South Padre Fishing Report
- Jul 9, 2025
- GOOD. 85 degrees. Southeast winds up to 15 mph causing medium chop on the bay. Gulf waters with medium chop causing 3 foot swells. This will be the same all week with chop lessening towards the weekend. Trout are still excellent on the edge of the intercoastal at Three Islands and drifting the potholes of gas well flats and north of the causeway. A few bull redfish being caught at the end of south jetties mixed in with some very large mangrove snapper. Black drum and sheepshead are excellent at the old causeway. Still good trolling for kingfish and Spanish Mackerel at the end of jetties. Mangrove Snapper are excellent at the end of Brownsville Channel, with a few trout, redfish and sheepshead mixed in. Report by Captain Lou Austin.
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