Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports
Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Report from TPWD (Oct. 10)
Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 3.42’ low. Black bass are good on bone topwaters and watermelon soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on spoons over humps. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait and nightcrawlers.
Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Reports (1 - 20 of 328)
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
Water Temp.76Normal pool 164.40Water Clarity 2 feet“Big Sam” is right at pool level.
The top water bite on “Big Sam” can be Awesome and things are looking good with all the water. The...
by Lynn Atkinson on 5/13/2018
On Saturday May 5, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Schools Bass Team won the first ever “School of the Year” award from the Southeast Texas High School Fishing Association after the first of two...
by Tom Behrens on 5/10/2018
Groves angler Ralph Dupuy finished in first place in the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash fishing tournament at Umphrey Pavillion in Lake Sam Rayburn. Dupuy's catch on the preceding hour window on Friday weighed...
by Tom Behrens on 5/2/2018