Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for April 30 and also available on the Internet at https://www.txfishing.com :
CENTRAL
BASTROP: Water clear; 72-76 degrees. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait, frozen shrimp, liver, and bloodbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON: Water clear; 70-74 degrees; 10.00 feet low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and throwlines baited with live perch. Boats, livewells, and bait buckets must be drained of all water before leaving the area. Details at: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 71-75 degrees; 11.16 feet low. Black bass to 5 pounds are very good on black/blue and chartreuse/white chatterbaits, and craw or shad colored crankbaits in 2-6 feet. White bass are good on minnows and pink tube jigs off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN: Water stained; 71-75 degrees; 31.86 feet low. Black bass are good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, pumpkin/chartreuse-tailed Whacky Sticks, and soft jerkbaits in 4-12 feet. Striped bass are good vertically jigging silver Perk Minnows in 25-35 feet. White bass are good on Bleeding Shiner Tiny Traps and live minnows in 15-25 feet. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with live bait.
CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 8.92 feet low. Black bass are good on jerkbaits, white Terminator spinnerbaits, and pumpkin Whacky Sticks in 4-10 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on smoke/red tubes and root beer curl tail grubs on ledges in 10-25 feet. Crappie are fair on live minnows upriver in 5-15 feet. Channel catfish are fair upriver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines.
COLEMAN: Water clear; 70-74 degrees; 16.70 feet low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic lizards, crankbaits, jerkbaits, and electric blue worms. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) No report available.
FAYETTE: Water stained. Black bass are good on watermelon red Wacky Worms and Senkos, and on pumpkinseed worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut shad and shrimp over baited holes.
GRANBURY: Water stained; 72-76 degrees; 10.62 feet low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/white tailed soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on Charlie slabs and pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait.
GRANGER: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 0.17 feet low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows in 4-10 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.
LBJ: Water stained; 72-76 degrees; 0.32 feet low. Black bass are good on blue/white spinnerbaits, watermelon Whacky Sticks, and green pumpkin soft plastic jerkbaits. Striped bass are fair on Spoiler Shads and white bucktails early. White bass are fair on Spoiler Shads and chrome/blue Tiny Traps early. Crappie are good on blue tube jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 72-76 degrees; 0.22 feet low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps along banks and near the dam. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on red/chartreuse and orange/chartreuse jigs and minnows. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with live bait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch and goldfish.
PROCTOR: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 9.10 feet low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 72-76 degrees; 2.61 feet low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are good on white striper jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 69-73 degrees; 11.66 feet low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Carp are good on minnows and corn. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait. Yellow catfish are slow. Special regulations are in effect for boaters and anglers on this lake - see: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
TRAVIS: Water murky; 73-77 degrees; 54.73 feet low. Black bass are good on smoke grubs and Baby Brush Hogs. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on chrome crankbaits and minnows in 10-20 feet. Crappie are good on minnows in 10-20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on slabs and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
WHITNEY: Water stained; 70-74 degrees; 12.43 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon red Texas rigged soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on white/green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and cheesebait.
NORTHEAST
ATHENS: Water clear; 62-68 degrees; 0.07 feet high. Black bass are very good on shad pattern squarebills and small soft plastic swimbaits around docks. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.
BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 63-67 degrees; 1.68 feet low. Black bass are good on white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits around shallow cover. Texas rigged creature baits around shallow timber good as well, Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.
BONHAM: Water stained, 63-68 degrees; 2.17 feet low. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, crankbaits and spinner baits on boat docks and rocky points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs along the bridges and boat docks. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT: Water clear, 61-67 degrees; 21.72 feet low. Black bass are good on bahama milk color Megabass Knuckle 60 crankbaits near larger rock along shoreline. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Channel catfish are good on trotlines and rod and reel. Zebra mussels have been found in this reservoir. Boats, livewells, and bait buckets must be drained of all water before leaving the area - details at: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
CADDO: Water stained; 64- 68 degrees; 0.46 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rig creature baits and worms in green pumpkin. White and yellow bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Catfish are good on cut shad and trotlines. Special regulations are in effect for boaters and anglers on this lake - see: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 62-67 degrees; 4.02 feet low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits and bladed jigs near docks. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are slow on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and rod and reel.
COOPER: Water clear; 67-71 degrees; 10.75 feet low. Black bass are fair on medium crankbaits and Carolina rigged plastics up to 15 feet deep. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow on trotlines.
FAIRFIELD: Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD has discontinued stocking the lake after another kill in early September 2011. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.
FORK: Water clear; 62-67 degrees; 3.53 feet low. Black bass are good on Megabass Hazedong Shad swimbaits on jigheads along main lake points. Shad pattern swim jigs effective as well. Post spawn being caught along deeper timber. Yellow bass and white bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and trotlines.
GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 62-65 degrees; 10.13 feet low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits and Reaction Innovations Skinny Dippers in sprayed grass color fished slowly around shallow cover. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.
JOE POOL: Water clear; 62-66 degrees; 1.46 feet low. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.
LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 63-68; degrees; 1.01 feet high. Black bass are fair on swim jigs and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Special regulations are in effect for boaters and anglers on this lake. See: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
LAVON: Water lightly stained; 62-66 degrees; 11.72 feet low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs and Texas rigged Missile D Bombs in blue bruiser. White bass are good on slabs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Zebra mussels have been found in this reservoir. Boats, livewells, and bait buckets must be drained of all water before leaving the area - details at: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 61-65 degrees; 7.65 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws in green pumpkin near shallow cover. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Zebra mussels have been found in this reservoir. Boats, livewells, and bait buckets must be drained of all water before leaving the area - details at: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 70-74 degrees; 0.24 low. Black bass are fair on shaky heads and drop shot finesse worms. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 64-69 degrees; 0.82 feet high. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs and Texas rigged green pumpkin creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.
PALESTINE: Water clear; 61-66 degrees; 0.25 feet high. Black bass are good on green pumpkin shakyheads. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are good on jigs and topwaters. Catfish are good on trotlines.
RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 62-67 degrees; 7.66 feet low. Black bass are fair on medium diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.
RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 63-67 degrees; 8.15 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged green pumpkin soft plastics and Missile D-Bombs in super bug along main lake points. Crappie are good on white jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad. Zebra mussels have been found in this reservoir. Boats, livewells, and bait buckets must be drained of all water before leaving the area - details at: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 7.91 feet low. Black bass are slow on medium crankbaits. White bass are good on jigs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.
TAWAKONI: Water stained; 63-67 degrees; 9.85 feet low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin creature baits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs and topwaters. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to verify access at ramp of your choice. Lake access is severely limited due to low water.
TEXOMA: Water clear; 61-66 degrees; 8.56 feet low. Black bass are good on shakyheads and Texas rigged worms near laydown timber. Crappie are fair on minnows. Striped bass are good on slabs and crankbaits. Catfish are good on trotlines and rod and reel. Zebra mussels have been found in this reservoir. Boats, livewells, and bait buckets must be drained of all water before leaving the area - details at: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
WEATHERFORD: Water clear; 62-65 degrees; 6.55 feet low. No report available. Please call ahead as low water is making launching difficult.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 63-68 degrees; 6.20 feet high. Black bass are good on black neon Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines. Special regulations are in effect for boaters and anglers on this lake - see: https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/possession-and-transport-of-exotic-aquatic-species.
SOUTH
AMISTAD: Water fairly clear; 73-77 degrees; 40.96 feet low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, jerkbaits, soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits. Striped bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons, and live minnows. White bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons, and live minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and droplines 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 clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on liver and perch. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, cheesebait, cut bait, and liver.
CALAVERAS: Water clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 74-78 degrees; 24.22 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/white spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Carolina rigged soft plastics. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnow tipped jigs. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait in 10-15 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.
COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 74 degrees in main lake, 86 degrees at hot water discharge; 3.94 feet low. Black bass to 6 pounds are good on chartreuse crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 12 pounds are good on live perch in 8-10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
FALCON: Water clear; 73-77 degrees; 25.99 feet low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Yum Dingers. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, shad, and cut bait under cormorants. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
SOUTHEAST
CONROE: Water stained; 71-75 degrees; 0.50 feet low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/green spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp.
GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and liver.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 71-75 degrees; 0.07 feet high. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and crankbaits, and watermelon red soft plastic worms on the north side of the lake. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 72-76 degrees; 0.24 feet high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows, soft plastics, and spec rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 2.02 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon red Trick Worms, Senkos, and Carolina rigged soft plastics on main lake flats. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live shiners and black/chartreuse roadrunners over hydrilla in 6-10 feet. Catfish are good on juglines baited with prepared bait.
STEINHAGEN: 1.56 feet high. No report available.
TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 70-74 degrees; 1.39 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits around hydrilla beds. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good trolling black/chartreuse jigs over hydrilla beds. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
PANHANDLE
GREENBELT: 42.86 feet low. No report available.
MACKENZIE: 98.15 feet low. No report available.
MEREDITH: 89.41 feet low. No report available.
PALO DURO: 52.37 feet low. No report available.
WEST
ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 62-67 degrees; 15.7 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on flukes, Senkos, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs around shallow cover. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.
ARROWHEAD: Water off color; 63-67 degrees; 17.63 feet low. One ramp open and few anglers have been on the lake.
COLORADO CITY: 21.19 feet low. No report available.
FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 62-67 degrees; 13.70 feet low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water off color; 63-68 degrees; 24.69 feet low. Black bass are good on jigs, Texas rigs and weightless soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.
NASWORTHY: No report available.
OAK CREEK: Water stained; 62-67 degrees; 23.14 feet low. Black bass are fair Texas rigged lizards or worms, jigs and Senkos. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.
O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 63-68 degrees; 47.47 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, jigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs shallow.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 63-69 degrees; 14.29 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on drop shot rigs, jigs, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
SPENCE: 71.91 feet low. No report available.
STAMFORD: 15.84 feet low. No report available.
SWEETWATER: Water murky; 63-68 degrees; 24.78 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on flukes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.
WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 62-67 degrees; 34.75 feet low. No report available.
COASTAL
NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on topwaters and Corkies. Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains.
SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Blue Buck Point on topwaters and 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 for waders on the east shoreline on Bass Assassins, Little Johns and Tidal Surges. Redfish are fair to good on the north shoreline on gold spoons and shrimp.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are 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: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp. Trout, sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Redfish are good in the back lakes on shrimp and Gulps.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair to good on live shrimp on the reefs.
FREEPORT: Trout are fair at San Luis Pass on live bait. Sand trout, trout, redfish and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay and at the jetties.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout and redfish are fair for drifters in the back lakes on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty and on the reefs on live shrimp.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics over sand and grass near Grass Island. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. Trout and redfish are good at the jetty on mullet.
ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in Morris-Cummings Cut on free-lined shrimp. Black drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mullet and crabs.
PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good at East Flats on gold spoons and small topwaters. Black drum and redfish are fair to good in the channels on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish, trout and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Black drum and redfish are fair to good in the channels on crabs. Redfish are good on sand and grass flats on shrimp.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good on sand and grass on topwaters and soft plastics. Redfish are fair to good at Yarborough on gold spoons and plastics. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on topwaters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on Gulps. Black drum and redfish are good on crabs at East Cut.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands and grass flats on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Black drum, redfish and Spanish mackerel are fair at the jetty on live bait.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in South Bay on DOA Shrimp.
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