Reel um N Guide Service
Owner
Lynn Atkinson

Water Temp.67
Normal pool 164.40
Water Clarity 2 feet
11-15-09
Sam Rayburn has started back down this week and is at 163.83. The water is off color around the Attoyac River. The Angelina River is clearer in the mid lake area, then the water clears more as you move south.

There are a lot of fish being caught around the buck brush and grass edges on Stanley spinner baits. White and chartreuse are the best colors, 3/8 or ½ oz are the best weight. Small crankbaits pulled along the grass that is just under the surface has also been getting some nice fish. The inside grass line has been around 3 ft with the outside running from 8 to 12 ft. This grass is changing fast. Where ever you found grass last week, it may be gone this week. With the grass changing and the lake dropping the fish will be moving. They will be in and out of drains and ditches and off points as they chase shad to fatten up for winter. The trap bite has been off and on, so keep one handy. Remember shad is what they are chasing so try to throw colors that match them. The deep bite has been on and off but Texas and Carolina rigged small worms and flukes have been catching a few fish. We did get out this week and caught some fish up shallow early in the morning before the bite slowed down. Then we moved out to some structure that was in the mouth of the creek. We lost one good fish because she decided not to come out of the cover. She hit the Texas rigged worm when I was coming up over the cover in about 20 ft of water. At first I thought I was hung up, then she moved just a little and I pulled her up about 6 inches. She pulled back down real slow and just sat there. I pulled her again and then she pulled about two foot of line off the reel and just sat there. It was a tug of war for a few seconds that seemed like forever before she sawed the line off. One day last week we had 20 lbs with one nice kicker fish that was caught on the New Stanley SwimMax Jig. The kicker fish is what it takes to bring a stinger from the teens to the twenty pound mark in a hurry. It can be the last cast of the day so, NEVER GIVE UP!

Remember the Sharelunker Program entries started on October 1 and run thru April 30th. If you haven’t heard, it encourages anglers who catch a 13 - pound- plus largemouth bass to lend or donate it to the TPWD for spawning purposes. There are some great benefits doing this and one of them is that the angler receives a fiberglass replica of the bass. There is a 24- hour pager at 1-888-784-0600 Check out the Program rules at their site along with the Benefits. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/tffc/sharelunker/

I have been drawing names but no one has won the free fishing trip for this fall. Several have come close; calling just an hour or so after the time ran out. Make sure to sign up, and keep checking for your name. You’ve got to stay on your toes. If you can’t keep an eye on it have someone else check for you.

Crappie; The Crappie fishing has been fair this week. This time of year you to play with the wind as the fronts move in. Between the fronts there are usually a few days that the wind will lay down. Then we have some beautiful days to get out on the water and catch a few fish. We do our best to get a few people out to enjoy the cool fall days and the trees that have begun to change colors.
Everyone has loved the new pontoon with the shade and the changing room with the port-o-potty. It makes the trip a lot nicer for everyone. We can handle up to 8 anglers.






God Bless
Lynn Atkinson
srayburn@rayburncountry.com
www.rayburncountry.com
Home 936-897-3400
Cell 979-220-0251