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Sam Rayburn Reservoir

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Winter (Current)
131 Fishing Reports
1381 Followers

Sam Rayburn Reservoir Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Winter

Drop ShotSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)Carolina RigsHard Topwater (Prop)Lipless CrankbaitsMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')Texas Rigs (Worming)Blade BaitsDamiki Rig
  1. Drop Shot
    3
  2. Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
    3
  3. Carolina Rigs
    2
  4. Hard Topwater (Prop)
    2
  5. Lipless Crankbaits
    2
Total Fishing Reports
131
Top Species Reported for Winter
  1. Largemouth Bass25 Reports
  2. Catfish2 Reports
  3. Crappie1 Report

Fishing Reports

131 Reports on Sam Rayburn Reservoir

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  • D-I-A

    Silver Ambassador

    12/8/22

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Winter

    • Technique

      Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)

    • Structure

      Points

    • Forage

      Shad

    Idle around main and secondary points in 22’-28’ of water leading into creek branches and look for balls of shad on your electronics. Once you locate the shad, spot lock in the area and either use forward facing sonar or fan cast covering as much of the point as you can. Today they wanted it 2’-3’ off the bottom with a slow retrieve and one to two twitches every couple turns of the reel handle.
  • D-I-A

    Silver Ambassador

    12/9/22

    • Species

      Crappie

    • Season

      Winter

    • Technique

      Finesse Hair Jigs

    • Structure

      Brush Piles

    • Forage

      Shad

    Idle around creek channel bends and main lake points in 20’-30’. The most productive brush today was on the main lake points. I could not get the fish in the creek channel bends to fire. Maybe if I would have had minnows that would have been a different story. I was predominately bass fishing today, but I can’t resist throwing into a pile that’s loaded with crappie. I only threw my 1/16 oz. hand tied hair jigs in grey/red/chartreuse and white/silver Krystal flash. I had to bump the branches of the pile and hold it as still as I could once I bumped it to get bit. Just keep moving until you find active fish on the piles.
  • D-I-A

    Silver Ambassador

    12/9/22

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Winter

    • Technique

      Topwater Prop

    • Structure

      Points

    • Forage

      Shad

    Started the morning out right fishing the same points that I had success with yesterday throwing a 90 whopper plopper paralleling the shore lines working my way back into the back of the creek. They bit consistently until the sun broke the horizon and the shad went deep.
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