| Water Body |
Report |
| ALAN HENRY |
Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 1.12' Black bass to seven pounds are good on black/chartreuse jigs, white spinnerbaits and green pumpkin soft plastics fished shallow along timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. |
| AMISTAD |
Water clear; 69 degrees; 14.79' low. Black bass are very good on Yamamoto Senkos, minnows, and topwaters. Striped bass are good on redfins. White bass are fair on minnows and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheesebait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required. |
| ARROWHEAD |
Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 2.79' low. Black bass are good on swim-blade baits and spinnerbaits along rocky points and vegetation. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs at state park, Deer Creek Bridge, and shallow areas around flooded willows and mesquites with active spawning. White bass are good schooling off rocky points in the lower part of lake. Catfish are good on juglines and drift fishing with shad or punch bait. |
| ATHENS |
Water stained, 69-76 degrees; 0.37' high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits early, midday switching to Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers. |
| BASTROP |
Water clear. Black bass are fair on minnows and watermelon red soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on live bait, frozen shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| BELTON |
Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.50' high. Black bass to 5 pounds are fair on watermelon soft plastics and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on minnows and white riversides under lights at night. Crappie are excellent on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are fair on juglines baited with live perch. |
| BOB SANDLIN |
Water off color; 70-77 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, buzzbaits and topwaters early, and throughout the day on Texas rigs, Senkos and jigs. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs - some shallow and some moving to deeper water. White bass are fair to good on topwaters and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait. |
| BRAUNIG |
Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are very good on liver and perch, and down rigging spoons near the dam and jetty. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait. |
| BRIDGEPORT |
Water lightly stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on live bait and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on cut and prepared bait. |
| BROWNWOOD |
Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.64' low. Black bass are excellent on watermelon/white and watermelon red spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are fair on white/chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and live minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows and blue and white tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on frozen shrimp, stinkbait, and shad. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| BUCHANAN |
Water clear; 70 degrees; 2.63' low. Black bass are good on white Terminator spinnerbaits, Bleeding Shad 'Traps, and weightless wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks along break lines of flats with flooded grass in creeks and pockets in 5 - 15 feet. Striped bass are fair trolling and jigging white Curb's bucktail jigs and drifting live bait through schools of stripers from Shaw to Flag Island in 28 feet. White bass are fair trolling Shad Raps along Hog Island, and casting or jigging Pirk Minnows and Tiny Traps above Paradise Point. Crappie are fair on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs. Channel catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines. |
| CADDO |
Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.58' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged Beaver Tails, Senkos and Scum Frogs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on Humdingers and Road Runners. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp. |
| CALAVERAS |
Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits over reed beds and in the cove near the park store. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs near the dam, and on chicken livers and shad near the dam and power lines. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and liver near 181 Cove and the railroad bridge. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| CANYON LAKE |
Water clear; 70 degrees; 0.46' low. Black bass are good on root beer/green flake Baby Brush Hogs along break lines with standing timber, feeder creeks, and deep flats in bays in 8 - 15 feet, and on JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters and flukes in feeder creeks. Striped bass are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits and Shad Raps. White bass are fair on Road Runners upriver in 4 - 8 feet, and slow in the main lake. Smallmouth bass are good on root beer JDC curl tail grubs, 6in. smoke/red tubes on ball jigheads, and Bleeding Shad Tiny Traps along main lake points and ledges in 5 - 15 feet. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows around submerged brush piles along break lines. Channel catfish are fair in the upper end of the lake. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines in creeks. |
| CEDAR CREEK |
Water lightly stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.1' low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers. |
| CHOKE CANYON |
Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.56' low. Black bass are good on blue/white deep crankbaits and watermelon red Carolina rigged soft plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are fair on minnow-tipped jigs. Channel catfish are fair to good on live bait. Blue and yellow catfish are good on cheesebait in 5 - 10 feet. |
| COLEMAN |
Water clear; 70 degrees; 1.76' low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on striper jigs and soft plastic grubs. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| COLETO CREEK |
Water clear; 76 degrees (84 degrees at discharge); 0.71' low. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch. |
| COLORADO CITY |
Water clear; 68 degrees; 4.49' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow. |
| COLORADO RIVER |
(Above Lake Buchanan) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. |
| CONROE |
Water clear; 0.06' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and chartreuse Carolina rigged soft plastics, and on white/green Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink/white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver. |
| COOPER |
Water lightly stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigged 4" Senkos and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| FAIRFIELD |
Water fairly clear; 60-76 degrees. No report available. |
| FALCON |
Water stained from Marker 8 north; 77 degrees. Black bass are good on deep running crankbaits and fair on Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut bait and stinkbait in the river. Yellow catfish are slow. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required. |
| FAYETTE |
Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Black bass are good on shallow running shad colored crankbaits over grass, and on watermelon, watermelon red, and watermelon seed Carolina rigged soft plastic worms along the outside edges of grass in 6 - 8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and doughbait. |
| FORK |
Water lightly stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.17' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, and throughout the day on Carolina rigs, swimbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers under cormorant roosts. |
| FT. PHANTOM HILL |
Water clear; 67 degrees; 1.51' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are slow on live baits. |
| GIBBONS CREEK |
Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red and plum soft plastics, and on white crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green/white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp. |
| GRANBURY |
Water clear; 0.52' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver. |
| GRANGER |
Water murky; 75 degrees; 0.86' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps along shallow roadbeds and flats. Crappie are good on jigs in 4 - 12 feet. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits. Yellow catfish to 40 pounds are good on trotlines baited with live perch upriver. |
| GRAPEVINE |
Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 1.86' high. Black bass are fair on finesse worms, Texas rigs and shallow to medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen shad. |
| GREENBELT |
Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 26.97' low. Black bass are good on shad-colored crankbaits, white spinnerbaits and black/blue jigs worked along timber line, points and humps, and Carolina-rigged watermelon lizards over sandy humps and along grass lines. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits and chrome jerkbaits along riprap. Smallmouth bass are good on live baits and white spinnerbaits along riprap. Walleye are good on shad-colored crankbaits and live baits. Catfish are good on live baits and cut shad. |
| HOUSTON COUNTY |
Water clear; 75 degrees; 0.49' high. Black bass to 9 pounds are very good on watermelon soft plastics, and parrot and sunshine perch colored crankbaits near the dam in 6 - 12 feet. Crappie are very good on live minnows over brush tops near the pump station in 10 - 20 feet. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are good on live worms off piers and near grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and shad. |
| HUBBARD CREEK |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 2.82' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and red crawfish lipless crankbaits along points, or black/blue jigs worked along timber and reeds. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are good on live baits and crankbaits along humps and points. Catfish are good on live baits. |
| JOE POOL |
Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, jerkbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| LAKE O' THE PINES |
Water stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.21' high. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| LAVON |
Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.85' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, wacky rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs - moving to deeper water. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait. |
| LBJ |
Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.40' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red flukes, JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, and green pumpkin tubes along docks and break lines of flats with stumps or lay downs in 4 - 10 feet. White bass are fair trolling Shad Raps and Tiny Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and white Curb's crappie jigs over brush piles in 8 - 12 feet. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines. |
| LEWISVILLE |
Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shad pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad. |
| LIVINGSTON |
Water fairly clear; 75 degrees; 0.53' high. Black bass are good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on hellbenders, pet spoons, and Charlie slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are excellent on shad. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| MACKENZIE |
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 73.21' low. Black bass are fair on live bait, red crawfish lipless crankbaits, and watermelon red soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on minnows and red lipless crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and jerkbaits. Walleye are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. |
| MARTIN CREEK |
0.06' high. No report available. |
| MEREDITH |
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 77.45' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs and live baits off rocky points, and white spinnerbaits or live baits around timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait, chrome jerkbaits and topwater lures. Smallmouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and live baits. Walleye are good on crankbaits and live baits along riprap and drop-offs. Channel catfish are good on live baits. |
| MONTICELLO |
Water fairly clear; 74-88 degrees; 0.23' low. Black bass are good topwaters early, and throughout the day on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| NASWORTHY |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live and cut baits. |
| NAVARRO MILLS |
Water murky; 72 degrees; 0.86' high. Black bass are very good on black soft plastic worms and Sassy Shad, and good on minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows, and on black/orange and red/chartreuse tube jigs with pink heads. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| O.H. IVIE |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 10.24' low. Black bass are good on shad-colored spinnerbaits, crankbaits and live baits worked along humps and points and worked along tree lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits and poppers. Smallmouth bass are good on live baits and shad-colored crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live and cut baits. |
| OAK CREEK |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 0.97' low. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live baits. |
| PALESTINE |
Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.03' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, weightless flukes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, large Rooster Tails and live shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers. |
| PALO DURO |
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 57.75' low. Black bass are fair on live baits and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live baits. |
| POSSUM KINGDOM |
Water stained 65 degrees; 0.89' low. Black bass are slow on white spinnerbaits on the north end near wood structures. White bass are slow on the north end off rock points with silver crankbaits. Catfish are slow on yellow jigs in mid-lake creeks. |
| PROCTOR |
Water clear; 74 degrees; 0.73' high. Black bass are good on crankbaits off points. Striped bass are good on live shad. White bass are good on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on fresh shad in the lower end of the lake. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| RAY HUBBARD |
Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good to excellent on topwaters, Humdingers and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Humdingers and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait. |
| RAY ROBERTS |
Water stained to murky; 68-72 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair on Booyah Boogie Baits and Carolina rigged Wooly Hog Tails. Crappie are excellent on Road Runners and minnows over brush piles. White bass are excellent Torpedoes and Super Spots - sporadic to regular surface action - follow the birds. No reports on catfish. |
| RICHLAND CHAMBERS |
Water off color; 69-74 degrees; 0.07' high. Black bass are fair to good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and medium running shad pattern crankbaits. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers. |
| SAM RAYBURN |
Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.99' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red Senkos, lizards, and Brush Hogs. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and tube jigs over brush piles. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with nightcrawlers. |
| SOMERVILLE |
Water murky; 70 degrees; 0.51' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on dead shad along the banks in 2 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| SPENCE |
Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 49.65' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow. |
| STAMFORD |
Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 1.47' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live baits. |
| STEINHAGEN |
1.68' high. No report available. |
| STILLHOUSE |
Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.30' high. Black bass are good on minnows, perch, watermelon trick worms, and watermelon super flukes. White bass are excellent on minnows in 10 - 15 feet. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| SWEETWATER |
Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 4.44' low. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are slow on live baits and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow on live baits. |
| TAWAKONI |
Water lightly stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.34' high. Black bass are fair to good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, chrome Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| TEXOMA |
Water off color; 67-72 degrees; 3.19' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, jerkbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on topwaters, Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait, cut and live shad. |
| TOLEDO BEND |
Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.22' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue and chartreuse/white soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons and slabs in the river. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, cut bait, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| TRAVIS |
Water clear; 71 degrees; 3.08' low. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on chrome topwaters, June bug worms, and grubs in 5 - 18 feet. Striped bass to 5 pounds are fair on chrome topwaters and smoke grubs in 10 - 20 feet. White bass to 1.5 pounds are good on chrome topwaters, smoke grubs, and white shad raps in 8 - 25 feet. Crappie are fair on blue/white tube jigs and roadrunners. Channel and blue catfish to 8 pounds are fair on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers in 15 - 25 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| WALTER E. LONG |
Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, and on red, sour grape, and June bug soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| WEATHERFORD |
Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, tubes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. |
| WHITE RIVER |
Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 31.85' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue large soft plastic tubes or jigs, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, and live baits along stickups and rocky points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Walleye are good on live baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live baits. |
| WHITNEY |
Water clear; 0.29' high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and pumpkinseed Texas and Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on minnows and striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and cheesebait. |
| WICHITA |
Water turbid; 67 degrees; 1.80' low. Crappie are fair near pavilion pilings and off dam. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on minnows or live shad in front of the dry spillway area. Channel catfish are fair drift fishing with shad and on trotlines. Boat launching is difficult due to low water conditions. |
| WRIGHT PATMAN |
Water lightly stained; 69-74 degrees; 14.79' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, Stanley Frogs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers. |
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