Shelby County Today

October 8, 2025 - 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. 90 degrees; 4.08 feet below pool. No major changes to report - fishing remains slow, and the water temperature is holding steady at 84 degrees. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.81 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water normal stain; 77 degrees. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are slow with a white 1/32 ounce crappie jig. Catfish are fair on cut bait, with reported catches noodling. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 79 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern is starting to shift toward a fall bite, and with cooler weather just around the corner, it’s a great time to break out the power-fishing gear. Square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and underspins are all producing action and make for a lot more fun than dragging a worm along the bottom. For now, don’t forget to throw a frog or popper early and late in the day for some aggressive topwater strikes. Crappie remains good, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on the deep brush piles and flooded timber with crappie jigs on a light line. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.26 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are good with smaller fish on brush and bigger fish isolated in small groups in timber or creeks above the powerlines. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Tenahas’ Raymond Jackson Stadium on Saturday, October 4, 2025 –

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The Overton Mustangs varsity football team proved to be too much for Tenaha at the Tigers 2025 Homecoming as they took away a 42-7 point win home on Saturday. The win improves the Mustang’s record to 4-2 this season and they stand at 1-1 in District 11 2A-2 conference play. The Tigers are at 1-5 this season and 0-2 in District 11 action.

Tenaha held their own in the early going but Overton got on the scoreboard first when junior runningback Gabe Miller broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run with just 55 seconds left in the first quarter. Sophomore Jackson Furlow added on an extra point kick and OHS led 7-0.

Overton sophomore quarterback Justin Weir scored on a 4-yard run with 8:23 left in the second period and the Mustangs led 14-0. The Tigers were able to rally and sophomore quarterback Clayton Creech hit sophomore fullback Makias Norris for a 12-yard touchdown reception with 4:46 left in the second stanza. Junior Ciro Sandoval added an extra point kick but THS trailed Overton 14-7.

On the first play of Overton’s next offensive drive Weir hit senior wideout Hunter Klima for a 67-yard touchdown strike which gave OHS an 21-7 advantage at the 4:25 minute mark of the second period. Weir hit Landon Hill just before halftime for a 57-yard touchdown which gave the Mustangs a 28-7 advantage at the midway break.

Weir scored on a 2-yard keeper run for a touchdown with 8:24 remaining in the third quarter to give the Mustangs a 35-7 advantage after another Furlow extra point kick. He repeated with a 5-yard touchdown with 5:35 left in the fourth period for the games final touchdown which gave OHS a 42-7 lead which proved to be the game’s final score.

The Tigers will head to Alto on Friday, October 10, 2025 for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Yellowjackets Stadium. Alto is 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the district after a 49-16 loss at Grapeland on Friday.

Timpson High School on Friday, October 3, 2025 –

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The Timpson Bears varsity football team fell to the visiting Hooks Hornets by a 34-28 score on Friday. The game was the Bears final non-district contest and sets the THS season mark at 2 wins and 3 losses.

Hooks was able to score first when senior running back Cason May scored on a 5-yard touchdown run at the 8:04 mark of the first quarter. The Hornets extra point kick attempt sailed wide and the Hornets led 6-0.

The Bears bounced back with a 57-yard 3-play scoring drive which saw junior running back Jeffrey Richardson break free for a 49-yard touchdown run at the 6:22 mark of the first period. An extra point kick by junior Alexis Castillo gave the Bears a narrow 7-6 point lead.

Hooks senior quarterback Ripken Birdwell hit senior wideout Preston Nickolson for a 40-yard touchdown strike and Jasper Crain kicked an extra point to give HHS a 13-7 lead with 1:35 left in the first stanza.

The Bears next drive saw Richardson break free for a 51-yard run which gave Timpson the ball in the redzone to begin the second quarter. With 9:31 left in the second quarter Richardson scored on a 3-yard run. Another Castillo conversion kick gave THS a narrow 14-13 lead.

Hooks went on a 75-yard scoring drive which saw Birdwell hit Nickleson for a touchdown reception which gave the Hornets a 20-14 lead with 7:39 left before halftime.

Birdwell scored on a 3-yard run with 9:14 left in the third quarter and HHS extended their lead to 27-14. With 2:19 left in the third frame Birdwell found Jay Smith for a 20-yard touchdown reception which helped extend the Hornet’s lead to 34-21.

Timpson fought back with a scoring drive which Richardson ended with a 33-yard touchdown run at the 6:33 mark of the fourth quarter. Another Castillo extra point kick cut the Hornet’s lead to 34-28.

The Hornets and the Bears next offensive drives stalled and Hooks was able to stall the remaining time off the clock to end the contest.

The Bears will next travel to Hemphill’s Hornets Stadium on Friday, October 10, 2025 for a 7:30 p.m. game. Hemphill is 1-4 this season and had a bye week on Friday.

Shelbyville Dragons Stadium on Friday, September 26, 2025 –

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Shelbyville high school’s varsity football team is now 1-4 after earning their first season win on Friday. They defeated the visiting Carlisle Indians by a 38-34 score. Carlisle now stands at 2-3 for the year.

The Dragons opening offensive drive covered 69 yards in 8 plays. Junior Hunter Harvey capped the drive with a 9-yard touchdown run. Sophomore kicker Edwin Vasquez added on an extra point kick which gave SHS a 7-0 point lead at the 9:12 minute mark of the first quarter.

The Indians answered when their opening offensive drive went 58-yards in 6-plays and junior quarterback Ivan Garza scored on a 6-yard keeper run for a touchdown. Garza added the point after kick and tied the game at 7-7 with 6:51 remaining in the first frame.

The next Dragons drive only took two plays and saw sophomore quarterback Gavin McDonald hit junior Bryant Scarbrough for a 39-yard scoring strike. The ensuing extra point attempt failed and SHS had a 13-7 lead at the 5:37 mark of the first stanza.

Carlisles second drive covered 68-yards and ended with another Garza keeper run for a touchdown on first-and-goal at the 1-yardline. Garza’s extra point kick was good and CHS held a 14-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter.

Dragons junior Segio Reyes forced a fumble early in the second frame which junior Ronnie Williams alertly covered at the Carlisle 18-yardline. Williams scored shortly after on a 9-yard touchdown run which gave the Dragons a 21-18 lead after, junior Dallas Murry added on a 2-point conversion run at the 5:51 minute mark.

Vasquez was able to extend the Dragons lead to 24-14 with a 23-yard field goal with just 45 seconds left before halftime.

Early in the third quarter Garza cut Shelbyville’s lead to 24-21 when he scored an Indians touchdown on a 3-yard keeper run. The Dragons fumbled on their next possession and Juan Luna recovered for the Indians at the 9:17 mark.

Harvey intercepted an Indians pass with 8:30 left in the third frame and gave SHS possession of the football at their own 27-yardline. Harvey scored on an 8-yard touchdown reception from McDonald at the 2:28 mark of the third period and Vasquez added another point after kick to give SHS a 31-21 lead.

Garza scored again at the 1:18 mark but the Indians extra point attempt was blocked. Shelbyville led 31-27 going into the final period.

Garza capped a 70-yard Indians scoring drive with a 4-yard touchdown run and an extra point kick conversion to give CHS their last lead at 34-31 with 6:43 left in the game.

Williams capped a 72-yard scoring drive with a 1-yard touchdown run and a Vasquez point after kick gave Shelbyville a 38-34 lead.

Carlisle’s final offensive drive ended with a turnover on downs and SHS was able to kneel out the remaining clock with seconds left in the contest.

The Dragons will next travel to Garrison’s Bulldog Stadium on October 10, 2025 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Garrison is 2-2 and they had a bye week on Friday. This game will kickoff District 11 2A-1 conference play for both teams.