Texas Fishing Report

Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for March 30 and also available on the Internet at https://www.txfishing.com:

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear; 63-67 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait, liver, and bloodbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water murky; 61-65 degrees; 1.17 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.01 feet high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Bass Hogg spinnerbaits and jigs, craw colored crankbaits, and watermelon soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on Li’l Fishies and minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 58-62 degrees; 4.20 feet low. Black bass are good on white/red Terminator spinnerbaits, blue/chartreuse tailed Whacky Sticks, and watermelon soft jerkbaits along points in 5-10 feet. Striped bass are fair to good vertically jigging silver Blade Runners and on live bait in 25-35 feet. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies, watermelon Tiny Traps, and live minnows in 18-25 feet. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Channel catfish are fair on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with live bait.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 59-63 degrees; 0.54 feet high. Black bass are good on pumpkin Whacky Sticks, yellow Terminator spinnerbaits, and watermelon jerkbaits along stickups in 5-12 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Smallmouth bass are good on smoke/red tubes, blue/green flake curl tail grubs, and watermelon Whacky Sticks over rock piles in 10-20 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver in 6-12 feet. Channel catfish are fair upriver on minnows. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with live bait.

COLEMAN: Water murky; 58-62 degrees; 3.74 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards, and on small crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) No report available.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on watermelon and chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on shad and shrimp over baited holes.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 57-61 degrees; 0.06 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait.

GRANGER: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 2.41 feet high. Black bass are fair on black soft plastic worms and white spinnerbaits upriver. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies and minnows upriver. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits on rod & reel, and on juglines baited with Zote soap. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.

LBJ: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.58 feet low. Black bass are fair on blue/green spinnerbaits, chartreuse Whacky Sticks, and soft plastic jerkbaits in 4-10 feet. Striped bass are fair on green striper jigs early. White bass are fair on green/blue Tiny Traps and Spoiler Shads early. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs in 4-8 feet. Channel catfish are fair on live bait and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 3.91 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 62-66 degrees; 1.16 feet high. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are fair on green striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 58-62 degrees; 1.65 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water murky; 59-63 degrees; 2.11 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 0.15 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 58-62 degrees; 0.19 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 0.45 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, weightless Senkos and Flukes. Crappie are fair on minnows white jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.27 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits and craws. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

BONHAM: Water muddy, 63-66 degrees; 0.01 feet high. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged creature baits and flipping jigs around shallow cover. Crappie are slow on minnows around the bridges, boat docks and cattails. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink baits.

BRIDGEPORT: Water stained to muddy, 62-65 degrees: 0.06 feet high. Black bass are fair on squarebill crankbaits and finesse jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

CADDO: Water muddy; 3.30 feet high. No report available. Please call ahead as some ramps may be closed due to flooding in the area.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 62-65 degrees; 0.01 feet high. Black bass are fair on swimjigs, squarebill crankbaits and spinnerbaits near docks and shallow cover. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

COOPER: Water stained; 0.12 feet high. No report available.

FAIRFIELD: Black bass fishing reported has 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; 61-64 degrees; 0.34 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, weedless soft swimbaits and football jigs. White and yellow bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows near bridges. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 9.99 feet high. No report available. Please call ahead as some ramps are closed due to high water.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.82 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, swimjigs and small crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on rod and reel.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water muddy; 12.06 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 to muddy; 63-65 degrees: 0.74 feet high. Black bass are fair on flipping jigs, Texas rigged creature baits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 1.33 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged tubes, creature baits and flipping jigs in flooded bushes. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 75-80 degrees; 0.02 feet high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and hollow body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 63-66 degrees; 0.24 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, bladed jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and stink bait.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.97 feet high. Black bass are good on flipping jigs, Texas rigged craws and tubes. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 62-65 degrees; 0.02 feet high. Black bass are slow on medium crankbaits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 2.39 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, spinnerbaits and swimjigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows near brush piles. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.10 feet high. Black bass are slow on bladed jigs, shakyheads and Senkos. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 62-65 degrees; 0.49 feet high. Black bass slow on white spinnerbaits with a Colorado blade, black/blue flipping jigs and Texas rigged creature baits around docks and shallow structure. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and stink bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 61-64 degrees; 1.46 feet low. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits, spinnerbaits and small plastic swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Striped bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 0.05 feet high. No report available.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water muddy; 62-65 degrees; 29.45 feet high. Black bass are slow on bladed jigs, shallow crankbaits and black/blue flipping jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water murky; 63-67 degrees; 24.45 feet low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs, white grubs, and small crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs, white grubs, and small crankbaits. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. 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 stained. Black bass are good on small spinnerbaits around structure. Striped bass are fair to good on chicken livers. Redfish are good on live perch and tilapia. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Blue catfish are fair on shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

CALAVERAS: Water stained. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms and minnows around reed beds. Striped bass are good on shad and silver spoons. Redfish are good on perch and shrimp on the bottom. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, shad, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 22.86 feet low. Black bass are good on swimbaits and jerkbaits early. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs at night under lights. Channel and blue catfish are good on doughbait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 68 degrees in main lake; 0.22 feet high. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps in 8-15 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs in 10-15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on perch, liver, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch and liver.

FALCON: Water murky; 68-72 degrees; 16.66 feet low. Black bass are very good on watermelon red spinnerbaits, Brush Hogs, crankbaits, and magnum flukes. Crappie are excellent on minnows and tube jigs under bridges. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut bait, especially in the upper end of the lake. 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 murky; 60-64 degrees; 0.01 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 0.23 feet high. Black bass are good on white or pumpkinseed lizards and off points in 3-7 feet, and on June bug Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around docks and brush. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with beef hearts. Yellow catfish are slow.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.64 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 59-63 degrees; 6.23 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow.

STEINHAGEN: 1.62 feet high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 0.83 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: 33.78 feet low. No report available.

MACKENZIE: 71.89 feet low. No report available.

MEREDITH: 58.14 feet low. No report available.

PALO DURO: 54.08 feet low. No report available.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water fairly clear; 58-65 degrees; 2.68 feet low. Black bass are fair to jigs, Texas rigged lizards and flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows in the shallows. Catfish are fair on live bait.

ARROWHEAD: 0.11 feet high. No report available.

COLORADO CITY: 20.37 feet low. No report available.

FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 59-65 degrees; 0.25 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Senkos. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows around shallow cover. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off color; 61-69 degrees; 14.47 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and small swimbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and split shot weighted minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

NASWORTHY: 59-65 degrees; 1.38 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on jigs, Texas rigged lizards and weightless flukes. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 58-66 degrees; 15.18 feet low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Senkos and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in the shallows. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worn-Glo) nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 59-67 degrees; 46.32 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off color; 58-67 degrees; 0.06 feet low. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits, Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and Senkos. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

SPENCE: 56.22 feet low. No report available.

STAMFORD: 0.27 feet high. No report available.

SWEETWATER: Water off color; 59-67 degrees; 27.29 feet low. No report available.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 58-66 degrees; 16.96 feet low. No report available.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Most of the north end of the lake is fresh.

SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are fair to good at the jetty on live shrimp. Redfish are fair on the surf on crabs.

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: The Trinity River continues to pump freshwater in the bay from recent rains. Most of the bay is fresh.

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. Black drum are fair to good in the Ship Channel on crabs.

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 and black drum are good on the reefs on live shrimp.

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. Bull redfish are good just off the beach on sardines.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good over deep shell on Gulps and live shrimp. Trout 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: Trout are fair for waders tossing Down South Lures and Soft-Dines. 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 on crabs.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics over sand and grass. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. Trout, black drum 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: Black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish, trout and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. Red snapper are good in state waters.

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. Trout are good in Oso Bay on topwaters for kayakers.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good over sand and grass on Bass Assassins, Gamblers, Down South Lures and topwaters. Black drum are good in the Land Cut on crabs. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp and soft plastics.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on topwaters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes. Black drum and redfish are good on crabs at East Cut.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands and channel edges on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp cracked blue crabs.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are good while wading bars and guts on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish are fair to good on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp while wading back bays.