South Padre Fishing Scene

South Padre: December 2008

The Lower Laguna Madre has really come alive as of late fall and early winter. The fishing has been nothing...

November Bounty

Fishing is finally back to normal and the fish are where they should be during the fall period. Through late...

October Brings Cooler Weather

Fishing on the Lower Laguna Madre is looking better as each week passes. Hurricane Dolly dumped a ton of freshwater...

September’s Outlook

The effects of Hurricane Dolly were felt throughout the Rio Grande Valley and Lower Laguna Madre. As a category two...

The Depths of July

The month of June certainly did its part by bringing the usual hot and muggy temperatures. As hot as the...

Summer is Here!

Hopefully by the time you read this the winds of spring will have subsided and the summer patterns have set...

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...

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