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South padre island (port Isabel)
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08/15/17 04:17 AM
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Joined: May 2016
Posts: 60
Oboe
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Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Have a property rented for the week connected to the bay. I am a yankee that is used to fishing for LMB and if I fished salt, it was for flounder or stripers. What am I doing!?!? I have no idea what's in season or what to use right about now. Any info is appreciated.
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Re: South padre island (port Isabel)
[Re: Oboe]
#12386383
08/15/17 04:29 AM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,017
Pat Goff
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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It would take four pages to give you a clue. It's some of the best fishing in the country. Hire a guide and get right in the middle of it.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: South padre island (port Isabel)
[Re: Oboe]
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08/16/17 09:48 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,285
Capt. Andrew
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Fishing is good right now. Lots of fish being caught. Redfish drifting grass flats are really good.
http://FishingCharterspi.com/Snook,Redfish,Shark, Red snapper, tarpon 2024 Shallow Sport 24 ModV Suzuki 300. Hewes tailfisher Yamaha 70 South Texas Boat Outfitters (owner) Pure Fishing Prostaff
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Re: South padre island (port Isabel)
[Re: Oboe]
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08/17/17 05:56 PM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,620
TroutSupport.com
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Use any of your LMB lures.. preferable any of the dog walkers in bone, spinner baits are good as well unless there is a lot of fine floating grass. Small chuggers are ok as well but I find the walking lures do a little better. Many fishing the grass flats will switch out the hooks for single live bait hooks with rings (no. 1's) on a spook jr. or zara spook. Other colors that are good are clown and silver.. really anything silver or natural looking will be fine. Grubs work great for reds as well.
All that said I just released a soft plastic that is designed to be fished weightless and it walks the dog and it cast very well. The biggest problem this time of year is the floating grass.. it can fowl your hooks instantly or within 5 feet or some cast come away ok.. even with single hooks. So plan to be fishing something weedless. even if it's just using a weedless Johnson Spoon.
Rinse your lures and rod off with fresh water after the outing each day. Don't spray it hard with nozzle or shower head, just very light or no nozzle at all.. dry off with towel. Drop of WD 40 or some light oil on reel handle. If you dunk your reel have it cleaned immediately (full take down).
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Re: South padre island (port Isabel)
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08/20/17 11:04 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 184
Fish Art Texas
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good guides out of laguna vista are Freddie Petty and wife Janie Petty - they are great people and super guides about 300 a trip- you will catch fish and learn a ton.Laguna vista is a ten minute drive from south padre - on the mainland side- across the bridge. website fishing with the Pettys.
Joe Spurgin
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Re: South padre island (port Isabel)
[Re: Fish Art Texas]
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08/21/17 03:51 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,285
Capt. Andrew
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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good guides out of laguna vista are Freddie Petty and wife Janie Petty - they are great people and super guides about 300 a trip- you will catch fish and learn a ton.Laguna vista is a ten minute drive from south padre - on the mainland side- across the bridge. website fishing with the Pettys. I fish out of the same marina as Freddy and Janine great people and super good at what they do.
http://FishingCharterspi.com/Snook,Redfish,Shark, Red snapper, tarpon 2024 Shallow Sport 24 ModV Suzuki 300. Hewes tailfisher Yamaha 70 South Texas Boat Outfitters (owner) Pure Fishing Prostaff
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Re: South padre island (port Isabel)
[Re: Oboe]
#12396336
08/22/17 05:02 PM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,620
TroutSupport.com
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Andy is a good guy too, so if the petty's are booked get with Capt Andrew.
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Re: South padre island (port Isabel)
[Re: Oboe]
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08/22/17 05:15 PM
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,200
Kay Dyson
HOT Mess!!!
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HOT Mess!!!
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,200 |
We love SPI, great place.. Last time down, just after Labor Day, had the beaches to ourselfs... Also, don't remember the name, but we took a head boat out for King's, I believe snapper season was closed. But we caught some big ones over 14 lb average, the Kings were 12-14 lbs except one that top 30 lbs, it was huge.. The cost was very reasonable, especially right after the holiday.. You'll enjoy it, some good food there too.
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