Weekly Fishing Report Week of February 26, 2025
Sam Rayburn
SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 2.26 feet above pool. Bass are staging on points hitting Carolina rigs or rattle traps. The lake level is up, so expect all species to move to shallow newly submerged structures. Target timber as these areas will be warmer timber. The best bite has been midday. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.41 feet below pool. Water level is on the rise after the recent rains with water temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. Most creeks are running muddy water, so it should take a week to clear. A few bass can be caught with spinnerbaits and chatterbaits around the flooded bushes and grass. Deeper bass, 8-12 feet of water, are hitting Carolina rigs and football jigs. With the rising water level expect these deep fish to move shallow. Crappie will be slow until the water clears back up. When the water clears live minnows and jigs will boat fish. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
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Sabine Lake
GOOD. 57 degrees. The Neches River is fresh and Sabine Lake is muddy from freshwater runoff. Bessie Heights Marsh is producing limits of redfish, drum and freshwater catfish with Carolina shrimp with live shrimp. When this bite slows, target the points and ditches in the marshes for redfish with popping cork with live shrimp in 4-6 feet of water. Pleasure Island Point North Levy is good for speckled trout early in the morning with topwater, then switch to crankbaits as the sun comes up. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 55 degrees. Fishing is fair to good. Water levels are changing back and forth per usual for the winter extremes. Anglers are catching redfish all over, and nice speckled trout , sand trout, black drum, redfish, the occasional sheepshead, and crabs are being caught along the jetty. The flounder are still there but of mixed sizes. The surf is producing lots of redfish, huge black drum, occasional speckled trout and a few sharks along the whole peninsula with more activity towards Gilchrist and High Island. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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