Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 70 degrees; 9.40’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 77 degrees; 40.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad patterned top-waters and Texas-rigged soft plastics. Catfish are good on cheese bait and punch bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 4.87’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

ATHENS: Water clear; 79 degrees; 1.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head worms and jigs. Crappie are good on small jigs.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small plastics, top-water frogs and wacky worms.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters in submerged vegetation and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

BASTROP: Water clear; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, chatterbaits and 4-5-inch worms.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 12.66’ low. White bass are good on tail spinners with chartreuse tails. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 8.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 72 degrees; 1.81’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on minnow and jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and spinner baits. Redfish are fair on live bait and swimbaits.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 71-74 degrees; 7.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, squarebilled crankbaits and shaky heads. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 14.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, soft plastics and jigging spoons. Striped bass and white bass are good on crankbaits and jigging spoons as well. Catfish are good on cut shad and punch bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.35’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and Texas rigs.

CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained, 81 degrees. Red drum are good on live bait, spoons and crankbaits. Blue catfish are good on cut shad, cut tilapia and shrimp.

CANYON: Water clear to slightly stained; 77 degrees; 8.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are good on top-waters.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 4.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on chatterbaits, spinner baits, square-billed crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids bass are good on spinner baits, silver spoons and slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 78 degrees; 23.10’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, chatterbaits and finesse worms in watermelon or green pumpkin. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and shrimp.

CONROE: Water slightly stained; 77 degrees; 2.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on creature baits, crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are good on orange jigs. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on catfish bubblegum, worms and liver.

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

CORPUS CHRISTI: 77 degrees; 2.42’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on crankbaits, small jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait, perch, and soap baits.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 71 degrees; 5.01’ low. White bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on punch bait and shad.

FAIRFIELD: Water slightly stained; 70 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, wacky worms, top-waters and crankbaits. Bluegill are good on earthworms.

FALCON: Water stained; 77 degrees; 39.97’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and plastics. Catfish are fair on punch bait and chicken liver.

FORK: Water stained; 78 degrees; 6.74’ low. Largemouth bass are slow due to lake turnover. Crappie are are good on minnows.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 2.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on small minnows and small jigs. White bass are fair jigging slabs and on inline spinners. Striped bass are fair drifting flats with live shad. Catfish are good at night on cut shad.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 2.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and top-waters fished near hydrilla. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs tipped with crappie nibbles. White bass are good on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.96’ low. White bass are scattered and fair on slabs.

HOUSTON COUNTY:

Water stained; 75 degrees; 2.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, shaky heads, Ned rigs and wacky worms. Crappie are fair on minnows.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 73 degrees; 6.77’ low. White bass are good on slabs, rooster tails, road runners and spoons.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged watermelon senkos or junebug worms on shaky head jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.84’ 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; 74 degrees; 6.44’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on square-billed crankbaits and top-waters. White bass are fair on paddle tail swimbaits. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits.

LBJ: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on shaky heads, Texas rigs and topwater frogs. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 5.13’ low. White bass are fair on slabs, small swimbaits and live bait. Hybrid stripers are slow. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 74 degrees; 5.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, chatterbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 77 degrees; 1.08’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair drifting cut bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 3.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and Carolina rigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 66-68 degrees; 54.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on minnows and soft plastics. White bass are good on minnows, small spinner baits, curly tailed grubs. Walleye are good on artificials, minnows and crawlers. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 76 degrees; 5.22’ low. Hybrid striped bass are fair on slabs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are good on juglines and trot lines baited with shad.

NACOGDOCHES: Water lightly stained; 70-75 degrees; 3.87’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water lures. Crappie are good on minnows.

NACONICHE: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits, crankbaits and spinner baits. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 84 degrees. 1.04’ 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; 75 degrees; 3.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait.

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IVIE: Water stained; 74 degrees; 22.54’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on soft plastics. White bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits, cut bait and live bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 2.53’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, Ned rigs, Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass and hybrids are good trolling with deepdiving crankbaits. Catfish are good on the river on nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 70-73 degrees; 4.63’ low. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to slow on small chartreuse and white jigs and slabs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 74 degrees; 8.65’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut or whole shad.

RAVEN: Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green/ pumpkin finesse worms, top-waters and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 73-75 degrees; 3.19’ low. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared stink bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 72 degrees; 2.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters. White bass are good jigging with slabs with a bucktail trailer. Blue and some channel catfish are good on cut shad.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 74 degrees; 5.28’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 71 degrees; 5.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on jigs, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and liver.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 75 degrees; 5.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on craw jigs and shad crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on juglines with cut shad. White bass are slow and hybrids slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW:

Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 10.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and finesse worms. White bass are good on tail spinners with chartreuse tails.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 3.91’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and brush hogs. White bass and striped bass are good on crankbaits, Alabama rigs and slab spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows Blue and channel catfish are excellent on prepared baits.

TEXANA: Water stained; 77 degrees; 5.09’ 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; 75 degrees; 2.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots and jerkbaits. Striped bass are good casting slabs and top-waters and on live bait and swimbaits. Blue and channel catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 71-74 degrees; 4.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, spinner baits, square-billed crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on small jigs and small minnows.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 78 degrees; 39.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, tubes, crankbaits and top-waters.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 3.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on trick worms, top-waters and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on liver and stink bait.

WACO: Water stained; 81 degrees; 11.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, square-billed crankbaits, chatterbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair, best in mornings on jigs. White bass and hybrids are fair trolling spinner baits and crankbaits.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 7.52’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and trolling umbrellarigs with white or chartreuse grub tails or swimbaits.

WORTH: Water stained; 71 degrees; 2.66’ low. White bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on cut bait, shad and punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 2.25’ high. White bass are fair on tail spinners. Catfish are good on punch bait.

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