Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 70 degrees; 1.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, top-water poppers and trolling with crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 75-77 degrees; 46.28’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Ned rigs, Texas rigged worms and craws. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are schooling and are fair on small swimbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on live bait and earthworms.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 81 degrees; 0.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, football jigs, craws and crankbaits. Catfish are good on chicken livers and punch bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on jigs, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water clear; 74 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on football jigs, crankbaits and purple or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 1.13’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good when schooling on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and cut bait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 6.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerk baits, shaky-head jigs, crankbaits and blue or purple Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are excellent on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait and swimbaits. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 70 degrees; 1.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, shaky-head jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 84 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Red drum are good slow-trolling spoons and crankbaits and on tilapia and perch. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and earthworms.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and live bait.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 2.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue, black, or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, white swimbaits and whitebladed spinner baits. Striped bass are good on live bait and top-waters early in the day. Channel catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.20’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, buzzbaits and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Red drum are good on tilapia, perch and shrimp. Catfish are fair on cut bait and cheese bait.

CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 3.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red or green Texasrigged plastic worms and white spinner baits. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on chartreuse jigging spoons and silver slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.10’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and cut shad. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut or live shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 17.04’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and flukes. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and live bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on heavy jigs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on chicken livers and catfish bubblegum.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, black or red plastic worms and chatterbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on silver or white slabs and chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.81’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and worms. White bass are good on crankbaits and swimbaits by the dam. Catfish are good on shad in deeper water.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 1.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on purple Texasrigged plastic worms and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair drifting with fresh shad.

FALCON: Water stained; 81 degrees; 42.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and Texasrigged finesse worms. Catfish are good on live bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, squarebilled crankbaits and purple or black drop shots. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and cut bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.92’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, chatterbaits and shaky-head worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on dough bait.

GRANBURY:

Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad and slabs. Crappies are good on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon Carolinarigged plastic worms and pearl or chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, Texasrigged plastic worms and swimbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, live bait and earthworms.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water clear; 74 degrees; 1.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms. White bass are excellent on Rooster tails.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs and red shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.35’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina or Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait or cut bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 3.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good on worms, creature baits and crankbaits. White bass are fair to slow on 1-ounce white slabs.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, football jigs and swimbaits. White bass are fair to good on live bait, swimbaits, and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms, drop shots, crankbaits and flutter spoons. White bass are good on jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on fresh-cut shad.

LIVINGSTON: Water slightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse or white spinner baits, silver and blue lipless crankbaits and topwaters. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass and stripers are slow. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good on red or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, spinner baits and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 43.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits, worms and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on plastic worms, top-water frogs and weedless jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and blood bait.

NACONICHE: Water stained; 77 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on as chatterbaits, Texas rigs and jerk baits. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 72 degrees; 1.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.91’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on blue or purple plastic worms, swimbaits and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. White bass are good on white slabs, chartreuse swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, punch bait and nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 70 degrees; 14.85’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, jerk baits and topwaters. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live bait and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 4.76’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, Texasrigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.56’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 0.53’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on pony head jigs and live shad. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.99’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.75’ low. White bass are good on 3-inch swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. White bass are good on top-waters, slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS:

Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.38’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and hybrids are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 74 degrees; 2.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-water frogs, spinner baits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

SOMERVILLE:

Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky rigs and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on white/ chartreuse jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken livers and cut bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.75’ low. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are good on fresh-cut bait and live bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 1.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texasrigged plastic worms. White bass are fair on swimbaits. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait. Channel catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 2.08’ low. Striped bass are good on top-waters and 2-ounce slabs.

TOLEDO BEND: 68-72 degrees; 4.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair in deep water on crankbaits, plastic worms and drop shots. Crappie are fair on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and fresh shad.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 71 degrees; 18.22’ low. Largemouth bass are good on red, purple, or black Carolinarigged plastic worms. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on punch bait, chicken livers and live bait.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on tubes and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and plastic frogs, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on swimbaits and lipless crankbaits.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 3.83’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shad crankbaits and football jigs. White bass are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

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