roblo Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 My dad fished that lake an I grew up fishing it a lot, not as much as I wanted. He is like your dad, loved the bank/shallow water. And he has caught some nice fish, but during the dog days of summer, seems to me, if I was a fish, I would be headed deeper just for the cooler temps. Confidence is the key word you mentioned, an a quality graph. Can't amagin seeing some fish deep, and then being able to catch them. That would be awesome! A few more months thinking about getting a nice graph, leaning toward a HDS 7 touch combo. Would like one at console an one up front, not sure yet. Any suggestions, Red? Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Went night fishing last night and only caught 3 smaller fish, I fished til around 2 am. Went back again this evening and caught several small fish, only 2 would have been keeper size. Roblo I would say a good 2d and dsi graph would be good. I have a lowrance 7hdi and I'm happy with it. With that being said lowrance and hummingbird have always been the ford and Chevy of fishing graphs. I must say Garmin and raymarine make some really nice graphs. Buddy of mine is running garmins and if I ever win the lottery that's what I'm gonna put on my boat, jmo. Quote
roblo Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Yes sir, I have priced the garmins,would take a winning lottery ticket to put them on my boat too, lol The pic is really nice though! May try a little night fishing myself next weekend or maybe next good moon. Weather permitting Take care Quote
roblo Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Anybody do any good over the weekend? Red, you been out lately? Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Went out today(Monday) from 7 til midnight. While I only caught three fish one of them was 9 lbs. All the fish I caught were before dark, can't seem to get them to bite at night. Caught the nine around 8 pm and it was well worth the trip. 2 Quote
roblo Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Very nice fish! Congrats Red, that makes fighting the heat worth it. You in deeper water around structure? Seems like there is still lots of bass in the shallows too. Again dude, nice catch Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks guys, she was a beautiful fish. God was good to me for giving me that one bite, was very grateful. The fish was 26 inches long, I feel that if it had been fed up or full of eggs it would have definatly been over ten. I was just fishing the outside grass line of some flooded hay grass with a Texas rigged curly tail worm. The fish was in roughly ten fow. Quote
Tonto Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 Great fish, Red! Â Unfortunately it has been a while since I've been able to make it up that way. Hope to be out there in about 3 weeks. I have been tracking the water. Last we were up there was when it was right about at its highest in June, and it has fallen like a rock since them(go figure, the rain stopped). Will be nice to see Rayburn at regular depths again, and I hope I can get on a few fish when we're out there. Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 The water level on Rayburn has been really jacked up this year. I can't seem to find any fish in deeper water. Hopefully if the water level starts lining out the fish can get in a pattern. I always try deep water fishing but have been having to go to shallower to get bit. Quote
bassarmy7 Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Does anyone have any updates on how sam rayburn has been fishin this week Quote
roblo Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Anybody been fishing big Sam lately? Gonna go to the camp and mow, and do chores Will try to at least fish the mornings. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated This ol'boy can use all the help I can get!! Lol Quote
bassarmy7 Posted August 22, 2015 Posted August 22, 2015 Anybody been fishing big Sam lately? Gonna go to the camp and mow, and do chores Will try to at least fish the mornings. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated This ol'boy can use all the help I can get!! Lol Foshed there the 15th. They were hittin topwater in the morning and a few on medium depth cranks. Come the afternoon we caught a few on some texas rigged worms flippin some grass Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Been meaning to get on here and give a little report on fishing just have been busy. Went out and fished last wedsday and Thursday. I believe the cooler nights have really helped the fish group up, they are chasing shad like crazy in very large schools. If you can get on a larger school you can really have some fun. Been fishing from caney to julie creek and have caught the fire out of them. In the mornings I have been throwing a medium diving crankbait( bomber ff shad ) on the flats of main lake points and about 9am the fish become less active or move following the shad. In the evenings I would throw a curly tail worm ( Kriet worm ) to edged of the grass on main lake points and catch them good til dark. Haven't got into any bigger fish, the two days I fished the biggest would have went about 4 lbs! I had a blast though. I will be going out Monday evening and might do a little night fishing, will report back. Hope this info helps. Quote
Tonto Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Thanks Red. We're headnig up this weekend. Obviously the lake will be crowded, but hopefully we can get em early in the morning. Quote
Ripping lips Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 I'm headed to Rayburn this weekend for first time. We're staying at harvey creek cabins. Any suggestions on areas to hit, productive baits, etc... Thanks. Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Ripping lips I would suggest targeting main lake points and fishing the exposed grass lines. The fish that are chasing shad are really grouped up and following big groups of shad. If you can find a group of active schoolers it can be really fun. I fished yesterday evening and into the night til about 0130. I picked up a couple between dark and midnight but from midnight til 0100 they really turned on and I caught 10-12 fish within that one hour window then they just shut down. All the fish I have been catching lately have come on a Texas rigged curly tail worm on the edges of the grass. Hope this helps, good luck! Quote
Ripping lips Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Thanks red. I'll let y'all know how it goes. Quote
roblo Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 I was up there two weekends ago, found the fish schooling chasing shad towards the bank, in 6-8 fow. Whites an blacks mixed, was a lot of fun, biggest around 3 lbs. That was closer to dark, maybe an hour before sunset. Mornings had real good luck throwing a Stanley top toad, ribbit, in the grass. Caught several early then they shut off. I fish out of Harvey, mud creek is good fishing, Good luck Quote
roblo Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Hey Red Haven't been night fishing in a while, last time the bugs about carried me away, lol What's your secret with that?? Y'all have a great day! Rob Quote
Ripping lips Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Also for a first timer on rayburn, how difficult is navigating? I heard when water is this high it's not bad. Any areas to avoid? Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Roblo as far as the bugs are concerned I like to use the OFF deep woods! It contains a lot of deet so it works really well after the initial burn, I also wear a long sleeved sun shirt and that also helps keep the skeeters at bay. At night I usually know where I'm fishing pretty well so I turn all my graphs off, the dimmest of light will attract bugs. The last couple of times I have been out after dark it wasn't the bugs I had to worry about, it was the bats!!! The slightest of noise created by the rod or bait they will go crazy over, I was throwing a chatterbait and the bats were just swarming me. Rippinlips I don't know where you will be putting in at but on the main lake the only area I wouldn't run would be the Black Forest area which starts at mud creek and ends right before caney flats. You can run it but you just need to run on one side or the other, meaning follow the bank on either side of the lake. Just keep in mind to keep your distance on the big main lake points as some of them do come out a good ways. North of the 147 you just have to use good judgement and pay attention to the visible timber.I would suggest getting a good topography map of the lake. Hope this helps, good luck! Quote
Ripping lips Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Thanks. I have a navionics chip that shows the boat cuts and trails but I keep hearing how nasty It can be if not familiar with area. Im staying and launching at harvey cabins. I'll just have to keep my trails on graph and play it safe. Quote
roblo Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Wow Red, I've seen bats at the camp there, around the security lights. Never thought about them bothering you on the lake like that!! Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Roblo I think it's the vibration the bait was making and noise the guides produce as wind goes through them!! They get vicious in attack mode, lol! Quote
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