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Fishing the Fall Bite in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Published 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Artificial Lure here, coming at you from the Lower Rio Grande Valley on this fine Saturday, November 8th. The wind’s light, the air has that fall chill, and anglers around Rio Grande, from Brownsville to the Laguna Madre, are hitting the water early to chase the November bite.
Let’s kick it off with the **weather**. According to the National Weather Service, we’ve got cooler-than-average temps in the morning—low 60s at sunrise, warming to mid-70s by late afternoon. Winds are light out of the north at 6–10 knots, so it’s prime for both bay and shoreline action. Skies are mostly clear, with that sweet Gulf sunlight making for comfortable fishing all day. Sunrise was at 6:43am and sunset will wrap up at 5:41pm.
Tidal movement is key here. Tide-Forecast.com shows we’re in a low-to-high swing. Low tide hit around noon, with a push toward a strong high tide at 10:41pm tonight. The best fish movement is right on those tide turns, so work your casts through late morning and again at dusk to get the most bites.
**Fish activity’s** been building as that water cools. Mullet are still cruising in schools along the beachfront and inlets, which means **bull redfish** are stacked up at jetties and deeper guts. Folks wading the Laguna Madre grass flats near Port Isabel report solid numbers of **speckled trout**—most in the 17–22 inch slot, with a handful of hefty ones pushing 25. **Flounder** are staging close to cuts and channels, readying for their run offshore as the month rolls on. Word on the docks is Spanish mackerel are blitzing bait at the South Padre jetties and a few surprise snook have come out of tight structure behind docks and pilings.
For recent catches, Captain Experiences reviews from this week mention half-day trips boating easy double-digit counts of slot reds and specks. Early morning waders found the trout hot on soft plastics, and one crew landed half a dozen nice flounder bouncing Gulp shrimp near the Causeway. A few bull reds—up to 38 inches—were hauled in after sunset at the Boca Chica jetties soaking cut mullet.
Now, what’s working best? For lures, stay matchy with the mullet run—finger-mullet profile soft plastics in silver or white, rigged on an 1/8-ounce jighead for the flats. Topwaters like the Super Spook Jr. are calling up those sunrise trout. For reds, classic gold spoons and live or cut mullet are the ticket. Flounder hunters should stick to Gulp swimming mullet or live mud minnows, slow-bounced along channel edges and drop-offs. Under lights at night, small paddle-tail plastics or live shrimp under a popping cork draw in trout and the occasional snook.
Looking for **hot spots**? Try these:
- **South padre jetties:** Redfish, flounder, and Spanish mackerel are thick in the moving water and eddies.
- **Laguna Madre grass flats** just north of Port Isabel, especially between the spoil islands—trout are schooling at first light.
- **Brazos Santiago Pass**: Both jetty and surfside action for reds and flounder, particularly around the tide swings.
- The old **Causeway Bridge pilings** are also holding some sneaky good trout and the occasional snook after dark.
A quick tip—right after a weak front, when the north wind lays down, that surf “greens up” and main-lane predators flick the feed switch. Be there early, and keep those lures moving, but when you feel a thump—pause a second to let those reds or trout commit.
That’s it for today from Rio Grande’s waters. Thanks for tuning in. Don’t forget to subscribe for regular fishing updates, tide times, and expert tips.
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Let’s kick it off with the **weather**. According to the National Weather Service, we’ve got cooler-than-average temps in the morning—low 60s at sunrise, warming to mid-70s by late afternoon. Winds are light out of the north at 6–10 knots, so it’s prime for both bay and shoreline action. Skies are mostly clear, with that sweet Gulf sunlight making for comfortable fishing all day. Sunrise was at 6:43am and sunset will wrap up at 5:41pm.
Tidal movement is key here. Tide-Forecast.com shows we’re in a low-to-high swing. Low tide hit around noon, with a push toward a strong high tide at 10:41pm tonight. The best fish movement is right on those tide turns, so work your casts through late morning and again at dusk to get the most bites.
**Fish activity’s** been building as that water cools. Mullet are still cruising in schools along the beachfront and inlets, which means **bull redfish** are stacked up at jetties and deeper guts. Folks wading the Laguna Madre grass flats near Port Isabel report solid numbers of **speckled trout**—most in the 17–22 inch slot, with a handful of hefty ones pushing 25. **Flounder** are staging close to cuts and channels, readying for their run offshore as the month rolls on. Word on the docks is Spanish mackerel are blitzing bait at the South Padre jetties and a few surprise snook have come out of tight structure behind docks and pilings.
For recent catches, Captain Experiences reviews from this week mention half-day trips boating easy double-digit counts of slot reds and specks. Early morning waders found the trout hot on soft plastics, and one crew landed half a dozen nice flounder bouncing Gulp shrimp near the Causeway. A few bull reds—up to 38 inches—were hauled in after sunset at the Boca Chica jetties soaking cut mullet.
Now, what’s working best? For lures, stay matchy with the mullet run—finger-mullet profile soft plastics in silver or white, rigged on an 1/8-ounce jighead for the flats. Topwaters like the Super Spook Jr. are calling up those sunrise trout. For reds, classic gold spoons and live or cut mullet are the ticket. Flounder hunters should stick to Gulp swimming mullet or live mud minnows, slow-bounced along channel edges and drop-offs. Under lights at night, small paddle-tail plastics or live shrimp under a popping cork draw in trout and the occasional snook.
Looking for **hot spots**? Try these:
- **South padre jetties:** Redfish, flounder, and Spanish mackerel are thick in the moving water and eddies.
- **Laguna Madre grass flats** just north of Port Isabel, especially between the spoil islands—trout are schooling at first light.
- **Brazos Santiago Pass**: Both jetty and surfside action for reds and flounder, particularly around the tide swings.
- The old **Causeway Bridge pilings** are also holding some sneaky good trout and the occasional snook after dark.
A quick tip—right after a weak front, when the north wind lays down, that surf “greens up” and main-lane predators flick the feed switch. Be there early, and keep those lures moving, but when you feel a thump—pause a second to let those reds or trout commit.
That’s it for today from Rio Grande’s waters. Thanks for tuning in. Don’t forget to subscribe for regular fishing updates, tide times, and expert 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-generat