South Padre Island Fish Species

Common South Padre Island Fish Species Questions

What fish are common in South Padre Island?

Tarpon, snook, redfish, speckled trout, flounder, mangrove snapper, lookdowns, and jack crevalle are just some of the fish species that populate these pristine waters. South Padre Island is not only home to the best fishing, but also to the best fisherman.

What fish can you catch on Padre Island?

Inshore Fish. The inshore waters of South Padre Island are home to an angler's dream list: Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, Black drum, Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Sheepshead and Whiting just to name a few. And if you're lucky, and do your homework you may even hook into a prized Snook.

What fish are biting at South Padre Island?

Redfish and Speckled Trout. These guys are the dynamic duo of the South Padre Bay fishing scene. The staple catches in the island's shallows. Redfish and Speckled Trout grow fat and happy in the sheltered seagrasses of the Laguna Madre.

Old Salt Charters Fishing Charter targets the top South Padre Island Fish species including Southern Flounder (Also Called Flounder, Plie ), Black Drum (Also Called Drum, Drummer), Grey Snapper (Also Called Mangrove Snapper, Gray Snapper ), King Mackerel (Also Called Kingfish, Spanish Mackerel ), Redfish (Also Called Red Drum, Channel Bass, Spottail Bass), Snook (Also Called Common Snook, Sergeant Fish, Thin Snook), Sea Trout (Also Called Speckled Trout, Spotted Sea Trout), Lane Snapper (Also Called Mexican Snapper, Redtailed Snapper, Spot Snapper , Candy Striper, Rainbow Snapper, Bream, Godbless, Moonlight Grunt, Pot Snapper, Candy Snapper, Williacke). We primarily Fish the Port Mansfield Channel, Port Isabel Channel, South Bay Pass.