Weekly Fishing Report Week of June 21, 2023
FRESHWATER
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 83-85 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Bass are good with topwater in the pencil grass and hydrilla. Bigger bass are moving towards points and humps biting crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are stacking up on brush with bluegill mixed in biting on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good on brush and around creeks. White bass are schooling on points biting jigs and crankbaits. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
SLOW. Water stained; 81-85 degrees; 0.74 feet below pool. The water level is 171.27 with both generators running from 1:00-6:00 p.m. daily. Water temperature at the Dam is 83 degrees. North of the three-mile Pendleton bridge, temperatures have been running 81-85 degrees. Air temperature will be around 95 degrees this week, with the feel like temperatures reaching 109 degrees. Fishing has been very tough for the bluegill, bass and crappie. Bass are good on topwater frogs over vegetation early in the morning and after dark. Bass are being caught in 20-25 feet over brush piles and ledges. Texas and Carolina rigs have been producing in the outer swings of the creek bends. Best colors for a 10 inch worm are watermelon red, June bug red and Tilapia gold. The bass are a little selective right now over brush piles and you might catch one or two and the school will shut down. Just move on, find another spot, and catch one or two again. Keep moving, do not stay in one spot for too long. White bass are showing up in big schools in the main lake over humps and river channels, sometimes schooling on the surface south of the Pendleton bridge. White bass use a black/blue back �½ ounce rattletraps or a jigging spoon in �½ and �¾ ounce, and a medium diving crankbait. Stay hydrated, wear sunscreen and cover up. Just a reminder, the summer pattern brings quick developing showers, high winds, hail, and lightning. Watch your weather radar and if you hear lighting, get off the water. Remember, it is 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! Report from Master Captain Steve “Scooby” Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide, and Mudfish Custom Rod Shop.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 82 degrees. Fishing slowed due to the west winds, heat wave and low tides. The bite should improve in the lake and the jetties as we head into the weekend. The marsh is good for catches of redfish, flounder and trout along the intracoastal canal flats using a popping cork with live shrimp. Flounder are good on the Texaco Islands bulkheads and rock piles with plastics tipped with shrimp. Neches River is full of bait and produces catches of redfish and bull redfish in 15 feet of water fishing silver and gold spoons off the bottom. Flounder, redfish and undersized trout are in the turnarounds live shrimp under a popping cork. Shrimp still trickling out of marsh into Sabine Lake with some bird action to accompany. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 80 degrees. The surf is holding lots of black drum, pompano, sharks and redfish biting live or fresh dead shrimp. The North Jetty Gulf side holding limits of sheepshead and trout against Rocks look near the end on popping cork with shrimp. The wreck has good numbers of trout on free-line shrimp or croaker close to rocks. Channel side holding some nice trout close and big redfish on the bottom. Shark on the end of jetty towards gulf side. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC. (TWPD)
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