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 Weather Forecast

Friday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 84

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 66

Saturday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 84

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 66

Sunday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 86

Sunday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 68

Monday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 86

Monday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 69


Toledo Bend Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/25: 171.82 (-0.18)



Toledo Bend Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 23)

SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.36 feet below pool. There are still numbers of bass on the bank in 1-5 feet biting wacky worms and senko. A few bass are starting to move out to 6-12 feet hitting Carolina rigs, Texas rigs and mid running crankbaits. The shad spawn should start any day, as hot as it has gotten the last couple days. When this starts, target points with spinnerbaits, swimjigs and topwaters. Most days this pattern lasts for about an hour in the morning. Crappie action is finally picking up in 5-9 feet of water, shallow timber, brush piles and shallow docks with jigs. Few reports came in this week at night on lighted docks. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

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