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  1. 8h ago

    Early Summer Trout and Reds: South Padre Flats Heating Up

    This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lower Rio Grande and South Padre/Port Isabel fishing report. We’ve got typical early‑summer conditions on the Laguna Madre and lower river. Weather this morning is starting off warm and humid with light southeast winds around 8–15 knots, building a bit by midday. Highs are pushing into the upper 80s to low 90s, with scattered cloud cover and a small chance of a sea‑breeze shower this afternoon. Sunrise comes early over the flats and sunset gives you a solid evening bite window, so plan on low‑light missions at both ends of the day. Tides along the South Padre/Port Isabel stretch are running on the softer side. Expect a gentle incoming tide through the morning, slack around midday, then water easing back out this afternoon and evening. Not a big swing, but just enough current to keep bait moving along the channels, spoil banks, and grass edges. Those slight pushes of water around cuts and drains are where the gamefish are stacking. Fish activity’s been solid. In the bay, speckled trout are schooling on the deeper grass flats and along drop‑offs in 3–5 feet, with solid keeper‑size and a few bigger girls mixed in. Redfish are cruising shallow shorelines, potholes, and the edges of mangroves, especially where mullet are flipping. Black drum are hanging on mud and shell, good for filling a cooler when they get finicky up top. Closer to the jetties and nearshore, folks have been seeing Spanish mackerel and the occasional king on clean green water days, with mangrove snapper tight to rocks and structure. Recent catches have been a mixed bag but steady: fair numbers of slot trout, plenty of rat reds with some nice upper‑slot fish, and good drum action when you soak bait on bottom. The sharper wade anglers working first light have been picking off a handful of trout in the 20–24 inch range. Nearshore boats hitting structure have reported boxes of snapper and a few mackerel when the water clears up. For lures, stay with the classics that work here year in and year out. Early and late, throw topwaters in bone, chrome/black, or a mullet pattern over knee‑to‑waist‑deep grass. Once the sun’s up, switch to soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 ounce jigheads: paddle tails and straight tails in colors like pumpkinseed/chartreuse, glow, opening night, or anything that looks like glass minnows or small mullet. Suspending twitchbaits in natural colors are money over potholes and along drop‑offs when the fish won’t come all the way up. If you’re soaking bait, live shrimp under a popping cork will catch just about everything in the bay, especially trout and drum. Free‑lined or lightly weighted live mullet and piggy perch are top choice for bigger trout and reds. Cut mullet or crab pieces on the bottom will keep black drum and reds honest when the lure bite slows. A couple of local hot spots to keep in mind: – The South Padre Island jetties and nearby channel edges. Fish the rocks and the channel drop with live shrimp, finger mullet, or spoons and jigs for trout, reds, mangroves, and mackerel when the water’s right. – The east side grass flats and spoil banks of the lower Laguna Madre out from Port Isabel. Wade those waist‑deep grass beds at first light with tops and plastics, then slide a little deeper as the sun climbs and work the edges and potholes. That’s your Lower Rio Grande and South Padre area fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  2. 1d ago

    Rio Grande Early Summer Bass and Catfish: Dawn Bite Strategy for Clear, Low Water

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Rio Grande fishing report, straight from the border water. Down here the river’s running a touch low and clear for early summer, with light current and decent visibility. Overnight temps sat in the low 70s, and local weather services are calling for a warm, mostly sunny day, topping out near the low 90s by mid‑afternoon with a light southeast breeze. Humidity’s up, so it’ll feel sticky on the bank. Sunrise hit a little after six, sunset will be early evening, giving you a long, bright window but the best bite will still stack up at first and last light. Tidal swing doesn’t drive the freshwater stretch, but where the Rio Grande starts feeling Gulf influence closer to the mouth, coastal forecasts show only a modest tide change, so you’re not fighting big water movement. That usually sets up a steady, all‑day pick rather than short, crazy windows. Recent chatter from locals along the river and nearby resacas is all about **largemouth bass**, **channel and blue catfish**, plus plenty of **sunfish** and a few accidental **gar**. Folks fishing riprap and loggy bends have been putting double‑digit numbers of schoolie bass in the net on good mornings, with a handful of fish pushing 3–4 pounds. Cat guys soaking bait after dark are reporting several keepers a night, with the occasional bigger blue bending heavy rods. Bass activity has been best at dawn and the last hour of light. Work the shade lines and any brush pushing out into the current. When the sun gets high, they’re tucking tight to cover or dropping into deeper pockets off the main channel. Slow your presentation and get right in the junk. On lures, this is where I earn the name. For bass, I’d start the morning with: - **Topwater walkers or poppers** in bone or shad patterns over calm eddies and along reeds. - **Weightless flukes** or soft jerkbaits in watermelon red, twitched along the edges of grass and submerged brush. - **Texas‑rigged creature baits** or worms, darker colors like junebug or black/blue, pitched into laydowns and undercut banks. - In murkier stretches, a **chartreuse/white spinnerbait** slow‑rolled just off the bank can still draw reaction bites. For cats, best bets are: - **Cut shad**, **cut tilapia**, or **skipjack** if you can get it. - Classic **stink bait** or **chicken liver** on a slip sinker rig, set in deeper outside bends or below small riffles where the current dumps into a hole. Sunfish are stacked in the quieter pockets. A simple **small piece of nightcrawler** under a bobber or tiny **1/32‑oz jig** will keep kids busy all morning. A couple of local hot spots to circle on your mental map: - **The deeper bends and brushy banks east of Rio Grande City**: slower current, good mix of bass and cats, plus plenty of shade when that sun gets mean. - **Backwater cuts and side channels near the lower river toward Brownsville**: more stained water, but solid numbers of eater‑size cats and aggressive bass feeding on shad and tilapia fry. Keep an eye out for surface dimples and nervous bait; when you see that along a shady bank, slide in quiet and fire a topwater or fluke past the commotion and work it back slow. That’ll do it for today from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  3. 3d ago

    Lower Rio Grande Morning Bite: Trout and Reds on the Incoming Tide

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lower Rio Grande fishing report for the Brownsville–Port Isabel–Boca Chica stretch. We’re sitting on a warm, sticky Gulf pattern this morning: light south to southeast breeze, building to a moderate onshore wind by midday, then easing a bit toward dark. Humidity’s high, skies partly cloudy, and temps are headed from the 70s into the upper 80s to low 90s this afternoon. Expect that classic muggy feel with enough breeze to kick up a light chop on open water. First light is your money window. Sunrise is right around a quarter after six, sunset just before 9 in the evening, so you’ve got a long day to work those low-light periods. That first hour after sunup and the last hour before dark are when the better trout and reds are sliding shallow and feeding tight to edges. Tide-wise, we’re on a typical summer Gulf cycle: a weak incoming push through the morning, topping out late morning to midday, then a slow fall through afternoon into evening. It’s not a huge swing, but just enough current to fire up bait around guts, channels, and spoil bank edges. Plan to be on your best structure as the tide turns and starts moving. Fish activity in the Lower Laguna and river area has been steady. Local bay reports from anglers around Port Isabel and South Bay say keeper speckled trout are coming off knee- to thigh-deep grass and potholes at daybreak, with slot redfish mixed in on the sandier edges and along the ICW spoil banks. In the river proper and back toward the resacas, folks are still picking up catfish, drum, and the occasional snook and gar on live and cut bait. South Padre regulars have mentioned solid numbers of schoolie trout with a few better fish to 22–24 inches, plus plenty of rat reds and a handful of slot fish. Off the jetties and beachfront, Spanish mackerel, whiting, and small sharks have been showing when the water cleans up. Best lures right now: – For trout and reds on the flats, throw **soft plastics** in natural or shrimp tones on 1/8-ounce jigheads, paddletails and straight tails both doing work. – **Topwaters** in bone, chrome/black, or mullet patterns at first light over grass and along cuts are getting blown up when the wind isn’t too stiff. – Along the ICW and deeper guts, **paddle shads** in darker colors with a little flash excel when that current starts moving. For bait, you can’t beat **live shrimp** under a popping cork over grass and along channel edges. Free-lined or Carolina-rigged **live finger mullet** or **mud minnows** will tempt bigger reds and snooky-looking structure fish. On the river side, **cut shad**, **cut mullet**, or **chicken liver** is putting up steady catfish and drum. A couple of hot spots to circle on your map: – **South Bay and the mouth of the Brownsville Ship Channel**: Work the grass edges and potholes early, then slide to deeper drops and channel edges once the sun’s up and the tide starts shifting. – **Port Isabel side of the ICW and spoil banks north toward Long Bar**: Drift those drops with soft plastics, or anchor and soak live shrimp where you see slicks and bait flipping. Water clarity will dictate your color choice today. If it’s that nice green, go natural—mullet, bone, and soft browns. If it muddies with wind or boat traffic, switch to chartreuse tails, darker bodies, and something with a little rattle. That’s the word from down here on the border. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  4. 4d ago

    Lower Rio Grande Fishing Report: South Bay Specks and Reds Heating Up

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lower Rio Grande fishing report, from the Boca Chica surf to the Brownsville Ship Channel and up toward Port Isabel and South Bay. We’ve got a light southeast wind early, building to a steady coastal breeze by mid‑day, with warm, humid air and only a slight chance of a passing shower. Skies are partly cloudy, so expect a bright, sticky afternoon and a little relief once that breeze kicks up. According to the National Weather Service marine outlook, seas offshore are moderate, but inshore waters on the bay and ship channel are staying pretty manageable. Sunrise is right around six‑thirty local, with sunset a bit after eight‑thirty, so you’ve got a long window to work those low‑light periods. First light and the last hour of sun are going to be your best bet for specks and redfish cruising the edges. Tide tables for the South Padre / Brazos Santiago area show a decent morning incoming followed by an afternoon fall. That flooding water early pushes bait up onto the flats and into the mangrove cuts; when it turns and starts dropping, look for fish to stage on the drains and channel edges. The stronger parts of those tide swings will line up with the best feed. Local shop talk around Brownsville and Port Isabel says speckled trout have been solid on the edges of South Bay and along the Intracoastal guts, with a few three‑ to five‑pound fish in the mix and plenty of keepers for folks drifting plastics under a popping cork. Redfish numbers are good—lots of slot reds in shallow potholes and along grassy shorelines, plus the occasional oversized bull roaming the deeper edges of the ship channel. There’ve been scattered black drum on dead shrimp near structure, and a few flounder showing up around sandy pockets and dock pilings. For lures, think natural and subtle early, then brighter as the sun climbs. Topwaters like bone or chrome/black spooks and walk‑the‑dog baits have been getting smoked at first light over two to three feet of grass. Once the sun’s up, switch to soft plastics on light jig heads—paddle tails and shrimp imitations in colors like new penny, pumpkinseed, and opening night. A popping cork with a three‑foot leader and a shrimp‑style plastic is still putting trout in the box when the wind chops up the surface. If you’re soaking bait, live shrimp is king out here—fish it under a cork for trout and reds on the flats, or Carolina‑rigged on the bottom near channel drops for drum. Finger mullet and cut mullet are producing reds and the occasional snook tight to structure. Mud minnows and fresh cut bait are solid choices if the livewell’s empty. A couple of hot spots to circle on your map: First, the Brownsville Ship Channel near the turning basin and along the rock edges—deeper, cooler water, good current, and plenty of structure. Work those ledges with live shrimp or jigs and you’ve got a real shot at reds, drum, and the odd flattie. Second, South Bay itself—skinny water, scattered grass, and potholes. Drift quietly, fan‑cast topwaters at dawn, then plastics once the sun gets higher. Watch for nervous mullet and birds picking; that’s where the trout and reds are feeding. Action overall is good to very good around the better tide changes, slower in the dead heat of the day, so plan your trip around that moving water and low‑light bite. Keep an eye on storms building inland in the afternoon and don’t push your luck with lightning. That’s your Rio Grande area fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  5. 5d ago

    Lower Rio Grande Early Summer: Cats, Bass, and Brackish Bites at Dawn

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lower Rio Grande fishing report, from the river mouth to the back resacas and irrigation cuts around Rio Grande City and down toward Brownsville. We’re sitting on a steady early‑summer pattern. National Weather Service Brownsville has us warm and humid, light south to southeast breeze early building into a moderate onshore wind by afternoon, with a heat index pushing triple digits inland. Skies are partly cloudy, with a chance of a quick coastal shower later in the day. Sunrise came in just after six local, with sunset a little after eight, giving you a long window to work low‑light bites. Tides along the Lower Laguna side, per NOAA coastal stations, are running a mild morning incoming, peaking mid‑morning, then easing into a slow fall through the afternoon. On the river itself you don’t feel the full swing, but that push still nudges water and bait around the mouth and adjacent cuts. Best bet is to fish moving water edges, especially when that river flow meets a bit of Gulf influence. Fish activity’s been solid at dawn and the last hour of light. Local reports from Rio Grande Valley anglers say the river has been giving up good numbers of **blue and channel catfish**, with some flatheads mixed in below the diversion dams and deeper bends. Bank guys soaking cut shad and stink bait are putting 5–10 keeper cats on the stringer in a morning, with a few bigger blues over 10 pounds coming on live perch. Up in the slower pools and along grassy edges, **largemouth bass** are chewing at first light. Folks tossing weightless flukes and small crankbaits around laydowns are seeing a dozen bites on a good morning, with most fish in the 1–3 pound range and the occasional four‑plus. Panfish are thick: **bluegill and redear** on worms and small jigs around submerged brush, perfect for kids and ultralight fun. For those working closer to the mouth and brackish stretches, locals have reported **speckled trout, redfish, and some snook** nosing in on higher flows. Free‑lined live shrimp and small mullet have been the ticket, with a few slot reds and keeper trout coming off current seams where greener Gulf water mixes with the muddier river. Best lures right now: - For cats, it’s all about **cut bait** and punch bait on a simple Carolina rig; blood‑based stink bait is outfishing the rest. - For bass, throw **Texas‑rigged plastics** in watermelon red or green pumpkin, small square‑bill cranks in shad colors, and topwater walking baits right at gray light. - For in‑between brackish fish, paddle‑tail swimbaits on 1/8 oz jigheads, white or glow, and suspending twitch baits in natural baitfish patterns are working well. A couple of hot spots locals are leaning on: - The **deep outside bends and rockpiles near the old pump stations** between Rio Grande City and Roma, especially where there’s a little extra current and shade. - The **lower river near the confluence with coastal sloughs and backwater lakes** heading toward Brownsville, where that slightly clearer, cooler water slides in and bait stacks up. Work the shade, respect the heat, and bring more water than you think you need. Fish early, rest mid‑day, and, if you can, hit that evening window as the wind lays down. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  6. 6d ago

    Rio Grande Early Light Bite: Trout and Reds on the Move This Week

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Rio Grande fishing report, South Texas style. We’ve got a light onshore Gulf breeze this morning, running about 8–15 miles an hour with humid, warm air and temps building into the upper 80s and low 90s by afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy with a slight chance of a passing shower, but nothing that should blow you off the water if you keep an eye on the radar. Sunrise is around 6:40 a.m., sunset near 8:30 p.m., giving you a long, bright window to work the tides. The tide schedule along the lower Laguna Madre and Rio Grande mouth is showing a softer morning high, easing out to a mid‑day low, then a better push back in late afternoon into evening. That falling water late morning has been key, sliding bait off the flats and into the guts and channels. If you can line up moving water with the first few hours of light or that last hour before dark, that’s when the bite’s been turning on. Trout and reds have been the main story. Local anglers have been picking up good numbers of keeper speckled trout in the 16–20 inch range on the east side grass flats and along the ICW edges, with a few solid 22–24 inch fish mixed in. Redfish have been cruising shallow, especially on wind‑protected shorelines and back lakes, with slot reds showing in singles and small pods; a few over‑slot brutes have come off deeper potholes and channel edges. There’ve also been scattered flounder around sandy drop‑offs and near cuts where the Rio Grande flow meets clearer bay water. Artificial bite has been strong early. Topwaters like bone or chrome walk‑the‑dog plugs have been drawing explosive trout and red blow‑ups at first light over knee‑deep grass. As the sun gets up, switching to soft plastics on 1/8‑ to 1/4‑ounce jigheads has been putting fish in the box: paddle tails and straight‑tail jerkbaits in colors like pumpkinseed/chartreuse, pearl, and anything with a little sparkle in that off‑colored water. For the reds, gold spoons and weedless paddle tails slow‑rolled through the potholes have been steady producers. For bait fishermen, live shrimp under a popping cork is still king, especially along channel edges and over scattered grass. Croaker‑soakers have been reporting heavier trout on shell and drop‑offs. Cut mullet or fresh dead shrimp on the bottom is picking up reds and the occasional drum closer to the river mouth and along muddy shorelines. A couple of hot spots to keep on your radar: First, the stretches just inside the mouth of the Rio Grande where river stain meets clearer Gulf and bay water. That color change has been holding bait and drawing trout, reds, and the odd snook when the water temps are right. Work the edges with plastics and live shrimp and let the current do the work. Second, the protected grass flats and spoil islands along the lower ICW between Brownsville and Port Isabel. On a decent moving tide, drifting those flats with soft plastics or free‑lined live shrimp has been turning up mixed bags of trout, reds, and a few flounder hugging the sandy potholes. Action level: not lights‑out, but steady for folks timing the tides and staying mobile. Cover water, watch for bait flipping, birds picking, and slicks popping upwind. That’s your Rio Grande fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  7. Jun 8

    Rio Grande Early Summer: Trout & Reds on the Tide

    This is Artificial Lure with your Rio Grande, Texas area fishing report. We’ve got classic early-summer conditions. National Weather Service Brownsville shows morning temps in the low 70s climbing into the upper 80s, light southeast wind around 8–14 knots, and only a slight chance of a stray shower this afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy, so you’ll get some sun but also decent sight-fishing windows. The breeze will pick up after lunch and stack a little chop on open water. According to tide tables for the lower Laguna Madre near Brazos Santiago Pass, we’re sitting on a modest tidal swing today: a predawn high, easing toward a late-morning low, then a slow rise through the afternoon. That means the **best water movement** is right around sunrise, and again on that early afternoon push. Low tide will drain some of those back flats and push bait off the edges. Sunrise is right around 6:35 a.m. with sunset near 8:25 p.m. Down here, that **first hour after sunrise** and the last 90 minutes of light are still the money windows, especially with the heat we’ve been stacking the last few days. Local reports from the lower Rio Grande and nearby lower Laguna Madre backwaters say **speckled trout** have been steady at first light on the shallow grass and potholes, with a mix of schoolie fish and some solid keepers. Redfish are cruising knee-deep flats and dropping off into guts once the sun gets up. Folks soaking bait off the channels and around the jetties have picked up some **black drum**, **mangrove snapper**, and the odd **slot snook** tight to structure. Inshore counts the last few days: small trout numbers are good, keeper ratios better on live bait and slowly worked soft plastics. Reds are not thick, but when you find them, they’re in small pods—two to five fish—tailing early or pushing wakes along the grass lines. Offshore-minded anglers hitting nearshore structure out of Brazos Santiago have found **king mackerel**, **snapper**, and a few **jack crevalle** when the wind allows. For lures, stick to what works local. Topwaters at gray light—**Super Spook Jr**, **Skitter Walk**, or a bone-colored walking plug—have been drawing blowups on the leeward shorelines and over skinny grass. Once the sun gets higher, switch to **soft plastics** on 1/8–1/16 oz jigheads: paddle-tails and straight tails in **white, opening night, glow/chartreuse, and new penny**. Work them slow with a twitch-twitch-pause along drains and sand pockets. For reds, a gold spoon or a small weedless paddle-tail sight-cast in front of cruising fish still does the job. If you’re fishing bait, **live shrimp** under a popping cork around channel edges, drop-offs, and spoil banks is hard to beat for trout, drum, and whatever else is home. Cut mullet or fresh-cut ladyfish on a Carolina rig will find reds and drum on the deeper edges and around the mouths of the Rio Grande and nearby sloughs. Keep leaders light and natural; this water runs clear when the wind backs off. A couple of local hot spots to consider: - **Boca Chica / Brazos Santiago jetties**: Work the channel edges at daybreak for trout and the occasional snook. Free-line live shrimp or small baitfish close to the rocks, or slow-roll a soft plastic along the drop. - **Lower flats east of the Rio Grande mouth toward South Bay**: On the falling tide, redfish and trout will slide off the ultra-shallow flats into the first gut. Drift quietly, fan-cast plastics, and watch for nervous bait and pushes. Overall fish activity today should bump up around that early moving tide and again on the afternoon rise. Midday will be slower and more of a grind—go deeper, lighter on the leader, and more subtle on the presentations. That’s your Rio Grande fishing report from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next one. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  8. Jun 7

    Rio Grande Summer Bite: Weak Tides, Early Mornings, and Soft Plastics on the Laguna Madre

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Rio Grande, Texas fishing report. We’re sitting on a light onshore pattern this morning along the Lower Laguna Madre and South Padre stretch, with a gentle southeast breeze, mid‑70s at daybreak, climbing into the upper 80s this afternoon. Humidity is high, air feels thick, and we’ve got that classic summer Gulf haze. Sunrise comes early over the island, sunset lining up for an evening bite with cooler temps and softer winds. Tides along this section of the coast are running on the weak side, with a modest incoming through the morning and a slow fall later in the day. That means not a ton of current, so you’ll want to key on any pinch points where water has to move: channel bends, guts cutting through the flats, and around the jetties. The best feeding windows will be that first push of incoming and the first hour of the afternoon drop. Trout and reds have been the main players. Local dock talk from the Brownsville Ship Channel and South Bay area has solid numbers of **slot speckled trout** coming on soft plastics and live shrimp, with a few **gator trout** mixed in tight to deeper edges. Redfish are showing in singles and small pods on the flats, especially where scattered grass meets potholes. Most reds are solid slot fish, with an occasional upper‑slot bruiser. Flounder catches have ticked up, especially along sandy drop‑offs and current breaks near channel edges. Nothing crazy, but enough keepers to make it worth dragging a bait low and slow. A few mangrove snapper and sheepshead are hanging tight to structure in the Ship Channel and around pilings, taking live shrimp and small bits of cut bait. For lures, think “natural and subtle.” Best bets right now: - **Soft plastics**: paddle tails and rat‑tail plastics in colors like bone, new penny, and pumpkinseed on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads. Work them low and slow along edges and potholes. - **Topwaters** early: walking baits in bone or chrome/black just at first light over knee‑to‑thigh‑deep grass for trout and reds. - **Spoons**: 1/4 oz gold spoons for redfish cruising shorelines and flats. For bait: - Live shrimp under a popping cork remains king over grass and along channel edges. - Finger mullet and mud minnows free‑lined or on light Carolina rigs for reds and flounder. - Cut mullet or fresh cut pinfish on the bottom if you’re soaking baits in the channel. A couple of local hot spots to focus on: - **South Bay**: Skinny, clear water with scattered grass and sand potholes. Drift quietly and fan‑cast plastics and small topwaters. Look for nervous bait and birds picking. Reds and trout both working in here when the tide is moving, especially on that incoming. - **Brownsville Ship Channel edges**: Target the drop from shallow shelves into 10–20 feet. Work soft plastics or live shrimp along the slope, letting your bait fall down the edge. Trout stack here, and you’ll pick up flounder hugging bottom and the occasional mangrove around structure. Midday might get slow with the heat and lighter tide, so lean on the early morning and late‑evening windows. Keep an eye on water clarity—if it muddies up with wind, slide to cleaner pockets or tighter to the channel where the water moves a bit more. That’s your Rio Grande area fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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