Cooler weather could slow down a semi-decent trout bite.

I haven't seen the weather report yet, but it got chilly quickly today.  We were down to t-shirts and waders yesterday so cooler weather and a north wind should have been expected.  In spite of the great conditions the bite was just about the same for us as it has been over the past several weeks.  We had about an hour and a half of decent catching and couldn't draw a strike the rest of the time.

We didn't catch a trout over three pounds nor did the two other boats sharing the same stretch of shoreline.  We weren't keeping fish, but I would guess that we released 8 to 10 trout and two reds.  Most of them would have been small keepers. One of the groups said they had nine keepers and their friends had seven.  We caught most of our fish on Catch V's and a pink Maniac Mullet.  They were catching their fish on jointed Corkies and Down South tails rigged on 1/16th ounce heads.

I know one of those fishermen and he said that he hadn't caught an honest six pound trout in the last two years on Sabine.  That is saying something as I know of no one else that has caught more trout over seven pounds on Sabine since the early 2000's than he and his brother-in-law. They only wade and spend all of their time between here and Trinity Bay.  Trinity isn't doing anyone any favors either.

The water was a little dirtier than it has been in the area we homesteaded, but it didn't change the bite.  Even when we are catching a few fish we are seeing very little bait on the surface.  That could well be due to the low salinity level that just keeps getting lower.  I talked with Steve over at Outcast Tackle last week and he said that Roger had caught a new record bass for Sabine Lake.  That is a good thing for Roger, but not for the trout fishermen.  He caught it on the north revetment wall!

Most every time the water has been clear enough in Black's to provide a color change on the tide line we have been able to catch a few slot reds.  They weren't there yesterday, but we didn't hunt too hard.

Comments

[Michael D Shackelford]

I enjoy reading these as well

[Greg Romero]

Thanks for the great r export captain.

[Leighton Moss]

Hello Capt Colburn

I live in Houston. I used to fish Sabine fairly often, with a Calcasieu guide. We would launch at the burned out bridge ramp on old Hwy 90. I haven't been over there recently, as the drive started to become a little much for me, and I found a young guide in Galveston who will take me wading for a reduced rate as a single (I am 68 and my fishing buddies are mostly older and no longer are able to wade) and I can sleep until 5 in my own bed, be on the water in an hour, and be home by 1 p.m. Notwithstanding this, I check your report weekly, since it is always informative and almost like being on the water. I can understand if you want to drop the report, it is some work, but be assured I will continue to look forward to reading it as long as you continue posting.
Leighton Moss