Weekly Fishing Report Week of October 1, 2025
Sam Rayburn
Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.55 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and 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 with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
90 degrees; 4.01 feet below pool. Water temperatures remain in the mid-80s, and fishing has been just fair as we wait for that fall cool-down to arrive. Topwater action is decent during the first few hours of daylight in 2-6 feet around grass and timber, but anglers are having to move out to main lake points and ridges in 12-18 feet later in the day with Texas rigs and crankbaits. A few fish are being caught deeper in 20-26 feet on Carolina rigs and spoons, though most have been small. A strong cool front should really help kick things into gear. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
84 degrees. The ICW continues to boast catches of redfish along the rock piles and shell flats. Speckled trout are best early morning during outgoing tides on shell flats with live shrimp under a popping cork. Fish are schooling up. Sheepshead and drum are good on the rock piles with Carolina rigged live shrimp. The jetties are producing nice catches of trout early morning with a popping cork with live shrimp or topwater before the sun rises. Sheepshead and drum can be caught against the rocks. The gulf rigs were good for limits of trout in 35-40 feet of water. Some catches of ling were mixed in with Carolina rigged live shrimp along the bottom. White trout, 15-17 inch fish, are showing up in the gulf. Some catches of triple tail under floating logs with live shrimp on a popping cork. A strong front should move bait out of the marshes and trigger the birds to start working in Sabine Lake. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
84 degrees. The bite is great before or after a storm. Many catches of undersized and oversized catches of redfish and trout with live or artificial shrimp under a popping cork on flats and coming out of the marshes. Some flounder up to 20 inches are mixed in. Shrimp are coming out of the marshes. When the temperature drops below 80 degrees there should be some nice size fish running the shorelines chasing shrimp. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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