Sam Rayburn Reservoir
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
Punching grass with a 1oz Epic Tungsten Weight
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Bluegill
Squarebills will catch you some nice fish on Sam Rayburn. Works well in flooded trees. Bounce the squarebill off stumps or laydowns to get bit. The 1.5 runs 3-5 feet deep with erratic movements across the bottom. Check out the video to see the squarebill catching some fish on a flooded Sam Rayburn.
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
89°
Brush tops in 16'-28' deep. Great bite early but after lunch it slowed down drastically. Used live minnows.
benburkefishing
Bronze Ambassador
8/9/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
83°
Lots of fish caught on brush. They were keying in on crappie and threadfins. Morning bite and late afternoon.
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Brush Piles
Piles were hit or miss. Saw lots of small crappie on piles while other piles were empty. Best piles seemed to be in the 20' range. Water temps 87-93. Lake is still about 2.5' high and falling. We used a variety of hand tied jigs with shad colors working best