Texas Fishing Report

CENTRAL

AUSTIN: FAIR. Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 0.67 low. Largemouth bass are slow on skirted jigs, spinners, and crankbaits near boat docks, creeks, inlets, and rocky shorelines. Sunfish are fair on earthworms and live crickets along ledges, boat docks, and brush. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

BASTROP: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; Largemouth bass are good fishing creeks, timber, and brush on spinners, crankbaits, craws, and jerk baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in brush piles and standing timber in 14-25’. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait, live bait, and earthworms.

BELTON: GOOD. Water clear; 61 Degrees;0.87 low. Black bass are fair near rocky shorelines, creeks, and brushy outcrops on crankbaits, jigs, and topwater plugs. White bass are good on the main lake flats, humps, and drop-offs with slabs, jerk baits, and swim baits in 20-35’. Hybrid stripers are slow with live bait in the main lake from 18-35’. Topwater plugs, crankbaits, and swimbaits are effective with surfacing schools of hybrids and white bass. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles in 15-28’. Catfish are good on cut bait.

BROWNWOOD: GOOD. Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 2.61 low. Largemouth bass are fair with crankbaits, skirted jigs, and bladed spinners in 3-12’ near creeks, rocky shorelines, and fallen timber. Crappie are good on minnows in brush piles and timber near a creek channel. White bass and hybrids are good on white slabs and swimbaits in the main lake near humps, ridges, and flats. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait in 6-20’ near baited areas.

BUCHANAN: GOOD. Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 6.35 low. Largemouth bass are fair with skirted jigs, spoons, bladed spinners, and perch imitating crankbaits on points, rock ledges, and the rocky shorelines. Striped bass are good along the river channel with live bait in 25-35’. White bass are good on slabs near drop-offs, humps, and flats. Use sonar to locate schools of baitfish and feeding fish. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in 14-28’ fishing timber and brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. Blue cats are good on cut bait.

CANYON LAKE: FAIR. Water clear; 63 degrees; 4.85 low. Striper fishing is fair along the river channel with live bait. White bass are fair on humps, flats, and ridges with white or chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons. Look for birds diving over feeding schools. Largemouth bass are good with crankbaits, skirted jigs, and plastic finesse worms near docks, timber, and rock piles. Smallmouth bass are good on swimbaits, grubs, and small cranks in 3-12’ along rock ledges and steep rocky shorelines. Catfish are fair with prepared baits and cut bait. Crappie are fair with live minnows near brush piles and timber near a creek or drop off in 12-25’.

FAYETTE: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on chatter baits, spinners, and jigs in creeks and brushy coves. Sunfish are fair on cut earthworms and live crickets around bank ledges and brush. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait near baited areas.

GRANBURY: GOOD. Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.22 low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and flipping jigs in 6-18’ near boathouses, submerged timber, and rock ledges. Crappie fishing is fair around brush piles and boat docks with minnows and jigs. Catfishing is OK with cut bait or punch bait. White bass are good using white or chrome slabs and jigging spoons. Stripers are fair with live bait along the main lake channel in 20-35”.

GRANGER: GOOD. Water clear; 61 degrees; 1.57 low. Black bass are good on soft plastics, crankbaits, spinners, and jigs near rocky shorelines, creeks, and tree stumps. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on brush piles and timber near a drop off in 14-24’. White bass are good on slabs in 15-30’ near main lake humps, flats, and drop-offs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and earthworms. Yellow cats are slow on live perch and goldfish.

LIMESTONE: FAIR. Water clear;56 degrees; 1.00 low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, square billed crankbaits and skirted jigs along ledges with timber or brush, creek channels, and off rocky shorelines. White bass are fair with jigging spoons and slabs near flats, drop-offs, and ledges in the main lake in 15-30’. Crappie are fair on minnows around brush piles and submerged timber. Catfish are fair on cut bait or shrimp.

LBJ: FAIR. Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.68 low. Black bass are fair on plastic finesse worms worked slowly, and square billed crankbaits near docks, brush, creeks, and rocky shorelines. Crappie are fair on minnows around brush piles and docks. White bass are fair over main lake points, flats, drop-offs, and humps in 15-35’ with white slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait in 8-15’.

NAVARRO MILLS: GOOD. Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.52 low. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around the marina, brush piles, and in standing timber in 12-25’. Catfish are good with punch bait, shrimp, and cut bait. White bass are fair on slabs and swimbaits in 15-30’. Black bass are good with crankbaits, skirted jigs, and spinners near docks, brush piles, and timber.

PROCTOR: GOOD. Water clear; 57 degrees; 0.57 low. Largemouth bass are good on spinners, skirted jigs, and crankbaits near brush, creeks, and rocky shorelines in 8-16’. Hybrid stripers are fair with live bait in the main lake around 17-35’. Crappie are good with minnows in 14-28’ in standing timber and brush piles. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

SOMERVILLE: GOOD. Water slightly stained; 58 degrees; 2.63 low. White bass and hybrids are good with live bait, white or silver slabs, and jigging spoons in 20-35’ on main lake flats, slopes, ridges, and humps. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs in brush piles and flooded timber in 14-25’. Catfish are good with cut bait and punch bait in 8-20’. Largemouth bass are good with soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinners near the creek mouths, drop-offs, rocky shorelines, and roadbeds.

STILLHOUSE: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 1.80 high. Black bass are fair on silver bladed spinners, skirted jigs, and crankbaits working brush piles, rock bluffs, and points. Smallmouth bass are fair with small crankbaits, jigs, and plastic grubs near rocky banks, ledges, and drop-offs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in brush piles and standing timber in 14-28’. White bass are fair on slabs off main lake ridges, humps, drop-offs, and along the dam. Catfish are good with punch bait. Blue cats are good with cut bait or live bait near brush piles.

TRAVIS: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 21.43 low. Largemouth bass are fair with skirted jigs and spinners near boat docks, rock ledges, and points. White bass are fair with slabs working main lake flats, drop-offs, and humps. Trolling is still effective with swimbait. Striper action along the main river channel is fair with live bait. Watch for bird activity to indicate feeding schools near the surface. Crappie are fair on minnows in 15-25’ near docks, brush piles, and rock ledges. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits in 10-20’.

WALTER E. LONG: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, and chatterbaits near creek mouths and brushy shorelines. Hybrid stripers are slow with live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows in 14-24’ near brush piles. Catfish are slow on cut bait and shrimp. Sunfish are good on worms and crickets.

WACO: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.37 low. Largemouth bass are good on skirted jigs, plastic worms, and crankbaits near the inlets, creeks, brushy or rocky shorelines, and coves. Crappie are fair on minnows fishing brush piles around 13-20’. Sunfish are fair on cutworms or live crickets. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WHITNEY: GOOD. Water clear; 61 degrees; 2.67 low. Black bass are good on creek ledges, flooded timber, ridges, and drop-offs on white or blue spinners, medium-sized shad colored crankbaits, and skirted jigs. Topwater plugs are working early in shallow areas where shad is present. White bass are good on the main lake with jigging spoons and slabs. Stripers are fair with live shad along the main lake river channel edges in 15-35’. Watch for diving birds working the feeding schools of White bass and Stripers. Crappie are good with minnows in 14-25’ timber near creek channels and brush piles. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

NORTHEAST

ARLINGTON: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 4.51 low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, chatter baits, skirted jigs, and bladed spinners on rocky or brushy shorelines, creek drop-offs, and submerged brush. Crappie are good near boat docks and timber on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch baits and live bait in 9 -18’.

ATHENS: GOOD. Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.24 high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinners, weightless senkos, and jigs working the creek brush piles and brushy shorelines. Crappie are good with minnows in standing timber and boat docks. Catfish are good on punch bait. Sunfish are fair on cutworms and crickets.

BENBROOK: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.92 low. Largemouth bass are fair fishing lipless crankbaits, skirted jigs, and jerk baits near rocky shorelines, roadbeds, and brush. Crappie are fair on minnows fishing structure and brush piles in 12-25’. Hybrid striped bass are slow with live bait. White bass are fair with white or chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons on the flats, channels, and humps. Catfish are good with punch bait over baited areas.

BOB SANDLIN: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.89 low. Black bass are fair on square billed crankbaits, bladed spinners, jigs, and soft plastics in 10-20’ near brush, rocky shorelines, and boat docks. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in brush piles and bridges in 15-25’. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait in 12-25 near baited holes.

BRIDGEPORT: FAIR. Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.66 low. Black bass are fair on spinners, crankbaits, and jerk baits in 3-12’ fishing docks, main lake points near timber, shorelines, and points. There is an early topwater bite on the points and rocky shorelines. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs fishing bridges, timber, and brush piles. White bass are fair on white slabs and live bait on main lake ridges, flats, and channels. Hybrid stripers are slow along the main lake channel with live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait, shrimp, and prepared bait in 8-20’’.

CADDO: GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.35 high. Largemouth bass are good working swimbaits, spinners, and jigs in 3-5’. Crappie are fair on minnows near brush piles and timber near a drop-off or creek channel. White bass are fair on white or silver slabs in the main lake. Chain Pickerel are fair. Catfish are good on punch bait in 7-20’ fishing baited holes near channels and timber edges.

CEDAR CREEK: GOOD. Water slightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.88 low. Largemouth bass are good working spinners, football jigs, medium crankbaits, and jerk baits on creeks, rocky coves, boat docks, and retainer walls. Hybrids and sand bass are fair off main lake points and humps with slabs, swimbaits, and jigging spoons. Crappie are good with jigs and minnows in brush piles, boat docks, and bridges in 15-28’. Catfish are good in 6-18’ with cut bait and live bait.

COOPER: Good. Water slightly stained; 59 degrees; 4.35 low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms, shad like crankbaits, and skirted jigs. The white bass and hybrids are good in 20-35’ with live bait and slabs and over humps, ridges, and near main lake drop-offs. Crappie are fair with minnows on brush piles. Catfish are good on cut bait and in punch bait 8-25’.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 2.01 low. Black bass are slow fishing jigs, spinners, and crankbaits near boat docks and brush piles. White bass are slow with slabs fishing humps, flats, and drop-offs. Crappie are fair on minnows between 15-25’ working docks, submerged brush, and standing timber. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

FORK: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 2.32 low. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, spoons, crankbaits, and spinners near creeks with timber, roadbeds, brushy points, and rocky shorelines. White and yellow bass are fair in deeper water with swimbaits, slabs, and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 14-25’ in brush piles and standing timber near creek ledges or drop-offs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait in 8-24’.

GRAHAM: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.96 low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, skirted jigs, and bladed spinners in timber and near docks, brushy points, rocky shorelines, and creek channels. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in channel bends, brush piles, and under deeper boat docks. White bass are fair on white or chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait in 20-35’. Catfish are good on cut bait, punch bait, and live bait.

GRAPEVINE: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.49 low. Largemouth bass are fair on buzz baits, wacky worms, and chatter baits near brush piles, points, and rocky shorelines. White bass are good in 20-35’ with slabs and swimbaits near main lake humps, flats, and drop-offs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in marinas and near submerged structure. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

JACKSONVILLE: GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.06 high. Largemouth bass are good with white spinners, red worms worked slowly, jigs and crankbaits near docks, rip-rac, brush and brush piles. Crappie are good on minnows in 14-28’ around submerged structure and brush piles. Catfish are good on cut shad and punch bait.

JOE POOL: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 1.52 low. Largemouth bass are good fishing shad like skirted jigs, chatter baits, and bladed spinners along channel ledges, vegetation edges, and rocky shorelines. Crappie are good near brush piles and timber on minnows in 15-28’. Catfish are good on punch bait, cut bait, and chicken liver.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.30 low. Largemouth bass are good on finesse worms, spinners, skirted jigs, and chatter baits in 8-24’. Crappie are fair on minnows in the standing timber areas along the creek channel, bridges, and brush piles in 15-28’’. Catfish are good with cut bait or live bait.

LAVON: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 2.02 low. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs fishing 10-24’ over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good in the 20-30’ bouncing slabs and heavy spoons. Look for birds diving over feeding schools of white bass. Black bass are fair on square billed crankbaits, jerk baits, and jigs in 8-24’. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait in 14-25’.

LEWISVILLE: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.75 low. Black bass are fair fishing points, rocky areas, and brush with the senkos, jerk baits, shad like swimbaits, spinners, and bladed jigs. White bass are good on bouncing slabs and jigging spoons in 20-35’. Look for birds diving over feeding schools of white bass. Swimbaits are effective with topwater action Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush piles, bridges, and standing timber. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

MARTIN CREEK: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 2.92 low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs spinners, shad like crankbaits, and finesse worms in 5-18’. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in 12-28’ in timber and brush piles. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait in 12-25’.

PALESTINE: GOOD. Water clear; 57 degrees; 0.33 low. Largemouth bass are good working pumpkin craws, skirted jigs, and crankbaits near boat docks, creek ledges, and rocky areas. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns and timber near a creek or drop off in 15-25’. Hybrid stripers are slow on live bait, A-rigs, and swimbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on chicken liver and cut bait.

PALO PINTO: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees;1.32 low. Largemouth bass are good on points, flats, brushy or rocky shorelines with spinners, black or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, and skirted jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows near boat docks and brush piles in 14-28’. White bass are good on slabs near main lake ridges, drop-offs, and flats. Hybrid bass are fair on live shad in 20-35’. Catfish are good on shrimp and cut bait.

RAY HUBBARD: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 1.85 low. Largemouth bass are good on shad like crankbaits, spinners, and jerk baits in timber, near banks, creeks, and drop-offs. White bass are good fishing slabs and jigging spoons on main lake flats, humps, and points in 15-28’. Crappie are fair near bridges, brush piles, and submerged timber in with minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait in 8-20’.

RAY ROBERTS: FAIR; Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.91 low. Largemouth bass are slow on skirted jigs, bronze-colored jerk baits, and bladed spinners in 3-15’ near points, timber, rip rac, and creeks. White bass are fair in 15-35’ on slabs near main lake points, flats, and drop-offs. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs in brush piles between 18-28’. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.40 low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, soft plastics, skirted jigs, and bladed spinners fishing near boat docks, points, creeks, and submerged brush. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigging spoons on flats and humps. Crappie are fair on minnows or jigs on bridge pilings, timber, and in brush piles. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live perch. Bream are slow on live crickets near boat docks, shallow brush, and rocky shorelines.

SQUAW CREEK: FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.34 high. Catfishing is good in baited areas with punch bait and cut bait. The largemouth bass fishing is fair around structure on chatter baits, bladed spinners, and perch like crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in standing timber and brush piles.

SULPHUR SPRINGS: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 3.42 low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and crankbaits near brush piles, creek ledges, and fallen timber. Crappie are fair on minnows in 13-28’ near brush piles and standing timber. Catfish are fair on cut shad and punch bait in 6-18’.

TAWAKONI: EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.62 low. Catfish are excellent on live bait and cut bait. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics, crankbaits, senkos, football jigs, and swimbaits. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on live bait and slabs with some fish schooling on the surface. Use sonar to locate fish in deeper water near ridges, flats, and humps in the main lake. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush piles, docks, and bridge pilings.

TEXOMA: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.32 low. Striped bass and white bass are good on live shad. Diving birds are marking feeding schools feeding on the surface throughout the lake. Largemouth bass are good fishing soft plastics, crankbaits, bladed spinners, and jerk baits in 2-12’. Crappie are fair on minnows near boathouses, timber, creek ledges, and brush piles in 15-25’. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

TYLER: GOOD. Water clear; 57 degrees; 0.19 low. Black bass are good on finesse worms, skirted jigs, swimbaits, and crankbaits fishing docks, shorelines, and creek mouths. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in brush piles, structure, and timber in 18-25’. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. White bass are fair in 18-30’ on slabs and jigging spoons.

WEATHERFORD: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.75 low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits, and spinners near rocky shorelines and points, fallen timber, and brush. White bass are fair in 20-35’ with slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around docks, marinas, and submerged cover. Catfish are good on cut bait.

WORTH: FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 1.69 low. Largemouth bass are fair with Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits, spoons, and swimbaits working creek mouths, shorelines, and boat docks. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs fishing brush piles, timber that lines a creek channel or drop-off and under docks. Catfish are fair on cut bait, punch bait, and shrimp.

WRIGHT PATMAN: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 3.49 high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and spinners along creek channels, timber, and rocky points. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near structure and brush piles. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 43.30’ low. This time of year, shallow fishing is the most consistent while not always the lunkers. Black bass are good working less than 13 feet on rocks, brush, and vegetation. Lure colors have leaned a bit darker and more natural with topwaters, weighted worms, and crankbait. White bass are good either suspended over structure feeding close to the surface. Use visual indicators along with fishing with Alabama rigs and crankbait. Catfish are fair on shrimp, chicken livers, and stinkbait dough balls, still more in the river than the main lake. Remember to stay on the Texas side of the lake unless you possess a Mexican Fishing License.

CALAVERAS: FAIR. Water stained; 65-68 degrees. Red drum remain slow. Black bass are good. Keep your lure in less than 14 feet of water on rip rap and vegetation with crankbait, topwater, crankbait, and weighted worms. Hybrid striped bass are good continuing to move with schools of baitfish matching the hatch with blue and silver rattle traps. Catfish are good on stinkbait, chicken livers, and cut shad.

CHOKE CANYON: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 67-70 degrees; 21.70’ low. Largemouth bass are good working structures with sun and shade spots like timber, and close to shore drops on buzzbaits, jigs, plastic worms, spinners, and rattletraps. White bass are fair with minnows and small crankbait sill looking out from creeks. Catfish are consistently good on larger live bait, cut baits, and stinkbait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 6.87’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent and active, with success coming shallow and deep depending on conditions with Carolina rigged worms, spinners and crankbait. Sunny and windy are good in creeks, and low wind days are good among rocky banks and flooded timber. Crappie are good when fishing thick vegetation with jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

FALCON: GOOD. Water lightly stained north and clear south; 71 degrees; 38.41’ low. Traditional spots continue to be slow as the water level is slowly decreasing, changing some habitats and exposing some folded structures. Black bass are fair scrambling to find shallow structure. We have visually watched most strikes with clear water in less than 6 feet of water on topwater, plastic craws, and chatter baits. Square bills still have their place, but it’s just not as deep and not as mid lake as before. White bass are good, still suspending around 18-25 feet with small spinners. Crappie are great, still hitting shallow brush piles and on jigs. Catfish are excellent when hitting coves at their deepest and using live bait and stinky bait. Remember to stay on the Texas side unless you possess a Mexican Fishing License.

MEDINA: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 30.29’ low. Black bass remain good fishing drops and rocks, mixing in some jerkbait with worms, crankbait, and spinners. White bass are good hitting suspended bunches with Alabama Rigs off points. Striped bass are fair with live bait. Crappie are fair over shallow brush shifting to minnows over jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers, and blood baits.

TEXANA: GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good, staying above 10 feet with laydowns and brush using worms, spinners, and crankbait. Crappie are excellent over shallow brush piles. Catfish are good on stinkbait, cut bait, and live bait.

SOUTHEAST

BRAUNIG: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; Red drum remain slow. Largemouth bass are good in 12 feet or less as fish seek warmer water by fishing rocks, ledges, shallow vegetation, and submerged vegetation. Sinking worms, crankbait, rattletraps, and occasionally topwater excels. Strippers are fair trolling mid-lake, spotting some activity. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait, and cheese bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.39’ low. Black bass are good with a cool down this week, changing conditions mid-week. Calm wind days are most important, continuing to fish with drops, coves, and points between 6-18 feet of depth. Crappie are fair, moving to clearer water on jigs next to vegetative cover. Sunfish are fair with jigs and crickets under docks. Catfish are good day and night on cut and prepped bait.

CONROE: GOOD. Water stained; 61 degrees; 1.76’ low. Black bass are good fishing close to docks, especially on points and other drops, brush, or rock structures with worms, spinners, topwater, and live bait as a last resort when you can’t get bites. Crappie are fair on jigs in and over brush. Hybrid striped bass are fair using small crankbait following bait. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait, and dough balls. Sunfish are fair with live worms, crickets, and power bait pellets.

GIBBONS CREEK: FAIR. Water stained; 62 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair in timber and creeks as we continue to search for consistency. Worms seem to attract the most attention, spinners, and crankbait help establish spots with long casts. Crappie are fair on minnows using big structures. Catfish are fair on live bait, along with some dough pellets getting deeper every day. Sunfish are fair on cutworms near the bank and in structures.

HOUSTON COUNTY: FAIR. Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are good within 30 yards of the lake bank, still on vegetation and brush. Some deeper brush are excellent for large bass fishing with worms, crankbait, and some Slug Os. Crappie are good off the pier and under the docks at the marina on minnows. Bream and bluegill are good at using live worms. Catfish are good on shad, prepped dough balls with trot making a comeback with live bait.

LIVINGSTON: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.24’ low. Black bass are good staying close to drops and points and vegetation in calmer water if available. Worms, spinners, and crankbaits are still your best options. Striped bass are good fishing shad trolling mid-lake. Crappie are good on jigs deeper than previous weeks, around 18 feet. White bass are good off drops and ledges still fishing below 22 feet. Catfish are fair on live baits and stinkbait in the main river channel.

NACONICHE: FAIR. Water slightly stained; 64-68 degrees; Largemouth bass are good with crankbaits, spinners, and swim jigs around the east lake and dam. Crappie are fair in creeks and off the pier with jigs and minnows. Sunfish are fair on power bait and cutworms at night under lights. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait.

RAVEN: FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; Largemouth bass are good not straying from deep structure with crankbaits and spinners. Brush and ledges continue to excel, especially off eastern banks. Sunfish are fair on cutworms and crickets fishing under vegetation.

SAM RAYBURN: GOOD. Water stained; 66 degrees; 4.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good with some slow days forced by a cold front. Fish crankbait, weighted worms, Alabama rigs, and spinners. Consistent spots remain drops, creeks, and brush. White bass are fair on minnows working deep over brush around 24 feet. Crappie are good on jigs in creeks. Catfish are good on live and stinkbait.

TOLEDO BEND: GOOD. Mostly clear; 65-67 degrees; 3.96’ low. Black bass remain good with two distinct fishing conditions. Success happens deep in the afternoon between 25-50 feet of depth, mainly on spoons. Shallow normally before noon is a much quicker bite with Carolina and Texas rigs with some topwaters. White bass are fair and starting to surface feed while not suspended over deep brush. Crappie are excellent, staying mid-depth mainly on minnows and occasionally jigs. Bream are good with small jigs and crickets. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait.

PANHANDLE

CISCO: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 5.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair with some slowdown in activity as colder weather rolled in past thanksgiving. Topwater, buzzbaits, spinners, jigs, and worms are still your best bets in rocks, points, and shallow structures. Sunfish are fair bank fishing from nightcrawlers and cutworms. Crappie are fair on jigs to over submerged brush and working to warmer water. Catfish are good catching every day and night on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, chicken livers, and cut shad.

MEREDITH: FAIR. Water stained; 52 degrees; 50.90’ low. Black bass are fair predominantly in the murkier northern water with long casts of brighter baits over drops and in timber. Walleye are slow. Crappie are fair with jigs in south lake structures with clear water. White bass are good moving shallower, mostly on points, and suspending still below 12 feet. Channel catfish are fair fishing stink bait searching pretty deep.

MILLERS CREEK: GOOD. Water stained; 51 degrees; 0.22’ high. Largemouth bass are good fishing deep submerged stumps on spinners, crankbaits, and worms. Crappie are good on jigs suspending on brush and in timber by the pump. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs still staying deep. Catfish are fair mid-depth in coves with live, blood, and liver prepared baits.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: GOOD. Water clear 58 degrees; 3.84’ low. Black bass are good using topwaters, crankbaits, spinners, craws, and worms staying close to timber and some deeper points near the dam. Crappie are good with jigs in timber and above shallow brush. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait, and stinkbait.

ARROWHEAD: FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.21’ low. Largemouth bass are still good staying under docks and large structures, including rocks. Currently, crankbait are the best bait but don’t forget worms. White bass are fair deep on the rip rap and ledge brush structures with Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs under docks and bridges. Catfish are good on cheese bait, stinkbait, and minnows.

COLEMAN: FAIR. Slightly stained. 59 degrees. 2.88’ low. Hybrid stripers are good and very active, chasing bait into coves. Use rattle traps deep in coves as the baitfish get cornered. Largemouth bass are good and best between 2p-5p around large structures and flats with calm water using worms, topwaters, and square billed crankbait. Crappie are fair on jigs, consistently fishing under docks. Catfish are fair with stinkbait and cut bait.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: FAIR. Water stained; 58 degrees; 1.85’ low. White bass are still very active and coming closer to surface feeding but nothing below 15 feet. Fish small spinners, crankbait, and Alabama Rigs. Black bass are fair with minimal improvement and changes using spinners, crankbait, and worms around larger rocks, and close to calm structure. Crappie are fair preferring minnows over brush. Catfish are fair on cut shad and stinkbait throughout the lake.

HUBBARD CREEK: FAIR. Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are good staying close to the island refuge. Topwaters have slowed just a bit with windier conditions along with crankbaits and worms. Crappie are good on jigs within creeks and prominent structure. White bass are fair on small crankbaits moving out from creeks. Sunfish are always fair on worms. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.

NASWORTHY: GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees. 1.00’ low. Black bass are good in numbers on worms, crankbaits, spinners, and jigs. Thick vegetation is excellent where you can find your spots to fishing them with weedless worms. Crappie are good above brush or fish attractors. White bass are fair on Alabama Rigs on some rocks and PVC placed habitats. Catfish are fair on live and prepped baits throughout the lake.

OAK CREEK: FAIR. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 3.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good and improving in all-natural structures like vegetation, timber, and brush. Light-colored spinners and Carolina rigs worms are successful. Crappie are good on jigs staying close to the largemouth habitats occasionally catching both. White bass are fair off points and deep brush. Catfish are fair on trotlines, nightcrawlers, live bait, and cut bait.

O.C. FISHER: FAIR. Water stained; 59 Degrees. 41.54’ low. Largemouth Bass are fair and unchanged fishing off points, rip rap, and standing timber with Texas rigged worms, spinners, crankbaits, and jigs. Crappie are fair working timber and cover on jigs. White bass are good over brush and below black bass. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, live, and cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: GOOD. Water clear; 58 degrees; 13.25’ low. Black bass are good, continuing to stay north out of the wind, searching long drops and vegetation in less than 8 feet with shaky head jigs, worms, and crankbait. Crappie are good on jigs staying close to large structures. Catfish are good on stinkbait, live, and cut bait. White bass are fair on points.

POSSUM KINGDOM: FAIR. Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.48’ low. Black bass are good not getting far from rock cliffs on crankbaits, plastic worms, and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on Alabama rigs and jigs getting deep. Crappie are good with jigs in vegetation and surface large rocks. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on cut shad, live sunfish, dough balls, and stinkbait, increasing at night over bobbers.

SPENCE: FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 39.92’ low. Black bass are good working shallow drops and points in afternoons on crankbait, jigs, worms, and spinners. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs between 12-23 feet. Crappie remain slow. Hybrid bass are slow. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, live, and cut bait in deeper water.

STAMFORD: FAIR. Water Lightly Stained; 58 degrees; 0.55’ high. Black bass are fair avoiding the north wind this week so staying in coves or north lake with crankbaits, spinners, worms, and jigs near natural structures. Crappie are fair in sunny calm spots on jigs and occasionally minnows. White bass are fair, moving between 12-18 feet. Catfish are fair on live bait and stinkbait.

TWIN BUTTES: FAIR. Water Stained. 58-61 Degrees. 11.74’ low. Black bass are good with live bait, plastic worms, and crankbait working long ledges. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows working calm water and creeks. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs and small crankbait above brush and on points. Catfish are fair on live and prepped baits.

WHITE RIVER: SLOW. Water stained; 57 degrees; 26.21’ low. Drought conditions continue to be in place. Largemouth bass are slow working brush, and any structure you can find below 10 feet, including ledges. Fish worms bottom bumping and spinners to search for bites. Crappie are fair using jigs around large rocks. Walleye are slow. Channel catfish are good on live bait, cut bait, and stinkbait.

COASTAL

SABINE LAKE: Overall conditions: GOOD. 65 degrees. Water clarity: stained with visibility two to four feet in most areas. The speckled trout are in the south shoreline in 2-4 feet of water. The redfish are found along the shorelines with mud shell bottoms. The best lures are soft plastic tails and jigs. The flounder are still gathering in the ship channel at Sabine pass along the drops. Use baits like mud minnows or jigs and Gulp lures.

TRINITY BAY: GOOD. 66 degrees. Falling water temps have the speckled trout action heating up. Fishing is good under the birds. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics, and topwater and are along the north shoreline. The flounder bite is good on mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: GOOD. 62 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp or mullet around the reefs or under the birds. Redfish are good in the marsh on shrimp. Sheepshead are along the rocks and piers on shrimp. The flounder is good along the ICW spoils and drains.

TEXAS CITY: GOOD. 64 degrees. Redfish and flounder are good at the San Luis Pass on shrimp and cut shad. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp or crab. Speckled trout are good under the birds in the afternoon over shell. Bull redfish are good in the channel on shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: GOOD. 66 degrees. Speckled trout are great on shrimp, topwaters, or soft plastics around the reefs or shoreline or under the birds. The shell reefs around the ICW and San Luis Pass are great for redfish and flounder on shrimp under a popping cork.

FREEPORT: GOOD. 71 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good in Bastrop bay on fresh-cut mullet or shrimp. Black drum and sheepshead are good on live shrimp around the reefs. Flounder are best along the drains on mullet or minnow.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: GOOD. 71 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics, mainly in 4-5 feet of water. Redfish are very good on plastics and live shrimp. Flounder is good on minnows. Look for where the mullet are jumping! The fish will be there.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: GOOD. 71 degrees. Later in the afternoon has been better for catching fish. Speckled trout is good on live shrimp under popping corks or soft plastics under the birds and chasing the mullet. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics, and topwaters. The flounder bite is good on mullet.

PORT O’CONNOR: GOOD. 71 degrees. Trout are excellent on live or fresh baits such as shrimp or crab in the shallow sand bars. Redfish are very good in back bays on live shrimp. Flounder are fair on mullet in the shallow grass flats.

PORT ARANSAS: GOOD. 72 degrees. The bay and shorelines remain a hot spot for redfish and speckled trout on cut mullet and shrimp. The redfish are fair around the jetties. Black drum are good on crab around vegetation or structure. Flounder are excellent on mullet around the rocks.

ROCKPORT: GOOD. 69 degrees. Fishing has remained solid. The shorelines and reefs have been an excellent spot for speckled trout, flounder, and redfish on shrimp or mullet. The mullet are moving and migrating, so drift the shorelines and the reefs nearest the shoreline.

CORPUS CHRISTI: GOOD. 72 degrees. The north side of the bay has been excellent for redfish and black drum. Speckled trout are found in the flats on shrimp on popping corks or cut mullet. Flounder are good around the docks and channel edges and are good on mullet. Black drum are good on crab or shrimp late in the afternoon.

BAFFIN BAY: GOOD. 66 degrees. Redfish is excellent in the flats with topwater and live bait following the mullet runs, usually midmorning. Flounder are good on jigs or minnow. Whether keying in on the rock structures, drifting the deep edges and fishing with lures toward the bottom, or wade fishing the shallow flats and shorelines, look for concentrations of baitfish. This time of year, the speckled trout and redfish are chasing the mullet.

PORT MANSFIELD: GOOD. 76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are found out on the flats in deeper water around grass and potholes using kwiggler ball tail in mansfield margarita, red and white ball tail. As the water temperature goes down, the fish will move towards the mud bottom to soak up the warm bottom, kwiggler willow tail and paddle tail worked slow on the bottom will produce some nice trout, reds, and flounder.

SOUTH PADRE: GOOD. 74 degrees. Redfish have been good in the flats chasing the mullet. Speckled trout and flounder are good around the jetties on shrimp or mullet. Black drum are fair on crab around deep structure.

PORT ISABEL: GOOD. 74 degrees. Speckled trout will be along the shoreline or in the flats chasing the mullet. Redfish are good on shrimp and will be around the shallow flats. Flounder is in feeding around the drains and can be caught on mullet. Black drum are good on crab or shrimp and are good around deep structure.

BOLIVAR PENINSULA: GOOD. 69 Degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are found in the surf on shrimp. Black drum are good on crab. Flounder are good through Rollover Pass or near the rocks on minnow. Sheepshead are slow. The North Jetties, French Town Road, and Fort Travis Seashore Park all have access from land for year-round fishing.