Saturday, June 4 is Free Fishing Day in Texas.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water stained; 78-80 degrees; 0.90 feet low. The water level is 171.0 with two generators running 6 hours a day from 1 p.m.-7 p.m. The back feeder creeks and the main lake are clear with no rain this week. Bass are in their summer transition going to river bends and points. Early in the mornings as the sun comes up use topwater baits (Pop Rs, buzz baits, and spooks) switching to 8-12 inch ribbon tail worms and crankbaits midmorning as the fish transition deeper to 12-20 feet of water. Crappie are in full transition back to their summer pattern to the brush piles, so it is back to the crappie jigs and live minnows. The bigger Bluegills have moved out of the shallows to 6-10 feet of water biting live crickets, grasshoppers, and earthworms. Catfish are biting on a slip cork rig and bottom rigs in 2-10 feet of water from first light to mid-morning using shrimp, live shad or frozen, chicken livers and punch baits. Noodle fishing for catfish has been great at night as the surface temperature has cooled. Summer has rolled in hot with air temperatures in the 90s so don’t forget to wear your sun protection and light clothing, and sunglasses. It is important, when on the water, to stay hydrated to avoid exhaustion or heat stroke. It is time to bring the family out on kayaks or canoes to go fishing or exploring on beautiful Toledo Bend Lake! Remember to always keep your life jacket on while on the water and don’t forget to fasten that engine kill switch lanyard to your life jacket if you are operating a motorized vessel on the water. Play it safe on the water, always inform your loved ones or a friend of your expected return time to port or home. Good luck and tight lines! Report from Captain Steve (Scooby) Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Mudfish Rod Shop, Kayak and Fishing Guide Service.
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.05 feet low. Summer time patterns are in full swing. Rain has the water in the creeks off colored, but the fish are still biting. Bass are shallow on topwater frogs in the morning, moving to 15-18 feet off drops and ledges using Carolina rigs later in the day. Crappie are good on brush piles and catfish are close by. Bluegill have started their game of hide and seek for the summer. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 78 degrees. Sabine Lake is stained from high winds. ICW is holding nice sized trout up to 20 inches biting �¼ ounce jigs with red shad 5 inch swimbaits. Redfish are good in Keith Lake, Salt Lake, and Mud Lake drifting over shelf reefs with live shrimp under a popping cork. Sabine channels and jetties picking up for redfish with a good early morning topwater bite switching to swimbaits along rocks until mid morning. In the ship Chanel focus off points in 3-5 feet of water throwing morning glory jigs with a chartreuse tail. Flounder are good on white gulp shrimp with �¼ ounce jigs. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 82 degrees. As the water clears the fish will move closer to the surf. Trout and redfish are hitting Carolina rigs with croaker and shrimp under a popping cork. Trout, sheepshead, and redfish with an occasional pompano are biting shrimp under a popping cork working close to the rock on the beach side of the jetty. Bull redfish in the channel on the inside of jetties on the bottom biting live mullet, crab, shrimp and cut bait. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
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