Hurricane Beryl did damage to the area and the fishing reports this week. Toledo Bend is still under full pool at 170.84 while Sam Rayburn has dropped to 169.42 after a high of 172.41 on June 18.
Weekly Fishing Report for Week of July 10, 2024
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 5.11 feet above pool. Lots of floating debris after the recent rains from Hurricane Beryl. Water level is slowly dropping, but fishing conditions and patterns are holding steady. Summer bite is just around the corner when we will see the bass draw to deeper water points and white bass schooling. Bass are good on topwaters, or flipping soft plastics into submerged brush and points, or deeper humps and points with Carolina rigs. Crappie are in 12-16 feet of water, 20-30 feet on timber and brush. Catfish are in 22 feet of water in the creek channels. White bass are in 26 feet of water off of points on jigging spoons. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. As the lake continues to drop fish are going to be moving to traditional summer locations pending the thermocline depth. Bass are good early morning on shallow main lake points with medium or deep diving crankbaits, and topwaters. Main lake ledges with Carolina rig shaky head and spoons. Brush piles shallower than the thermocline with Texas rigs, jigs or Carolina rigs. The thermocline is actively fluctuating and will continue to do so while lake level changes. Navigate with caution watching for floating debris, trees, and stumps. Report by Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 92 degrees; 1.04 feet below pool. Many houses and marinas sustained damage due to Hurricane Beryl, and power has not been restored in many areas. All the roads are back open, and trees have been pushed to the side. Please make sure and call your marina, or house before heading over to the lake. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
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Sabine Lake
FAIR. 86 degrees. The water is high and muddy after Hurricane Beryl. High tides will flush bait out of the marshes. Before the storm, the Sabine Jetties and Channel were producing redfish and trout on popping cork with live shrimp inside the rocks and shell flats. Sheepshead and drum were being caught in the rocks in the jetties. Sabine Lake was good for redfish and trout on the south reef in 12-14 feet of water on plastics in glo chartreuse or sparkle with a chartreuse tail. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 82 degrees. Anticipate limited resources as the area recovers from storm damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl. Check ramp status and navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
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