Fishing Report - Southeast

Written by Texas Parks and Wildlife

Thursday, 03 April 2008

CONROE: Water clear. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/green spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics in 5 - 12 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp. GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon red shallow diving crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and frozen shrimp. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 69 degrees; 0.77' high. Black bass to 9 pounds are excellent on green flake worms, silver/blue Rat-L-Traps, and watermelon red Baby Brush Hogs near the islands and the marina in 2 - 8 feet. Crappie are excellent on live minnows on the north side of the lake around brush and boat docks. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. LIVINGSTON: Water clear in creeks in the south end, stained in the main lake; 65 degrees; 1.19' high. Black bass are excellent on spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are excellent on shad. Yellow catfish are slow. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.74' low. Black bass are good on Horny Toads and Super Flukes around shoreline grass in 1 - 3 feet, watermelon red Trick Worms and Senkos around hay grass in 4 - 6 feet, and Carolina rigged lizards and French fries around scattered hydrilla on main lake flats. Crappie are fair on live shiners and albino shad jigs around willows in 4 - 6 feet, and trolling black/chartreuse roadrunners over hydrilla in 6 - 10 feet. Catfish are good on juglines baited with prepared bait. STEINHAGEN: 1.43' high. No report available. TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 67 degrees; 1.05' high. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits around hydrilla beds in 6 - 10 feet, and on camo and watermelon Wacky worms and Texas rigged lizards around docks and shallow cover near secondary points. Crappie are good trolling black/chartreuse jigs over hydrilla beds.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 April 2008 )