Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports
Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Report from TPWD (Dec. 12)
Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 1.65’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow.
Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports (1 - 20 of 331)
Sam Rayburn, Toledo Bend and Lake Fork, along with other Texas lakes, are dotted with lots of bass tournament through the year; there is something going on just about every week. Maybe some of them have...
by Tom Behrens on 12/11/2018
What a difference a day can make! Sunday proved to be much better fishing for most of the anglers. When the scales closed for the 18 teams competing in the Consolation Bracket, the team of Justin Morton and...
by Tom Behrens on 12/5/2018
College teams drove from as far as 13 hours away to try to chase down a berth to The Bassmaster College National Championship. When the scales closed on Sunday, two Texas teams punched their ticket to the...
by Tom Behrens on 11/19/2018
Archery season for deer opened Sept. 29 and Early Youth-Only deer season is Oct. 27-28. General Gun season begins Nov. 3, continues through Jan. 6 in the North Zone and Jan. 20 in the South Zone. It's t ime to...
by Tom Behrens on 10/8/2018
Congratulations to Derek Mundy and James Robert Mathews for bringing in the heaviest bag of fish and taking home the win with an impressive 5 fish stringer of 28.35 lbs. Derek and James Robert also took home...
by Tom Behrens on 10/1/2018
Water Temp.84
Normal pool 164.40
Water Clarity 2 feet
The water level on Sam Rayburn is at 161.40 and is still coming up.
Fall Bass fishing on “Big Sam”.
We always look forward to fall fishing...
by Lynn Atkinson on 9/29/2018
Texas now has over 400 ShareLunker entries for 2018. Robert Crane caught his 8.3-pound "Lunker Class" bass at Oak Creek Reservoir in August. Through the middle of September, anglers entered 422 bass weighing...
by Tom Behrens on 9/25/2018
he V&M Wild Thang worm was the talk of the crowd on Sunday afternoon during weigh in. Four of the top five teams used the Wild Thang worm to earn their check. It was also the lure of choice that earned...
by Tom Behrens on 9/18/2018
It is said that good things happen to good people, and good things definitely happened to a team of brothers at the Outlaw Outdoor Labor Day Tournament on Lake Sam Rayburn. Gene & JP Williams were heavily...
by Tom Behrens on 9/10/2018
What’s the secret of catching bass in the summer when it’s so hot, even the dog doesn’t want to go out?
Slow down the presentation: Texas angler Brad Reid recently shared a couple of secrets...
by Tom Behrens on 8/20/2018
How many can remember back to when the plastic worm made it’s first appearance on the bass fishing scene? Several of the major retailers I frequented put pint size containers out on a long table, each...
by Tom Behrens on 8/1/2018
The Texscape Services 3rd Annual 4th of July Tournament is in the books with a pair of brother-in-laws taking home the victory and Pride Rods Big Bass honors.
When teams started rolling in about 2 o'clock, it...
by Tom Behrens on 7/13/2018
Sam Rayburn Reservoir takes the crown for being the best bass lake in the nation for 2018 according to Bassmaster Magazine’s 100 Best Bass Lakes rankings.
The storied Lone Star State fishery has never...
by Tom Behrens on 7/13/2018
Outlaw Outdoors, one of the newest bass fishing tournaments, fishing Lake Sam Rayburn, regularly announces a new division where localized college teams can qualify for the College National...
by Tom Behrens on 7/5/2018
Twenty four teams went home with checks at Bass Champs Techron tournament on Sam Rayburn. It took about 20 pounds to earn a check. Harold Moore and Bryan Lohr hit the jackpot with their five fish limit to win...
by Tom Behrens on 6/29/2018
You don’t need someone to tell you it’s hot out there, especially sitting in a boat with no shade. The following are some tips to help keep you and your fish alive during a fishing tournament,...
by Tom Behrens on 6/11/2018
A couple of Lindale High School junior students are reeling in big cash money with their fishing rods. "I like figuring out what they are biting out on the lake," Reece Martin, Lindale High junior says....
by Tom Behrens on 6/4/2018
The Texscape Services Third Annual Outlaw Outdoors Memorial Day Tournament presented by Ross Motorsports is in the books with one duo dominating the other 79 teams.
It started early in the morning around 7:30...
by Tom Behrens on 6/4/2018
Eight area teams participated in the Texas High School Bass Association State championship at Lake Sam Rayburn May 19-20.
The Whitehouse team of Trent Bookman and Elijah Focht led the area anglers in the...
by Tom Behrens on 6/4/2018
Bassmaster team championship
Sam Rayburn May 5 - Sam Rayburn @ San Augustine Park
Place Angler 1 Angler 2 # Bass Pounds Winnings Points1 Andre Martin Glen Freeman 5 25.78 $2,000.00 175.782 Ben Matsubu Hannah...
by Tom Behrens on 5/15/2018