Shelby County Today

September 12, 2024 - Texas Parks and Wildlife fishing reports are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Only the local lakes are listed below. If you would like to see the fishing report for other Texas lakes, click the following link https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/reptmap.php?EcoRegion=PW.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 3.90 feet below pool. Fishing has picked up some, but we received heavy rain from Hurricane Francine. Weather forecast should clear by the weekend. That is the best news we have had in a while, and should bring the shallower fish. Casting chatterbaits, buzz baits and top water will be key baits with the new flooded grass. Some of the creeks are going to be muddy to stain, but will clear up in a couple of days, once the water clears the back of creeks should be good for next weeks, shad will start moving in and spinnerbaits and small crankbaits in 4-6 feet will be good! The deep bite will slow back down with the rising water, this should only last a few days, and get back going. Texas and Carolina rigs with 7 and 9 inch worms being best bait. This is really going to hurt the crappie fishing for a week, or so until conditions calm back down. It is always slow this time of year, but with the cooler temperatures, we should start to see them pick back up. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Pinkston

GOOD. slightly stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair with bigger fish shallow, and smaller fish schooling. Work a dropshot or Carolina rigs along the grass lines. Crappie are fair on any colored crappie jig with a light weight. Catfish are poor with cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.25 feet below pool. Water continues to be off-colored but should clear by next week. Bass are fair in shallow water over grass with topwaters, or on secondary points Carolina rigs and dropshots. Crappie are fair on brush piles with the best bite on minnows over jigs. Blue and channel catfish are fair in 15-25 feet of water on cut bait and minnows. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.00 foot below pool. Cooler temperatures have brought the surface temperature down quite a bit putting the fish in a weird mood. They cannot decide if they need to stay or go, from their typical summer haunts. Expect the temperatures to rise back up to the mid 80s before heading down to set off the fall turnover. Keep an eye on the thermocline, as this tells you the exact depth to present your offering. Even over deep water, do not go below this line. The jerkbait Jr. Plus-1 got the most bites over the weekend. If you find them hugging the bottom in 8-10 feet, dragging a Texas rig Mag-worm can be effective. Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing ServicesReport by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are good on dropshots, small or large swimbaits along grass lines. Crappie are good on any colored crappie jig with a lighter weight. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.04 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, dropshots and Carolina rigs around grass lines. Crappie are excellent on brush piles and standing timber in 12 feet of water. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Timpson John Herbert Eakin Bears Stadium on Friday, September 6, 2024 –

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The Timpson Bears varsity football team came out on top in a pre-conference game which saw them outscore the Lovelady Lions 50-48 points when the final buzzer sounded. The game saw 10 lead changes after the contest started out scoreless for the first 16 ½ minutes.

Timpson senior defensive lineman Londell Parker scooped and scored a Lion’s fumble for the Bear’s first touchdown from 50 yards out with 7:30 minutes left in the second quarter. Sophomore kicker Alexis Castillo added an extra point kick to give the Bears a 7-0 point lead.

The Lions second drive ended with them punting the ball back to the Bears after just five plays but THS returned the favor when they fumbled the ball back to LHS at the Bears 19-yardline. Lions senior runningback Cortavies Whitaker wasted no time and took a handoff into the endzone for a 19-yard score with 4:52 left in the second stanza. The Lions quarterback senior Lance Pierce hit senior Kye Terry for a 2-point conversion reception and Lovelady led 8-7.

Bears senior quarterback JJ Garner gave Timpson a 13-8 point lead when he took the first down snap for a 62-yard touchdown. Castillo kicked an extra point and the Bears led 14-8 with 4:38 left in the second frame. This score held up for the rest of the first half of play.

Fireworks started early in the third quarter as Garner went 58 yards for a touchdown run and another Castillo extra point gave THS a 21-8 advantage with 11:12 left in the third quarter.

The Lions scored the next two touchdowns in the third period and they led the Bears 24-21 late in the third quarter.

Garner found Bears receiver Braylon Parker for a 19-yard scoring strike which reclaimed the lead for THS and the Bears took a narrow 28-24 lead with 1:52 left in the third quarter.

Whitaker scored on a 32-yard touchdown run early in the fourth frame and LHS gained a 32-28 lead. Just moments later Garner scored a 55-yard touchdown to give Timpson a 35-32 lead with 10:36 left in the game.

Lovelady went on a 55-yard scoring drive which took over three minutes off the clock and ended when Whitaker added a 3-yard touchdown run to his resume and gave LHS a 40-35 lead with 7:20 left in the contest.

Garner helped give Timpson a 43-40 lead on a 16-yard keeper run for a score with 4:49 left to play. Lovelady answered with yet another Whitaker scoring run which gave LHS a narrow 46-43 lead with 1:49 left in the game.

The Bears answered when Braylon Parker returned the ensuing kickoff 67-yards for a Timpson touchdown and gave the Bears a 50-46 lead with 1:39 remaining. Lovelady caught Timpson in the endzone for a safety to pull within two points of the Bears at 50-48 with 8 seconds left to play. The Timpson Bears held off the Lovelady offense on a desperation play from midfield to end the game as time expired.

The Bears, now 2-0 for the season, will host Palestine-Westwood at Eakin Stadium on Friday, September 13, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers are 2-0 and defeated the visiting San Augustine Wolves 56-0 on Friday.

Tenahas’ Raymond Jackson Stadium on Thursday, September 5, 2024 –

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The Tenaha Tigers fell to the visiting West Sabine Tigers by a lopsided 66-21 point score on Thursday. In a game which saw steady drizzle falling throughout the Tigers were able to get their only lead when senior quarterback Bri’Kelian Kenney scored on a 15-yard touchdown run and converted a 2-point try to give THS an 8-0 lead with 8:49 minutes left in the first quarter.

West Sabine bounced back when Peyton Bourque capped a 64-yard scoring drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. Kameron Striegel added a 2-point conversion and the game was tied at 8-8 points with 7:01 left in the first quarter.

WSHS recovered a Tenaha fumble moments later and Bourque scored another touchdown on a 1-yard touchdown run to give West Sabine a 14-8 advantage with 3:44 left in the opening period. West Sabine again extended their lead to 22-8 with a 58-yard punt return for a touchdown, and a 2-point conversion by Striegel with just 32 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

The second quarter saw Striegel add a 17-yard scoring run to his resume and Bourque score on a 2-point conversion run which extended the WSHS lead to 30-8 at the 8:10 mark of the third stanza.

Kenney scored a Tenaha touchdown on a 65-yard keeper run with 7:51 left in the third period and THS trailed 30-14 after a failed 2-point try.

West Sabine took a 36-14 lead into the halftime intermission after Alex Richardson scored on a 23-yard reception from Laken Quick.

The second half saw the WSHS Tigers outpace Tenaha by a 30-7 point differential to extend the final score to 66-21. WSHS now stands at 1-1 for the season and THS is at 0-2. Tenaha will regroup and head to Joaquin Rams Stadium next Friday, September 13, 2024 at 7 p.m. Joaquin is 1-1 after falling to the Beckville Bearcats by a 28-24 score on Thursday.

Four of Shelby County’s Five varsity football teams won their regular season openers last week.

The Center Roughriders took a 38-7 home win over the Jacksonville Indians. This Friday September 6, 2024 the ‘Riders head to Spring Hill High School to face the Panthers who lost their home opener 50-48 to the Sabine Cardinals. Kickoff at Panthers Stadium will be at 7:30 p.m.

The Joaquin Rams won their home opener with the Frankston Indians by a 65-44 score. The Rams travel to Beckville to face the Bearcats who won at San Augustine by a 37-12 score. Kickoff is at Bearcats Stadium is at 7p.m on Friday.

The Shelbyville Dragons won at Troup by a 53-40 score last Friday. This week they face New Boston in Shelbyville Dragons Stadium at 7 p.m. on Friday. New Boston will be beginning their regular season with this game.

The Tenaha Tigers fell to Elysian Fields last Friday by a 51-20 score. The Tigers will host the West Sabine Tigers at Tenaha Tigers Stadium on Thursday, September 5, at 7 p.m. West Sabine lost to the visiting Timpson Bears by a 39-22 score last week. This week the Timpson Bears will host the Lovelady Lions on Friday at 7 p.m. Lovelady won at Elkhart Elks Stadium by a 42-22 score to begin their season last Friday.