Sam Rayburn Fishing Report

Dec 3, 2025

SLOW. Water muddy; 59 degrees; 9.03 feet below pool. The lake is 9.3 feet below pool and rising with the recent rain, and water temperatures are in the low 60s and continuing to drop with the cooler air. The creeks and upriver areas have turned a bit muddy, but bass are moving shallow to chase shad in the new water. Spinnerbaits and traps are producing well when covering water and targeting feeding fish, and any remaining grass is holding bass. With water levels rising, most fish are pushing shallow or moving upriver. Crankbaits and swim jigs are good for covering ground, while crappie and white bass are also trending upriver. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Late summer patterns were easing into the fall pattern with water in the mid to low 70s. Expect the water temperature to get in the mid to high 60s after this next cold front. The major populations of bass are in 10-15 feet of water or 20-25 feet of water on main lake drains, or secondary points and creek channel swings. Fish are staging to chase bait in the main lake or creeks. The shallow bite is on quarter ounce rattle traps, switching to square bill crankbaits or deep diving crankbaits around timber on main lake flats. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

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