Colburn's Sabine Connection

More fishing than catching!

It's not like I forgot how to access my typepad account.  Very little has changed for me and I have had virtually nothing good to report.  It has been frustrating to say the least.  I scouted Thursday and Friday last week with two good fishermen and we caught a total of six fish.  One of them was a gafftop so I have to deduct one!

The water clarity isn't as bad as it was nor is the wind, but we just can't find the trout. Having said that, there is an occasional decent bite taking place south of the Causeway and along both revetment walls.  I have watched the bank fishermen catch more fish than I have on the walls, but it is good to know they are there and it is easilyh the clearest water in the lake. There are lots of folks fishing the pipes each morning and I think It is by far the best option right now if you choose to stay in the lake.

The water was in good shape in short stretches of the Louisiana bank, but we managed to catch only three redfish Thursday.  The water on the Causeway reefs was in terrible shape on an incoming tide.  I still haven't heard even a bad explanation as to why the rivers and bayous are still so dirty with no runoff for over a month.  Hard to get excited!

The upcoming S.A.L.T. tournament is going to be a challenge, but it is always fun.  They may have to make a long run, but someone always finds the fish.

 

You have to work at it right now.

The wind hasn't been so much of a problem the past few days, especially early and late.  For the most part, neither the lake or the Sabine and Neches have cleared up very much and I don't know why.  Toledo Bend is releasing virtually no water at all and we have had very little rain.

The water on the west side and south end have pockets of clearer water, but the east side and much of the lake still have poor water clarity.  I have gotten several encouraging reports from folks fishing the Causeway area all the way to the jetties.  Those staying in the ship channel are catching both flounder and trout while those fishing the east side of the jetties are catching every thing from trout to oversized reds.

The early morning hours have been the best for us on the north end.  The trout have been up on the shallow flats early, but they don't stay long.  They are biting a little bit of everything, but we have stayed with a crankbait and topwater hoping to catch larger trout.  When that bite slows we have either moved to the revetment wall or east shoreline depending on wind direction and scratched out a few slot reds and flounder on plastics.

The outgoing tide has been the most productive for us as the lake level is still on the high side.  If you get a bite or two working the shoreline stay in that one spot for a while.  The fish have not been scattered and are holding in smaller areas.  We have also done better with the reds fishing a rattling hard bait than plastics.