South Padre Fishing Report

GOOD. 67 degrees. Sheepshead continues to be good at The Old Causeway and it has been a banner year at the jetties with a heavy spawn. Plenty of trout catches at the Gas Well Flats and the Intracoastal at Three Islands. Trout and flounder are in the feeder channels emptying into deeper water

GOOD. 67 degrees. Sheepshead continues to be good at The Old Causeway and it has been a banner year at the jetties with a heavy spawn. Plenty of trout catches at the Gas Well Flats and the Intracoastal at Three Islands. Trout and flounder are in the feeder channels emptying into deeper water

GOOD. 67 degrees. Warm water and low tides. Trout are everywhere on the Gas Well Flats, off of the zip line and off the edge of the Intracoastal at Three Islands biting live shrimp or white Gulp with chartreuse tail. Redfish are good with live shrimp under popping cork, gold spoon 1/2 ounce weedless also…

FAIR. 67 degrees. The water is on a warming trend. Limits of trout are being caught in feeder channels leading into the Intracoastal. Larger trout catches of trout using 4 inch white gulp. Redfish are spotty on the Gas Well Flats, but a few oversized 30 pound or more catches at jetties. Sheepshead are spawning…

FAIR. 67 degrees. Water is cold. Plenty of speckled trout, but most are caught in deeper water. Best bet is in Shipwreck Channel, Cullins Channel and Houseboat Channel at North end of Three Islands. Better fish coming on artificial but live shrimp is also good. Sheepshead are still at The Old Causeway and jetties but…

FAIR. 67 degrees. Cool nights and warm days until the weekend, the forecast has a cold front pushing us into 40-50s at night warming to upper 60s during the day with high winds. Few catches of trout at Three Islands in the intracoastal. A few trout and redfish can be caught near the color…

FAIR. 60 degrees. Weather forecast heading into the weekend is shaping up nicely with cool nights and warm days. Still a lot of sheepshead being caught free shrimping live shrimp at the Old Causeway and south jetties. Still some trout in deep water, try fishing the intracoastal at Three Islands. A few flounder at the…

SLOW. 60 degrees. Cold and rainy winter weather for fishing. Redfish can be caught, if you put in the time, with live shrimp and fresh cut mullet. Still some trout in deeper water, best bite free shrimping along drop offs. Some signs of a fish kill, but very few are trout or redfish. Stay…

SLOW. 60 degrees. The weather has been cold and windy. A few redfish are being caught as the fish move to deeper water in channels near town. Stay safe out there! Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.