Sam Rayburn Reservoir

San Augustine - Texas


  • 890 catches

  • 3K+ followers

  • 493 spots

This huge, fertile body of water is a largemouth haven and regarded by many as one of the top bass lakes in Texas, if not the nation. Some local experts believe the first 20-pound fish swims in this water. Crappie are a favorite and all three species of c...

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Sam Rayburn Reservoir Fishing Reports

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  1. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    Finally warmed up enough for Texans to fish. lol Caught a few on squarebills.

    Largemouth Bass with a squarebill çrank bait

    1. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks William!
    2. William Tarbox 0
      Ecellent!
    3. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks guys!🎣🐟
    4. carl schulze 0
      nice catch sir
    5. Jimbo Harwood 0
      Nice bass 🎣👍
    6. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice one Shawn!!
    7. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Melissa, and Buddy!
    8. Buddy Pierce 0
      nice one.
    9. Melissa Norris 0
      Nice catch😀😁
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  2. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    Caught right as a front was blowing in, didn't catch many but this one good one.

    7 lb. 6 oz. Largemouth Bass with a lipless crankbait

    1. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Chad!
    2. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice one Shawn!!
    3. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Debbie! Trying to catch up to yours!
    4. Debbie Ferguson 0
      Great bass Shawn!
    5. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks everyone!🎣🐟
    6. carl schulze 0
      nice fish 🐟
    7. Robert Coleman 0
      Another beauty Shawn! 👍👍👍👍
    8. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Nice work Shawn! Another Hawg👍🏻👍🏻
    9. Melissa Norris 0
      Great catch!!😀😁
    10. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Buddy!
    11. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Charley! I have been in a drought for long time, making up for it. Just lucky I think.
    12. Buddy Pierce 0
      vary nice fish.
    13. Charley Young 0
      Dang Shawn, you are on the good one’s!
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  3. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    4 lb. 1 oz. Largemouth Bass

    1. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Robert!
    2. Robert Coleman 0
      nice one Shawn! 👍👍👍👍👍
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  4. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    8 lb. 5 oz. Largemouth Bass

    1. Karl Engstrom 0
      Nice!
    2. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      come on down
    3. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      come on down
    4. Charley Young 0
      I want to come see you one day Capt.
    5. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      come see me😁
    6. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      come see me😁
    7. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Capt! I am still searching for that 10.
    8. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Pretty Work Shawn!!! Nice Hawg👍🏻👍🏻
    9. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks
    10. Lanny Williams 0
      Great catch Thanks for the info
    11. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks
    12. Charley Young 0
      Good one Shawn!
    13. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks everyone! 🤠
    14. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Chatterbait over the grass, gotta find the new bright green hydrilla, they seem to stay away from the old grass
    15. William Tarbox 0
      Great fish! What did you catch it on, depth, habitat, etc? Thanks and Congrats!!!
    16. Chealsey Walberg 0
      That is a fat fish!!!
    17. Landon Darjean 0
      Awesome fish!
    18. John Morris 0
      Beautiful fish! Way to go!
    19. Christopher Pereira 0
      BEAST!!
    20. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks everyone! I thought I had my 10 pounder, but no such luck! Still a great day!
    21. Debbie Ferguson 0
      What a hawg! Great catch Shawn! 🎣👍🏻
    22. Michael Marks 0
      Very nice. Congrats!!
    23. Pete Lyden 0
      wow!!
    24. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice one Shawn!!
    25. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Thanks Robert!
    26. Robert Coleman 0
      Hell to the yeah Shawn! Awesome! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
    27. Ray Kurtz 0
      nice
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  5. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    Another 3 pounder on chatterbait

    Largemouth Bass with a Chatterbait

    1. Shawn Gearinger 0
      @Buddy its getting good! Thanks!
    2. carl schulze 0
      nice catch 👌 💯
    3. Buddy Pierce 0
      was a good day. real nice fish.
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  6. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    Caught several today on chatterbait in several colors, 7ft of water of the grass

    Largemouth Bass with a White Chatterbait

  7. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    Black and blue chatterbait in 7 ft over scattered grass

    3 lb. 11 oz. Largemouth Bass with a Jackhammer chatterbait

    1. Shawn Gearinger 0
      @Carl I had a perfectly good net in the boat!😏
    2. carl schulze 0
      looks like i need to try a chatter
    3. carl schulze 0
      not always easy to lip em either,lol
    4. Shawn Gearinger 0
      @Thanks Carl! I lost another one almost the same size trying to boat flip her. I wont do that again!
    5. carl schulze 0
      toad
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  8. steve smith
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    caught 8.early mourning .ripping through shallow grass .nothing big this week.all same size

    1 lb. 6 oz. 16.0 in. Largemouth Bass with a red rattling bait

    1. B.W. Gentry of EastTexasAnglers.com 0
      Nice Catch. Check us out @ easttexasanglers.com
    2. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Nice one Steve!! Is there good grass up there?
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  9. steve smith
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    caught 4 at sunrise .over shallow grass

    2 lb. 18.0 in. Largemouth Bass with a top water

    1. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Those are fun! Nice catch!!
  10. Shawn Gearinger
    - Sam Rayburn Reservoir

    They were biting today, caught 12 on jackhammer chatterbait in 6ft over grass.

    Largemouth Bass with a Chatterbait

    1. carl schulze 0
      nice catches
    2. Shawn Gearinger 0
      @Bob, it is getting better every day, if we don't get a flood that raises the water too fast. Tight lines!!
    3. Bob Patrick 0
      NICE DAY!
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