White bass are in the river and feeder creeks




Reports are coming in that the first waves of white bass are beginning to move up the Sabine River from Toledo Bend Lake on their annual spawning run.

White bass are cold-tolerant fish that spawn when water temperature is between 50-55 degrees. You can catch one fish right after another when you locate a school of them.

Almost any small shad imitation lure will draw strikes, but 1/8 or 1/4 ounce Road Runner jigs and 1/4 ounce Rat-L-Traps are the preferred lures.

Locating schools in the river is dependent on river height and clarity. If the river is low and clarity decent, the fish will hold in the main channel; if the river is up and muddy, the white bass tend to move into feeder creeks where water clarity is often better.

Action should continue through mid-March.

 




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Toledo Bend Lake Current Weather Alerts

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Toledo Bend Lake Weather Forecast

Thursday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 87

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 73

Friday

Severe Tstms

Hi: 87

Friday Night

Severe Tstms

Lo: 73

Saturday

Severe Tstms

Hi: 75

Saturday Night

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Lo: 51

Sunday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 57

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 46


Toledo Bend Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/3: 170.76 (-1.24)



Toledo Bend Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 2)

SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; 1.18 feet below pool. Water temperature is holding right around 60-64 degrees and the lake is on the rise. Bass are good in 1-6 feet of water with frogs, wacky worms, senkos, and Texas rig lizards. Post spawned fish are starting to show up in 8-12 feet on shallow running crankbait in shad color, or Carolina rigs. If the lake continues to rise, the bass will to the flooded bushes. Crappie fishing has slowed while the creeks are muddy, but as the water clears road runners and tube jigs with 1/16 ounce heads.will be productive. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

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