Port Isabel/South Padre Island
Weekend Fishing Outlook

May 6, 2008

 

Capt. Russell Robinson,
R & R Hi-Way Bait Stand and Marina
Port Isabel, Texas

Bait recommended this week is live shrimp and finger mullet.

Intracoastal and Gas-well Flats area is the hot spots for this week. Fishing for the week is rated a 5. Captain Russell's comment for this week is make it easy use live bait under R & R popping cork and find the muddy water. For best results - get a jump on all the boats and get out early. Having your line in the water early may make the difference between a good fishing trip and a great one. Good luck and good fishing.

Bait availability: Plenty of live shrimp and some fresh dead in places. Good medium size shrimp should be available throughout the weekend. Frozen mullet, squid, shads, ribbon fish, ballyhoo and a few live ballyhoo are all available.


Where: Gas-Well Flats

...What: Limits of everything trout, redfish, and black drum on live shrimp under

R & R popping cork, finger mullet and artifical worms.

Where: Three Islands

...What: Limits of redfish along with scattered specklied trout on topwater baits,

artificial worms and finger mullet.

Where: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway - Marker 67 to the Arroyo

...What: Limits of speckled trout along with flounder, black drum and redfish

on live bait; shrimp, perch and mullet.

Where:Both North and South of Cullen's House


...What: Limits of redfish along with large speckled trout on topwater

baits, mullet and ballyhoo.

Where: Stover Point

...What: Limits of redfish along with large speckled trout on topwater

baits, mullet and ballyhoo.

Where: Airport Cove

...What: Limits of redfish along with large speckled trout on topwater

baits, mullet and ballyhoo.

Where: Holly Beach

...What: Scattered black drum and speckled trout on live shrimp under R& R

popping cork and artificial worms.

Where: Laguna Vista

...What: Scattered black drum and limits of speckled trout on artificial worms and

live shrimp under R&R popping cork.

Where:Mexiquita Flats

...What: Limits of trout and redfish with an occasional snook on topwater bait, live

shrimp under R&R popping cork and finger mullet.

Where:South Bay

...What: Limits of trout, redfish and black drum with an occasional snook on live shrimp

and finger mullet under R&R popping cork, topwater baits and artificial worms.

Where: Brownsville Ship Channel

...What: Limits of speckled trout on live shrimp under R & R popping cork.

Where: Jetties

...What: Variety of fish, oversize redfish, black drum, mangrove snapper, flounder,

king mackeral and spanish mackeral on live and dead bait.

Where: Surf

...What: Large number of golden croaker, whiting, and sand trout on live and dead

bait, shrimp and squid mainly.

Where: Off Shore Snapper

...What: Limits of snapper along with other bottom fish.

Where: Sport Fishing Off Shore

...What:No report.

 

5 fish- one of the three or four best week-ends of the year.
4 fish= many limits expected
3 fish= fish are there, but expect to work hard to earn your catch
2 fish= the worst day fishing is better than the best day at work - right?
1 fish= good day for cleaning out tackle box

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