This week’s fishing report from Texas Parks and Wildlife
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.05 feet above pool. The shallow bass bite is tough after the cold front and dropping water levels. The best bite has been in 8-14 feet on ledges and humps with a big worm on a Texas rig or Carolina rig. Fishing around the old timber as fish are using it for structure. Very little grass or lily pads so far. Crappie and catfish are moving shallow and deep as they spawn. The magic depth has been 4-12 feet with minnows under corks and around trees on the bedding fish. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.78 feet below pool. More rain in the weekend forecast, be sure to watch weather reports. Bass are good with reported catches up to 9 pounds. While the water remains high the bass are staying shallow in 1-7 feet of water. There is a good bite on wacky worms, swimbaits and chatterbaits. Many fish are still spawning after the full moon and many are post spawn. Crappie are still hit-and-miss with a few showing up on shallow brush piles and some in the creeks. Live bait and road runners are best. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
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Sabine Lake
FAIR. 67 degrees. When the winds allow Sabine Jetties rock piles are producing catches of speckled trout, redfish, sheepshead, and boxes of drum on a popping cork with live shrimp. Some migratory fish are showing up at the jetties with a catch of skipjack and Spanish Mackerel. Strong winds will shift efforts to the channel, but as the winds settle return to the jetties. Sabine Channel is good for speckled trout and redfish on the shell pads and rock piles with live shrimp under a popping cork. Sabine Lake is fresh with some redfish catches at the mouth of the bayous points and drops. A few speckled trout can be caught at the South Levy along the rocks. Remember the North Levy is closed and the clarity is muddy while work is in progress. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake. Back to another week of some weather changes with some dry times sprinkled in between the winds for great fishing. The weekend forecast looks windy. Be sure to check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop. The tides and water levels are alternating between 2 and 4 tide days this week that should produce some high fishing activity with the weather changes.
Bolivar
GOOD. 70 degrees. Water temperatures in the 70s. Big trout in the surf running! Water levels are back and forth per usual for the spring extremes. The jetties are producing catches of redfish, speckled trout, sand trout, black drum, sheepshead and crabs. The flounder are still there, but sporadic. More small stingrays and sharks are starting to show up but need to get warmer before the real action begins. The surf is producing lots of redfish, huge black drum, occasional speckled trout and a lot of small bonnet-head sharks, spinner sharks, and sand sharks along the peninsula with more activity towards Gilchrist and High Island. Check your weather app for barometer changes. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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