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Post-Christmas Fishing Report: Rio Grande Bounty in South Texas
Published 4 months ago
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure comin' at ya live from the banks of the Rio Grande down here in South Texas. It's Friday mornin', December 26th, 'round 8:40, and the air's crisp with that post-Christmas chill—temps hoverin' in the low 50s, light north breeze at 5-10 mph, partly cloudy skies per local Valley forecasts. Sunrise was at 7:22 AM, sunset 'round 5:48 PM, givin' us a solid 10 hours of prime light.
Tides in the lower Rio Grande estuary near Brownsville show a low at -0.02 ft this mornin' at 9:38 AM, high of 1.95 ft at 2:59 AM, then droppin' to low at 10:11 PM tonight, accordin' to NOAA predictions for nearby stations. Currents are slackin' mid-mornin', perfect for driftin' bait.
Fish are bitin' steady after the holiday lull. Texas Parks and Wildlife's latest private water records, updated Christmas Day, got Rio Grande Cichlids poppin'—a nice 0.62-pounder on a Crawfish Briminator fly just two months back, and a Redbreast Sunfish at 0.70 lbs in October. Catfish action's hot too: channel cats up to 49 pounds historically on cut bait, blue cats on bluegill. Sunfish hybrids and green sunfish are schooled up, takin' woolly buggers and worms. Recent reports show tilapia hybrids to 3.73 lbs on spoons, and gar spottin' the shallows. Numbers are decent—folks pullin' limits of panfish and a few cats daily, with largemouth bass pushin' 8-15 lbs in deeper holes.
Best lures right now? Toss Crawfish Briminators or J-Moe Clousers on fly gear for cichlids and sunfish—Jamie Meaux's been hammerin' 'em. Plastic worms, beetle spins, and shyster spinnerbaits for bass and cats. Live bait kings: cut shad or shrimp for drum and gar, worms or minnows for everything else. Winter pattern's holdin'—fish the falling tide for reds and trout creepin' in from the Gulf.
Hit these hot spots: the bends near Rio Grande City for catfish ambushes, or the shallow flats around Falcon Lake inflows for panfish frenzy. Stay safe from gators and snakes—water's clear but watch your step.
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Tides in the lower Rio Grande estuary near Brownsville show a low at -0.02 ft this mornin' at 9:38 AM, high of 1.95 ft at 2:59 AM, then droppin' to low at 10:11 PM tonight, accordin' to NOAA predictions for nearby stations. Currents are slackin' mid-mornin', perfect for driftin' bait.
Fish are bitin' steady after the holiday lull. Texas Parks and Wildlife's latest private water records, updated Christmas Day, got Rio Grande Cichlids poppin'—a nice 0.62-pounder on a Crawfish Briminator fly just two months back, and a Redbreast Sunfish at 0.70 lbs in October. Catfish action's hot too: channel cats up to 49 pounds historically on cut bait, blue cats on bluegill. Sunfish hybrids and green sunfish are schooled up, takin' woolly buggers and worms. Recent reports show tilapia hybrids to 3.73 lbs on spoons, and gar spottin' the shallows. Numbers are decent—folks pullin' limits of panfish and a few cats daily, with largemouth bass pushin' 8-15 lbs in deeper holes.
Best lures right now? Toss Crawfish Briminators or J-Moe Clousers on fly gear for cichlids and sunfish—Jamie Meaux's been hammerin' 'em. Plastic worms, beetle spins, and shyster spinnerbaits for bass and cats. Live bait kings: cut shad or shrimp for drum and gar, worms or minnows for everything else. Winter pattern's holdin'—fish the falling tide for reds and trout creepin' in from the Gulf.
Hit these hot spots: the bends near Rio Grande City for catfish ambushes, or the shallow flats around Falcon Lake inflows for panfish frenzy. Stay safe from gators and snakes—water's clear but watch your step.
Thanks for tunin' in, y'all—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI