Weekly Fishing Report Week of September 18, 2024
Sam Rayburn
FAIR. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.35 feet below pool. There continues to be a shallow and a deep bass bite with some schooling action. Bass are fair in shallow water over grass with topwaters, or on secondary points Carolina rigs and dropshots. Crappie are fair on 15-27 feet on brush piles with minnows over jigs. As the weather cools crappie will transition up the river on stumps. Blue and channel catfish are fair in 15-25 feet of water on cut bait and minnows. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Lake level is holding steady, but expect the lake to drop to 5-7 feet low to continue to work on the dam in the future. Fish are in all stages of the transition. Target bass with jig head minnows and forward facing sonar. Bass are suspended at the mouth of creeks and on offshores flats chasing bait. When bass are schooling on the bottom cast a Carolina rig, dropshot, and shaky head. There is an abundance of shallow fish and this pattern should continue through the fall. Target the hay grass and flooded bushes early in the morning to catch bass chasing bait using a chatterbait, swimbait or frog. Report by Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Guide Service. Fishing Guide.
Toledo Bend
FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 3.99 feet below pool. Bass fishing is improving on topwaters and frogs first couple hours at day light. Once the sun rises switch to swim jigs and wacky worms. Deep fish are coming on Carolina rigs and few on spoons. The quality of fish is small right with very few keepers. Crappie are slow. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
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Sabine Lake
GOOD. 85 degrees. Salinity in Sabine Lake has improved up to midlake. The South and North Levy are producing nice catches of speckled trout with live shrimp under a popping cork. Sheepshead, drum and redfish are mixed in. Work the points and drops near Pleasure Island Point with live shrimp under a popping cork for redfish. The redfish are stacked on rocks near the bank in 4-8 feet of water. The entire ICW is holding a mix bag of flounder, sheepshead, drum and mangrove snapper. North winds are in the forecast heading into the weekend, so running the beaches should produce good catches of triple tail this next week. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
EXCELLENT. 83 degrees. Get ready for another week of Excellent fishing! Water temperatures are cooling after the storm clouds and tides. The jetty has been producing limits of trout and big bull redfish. Small flounder have been visible on the low tides and are starting to move in for the fall. Post-storm fishing will be some of the best. The surf is producing limits of speckled trout, bull redfish and black drum. The stingrays and bigger sharks are still running along the whole peninsula. Anglers are using all kinds of different bait with awesome results. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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