More fresh water on the way!

I was truly surprised by the number of folks that have continued to frequent this blog in spite of the fact that there was nothing to read day after day. Just a crazy number of folks responded!

We tried to sneak one in yesterday in front of this front and it was a little disappointing considering the perfect conditions.  With the exception of high muddy water (what's new) we couldn't have asked for anything any better.  In five hours we probably released a dozen undersized reds and four 16 to 19 inch trout.  We kept five slot fish for a court boullon while we watch high school playoffs tonight.

All but one redfish ate a 4-inch black chartreuse Usual Suspect.  The rest of the fish ate a red shad original Corky.  It wasn't like we didn't try anything else, but for some reason red shad was the magic color and that was the only style Corky I had in the box in that color.

I really don't know what to expect over the next few days.  We ran up to Tyler last Thursday and there was standing water in every ditch and pasture.  It continued to rain the entire time we were there and both Rayburn and Toledo Bend were full and continuing to rise.  I heard last night that they were going to have to open the gates on T-Bend again to stay ahead of the flooding, but that hasn't happened as of this morning.

 

Comments

[Richard Cockrell]

Thanks for continuing to report. I feel like I have learned a lot over the years from you. As others have said, it is hard to find info on Sabine, especially the northern half.

[Gary Woods]

Thanks for the reports Capt, having reliable and honest reports about the fishing and water conditions are invaluable to me coming to Sabine from Houston or the lake house in Ivanhoe / Woodville are greatly appreciated! It is tough to find any info about Sabine and I know if you aren't reporting it's because the fishing is not worth reporting on and your information has helped us learn new ways to catch fish.. it's hard for me not to use Usual Suspects about 70% of the day anywhere I fish now, I still throw all of my other favorites but it's the only lure I have ever caught a full limit grand slam on!! OK, it was November and I could only keep 2 flounder but 10 solid trout, 3 reds and 2 flounder was a trip of a life time for me and I caught 8 flounder that day, all on Usual Suspects Cock O' the Walk and Soldier Shad on the flats adjacent to the ship channel in the NW corner in between Stewts and Pleasure Island. I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge, Merry Christmas and a better fishing new year to us all in 2019 hopefully!!

Gary Wooods