Port Isabel Fishing Report

Dec 31, 2025

GOOD. 70 degrees. Before the recent cold front, fishing was good. The speckled trout and redfish bite was very good with trout being found primarily in 1-3 feet. A 1/16 ounce jig head with red and white tail proved to be the best all around bite getter. Second place was LSU color. Redfish remained plentiful in 8 inches to 2 feet of water on inside grass edges. Weightless fluke style baits, topwater walking baits and jig heads fish on 16th ounce heads all did the trick. Shrimp under popping corks, live croaker and live mullet remain players year round for bait anglers. Several large schools of redfish could be found north of the drum boat area, east of 3 Islands. Several large schools of black drum were in the same area. Post frontal warm-up will consolidate Fish on channel edges where they can be fished by bouncing quarter ounce jig heads on the bottom. For Fly Fishing and site casting, look for potholes in the grass and soft bottom areas that were out of the strong north wind and warm up quickest on the backside of passing fronts. Tan crab patterns with light bead chain eyes and a weed guard elicited the most strikes. Look for trophy trout in the same areas. Report by Captain Glenn Harrison, Double Mermaid Outdoors.

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