Gulf Coast Fishing Report - Tides, Catches, and Hotspots for November 29, 2025

Howdy folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Saturday morning fishing report for November 29th, 2025. Let me break down what's happening out on the water today across the Gulf of Mexico and Texas bays. **Tides and Conditions** We've got some solid tidal action happening this morning. Down in Brownsville, we're looking at a high tide coming in at 12:24 AM at 1.8 feet, with a low around 3:29 PM at 0.56 feet. Over in Port Aransas, that low tide hit earlier at 2:15 PM yesterday, and we've got a high tide pushing in at 10:17 PM. If you're headed to Corpus Christi, expect a low at 1:46 PM and high at 9:55 PM. South Padre Island's running similar with a low at 1:56 PM and high at 10:00 PM. The tidal coefficients are running moderate to average across the region right now, which means we should see some decent water movement for feeding fish. The sun's rising around 6:54 to 7:00 AM depending on where you are along the coast, giving us a nice long day ahead. There is a Small Craft Advisory in effect through this evening for the bays and coastal waters along the Middle Texas Coast with southeast winds, so watch those conditions if you're heading out. **What's Been Biting** Recent reports show solid action across multiple species. Over at Marina del Rey Sportfishing in California waters, anglers just brought in 530 total fish including 218 sculpin, 155 whitefish, 100 mackerel, 30 rockfish, 15 calico bass, 9 sand bass, and 3 sheephead. Closer to home in Texas, catfish have been fair on the dock using liver, frozen shad, and stinkbait around Harbor Bay. Crappie are showing up decent at various dock locations as well. **The Setup** For your tackle, light Carolina rigs with 4 to 6 pound fluorocarbon and size 8 to 14 bait-holder hooks have been producing solid results. If you're working artificials, topwater lures, small jerkbaits, flukes, and spoons have been hammering striped bass. For softbaits, offset worm hooks in size 1/0 to 4/0 work great with 4 to 7-inch worms and stick baits. Don't sleep on creature baits either—those size 2/0 to 4/0 hooks excel with tubes and creature presentations. **Hot Spots to Check** Get yourself down to Port Aransas or South Padre Island if you can make the drive. These areas are consistently producing with the current tidal setup. The passes and jetties are prime territory right now with the moderate tidal action pushing baitfish through. Thanks for tuning in, folks! Make sure you subscribe to catch next week's report. This has been Artificial Lure with a quiet please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.