Weekly fishing report from the Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 59 degrees. Cold front with rain and sleet coming this weekend. Drum, redfish with a few sheepshead mixed in are holding in the river near Bessie Heights biting on shrimp and Carolina rigs. Flounder are starting to move into the river as well. Redfish are good on the flats and ledges 4-8 feet of water live shrimp popping cork. Coffee Ground Cove holding a few trout. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 50 degrees; 3.33 feet low. Bass are slow on crankbaits and RatLTraps in the shallows. Bass are chasing bait balls in 25-30 feet of water biting on jigging spoons. Crappie are moving up river in 18-20 feet of water on jigs and minnows. Catfish are in 16 feet of water biting on cut bait. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water stained; 54-58 degrees; 3.37 feet low. The water level is 168.5 with no generators running. The water is clear in the main lake and is still off color in the feeder creeks. Water temperature in the main lake is 49 degrees and further back up in the creeks is 43 degrees. Largemouth bass have been scattered due to varying weather patterns. Some fishermen are getting bit casting shallow and deep using Alabama Rigs and 10 XD Crankbaits in citrus shad. Crappie are holding in 20-35 feet of water off brush piles and vertical timber. It’s still winter in East Texas with another cold front coming in this weekend. It’s forecasted to be as low as 19 degrees after sundown this weekend so the fish better have their long johns on! The white bass are staging in the Logansport area. Kayakers are catching bass using a half ounce chrome/blue back, gold/black back, occasionally a fish or two on a three-eighth ounce white/chartreuse spinnerbait in 2-6 feet of water. No catfish bites were reported this week. February and March are excellent months for a Big Bass on TBend. Good luck and tight lines! Report from Captain Steve (Scooby) Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Mudfish Rod Shop, Kayak/Guide Service
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