Is the sun rising or setting on Sam Rayburn Reservoir?
You’ve heard the saying, “What goes up must come down.” Sam Rayburn Reservoir proves the reverse is also true: What goes down must come back up—at least when you are talking about bass fishing. Fishing on Big Sam has rebounded since largemouth bass virus (LMBV) killed a number of big fish in the summer of 1998. Records from the McDonald’s tournament held annually on the East Texas reservoir show that the 240 fish weighed in over a three-day period averaged 6.7 pounds in the five years preceding the kill. In 2003, five years later, the 240 fish averaged 6.07 pounds. That’s each.
