Weekly Fishing Report Week of February 5, 2025
Sam Rayburn
FAIR. Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Conditions on the lake are improving as the grass slowly makes a comeback and lily pads begin to bloom. Bass fishing has improved in the creeks as fish transition to spawning areas. Timber areas will be warmer, so flick crankbaits and jigs into the timber. Target points with Carolina rigs. Crappie are in the creek channels and river. Catfish are in the creeks. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
SLOW. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.77 feet below pool. The main lake is stained, but is a good color for fishing and the bite improves daily. Bass are good on spinnerbaits and chatterbaits from 2-4 feet around flooded bushes, lipless baits are good over the top of grass or hay grass in 4-7 feet, Texas and Carolina rigged lizards are good on main lake points from 12-18 feet. No crappie report, but expect this bite to begin any day. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 50 degrees. Neches River continues to be fresh. Bessie Heights Marsh and ditches continue to produce catches of redfish, drum, sheepshead and channel catfish in 8-15 feet of water. Redfish are good on the flats with Carolina rigged with live shrimp or mullet, or popping corks with live shrimp. The bite is Sabine Lake has improved with nice catches of speckled trout and redfish along points and drops drifting the mouth of the bayou in 4-7 feet of water with �¼ ounce red shad or morning glory chartreuse. Midlake continues to be fresh with the best salinity on the sides, which has pushed the fish to the south end. The North Levy wall trout bite has picked up until 8 a.m. with live shrimp on a popping cork, early morning topwaters, or suspending �¼ ounce 3-5 inch plastics. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 55 degrees. Fishing is fair to excellent. Hopefully the warming trend continues and fog does not settle in. More or less the same tide patterns as last week again with the first quarter moon phase mid-week. Water temperature water levels continue to change back-and-forth per usual for the winter time. A few nice speckled trout are still being caught along with sand trout, black drum, redfish, occasional sheepshead, and crabs along the jetty. The flounder are becoming more sporadic, but mixed sizes from small 6-8 inch to 25-26 inches can be caught on finger mullet and mud minnows. The surf is producing numbers of redfish, black drum, occasional speckled trout and a few sharks along the whole peninsula with more activity towards Gilchrist/High Island mainly. Check your weather app for barometer changes. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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