Morning folks, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your October 8th fishing report for Lake Sam Rayburn and the surrounding East Texas waters. Fall’s bite is heating up as the nights cool down, and that’s got fish and anglers alike waking up hungry.
Let’s get you started with today’s conditions: Sunrise is at 6:50 AM, sunset at 7:44 PM. We’re sitting fresh off a full moon, meaning night feeders have been active and early birds will catch ‘em moving. The water temps are sliding down, hovering in the upper 70s, and that’s putting baitfish on the move in the shallows. Winds are forecasted from the north at 7-12 mph, so expect a good ripple on open water and some chop in the coves.
The solunar tables show major feeding windows between 12:06 PM and 2:06 PM, and again late night from 11:38 PM to 1:38 AM, with minor periods from 5:31 to 7:31 AM and 6:42 to 8:42 PM. If you’re bank bound or on the water for sunrise, that first hour is prime time—especially with shad busting the surface in creek arms and windblown banks according to Fishing Reminder and their October forecast.
Bass are the main ticket here, and they’re chasing shad hard in secondary points and coves. Early in the day, tie on a topwater like a Whopper Plopper or a popping frog and work it just over the grass. If the action slows as the sun rises, switch to lipless crankbaits or chatterbaits around outside grass lines and creek-channel edges. Once fish slide a bit deeper mid-morning, Texas-rigged creature baits and Senkos get the call—pitch these up into the timber or any shaded laydowns.
Recent catches have seen multiple five- to seven-pound largemouths weighed in local events, with numbers of keepers stacking up for folks covering water between Needmore Point and Five Fingers. Buck Bay remains a crappie hotspot: bridges and brushpiles in 12-18 foot are stacked thick, with small shad-pattern jigs and minnows getting slammed.
Catfish—both blue and channel—have been steady on drifted cut shad and punch bait along the main river ledges, especially during or just after a breezy spell. Watch where the wind is pushing bait—catfish stack quick in those ambush spots.
For white bass, keep an eye out around midday for gulls diving on the flats near Powell Point. Small chrome spoons and Rooster Tails will put a limit in the box if you get on a school.
If you’re new to Rayburn, don’t overthink it—match your bait profile to the local shad (two-inch baits are the ticket right now) and stay mobile if you’re not getting bit. Chartreuse or white baits with a little flash draw attention in the current water clarity, and adding scent can turn lookers into biters when things are slow.
Two must-try hot spots today:
- **Needmore Point**: target the edges with chatterbaits and slow Texas rigs, especially first thing in the morning.
- **Buck Bay**: excellent numbers of crappie and mixed catfish, plus occasional big bass pushing shad into the shallows.
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