Freshwater and Saltwater report for week of Sept. 1.
Sam Rayburn
FAIR. Water stained; 88 degrees; 4.28 feet low. Look for fish to move shallow to feed after the recent rains. Bass will be in the freshwater found in drains and ditches biting on Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie and catfish will move towards the freshwater current flowing from the creeks. White bass are good schooling on the flats chasing shad. Catfish continue to be good in creek channels off ledges and brush piles in 15 feet of water. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water stained; 77-79 degrees; 3.81 feet low. The water level is 168.1 with no generators running. Water temperature at the Dam is 77-79 degrees with surface temperature around 75. The back feeder creeks are stained to muddy due to spotty to intermittent showers in the afternoons this week. Black bass have been caught on jig-n-pigs and swim jigs 3/8 and 1/2 ounce in colors black/blue, peanut butter and jelly, and summer craw colors. Remember dip-n-die chartreuse and orange on your trailers. The jigs have been effective in 2-10 feet of water. Another catching pattern for black bass in the mouths of the feeder creeks in clearer water, use a square bill crankbait and trap in shad colors in chrome with a black or blue back, and a red craw pattern during the last two hours in the evening. Fly fishermen use hollow body flies three inch in colors shad/white and chartreuse/white or a Dahlberg Diver Frog fly, and a Wilson’s top water popper in a baby bass pattern. Find the bait balls and you will find the bass. Get on them quick and catch a few and keep moving. The Crappie catch has been picking up this week. Bluegills are still mixed in with crappie in the brush piles in deeper water. Safety tip, if you hear lightning, get off the water. Good luck and tight lines! Report from Master Captain Steve (Scooby) Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Mudfish Rod Shop, Kayak Sales, Fishing Guide Service & Rod Repair.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 81 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good off the rocks and points in the ICW with ⅛ ounce glo chartreuse jig, or live shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are good at the oil rigs with ⅜ ounce jigging. Triple tail fish are in the weed lines with live shrimp with a popping cork. Flounder are in the ship channel off the bulkheads with �¾ ounce new penny jigheads. Redfish, lady fish and sand trout are mixed together under the birds in Sabine Lake biting on pogie and shrimp. North Levy continues to be good at sunrise for trout using topwaters, and live shrimp under a popping cork. Limits of redfish in the Neche River at the buoys, points and drops with live mullet and live pogie in 15-25 feet of water. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine
Lake.Bolivar
GOOD. 82 degrees. The surf is holding small sharks and redfish on cut shad or mullet. Bolivar Jetty holding trout near the end by rocks early on popping cork and shrimp, free-lined croaker, and drifting paddle tails or twitching assassin. Trout in the channel close to rocks on free-lined shrimp or croaker, and live bait under popping cork. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
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