Captain Kevin Pirkle Fishing Report:               Vol 1 Issue 1

Happy New Year!
Welcome to South Padre Island’s Fishing Report.  Here we’ll learn more about what’s going on in the water and on the land from a locals’ perspective. 

I am owner and operator of Pirkle Bay Charters here on the Island. I will keep you up to date on where I’ve been and how I’ve done fishing at different locations, not limited to the bay. We’ll cover the jetties and the surf. We’ll also cover the restaurants that will cook your catch, and in the unfortunate event of not having  a catch to cook, the restaurants that will be great places to eat and hang out at.

Right now the east side is full of reds. The reds are hitting Gulp Shrimp in all colors that I’ve thrown at them.  In the Intracoastal around the three island area, limits of trout have been taken by free lining live shrimp.

Drove to the Mansfield jetties on Saturday and Winter Texans were loading up on whiting and pompano all the way up the beach. At the jetties, only a few anglers had landed some black drum. I’ve heard reports of some flounder being caught at the jetties here in town.

If you’ve been thinking about hiring a guide, now is a good time, as the fishing is good, and you can get an off season rate with most of the guides.

We took a mess of fish to The Palm Street Pier Bar and Grill and had them blackened. They do an excellent job and the ambiance of the restaurant is wonderful. Come as you are. They have a lunch special everyday, and the Monday meatloaf really might be as they claim: as good as grandmas.

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Good Fishing,

Captain Kevin Pirkle

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