Fishing report for Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn and Sabine Lake courtesy of the Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.02 feet low. Bass are good along the banks and in submerged brush using white popping frogs. The bite in the creek channels is good on crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good, coming out from the spawn moving to brush piles. Catfish are good in the creek channel drop-offs on cut bait and shrimp. Bluegill are moving out of shallows to brush piles. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water stained; 70-73 degrees; 0.29 feet low. The water level is 171.7 with one generator running 24 hours. Water temperature in the mid lake area is 70-73 degrees. The back feeder creeks are stained, but the shallow flats and main lake are clear. Bass are moving around in submerged vegetation and structures. Try casting topwater imitations like popping frogs, buzz baits, spinnerbaits, wacky worms, senko style baits, flukes, lizards and don’t forget them swim jigs. Crappie are relocating to deeper water. When you see the Magnolia trees starting to blossom that is an indicator that the temperature is almost right for the bluegill to spawn. You can catch a bluegill using live crickets, grasshoppers, earthworms and small surface floating spiders and poppers. The shad spawn is still working, so follow the shad and you will find the bass. Typically, the shad are triggered to start their spawn when the water temperature ranges between 68-76 degrees. Laying their eggs on wooden structures and wooden bulkheads in shallow waters. Threadfin and gizzard shad play an important role in freshwater ecosystems, and by extension, are important to fishermen. The Catfish are biting on a slip cork rig in 2-4 feet of water from first light to 8:30 a.m. using shrimp, live or frozen shad, chicken livers and punch baits. Summer is here, time to get those kayaks or canoes out and get the family together to go fishing or exploring on beautiful Toledo Bend Lake! Remember to always keep your life jacket on while on the water and don’t forget to fasten that engine kill switch lanyard to your life jacket if you are operating a motorized vessel on the water. Play it safe on the water, always inform your loved ones or a friend of your expected return time to port or home. Good luck and tight lines! Report from Captain Steve (Scooby) Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Mudfish Rod Shop, Kayak and Fishing Guide Service.
Sabine Lake
GOOD. 80 degrees. Redfish and trout are good in the ICW off flats, points and drops using live shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are good using a 1/16 ounce jig head in morning glory chartreuse or mullet colored 10-25 feet of water off ledges on incoming tides. Marshes are holding trout and redfish. Speckled trout are improving in the Sabine Channel in 4-10 feet over shell in the incoming tides. Sabine jetties are fishing good with glo chartreuse �¼ ounce shrimp. Fishing in the lake is fair with a few catches drifting. South Levy speckled trout are good using gold spoons, top waters, and live shrimp under a popping cork. North Levy has the best bite in the lake, with limits on the first and second pipe and along the walls using deep diving baits and plastics. Bessie Heights is muddy holding some redfish free lining live shrimp and live mullet. Keith Lake producing limits of redfish on gold spoons on live shrimp under a popping cork drifting over shell reefs. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
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