Weekly Fishing Report Week of September 27, 2023
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 81 degrees; 5.05 feet below pool. The best should be in the evening and early morning with the full moon. Bass are good in the lily pads with frogs, along the edges of the pads with senkos and wacky worms, in the drains and points with Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie and a few bluegill are stacking up on brush in 16-22 feet of water biting on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good around brush piles and creek channels points in 12-24 feet of water. White bass are good schooling on the flats and points on jigs and crankbaits. The lake level is low so navigate with caution watching for obstacles. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
FAIR. Water clear; 86-90 degrees; 3.88 feet below pool. Few catches of bass on topwater in the first couple hours of the morning. Once the sun gets up over the pine trees then it is time to get out a little deeper. The best bite is in 12-18 feet of water has been best on crankbaits in a shad color, and a Texas rig in a dark color, like June bug. There has been few good fish schooling in the middle of the day, but with it warming back up schooling action should be slowing. Few crappie showing up on some deep brush piles from 18-25 feet. Jigs and live bait are the best. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 90 degrees. Sabine Channel holding slot redfish and beautiful trout on rock piles and shell banks using live shrimp under a popping cork. Sabine Lake redfish are along the banks, points and bayous biting live shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout catches under the birds working the shorelines with popping shrimp. Speckled trout continue to be good on the North Levy with topwater early, switching midday to crankbaits and plastics in glo chartreuse. Bessie Heights Marsh holding limits of redfish off points and ditches in 6-8 feet, or flats in 2-4 feet of water with live shrimp under a popping cork. Some drum and sheepshead catches as well. Neches River is good for limits of redfish, undersized speckled trout, drum and sheepshead along the rocks and shell banks in 2-4 feet of water with a popping cork with live shrimp. Lots of shrimp along the banks and leaving the bayous, this is an indication that the fall pattern is starting, so look for fish to migrate out of the bayous. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 85 degrees. The surf is holding lots of black drum, sharks, and some big redfish on cut bait or live bait on the bottom. The gulf side of the North Jetty holding limits of trout, redfish, sheepshead, jack crevalle against the rocks with live bait and artificial. Also the jacks are running in the surf using big spoons or big deer hair jigs. The cuts leading in the bay from ICW holding fish against shorelines. Lots of black drum are around Goat Island. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
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