Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports
Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 7)
FAIR. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good, moving around in depths of less than 8 feet in the Angelina River and moving out to various lake structures on spinners, worms, and topwater. White bass are fair on minnows working the points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in creeks timber and all mid-depth structures. Catfish are good on live and stinkbait.
Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports (1 - 20 of 398)
At the end of Round #1, two teams really shined above the rest. The newly formed team of Aaron Freeman and Kevin Walker brought in the heaviest stringer of the round with 19.51 pounds followed by Wyatt...
by Tom Behrens on 12/8/2020
The Rayburn Toy Bash Fishing Tournament sponsored by Outlaw Outdoors raised an astounding $28,019.93. for the Jasper County Blue Santa Program. The tournament was held on November 21 at the Umphrey Pavilion on...
by Tom Behrens on 11/27/2020
What can be learned about largemouth bass behavior and movements in late fall, early winter on Texas lakes?
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists used Livescope electronics and receivers to...
by Tom Behrens on 11/25/2020
Congratulations to River Johnson and Dalton Morton on their victory at the DETX Q3 this past Saturday. The Veteran team weighed in 19.01 lbs including a nice 5.38 lb large mouth. Second place went to Conner...
by Tom Behrens on 11/20/2020
Louisiana’s Ruston High School duo of Garrett Pody and Zachary McMillan brought five bass to the scale Saturday, Nov.16, weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce to win the FLW High School Fishing presented by...
by Tom Behrens on 11/20/2020
New Iberian Zach Suit, with a big assist from his bass club tournament partner, Mike Sinitiere, rose to the occasion Oct. 25-26 when the Angler of the Year title was on the line in the Louisiana Bass...
by Tom Behrens on 11/6/2020
Photo courtesy FLW
Going into the final day, Blake Schroeder was just 3 ounces ahead of Aaron Johnson in the Toyota Series Southwestern Division event on Sam Rayburn. Tight to the end, both anglers brought...
by Tom Behrens on 10/18/2020
Bryan and Tyler Landers were the leaders going into The Championship with a narrow lead of only 5 points over second place and 14 points over third place. When the scales closed on Day 1, Team Landers still...
by Tom Behrens on 10/6/2020
Danny Iles and Brian Shook. On Day 1 of The Outlaw Team Championship, Big Sam kicked them right in their teeth giving up only 11.35 pounds. On Day 2, Iles and Shook got revenge.
For all Outlaw Outdoors...
by Tom Behrens on 10/6/2020
Boater Shane Williams of Keithville, Louisiana, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 30 pounds, 2 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Cowboy Division...
by Tom Behrens on 10/2/2020
Garrison Byerly and Will Hinson took home top honors with a winning weight of 19.47 lbs. at the Deep East Texas High School Fishing Tournament held Sept. 12, 2020 at Lake Sam Rayburn. There were 53 teams...
by Tom Behrens on 9/14/2020
A stellar start positioned Masayuki Matsushita to overcome a Day 2 stumble and mount a final-round surge to win the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a three-day total of 60...
by Tom Behrens on 9/14/2020
Darold Gleason of Many, La., executed a two-part game plan perfectly Friday to sack up 27 pounds, 1 ounce and take the Day 2 lead at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. His...
by Tom Behrens on 9/12/2020
Sticking with a mobile strategy allowed Masayuki Matsushita to sack up a massive limit of 27 pounds, 10 ounces to lead Thursday’s opening round of the Basspro.com Central Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir....
by Tom Behrens on 9/11/2020
Keith Combs, Bassmaster Elite, describes September as a tought month to catch fish on Sam Rayburn.
Combs said he’s noticed that Hurricane Laura ripped up some grass on the south end. But otherwise, the...
by Tom Behrens on 9/5/2020
A new bass fishing angler asks the age-old question when fishing a plastic worm; should he set the hook immediately when he feels a bump or wait a second before setting the hook.
My learning curve in fishing...
by Tom Behrens on 7/13/2020
Clayton Boulware and Albert Collins take first place in the Outlaw Outdoors 4th of July Tournament held on Lake Sam Rayburn.
The top 10 finishers:
1. Boulware-Collins, 3 fish, 16.81 lbs.
2....
by Tom Behrens on 7/7/2020
KRIS WILSON & BRYAN LOHR TOP 250 TEAMS TO WIN OVER $50,000 AT THE TECHRON TX-SHOOTOUT ON RAYBURN.
1. KRIS WILSON-BRYAN LOHR, 5 fish, 29.86 lbs.
2 BUBBA FRAZIER-TOMMY HILL JR, 5 fish, 21.79lbs.
3...
by Tom Behrens on 6/29/2020
June 13 - Sam RayburnAt Cassels-Boykin Park
1 Danny Cross Lufkin, TX 5 18.56 $500.00 168.562 Clay Phillips Huntington, TX 5 14.24 $250.00 163.243 Jeff Fisher Flint, TX 5 13.97 $153.00 161.974 Kent Graham...
by Tom Behrens on 6/24/2020
The team of Derek Mundy and River Mundy took home $2,250 for finishing first and another $500 for Big Bass, 9.97 lbs.
The top ten finishes were:
1. Derek Mundy-River Mundy, 3 fish, 23.28 lbs.
2. Shawn...
by Tom Behrens on 6/22/2020
