Weekly Fishing Report Week of October 15, 2025
Sabine Lake
83 degrees. Limits of redfish in the ICW on points and drops, with some speckled trout off shell flats hitting live shrimp on a popping cork. Limits of speckled trout and numbers of redfish are possible in the intercoastal, and off the rocks, points and the cuts in Sabine Channel. Very nice speckled trout at the rigs in the gulf, with some ling, cobia and very good days tripletails mixed in. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
84 degrees. Water temperatures are still hanging in the 80s in the bay and gulf. People are catching plenty of redfish, trout, and black drum everywhere. There are a few flounder and speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, croakers and crabs caught along the jetty. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
FRESHWATER
Sam Rayburn
Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.10 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
FAIR. 90 degrees; 4.31 feet below pool. Water temperatures remain in the mid 80s, but a cool front is expected to move in over the weekend. Fishing has been tough so far, but once that cooler air arrives, the bite should improve quickly. Conditions right now feel more like September fishing than mid-October. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
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