Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Mar 30, 2026

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

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Texas Rigs (Worming)
9
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
7
Bladed Jigs
6
Drop Shot
6
Wacky Rigs
6

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Fishing Reports

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GRAE BUCK
Gold Ambassador
4/6/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Brush Piles
- Forage
  Shad
The first stop of the 2022 MLF Pro Circuit was on Lake Sam Rayburn, January 27-30th. I had a great first day dropshotting brush piles between 5 and 25 foot deep, catching prespawners that were using them to stage as they were working their way back into the creeks. I would use my Lowrance Active Target to see which brush piles had fish then pitch over to them with a Z-Man 7" finesse worm rigged on a 2/0 Hayabusa FPP straight hook for my dropshot. This let me texas rig them and work my bait through the brush without getting hung up. Not all the bass would eat it but if they were going to it was as soon as it hit the bottom. Once I had a solid limit I would go shallow throwing a Jackhammer with a Razor Shadz trailer to hunt down the bigger bite. It worked on day 1 where I weighed in 14lbs but day 2 was tougher and I never got that big bite and dropped from 25th to 64th place. Below you will find links to fish catches and video recaps of each day of this tournament and practice: Lake Sam Rayburn Day 1 MLF Pro Circuit-https://youtu.be/21Vckqh82U4 Lake Sam Rayburn Day 2 MLF Pro Circuit- https://youtu.be/gScWU4QeI4c Lake Sam Rayburn Practice MLF Pro Circuit- https://youtu.be/s3knKriKEmM
Over the Shoulder Fishing
Gold Ambassador
4/6/24
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Worming)
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Water Temperature
  68°
Started the BFL with a 2 hour fog delay. Tried to hunt them shallow, got a few with the carolina rig along some grass lines. Moved over to some submerged grass in about 10 foot of water and caught a few more with a combination of carolina rig with flukes and a Texas rigged big worm.
Lee
Gold Ambassador
4/6/24
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Frogs/Toads
- Structure
  Standing Timber
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  67°
Amazing day! Caught them on top water all day with our first fish coming on the Manns Baby Minus 1, otherwise all fish were caught on top water with the Pop-R, frog, and a chug bug in black/chrome. We had over 26 lbs as a team and placed 1st and 3rd individually in a 3-fish tournament. Our team weight was with 6 fish. The top waters you would give it a couple of twitches and then let it sit and they were choking it. Every fish had the bait way in the back of their throat. Find deep water near shallow with standing timber and hydrilla and you will find the post spawn fish in 1'-4' of water.