Weekly Fishing Report Week of October 11, 2023
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 5.42 feet below pool. The lake has not turned over yet, and with the water low water levels expect the fish to be moving into the creeks to feed. Bass are feeding shallow, but some are still in 15-20 water. Bass continue to be good in the lily pads with frogs, along the edges of the pads with senkos and wacky worms, 15-20 feet of water on Carolina rigs. Crappie are stacking up on brush in 27 feet of water biting on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good around brush piles and creek channels points in 12-18 feet of water. White bass continue to school on the flats and points on jigs and crankbaits, with some chasing shad in the shallows. The lake level is low so navigate with caution watching for obstacles. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
FAIR. Water clear; 80-84 degrees; 4.13 feet below pool. The forecasted cold front hitting before the weekend will improve the bite. Bass fishing has picked up to good with topwaters early in the morning, if you have some wind a spinnerbait or chatterbait will be good. The deeper bite 15-20 feet of water Texas rig, Carolina rig, or crankbait the color does not matter. Crappie are showing up in the backs of creeks in 10-15 feet of water. A few white bass catches near the Pendleton Bridge on spoons or a deep crankbait. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
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Sabine Lake
GOOD. 86 degrees. Bessie Heights marsh and the Neches River are producing limits of redfish with a few keeper trout mixed in on the rock piles, shell banks, buoys, points, and turnarounds with live shrimp under a popping cork or ⅛ ounce jighead glo chartreuse plastics. Birds are working the cuts of Bessie Heights marsh leading the way to fish. Trout catches drifting under the birds on the north end of Sabine Lake near Sydney Island. You should see lots of shrimp jumping out of the water, when you do throw �¼-�¾ ounce glo chartreuse five inch plastics, or �¾ ounce gold or silver spoons off the bottom. Redfish, trout and flounder catches off the banks, points and cuts with live shrimp under a popping cork. Nice flounder catches on bayous points with live shrimp or live mullet under a popping cork or Carolina cork. Sabine Channel holding redfish and trout. Flounder catches up to 18 inches in the channel with 3.5 plastic baits tipped with live shrimp, or Carolina rigged live mullet or live shrimp shell banks. North Levee is producing nice catches of flounder, redfish, and speckled trout at the first and second pike. Cast topwaters early in the morning, switching midday to crankbaits, popping cork with live shrimp, glo chartreuse plastics with a 1/16 ounce jig head. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 82 degrees. Redfish run is on for “Red October” running along grassy shorelines. The surf is holding lots of black drum, sharks, and some big redfish on cut bait or live bait on the bottom. The gulf side of the North Jetty holding limits of trout, redfish, sheepshead, jack crevalle against the rocks with live bait and artificial. Also the jacks are running in the surf using big spoons or big deer hair jigs. The cuts leading in the bay from ICW holding fish against shorelines. Lots of black drum are around Goat Island. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
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