Weekly Fishing Report Week of August 21, 2024
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 1.88 feet above pool. Water is dropping, with no big changes to the summer pattern. Bass are slow in shallow water in brush with many smaller fish being caught on frogs, and spinnerbaits. Deeper bass bite is fair with Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow moving to and from the brush to timber. Catfish are all over the lake in 20 feet of water and in 12 feet of water in the creek channels. White bass are on points in the south end of the lake near the dam. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Bass are feeling the heat as well. Lake level is fluctuating due to recent rains. Bass are biting on finesse baits, dropshot or jighead minnow or Carolina rig. Mid lake to north lake is the most productive areas. Lots of fish schooling on main lake flats and ledges. Falling water creates current so fish congregate and now that the lake is risen again the fish are scattered. Report by Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water normal stain; 92 degrees; 3.26 feet below pool. The best bite is at night and with the full moon this week, bass fishing has been on fire. With lots of bass caught up to 9 pounds. These fish are coming on Texas and Carolina rigs in 12-18 feet of water on main lake ridges and river drops. Anglers are reporting the best bite between 1-3 a.m., but there is always a great bite in the last hour of daylight and first couple of hours after dark. The day bite has been slow, with a few fish coming on big crankbaits on main lake ridges. The better bite is midday, but with the Texas heat, it can be hard to stay on the water. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
FAIR. 88 degrees. Beautiful weather that has calmed the surf at the jetties. Limits of trout can be caught in the morning until 8 a.m. with 3.5 inch plastics, or popping cork with live shrimp at the rocks. Triple tail catches in 35 feet of water near the rigs. Change locations to stay ahead of the sharks. Sheepshead and drum with Carolina rigged live shrimp at the jetties. Full moon and blue water in the system at the jetties and beach so the fishing is good for tarpon. Ling are at the buoys in the Sabine Channel. Target shell reefs and rock piles in 8-14 feet of water on the south end of Sabine Lake for limits of speckled trout ⅜ ounce jighead with red shad worms. Sheepshead, drum, trout, redfish over rock piles in Sabine Channel. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
EXCELLENT. 85 degrees. People are catching plenty of fish everywhere! Redfish are feeding in the surf and jetty. Lots of speckled trout, redfish, croakers, sand trout, sheepshead, black drum, speckled trout, and crabs caught along the jetty plus plenty of stingrays and sharks. Did I mention redfish? The surf is producing limits of speckled trout, lots of bull redfish and black drum, gafftop, lots of stingrays, and bigger sharks along the whole peninsula with high activity towards Gilchrist or High Island mainly. People are using all kinds of different things for bait with awesome results. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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