre should keep their eyes open for clear water pockets after the tides settle and try free-lining live shrimp or casting DOA C.A.L. jigs.
In short: the bite’s still on if you adjust for the storm water and focus your efforts around moving water and structure. Mornings and evenings around the tides will be your best bet. Be mindful of high water and floating debris, fish with confidence, and you’ll likely put together a great box today.
Thanks for tuning in to the report—don’t forget to subscribe for more fishing insights and local tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.