Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Jan. 20 and also available on the Internet at https://www.txfishing.com:
CENTRAL
BASTROP: Water stained; 61-65 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 1.02 feet high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and soft plastic worms in coves. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. White bass are good trolling Rat-L-Traps and jigging chrome slabs in 40 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on doughbait and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines and throw lines baited with live perch.
BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 57-61 degrees; 0.10 feet high. Black bass are good on craw colored jigs, chartreuse Persuader crankbaits, and watermelon soft plastics in coves in 10-15 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and crawdad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on Li’l Fishies and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 7.46 feet low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed JDC curl tail grubs on jigheads, Texas rigged watermelon Scoundrel worms, and blue back Fat Free Shads along ledges and points in 10-25 feet. Striped bass are good jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shad swim baits in 20-30 feet. White bass are fair on Curb’s crappie jigs, Tiny Traps, and blade baits along main lake points in 15-30 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 62-66 degrees; 0.02 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse Brush Hogs, red shad JDC drop shot worms, and tubes on jigheads in 15-25 feet along bluffs. Striped bass are fair trolling Shad Raps on down riggers and jigging Pirk Minnows in the lower end of the lake in 20-40 feet. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies along main lake bluffs. Smallmouth bass are good on smoke/blue flake tubes on jigheads, watermelon red JDC grubs, and smoke drop shot worms along main lake points. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
COLEMAN: Water murky; 63-67 degrees; 4.43 feet low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) No report available.
FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on perch colored soft plastic worms and crankbaits in 10-20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and bloodbait.
GRANBURY: Water murky; 58-62 degrees; 0.03 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers.
GRANGER: Water clear; 61-65 degrees; 1.34 feet high. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
LBJ: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 0.75 feet low. Black bass are good on perch colored Snag Proof jigs, watermelon JDC drop shot worms, and green pumpkin tubes early and late. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on green Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads near the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows under heated docks. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 12.87 feet high. Black bass are fair on perch colored spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows, and on blue/white tube jigs off docks in 4-5 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
PROCTOR: Water murky; 59-63 degrees; 1.76 feet high. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on green striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 62-66 degrees; 2.88 feet high. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 1.53 feet high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastic worms and lizards. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 3.51 feet low. Black bass are good on perch colored crankbaits, chartreuse worms, and smoke grubs in 15-25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies in 20-35 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs in 15-30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut bait in 20-35 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WHITNEY: Water murky; 61-66 degrees; 0.40 feet high. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are good on pet spoons. White bass are fair on minnows and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and liver.
NORTHEAST
ATHENS: Water murky; 48-51 degrees; 0.47 feet high. Black bass are slow on weightless Senkos and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow on prepared bait and trotlines.
BOB SANDLIN: Water murky; 49-52 degrees; 0.33 feet high. Black bass are fair on black and blue flipping jigs and creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.
BONHAM: Water stained, 50-52 degrees; 0.12 feet high. Black bass are slow on spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs around brush piles in 15 feet. Catfish are good on drifting cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT: Water stained, 48-51 degrees: 0.02 feet high. Black bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits, small umbrella rigs and medium diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
CADDO: Water murky; 49-53 degrees; 1.85 feet high. Black bass are slow on weightless Senkos and bladed jigs. White and yellow bass are slow on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
CEDAR CREEK: Water stained to murky; 48-52 degrees; Full pool. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, umbrella rigs and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
COOPER: Water stained; 2.95 feet high. No report available.
FAIRFIELD: Black bass fishing is reported as significantly improved. TPWD discontinued stocking the lake after the fish kill in September 2011. Redfish survived the kill in limited numbers.
FORK: Water stained to muddy; 47-51 degrees; 0.53 feet low. Black bass are slow on flutter spoons, swimbaits on heavy jigheads and football jigs. Some fish being caught on umbrella rigs. White and yellow bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.
GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 19.29 feet high. No report available. Please call ahead as some ramps are closed due to high water.
JOE POOL: Water stained; 5.45 feet high. No report available. Please call ahead as some ramps are closed due to high water.
LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water murky; 12.02 feet high. No report available. Please call ahead as some ramps are closed due to high water. Use caution when navigating lake.
LAVON: Water stained; 1.98 feet high. No report available.
LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 47-51 degrees; 6.40 feet high. Black bass fair on small swimbaits and suspending jerkbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.
MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 77-85 degrees; 0.03 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, spinnerbaits and soft jerkbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.
MONTICELLO: Water lightly stained; 73-82 degrees; 0.61 feet high. Black bass are good on bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.
PALESTINE: Water stained; 47-51 degrees; 0.46 feet high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and finesse jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 48-52 degrees; 0.11 feet low. Black bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits, soft plastic jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are slow on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 5.86 feet high. No report available. All ramps closed due to high water.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained to murky; 49-52 degrees; 0.22 feet high. Black bass are slow on umbrella rigs and lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
TAWAKONI: Water murky; 0.62 feet high. No report available.
TEXOMA: Water stained; 5.64 feet high. Black bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits, finesse jigs and umbrella rigs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Striped bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad Please use caution when navigating lake due to floating debris.
WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 0.05 feet high. No report available.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 48-52 degrees; 32.79 feet high. Black bass are slow on bladed jigs and black/blue flipping jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow on trotlines.
SOUTH
AMISTAD: Water murky; 66-70 degrees; 24.87 feet low. Black bass are good on jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, jigging spoons, crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on jigs, spoons, slabs, and large jerkbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons, grubs, and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and throwlines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live shad and silver jigging spoons. Redfish are good on live perch and shad. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Blue catfish are good on minnows and shad.
CALAVERAS: Water stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. Redfish are fair on live perch and shad. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 62-66 degrees; 23.37 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastic worms over grass in 12-22 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait in 2-10 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 54 degrees in main lake, 61 at hot water discharge; 0.73 feet low. Black bass to 6 pounds are fair on crankbaits and worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 7 pounds are fair on live perch in 8-10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
FALCON: Water murky; 62-66 degrees; 15.45 feet low. Black bass are fair on bladed spinnerbaits and large soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait, shrimp, and stinkbait. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
SOUTHEAST
CONROE: Water murky; 63-67 degrees; 0.04 feet high. Black bass are good on perch colored soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in 20-35 feet. Striped bass are good on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, liver, and nightcrawlers.
GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and nightcrawlers.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 51-55 degrees; 0.22 feet high. Black bass to 4 pounds are fair on brown soft plastic worms in 6 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows near the dam in 35 feet. Bream are fair on live minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 61-65 degrees; 0.28 feet high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good on Zara spooks and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with shad and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 1.98 feet high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.
STEINHAGEN: 1.63 feet high. No report available.
TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 63-67 degrees; 0.30 feet high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
PANHANDLE
GREENBELT: 33.8 feet low. No report available.
MACKENZIE: 71.19 feet low. No report available.
MEREDITH: 58.52 feet low. No report available.
PALO DURO: 52 feet low. No report available.
WEST
ALAN HENRY: 1.45 feet low. No reports due to winter weather.
ARROWHEAD: 0.53 feet high. No reports due to winter weather.
COLORADO CITY: 19.77 feet low. No report available.
FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 54-59 degrees; 0.25 feet low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, weighted flukes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water off color; 55-61 degrees; 13.81 feet low. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits, spoons, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.
NASWORTHY: 52-58 degrees; 1.44 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
OAK CREEK: Water stained; 51-58 degrees; 16.86 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on weighted flukes, medium running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worn-Glo) nightcrawlers.
O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 53-59 degrees; 45.76 feet low. Black bass are fair to good Texas rigs, jigs, squarebill crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off color; 56-61 degrees; 0.31 feet high. Black bass are fair on shakyheads, Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and nightcrawlers.
SPENCE: 55.08 feet low. No report available.
STAMFORD: 0.94 feet high. No report available.
SWEETWATER: Water off color; 53-58 degrees; 28.55 feet low. No report available.
WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 54-59 degrees; 16.3 feet low. No reports due to winter weather.
COASTAL
NORTH SABINE: Redfish are fair in the marsh on small topwaters and Stanley Ribbits. Trout are fair on the shorelines on Corkies and Catch 2000s.
SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair around the Reef on live shrimp.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair in the middle of the bay on mullet. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Catch 5s, MirrOlures and Catch 2000s. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Waders have taken good trout in the mud and shell on topwaters and Corkies in the afternoon. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair to good off the dike around reefs on live shrimp. Black drum and redfish are fair in Moses Lake.
FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Black drum are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters over humps and scattered shell on Down South Lures, Bass Assassins and Norton Bull Minnows. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Black drum are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair to good on Corkies over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.
ROCKPORT: Redfish are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp.
PORT ARANSAS: Redfish and black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are fair to good around Shamrock Cove on soft plastics and spoons. Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and Corkies.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and Gamblers. Redfish are fair along the spoils on gold spoons and Gulps.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on Corkies and MirrOlures around sand and grass holes. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on Gulps.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish are good in South Cullen Bay on Gulps.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good in South Bay on live shrimp and Gulps. Redfish are fair at Three Island on gold spoons and soft plastics under rattling corks.
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