I was just talking with my cousin and he said that they couldn't find any live shrimp ... we're planning a trip on the 9th ..10.. and 11th on Mustang Island and was just wondering ....are we gonna have a hard time finding live shrimp ?? He said they couldn't even find dead shrimp at HEB ...told me I better buy it here in San Antonio cause they couldn't find it when they went couple of weeks ago .... any tips or info is appreciated .

I don't think there is a shortage, there maybe days in early spring the shrimp boats are not able to get out because of weather

We had a problem getting live shrimp all winter in the Port A area but as the temperatures rose so did the availability of shrimp. One of the bait store by the big bridge by Packery channel will surely have bait.

Thx for replys ... anyone been lately or going this weekend any info on places to get live shrimp / prices ..etc ... best on the way to Mustang Island .... There is this one bait shack that i like to go to when in Rockport ... asian lady runs it ..theres a bed and tv when you walk in ..but she doesnt sort the shrimp .. I've got shrimp that looked like prongs ...huge .. like 3 or 4 in the mix ..but all nice size healthy shrimp ..... but yh ..any info on this so called shortage my cousin tells me about ...

Just went to that Asian lady's bait store 2 weeks ago and got some monster Shrimp mixed in that was big enough for the table.

if you mean mothers in Rockport I just came back from there I was there Sunday, they had huge shrimp but the fishing sucked, it was so windy and nobody out there was catching anything, we hooked 1 whiting and 1 keeper black drum...nothin but sun and wind

don't like the huge shrimp - rather have the medium bait size. try marker 39.

You can always take them home and eat them if you don't use all of them.

keep in mind this time of year there are more shad/mullet/mud minnows in the bay systems than shrimp. Match the hatch for a better chance of catching fish.

I will be in Rockport in the middle of June. What about using a castnet for the shrimp? Don't know the area, but when I lived on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina I never bought shrimp. I would find moving water on a changing tide and would get all I needed. Does anybody catch their own, or is shrimping with a castnet tough in Rockport?

Great question I'd love to have the answer to that question . Somebody that knows step up and help a brother out.