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Rio Grande April Dawn: Reds, Trout, and Drum on the Rising Tide
Published 2 weeks ago
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to fishing guide right here on the Rio Grande in South Texas. It's early mornin' on April 16, 2026, and the border waters are callin'—tides are risin' slow with a high around 1.2 feet at 8 AM accordin' to NOAA charts, perfect for slack water bites. Weather's mild, 72 degrees with light southerly winds at 5-10 mph, mostly sunny, sunrise at 7:05 AM and sunset at 7:50 PM—prime dawn and dusk windows.
Fish are active post-front, reds and specks schoolin' in the shallows, trout pushin' upriver on the flood tide. Recent reports from Texas Parks & Wildlife show solid catches: 15-25 trout per rod last weekend at 18-24 inches, slot reds in the 20-28 inch range, some black drum to 10 pounds, and channel cats stackin' up. Limits comin' easy for those workin' the cuts.
Best lures? Rat-L-Traps in chrome or mullet for twitchin' over grass flats, 1/4 oz jigheads with 3-inch Gulp shrimp in new penny. Live bait kings it—fresh mullet or shrimp under a popping cork for reds and trout, stinkbait or cut shad for cats. Heavy 20 lb fluoro leader 'gainst the snags.
Hit these hot spots: Brazos Island jetties for drum and reds on the incoming, or Laguna Madre cuts near Port Isabel for speckled trout ambushes. Stay safe, check regs, and wet a line!
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Fish are active post-front, reds and specks schoolin' in the shallows, trout pushin' upriver on the flood tide. Recent reports from Texas Parks & Wildlife show solid catches: 15-25 trout per rod last weekend at 18-24 inches, slot reds in the 20-28 inch range, some black drum to 10 pounds, and channel cats stackin' up. Limits comin' easy for those workin' the cuts.
Best lures? Rat-L-Traps in chrome or mullet for twitchin' over grass flats, 1/4 oz jigheads with 3-inch Gulp shrimp in new penny. Live bait kings it—fresh mullet or shrimp under a popping cork for reds and trout, stinkbait or cut shad for cats. Heavy 20 lb fluoro leader 'gainst the snags.
Hit these hot spots: Brazos Island jetties for drum and reds on the incoming, or Laguna Madre cuts near Port Isabel for speckled trout ambushes. Stay safe, check regs, and wet a line!
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—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