Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 66 degrees; 2.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, swim jigs, spoons and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs tipped with small minnows.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 70 degrees; 47.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Ned rigs. Catfish are excellent on stink bait and cut bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 3.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, drop shots and crankbaits. Crappie are good near boat docks and brush on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and chicken livers.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.11’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on small jigs.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 69 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on deep rocky banks with crawfish imitation plastics, top-waters and shad swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut live shad.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits in grass beds.

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

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 1.63’ low. White bass are good with a few largemouth bass mixed in on 3/4-ounce slabs.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 7.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerk baits, shaky-head jigs and blue or purple Carolinarigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait and swimbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 54 degrees; 1.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, shaky-head jigs and red, blue, or black Texasrigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 72 degrees. Red drum are fair on live tilapia, perch and spoons. Channel and blue catfish are fair on plastic worms and stink bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms and shaky head jigs. Crappie are good 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; 64 degrees; 4.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, chatterbaits, top-waters and soft plastics on rocky banks. Crappie are good on live minnows. Striped, hybrid and white bass are fair on top-waters and drifting live shad. Channel, blue and yellow catfish are fair to good on cut live shad.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs, buzz baits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait.

CALAVERAS: Water slightly; stained, 74 degrees. No report on largemouth bass. Blue catfish and channel catfish are fair to good on cut shad, liver and stink bait. Red drum are fair on live tilapia and jigging spoons.

CANYON:

Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and red or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on live bait, chartreuse jigging spoons and silver slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on silver slabs. Crappie are good on jigs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 17.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimming/vibrating jigs and flukes. Crappie are excellent on blue glimmer jigs and minnows.

CONROE: Slightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Catfish are good on liver and shrimp. Crappie are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on spoons and slabs.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits, black or red plastic worms and football jigs. 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; 68 degrees; 2.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and worms. White bass are good on crankbaits and swimbaits by the dam. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows near the Catfish are good on shad.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.31’ low. White bass are fair to slow on chartreuse/white or shad-colored slabs. Crappie are fair on small jigs. Catfish are slow.

FALCON: Water stained; 72 degrees; 42.46 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and finesse worms. Catfish are good on live bait.

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

FORK: Water lightly stained; 62-64 degrees; 2.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, shaky heads and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair in creek channels on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and punch bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.94’ low. White bass bite are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel blue catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.43’ low. Striped bass and white bass are fair to good under the birds on slabs. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters and soft plastics. Crappies are good on small minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.90’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on medium-diving crankbaits, raspberry and watermelon Carolina-rigged 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; 59 degrees; 0.94’ low. White bass are good on jigging spoons on the bottom and on fish suspended above schools.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 62 degrees; 0.07’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on silver slab spoons.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water clear; 62 degrees; 1.76’ low. White bass are good on road runners and rooster tails under diving gulls.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on June bugs on a slip weight. Crappie are good under the bridges on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.20’ low. Crappie are good but small on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 3.42’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on swimbaits and spinner baits. Blue catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs and soft plastics around shallow rocky docks. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on fresh cut shad and punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.19’ low. White bass are good on swimbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and shad-colored jigs.

LIVINGSTON: Slightly stained; 67 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs in the creek. Small blue catfish are good on cut shad on the river banks.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 44.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits, worms and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 63 degrees; 1.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, top-water frogs and weedless jigs. Crappie are good in the timber on minnows. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NACONICHE: Water stained; 61 degrees. Largemouth bass fair on shad-imitating lures and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 41 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 bait and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 0.92’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 61 degrees; 15.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits, jerkbaits, and Texas-rigged creatures. Crappie are good on jigs.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 0.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair, schooling with white bass, on swimbaits. Striped bass are good under birds on jigs. Crappie are good on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 58 degrees; 1.33’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair drifting with live bait and cut bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits and buzz baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 61-63 degrees; 0.97’ low. White bass are fair on slabs with a jig 12-inches above the slab. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on swimbaits. White bass are fair on 1-ounce silver and chartreuse slabs. Crappie are good on minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 1.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair under bridges and on brush piles on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait in timber.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 68 degrees; 2.98’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs and wacky rigs. White and hybrid striped bass 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; 68 degrees; 0.83’ low. White bass are fair to good on bladed slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

SULPHUR SPRINGS: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 4.49’ low. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, cut bait and earthworms.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.58’ low. White bass are good under birds on small flukes and trolling with a spoon. No report on largemouth bass. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.46’ low. No report on largemouth bass. Striped bass are good on slabs, Alabama rigs and swimbaits. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and cut bait.

TOLEDO BEND: 57-68 degrees; 4.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small crankbaits, jigging spoons, Carolina rigs and Texas-rigged worms and creatures. Catfish are fair on cut bait, shrimp and punch bait.

TRAVIS: Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 18.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and flukes. No report on crappie or catfish.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue and channel catfish are good on live bait.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 2.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastic frogs, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 2.06’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and down-rigged jigs. No report on largemouth bass or catfish.

WORTH: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 1.32’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shad, worms and large minnows.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.86’ 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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