Weekly Fishing Report Week of September 24, 2025
Sam Rayburn Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.35 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; 4.00 feet below pool. Water temperatures are back up in the mid to high 80s, and fishing has been tough on the south end of the lake as it continues turning over, with brown bubbles showing up-something that should settle in the next 5-6 days. For now, it’s best to stay north of the bridge. Main lake ridges in 12-18 feet are producing a few bites on Texas rigs and big crankbaits, while creek bends in 3-8 feet are giving up some small fish and keepers on square bills and lipless baits, though not many over 2 pounds. Crappie remain slow on brush piles and natural timber in 16-22 feet, with most caught on live bait rather than jigs. The fall transition keeps getting delayed by the heat, but signs point to a real shift coming next week once the turnover passes. Despite the tough bite, a few big fish have been landed recently, including several in the 9-pound range. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SALTWATER
Sabine Lake
89 degrees. Catching nice trout drifting with live shrimp under a popping cork on North Levee in the morning. Then head to the ICW for redfish and trout. Target the points, rock piles and shell flats. Some nice flounder are mixed in with the redfish and our trout on the bulkheads during outgoing tides. Cast plastics tipped with shrimp on a quarter ounce jighead, or live mullet under a popping cork. Some sheepshead and drum can be caught in the same area with Carolina rigged live mullet. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GREAT. 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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