Weekly Fishing Report Week of January 4, 2023
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees; 4.91 feet below pool. Watch for floating obstacles after the recent rains. Bass are on the outer edge of grass deadsticking stick baits, rattletraps, and jerkbaits. Bass in deeper water, 20-25 feet, fish deep ledges and points with Carolina rigs. Crappie and catfish are concentrated on tree stumps in 20-25 feet of water in the river bends biting minnows and jigs. White bass moving up the creeks and river biting jigs and minnows. Adopt fishing with a spare pair of dry clothes as your New Year’s resolution, because hypothermia can set in quickly. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.46 feet below pool. The water level is 169.2 with two generators running 24 hours. Water temperature at the dam is 53 degrees. Due to the holidays, family get-togethers, and rainfall, there were not a lot of boats on the lake. The back feeder creeks are muddy and stained from 3-6 inches of rain this week. The main lake is stained to muddy from all the rainfall from north of the Pendleton bridge flowing south. The fish will be regrouping when the muddy water starts to clear. Hopefully, we can get back on the water to catch some big fish. Keep an extra set of clothes and gloves in a dry bag stowed away on your vessel just in case you get caught in the rain, heavy winds, dropping temperatures, etc. Hypothermia happens quickly. Captain’s Rule: It’s wintertime, so it’s always better to play it safe by telling a loved one or friend the area you will be fishing, how many people are in your party and the expected return time. Good luck and keep casting forward! Happy New Year 2023!!!! Report from Master Captain Steve “Scooby” Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide, and Mudfish Custom Rod Shop.
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Sabine Lake
GOOD. 54 degrees. Sabine Lake is producing catches of redfish with a few trout mixed in drifting points on outgoing tides, over grassy banks with shell, and near the mouths bayous using five-inch red shad or morning glory plastic baits with a 1/16 ounce jighead. Channel holding nice catches of flounder with redfish, drum and sheepshead mixed in on points and drops in 4-10 feet of water on dark plastics, and Carolina rigs. North Levy Wall continues to produce nice catches of speckled trout using swimbaits, dark plastics, and live shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish in the ICW drop offs in 12-15 feet of water using �¼ ounce jig heads with five-inch red shad plastics. In the Nueces River, redfish and flounder are on the buoys, turnarounds and points with live shrimp under a popping cork or Carolina rigs, live mullet, or 3.5 inch watermelon red flake or morning glory chartreuse tail plastics. Redfish, sheepshead and drum are in the main cuts of Bessie Heights and marshes in 4-8 feet of water. Happy New Year. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 60 degrees. Early in the morning catch the trout as they hop between the slough and warmer water on the flats. North jetty holding sheepshead on the beach side, and redfish in the channel on cut bait. Flounder are biting in Rollover Pass near Goat Island catching flounder. ICW grass lines holding trout under a popping cork with shrimp. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
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