Sam Rayburn Fishing Report

GOOD. Water stained; 64 degrees; 4.43 feet below pool. Bass are trying to spawn deeper than normal in 4-12 feet of water. Bass are hitting jigs, crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the creeks. Catfish are hitting cut bait off the bottom in the river channel. White bass are…

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 3.29 feet below pool. Large groups of bass are making the push shallow in 3-15 feet in the grass and hydrilla. Bass are hitting Texas rig stick bait, lightweight Carolina rig, rattletrap, and chatterbait

GOOD. Water stained; 58-63 degrees; 0.84 feet below pool. Water conditions are stable, but they are slowly dropping the water level to continue work on the dam. Water is still very muddy north of Calhoun Point. A full moon and warming trend have temperatures in the high 50s and low 60s so anglers should expect…

GOOD. Water stained; 58-63 degrees; 0.84 feet below pool. Full moon this weekend will draw the fish up shallow with the best bites in the morning and late afternoon. The water is muddy north of the Texas State Highway 147 bridge and clearing south of the bridge. The grass lines are in 6-12 feet grass…

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 1.32 feet below pool. Wind shuts the shallow bass bite down, but the forecasted warming trend should bring the fish shallow. Big stringers can be caught between fronts. Start from the bank to the inside grass line to see what you can find. When this bite slows move to the…

GOOD. Water stained; 52-58 degrees; 2.11 feet below pool. As the water continues to rise expect all the fish to push shallow. There is now an inside grass line in 5 feet of water and an outside grass line in 15 feet of water. Start on from the bank to the inside grass line to…

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 52-58 degrees; 4.62 feet below pool. Bass will be slow on rattletraps in the grass and staging on points and drains. Good size fish can be caught shallow. Crappie are slow in the lake as they move into the river channel. White bass are the up river. With the rainfall the…

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 7.42 feet below pool. There is work being done to the dam. Bass will be slow on rattletraps in the grass and staging on points and drains. Good size fish can be caught shallow. Crappie are slow in the lake as they move into the river channel. White bass…

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 48 degrees; 7.20 feet below pool. The bite will be slow after the cold front, and there is rain in the forecast next week. The females will be lethargic while they hunker down in the grass gearing up for the spawn. Bass will move shallow and deep with the heat of…