South Padre Fishing Scene

Optimize Your Fishing in May

Recently, on a busier than normal weekend, there were boats running everywhere. I heard from a friend that he waited...

Fish Don’t Fool Around in April

The month of March continued to bring the usual high winds that are so common for this time of the...

March Brings Windy Fishing!

Can you believe it? Spring is already here. I hated to see our winter fishing pass so fast; it felt...

Cold Temperatures and Hot Fishing

We are fortunate in Deep South Texas in that we only get a few really cold days out of the...

Spoils Can Pay Hefty Dividends

November and December have passed and for the most part they were everything that we had been anticipating. As of...

December - Month of Many Presents

As fall fades into winter, the rains have finally subsided and the temperatures have cooled a bit. The months of...

No Tight Lips in November

November marks the time to breakout the waders. Hopefully they will still fit and also have bit of room for...

The Tails of October

Between the months of July and September the rain came almost non-stop. I believe it safe to say that it...

Fishing the Highways

We left the dock at dark with not another stern light in sight as we scooted across a shallow flat....

Big Storms, High Tides, and Big Fish

The month of August quickly reminds me of tropical storms and hurricanes that intensify out in the Gulf of Mexico....

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