Weekly Fishing Report Week of November 29, 2023
Sam Rayburn
FAIR. Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 6.60 feet below pool. Bass are moving deeper with deep diving crankbaits coming into play, and as the water temperature dips into the 50s expect the rattletrap bite to pick up. Some bass continue to be shallow chasing shad fattening up for winter. Wacky worms along the edge of grass and pads will continue to catch fish. Crappie are in the creeks. Catfish are chasing shad balls up the creeks. White bass are schooling with catches on slabs. The lake level is low so navigate with caution watching for stumps and sand bars. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
FAIR. Water clear; 62-66 degrees; 4.24 feet below pool. Bass are good and should only improve as the water cools. Bass are in three stages with catches up to 8 pounds. Shallow bass are in 2-6 feet of water biting spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and rattletraps. Bass in 10-18 feet of water can be caught using a big crankbait, Texas or Carolina rig worm. Deeper bass can be found in 22-28 feet of water on spoons, dropshots and any kind of deep diving bait. Few reports of crappie this time of year while fish are scattered in deep water chasing bait deep. The crappie should start to group up in the coming weeks. Catfish are slow. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 74 degrees. Sabine Lake continues to boast limits of trout with some slot and bull redfish schooling under the birds in the morning. Fish off the bottom in the morning with 3/4 ounce silver and gold spoons, or 3/4 ounce glo chartreuse 5 inch plastics. Trout are good off the rocks on the northside of Pleasure Island with live shrimp under a popping cork or 5 inch glo chartreuse plastics. North Levee continues to produce limits of trout early on topwaters, crankbaits midday, then live shrimp under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are good in the Neches River points, turnarounds, rock piles and buoys on the east and west side of the river using 1/4 ounce jigs with glo chartreuse plastics. Bayou water falling out flushing out the bait and fish. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 60-65 degrees. Fishing has slowed for oversized and slot redfish and smaller sized keeper black drum off the jetties on live shrimp or live mullet under a cork, or mullet off the bottom. Crabs can be caught off the rocks at the jetties. Bull croakers and a few small sand trout in the jetties. Broken bridge and Ferry Landing some keeper speckled trout. The surf of Rollover Bay holding redfish on the bay side and big black drum and bigger sized speckled trout live shrimp, or cut mullet. Report by Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Social Media