Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 78 degrees; 9.31’ low. Crappie are good on minnows.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 80 degrees; 41.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics. Catfish are good on cheese bait and punch bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 3.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spoons, spooks, flipping jigs and square-billed crankbaits.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, plastics worms and jerkbaits.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

BASTROP: Water clear; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, small swimbaits, jigging spoons and flukes.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 11.18’ low. White bass are good on small shad imitations. Crappie are fair on jigs tipped with minnows.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 7.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. White bass are slow. Crappie area fair on minnows. Catfish are good in standing timber on punch bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 72 degrees; 1.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and chatter baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Red drum are fair on live bait, spoons and cut shad. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 76-80 degrees; 7.52’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, shaky heads and jigs. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on crankbaits and jigs. Catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 14.65’ low. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and punch bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.42’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs, spinner baits and worms.

CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees. Red drum are fair on live bait, crankbaits and spoons. Blue and channel catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

CANYON: Water lightly stained; 79-81 degrees; 7.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-wataers and flipping jigs. Striped bass are good on top-waters and swimbaits.

CEDAR CREEK: Water normal stain; 81-84 degrees; 4.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, buzzbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on inline spinners and silver slabs. Crappie are excellent on white and chartreuse jigs and minnows.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 22.89’ low. Laremouth bass are good on buzzbaits, frogs and finesse worms. Crappie are excellent on live bait. Catfish are fair on cheese bait.

CONROE: Water slightly stained; 79 degrees; 2.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, creature baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair but small on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and prepared baits.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair on small spoons. Crappie are slow.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 80 degrees; 2.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shad, cut carp, soap baits and nightcrawlers.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water normally stained; 77 degrees; 4.80’ low. White bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are fair to good on puch bait and cut bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 39.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and plastics. Catfish are fair on punch bait and chicken livers.

FORK: Water stained; 78 degrees; 6.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, spinner baits and suspending jerkbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 2.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 2.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with crappie nibbles. White bass are good on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good drifting cut shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water good; 77 degrees; 0.61’ low. White bass are good on slabs off the bottom. Catfish are fair, mixed in with white bass.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.22 feet below. Largemouth bass are in 4-12 feet of water on docks and brush using square bill crankbaits, and shaky heads. Crappie are in 12-21 feet of water in brush and standing timber using minnows.

HUBBARD

CREEK: Water stained; 76 degrees; 6.55’ low. White bass are good on slabs, spoons, and rooster tails.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 78-80 degrees; 1.58’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad-colored squarebills and Texas-rigged worms.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 5.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits and worms. White bass are fair on swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut drum and gizzard shad.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, chatterbaits and Texas or Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 4.53’ low. White bass are fair on slabs and live bait. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 79 degrees; 4.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.69’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and crappie are slow. Catfish are fair drifting cut bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 3.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 73 degrees; 53.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on minnows and artificials. Crappie are fair jigging minnows. Walleye are fair on vertical jigs with minnows and crawlers. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 5.02’ low. White bass are slow. Hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 75 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on jerkbaits, crankbaits, spinner baits and bladed jigs. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 86 degrees. 1.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics, jigs and top-waters. Crappie are good on black and chartreuse jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 79 degrees; 3.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green/pumpkin soft plastics. Crappie are fair on small minnows and jigs.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 77 degrees; 22.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jerkbaits. White bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits, cut bait and live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 10.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on worms and deepdiving crankbaits. White bass and crappie are good at night in the lights. Channel catfish are good on chicken liver and shrimp.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.38’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Ned rigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait, cheese bait and nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 78-80 degrees; 4.21’ low. Striped bass are good trolling with chartreuse or white slabs. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad and punch bait.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 78 degrees; 8.26’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow.

RAVEN: Water stained; 75-80 degrees; 4.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on stick baits, bladed jigs, top-waters and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 74-78 degrees; 2.79’ low. White bass are fair on top-waters and small shad imitations. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good drifting cut bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water is clear; 80 degrees; 2.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad top-waters and Carolina rigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS:

Water clear; 82 degrees; 4.96’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are hybrids are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 73 degrees; 5.31’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. White bass are good on small crankbaits and silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 75 degrees; 5.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on craw jigs and shad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW:

Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 9.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small flukes. White bass are good on tail spinners.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 3.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on topwaters and creature baits. White bass and striped bass are fair to good on crankbaits, Alabama-rigs and slab spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Blue and channel catfish are good on prepared baits.

TEXANA: Water stained; 80 degrees; 4.70’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and jerkbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on liver, cut bait and juglines.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.30’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on top-waters, slabs, swimbaits and live shad. White bass are good on small swimbaits and slabs. Blue and channel catfish are excellent on cut bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 77-79 degrees; 4.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, spinner baits and jigs. Crappie are fair on small jigs and small minnows.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 80 degrees; 38.38’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, mediumdiving crankbaits and Texas rigs.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 2.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits. Catfish are good on liver and stink bait. Bass are good with crankbaits.

WACO: Water stained; 81 degrees; 10.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs tipped minnows.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 84 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on worms and hollow-bodied frogs. Crappie are good on white and orange jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 7.27’ low. Striped bass are good trolling umbrella-rigs with white or chartreuse grub tails and on live shad and slabs.

WORTH: Water normally stained; 77 degrees; 2.43’ low. White bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.80’ high. White bass are fair on tail spinners. Catfish are good on punch bait.

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