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April Fly Fishing Report For Rockport Texas – April 12th

We've been off the water a few days, watching the wind blow. So I guess we can carve out some time to update our Rockport Fly Fishing Report here in April. It's been a little bit since our last update. Not too much has changed really. But we will fill you in below on what we are doing and seeing here while fly fishing in Rockport and surrounding waters. First off... the wind sucks!!! It's been a little blowy lately. Enough so that we have scratched all our boats the past three days around here. Sustained winds in the 20's and gusts up into the low 40's mean that

Spring Fly Fishing Report For Rockport Texas – March 27th

It's the end of another week today, and also the end of Spring Break for most Texans. So after a pretty hectic couple of weeks, we are updating our Rockport Fishing Report. We will cover what all we saw on the water this past week, and also what we expect as we close out the month of March and move on to April. We've finally had a solid week of sunshine and warmer weather down here on the Texas Coast. And it was about damn time! This did great things for our fishing, compared to our last couple of Rockport fly fishing reports. The water is warming up and so

Rockport and Texas Coast Fly Fishing Report – March 21st

We were down with weather today, so a new fishing report made it on the docket. So here is a look back at how the fly fishing in Rockport, and surrounding waters, has been for the past little bit. And hopefully a look at what we are expecting in the coming weeks time. Week one of Spring Break is in the books! Week two is going on now, although things are always a little more mellow for the second week. This kind of marks the beginning of the busiest time of year around here. Days are warmer, which brings out the weekend crowds a bit more. Spring Break enhances that

Texas Coast Fly Fishing Report – February 16th

We are down with some gnarly winds today. So it seemed like a good opportunity to update the fly fishing report for Rockport, Texas and surrounding waters. It's been a little over a week since our last report and things are trying to change around here, sorta. So here is the current lay of the land down here and what we are looking at for the coming week or so down on the Texas Coast. Since our last report, it has been pretty good down on the coast. We've had more nice day than bad, which means we have been able to get a bunch of boats out on

Rockport Fishing Report – February 3rd

Apparently it's been "a while" since we've updated our Rockport fishing report. Oops! Busy busy over here, and sometimes things just slip through the cracks. But since we are sitting here, staring down the barrel of the worst cold front of the year, we find ourselves with a bit more time on our hands. So we will try to spend our time wisely and go a little housekeeping on the website, including an up to date Rockport fishing report. So, here we go. After a very warm and mild December down here on the Texas Coast, our January kind of went to crap. A couple days after New Years,

Tying the Shminnow for Jack Crevalle in Texas

Tying The Shminnow Fly in White For Jack Crevalle and Tarpon Spring is here on the Gulf Coast of Texas. That means our migratory fish are here as well. Jacks, tarpon, kingfish and cobia are all common targets for the fly fishing guides at Fly Fish Rockport this time of year. The Shminnow is one of our favorite flies for Jack Crevalle here in Texas. Although it can work well for tarpon as well. The pattern is a bit more sleek than other topwater flies, making it much easier to cast. Yet it still floats well and dives when stripped. Tying this fly is Fly Fish Rockport Captain,

Rockport Fishing Report – May 13th

The end of the week is almost here. So we figured a Rockport fishing report would be a good idea. Hopefully we can fill you in with what to expect leading into this coming weekend, and the days beyond. So for those looking to head towards the Texas Coast to do a little fly fishing, read on as we've got you covered. First and foremost, you must know what weekend it is in Rockport. It's pretty much the worst weekend of the entire year around here. And by that we mean, crowded. It is Babes on the Bay weekend coming up. That means the largest fishing tournament of the

Tying G’s Texas Toad Fly in Olive

Tying G's Texas Toad Fly in Olive Toad style flies are always an excellent option while fly fishing for redfish and black drum on the Texas flats. Our Fly Fish Rockport fly fishing guides use these flies often, in a variety of colors, weights and sizes. Darker colors, like this olive version, are usually our favorites. But lighter shrimp type colors work as well. Or perhaps try tying this same pattern on a 2/0 hook for tarpon? The Toad is also a proven tarpon pattern, particularly in the Florida Keys. Here, Fly Fish Rockport guide Captain Gibson ties his Texas Toad in a dark olive color. You can

Tying G’s Marsh Minnow Fly

G's Marsh Minnow is a great, and versatile, fly pattern for fishing the Texas flats. It can represent a shrimp, finger mullet or mud minnows which Texas redfish love. We tie this fly in a variety of sizes, weights and colors to suit the conditions at the time. Fly Fish Rockport guide, Captain Gibson, shows you how he ties this fly here. Tying ingredients for this pattern are included in the comments on the video page as well. Join the Fly Fish Rockport newsletter to get future posts right in your inbox.

Tying G’s Kingfish Ballyhoo Fly

It's that time of year where our Fly Fish Rockport fly fishing guides are taking advantage of any opportunity to sneak away from the flats, and out into the blue water in search of our favorite migratory pursuits. Every Spring we await the arrival of our Kingfish (King Mackerel). These toothy predators lurk just off the beaches of our coastline and are a great target with a fly rod. But you've got to have the right flies in your box! Here, Fly Fish Rockport guide Captain Gibson teaches you how to tie one of his favorite patterns for Kingfish. This is a must have when fly fishing nearshore or

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