Rayburn and shallow water bass

Posted by ken on August 27, 2015

If you are looking for something to do this weekend or over the Labor Day holiday and you just want to have some fun, this may be the best summer shallow water fishing I have ever seen on Rayburn. As we all know the water was extremely high all spring, which unfortunately killed off most of the hydrilla that could not get enough sun to make it's normal spring bloom. Hopefully the grass will recover next year and Rayburn will continue to have a fair amount of grass over the lake. The positive to the lack of grass is where it has positioned the fish. Although some fish have moved back out deep, there are spectacular numbers up around the "hay grass" or flooded grass on the old bank line. Early or on cloudy days there is a great topwater bite and then as the sun gets high the fish get tight to that shallow cover and are, well frankly pretty easy to catch. And this isn't just 2 pounders, I'm takling 4-5-6's, the fishing is really good. So if you are looking for a fun trip in the next few weeks I's suggest headed to the Big Sam.