Episode Details
Back to Episodes
Rio Grande Fishing Report: Cool Temps, Sluggish Bites, and Solunar Periods to Target
Published 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Mornin’ folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Rio Grande fishing report.
Right now, the weather’s cool and clear, with a light breeze out of the north. The sun’s up around 7:02 AM and will set about 5:29 PM, so you’ve got a solid daylight window if you’re chasing tailwaters or flats.
Tides are running soft this morning. Over at Port Lavaca, the first major fishing window hits around 8:57 AM, with another strong bite around 9:26 PM. Minor windows are early at 3:50 AM and mid-afternoon at 2:55 PM. If you’re fishing near the mouth or the Laguna Madre side, plan around those peaks.
Rio Grande itself is low and clear this week. Water temps are hovering in the mid-50s, which means fish are sluggish but willing if you slow it down.
Bass are still scattered but holding deep near main river ledges and old creek channels. Most guys are catching them on 1/4 oz jigs with craw trailers and slow-rolled white or chartreuse spinnerbaits. A few are throwing soft plastics like Zoom Super Flukes and Yum Dingers on a 1/8 oz shaky head, and it’s working around bridge pilings and submerged brush.
Catfish are active, especially channel cats and some flatheads in the deeper holes. Best bait? Stink bait, chicken liver, and cut shad. Nightcrawlers on a slip sinker rig are catching a lot of keepers near the old railroad trestles and around the deeper bends.
If you’re after panfish, sunfish and crappie are stacked up around submerged trees and docks. Small jigs, tiny crankbaits, and live minnows are the ticket.
For hot spots, hit the Falcon Lake tailrace early in the morning. That stretch below the dam is producing some nice smallmouth and spotted bass, especially around the rocky points and current seams. Another solid spot is the Rio Grande Village area, where the river bends and deepens. That’s where most of the catfish action is, and you’ll pick up some nice sunfish and even a few white bass on small spoons or inline spinners.
Best lures right now: white or silver spoons for white bass, dark-colored jigs and soft plastics for bass, and small inline spinners or hair jigs for panfish. For bait, stick with live minnows, nightcrawlers, and cut bait for catfish.
Fish are feeding best during the major solunar periods, so if you can be on the water between 8:57–10:57 AM or 9:26–11:26 PM, you’ll give yourself the best shot.
Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for daily updates. 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
Right now, the weather’s cool and clear, with a light breeze out of the north. The sun’s up around 7:02 AM and will set about 5:29 PM, so you’ve got a solid daylight window if you’re chasing tailwaters or flats.
Tides are running soft this morning. Over at Port Lavaca, the first major fishing window hits around 8:57 AM, with another strong bite around 9:26 PM. Minor windows are early at 3:50 AM and mid-afternoon at 2:55 PM. If you’re fishing near the mouth or the Laguna Madre side, plan around those peaks.
Rio Grande itself is low and clear this week. Water temps are hovering in the mid-50s, which means fish are sluggish but willing if you slow it down.
Bass are still scattered but holding deep near main river ledges and old creek channels. Most guys are catching them on 1/4 oz jigs with craw trailers and slow-rolled white or chartreuse spinnerbaits. A few are throwing soft plastics like Zoom Super Flukes and Yum Dingers on a 1/8 oz shaky head, and it’s working around bridge pilings and submerged brush.
Catfish are active, especially channel cats and some flatheads in the deeper holes. Best bait? Stink bait, chicken liver, and cut shad. Nightcrawlers on a slip sinker rig are catching a lot of keepers near the old railroad trestles and around the deeper bends.
If you’re after panfish, sunfish and crappie are stacked up around submerged trees and docks. Small jigs, tiny crankbaits, and live minnows are the ticket.
For hot spots, hit the Falcon Lake tailrace early in the morning. That stretch below the dam is producing some nice smallmouth and spotted bass, especially around the rocky points and current seams. Another solid spot is the Rio Grande Village area, where the river bends and deepens. That’s where most of the catfish action is, and you’ll pick up some nice sunfish and even a few white bass on small spoons or inline spinners.
Best lures right now: white or silver spoons for white bass, dark-colored jigs and soft plastics for bass, and small inline spinners or hair jigs for panfish. For bait, stick with live minnows, nightcrawlers, and cut bait for catfish.
Fish are feeding best during the major solunar periods, so if you can be on the water between 8:57–10:57 AM or 9:26–11:26 PM, you’ll give yourself the best shot.
Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for daily updates. 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