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“ThemostpopulargamefishatSamRayburnReservoiris
thelargemouthbas; anexcelentyear-roundfisheryexists.
Excelentyear-roundcrappieandcatfishfisheriesarealso
present.Whitebasnumbersarelimited,butprovidegood
fishingopportunitiesduringthespring.Bluegilandredear
sunfisharepresentinhighnumbersandprovidegoodfish-
ing, especialyforyouthorinexperiencedanglers.
Primarilyhydrila, Americanlotusandpondwed. Avarietyof
otheraquaticplantsisalsoestablished.
HabitatinSamRayburnReservoirconsistsofsubmerged
aquaticvegetation,standingtimber,andfloodedterestrial
vegetation.Hydrilaisthepredominantplantspecies,al-
thoughmanynativeplantssuchascoontailandpondwed
arealsopresent. Inthelowerpart ofthereservoirthewateris
relativelyclear; gamefisharetypicalyfoundaroundvegeta-
tionedges,flats,humps,andcrekchannels.Intheupper
thirdofthereservoir,theabundanceofvegetationtypicaly
declines.Timber,brush,laydowns,andcrekchannelspro-
videupper-lakegamefishhabitat. Afewman-madefishat-
tractorsprovideadditional structure. AnglersmayuseGPSin
conjunctionwithafishfindertolocatethesestructures.
Registration:
3-6pmonFriday
UmphreyPavilion
5438RR255West, SamRayburn
Take-of:
SafelightSaturday
UmphreyPavilion
Weigh-in:
1stflightcomesinat3pmSaturday
UmphreyPavilion