Weekly Fishing Report Week of August 27, 2025
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 89 degrees. Fishing out to the short rigs this week with good results in 25-35 feet of water catching beautiful speckled trout on three-quarter ounce jigs with LSU color baits. Nice tripletail can be caught running to the gulf. Some nice cobia and ling can also be caught running the rigs. Finishing up with nice catches of sheepshead and drum at the jetties working live shrimp on Carolina rigs right by the rocks on the bottom. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 85 degrees. Water temperatures are hanging in the 80s. Water levels are slow-moving back and forth with varying amounts of sargassum washing in on the surf. People are still catching plenty of redfish, trout, gafftop, and black drum everywhere. There are plenty of keeper speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, sheepshead, and crabs caught along the jetty. The bigger stingrays and sharks are definitely in full swing with plenty of bait along the shoreline. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
FRESHWATER
Sam Rayburn
SLOW. Water stained; 90 degrees; 7.08 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, leaving lots of humps and shallow areas exposed, so boaters should use caution. Bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and Senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains, and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels where cut bait is working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
FAIR. 90 degrees; 2.71 feet below pool. No real change in the fishing this week, but big rain and cooler temperatures are in the forecast starting this weekend, which should help improve conditions a lot. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
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