Weekly Fishing Report Week of July 9, 2025
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 1.54 feet below pool. Freshwater is still entering the lake from the river, and water is being released. Topwater bass bite is early in the morning and evening. Bass are deeper on points, drains and humps with crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on brush piles, but many undersized fish and bluegill to sift through. Catfish are good in 18-20 feet of water on cut bait. A few white bass are schooling on main lake points. Cast baits to shade. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.75 feet below pool. It is just the dead of summer time fishing here on Toledo Bend. Bass fishing is tough with a few bites at daylight on topwater and swim jigs. The best bite is coming at night on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits along the edge of bank grass, then Texas rig worms and football jigs on main lake points in 12-18 feet. The bite should improve with the coming full moon. Crappie are hit-and-miss on main lake docks and brush piles. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 85 degrees. Sabine Lake is muddy and fresh but the salinity is improving. Primarily smaller size catches of trout. When the winds allow the rigs are producing limits of trout with ⅜ ounce jighead in glo chartreuse jigging off the bottom in 25-35 feet of water. Triple tail can be caught in the same area in the weedlines with live shrimp on a popping cork. Early morning topwater bite for trout at the jetty, switching to plastics and live shrimp on a popping cork as the sun rises. Drum and sheepshead can be caught freelining shrimp on the rocky bottoms. Inside of Sabine Channel producing trout and redfish in 8-14 feet of water on rock piles and shell pads with popping cork and live shrimp or �¼ ounce glo chartreuse jig heads. Sheepshead and drum are biting live shrimp Carolina rigged or freelined. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 79 degrees. Water temperatures are hanging in the upper 70s. Water levels are slow-moving back and forth with a moderate amount of sargassum washing in on the surf. People are catching plenty of redfish, gafftop, and black drum everywhere. There are pleasure 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, and a few close to state records have been landed. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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