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Freshwater Fishing Report
ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 51 degrees; 9.61’ low. Crappie are good over trees on jigs and minnows.
AMISTAD: Water stained; 64 degrees; 35.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastics and shad-colored soft jerkbaits.
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ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.84’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, football jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and chicken liver.
ATHENS: Water clear; 58-61 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and drop-shot worms. Crappie are good on minnows and small jigs.
AUSTIN: Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and drop shots.
B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, spinner baits and swim jigs around grass.
BASTROP: Water clear; 65 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, shallow crankbaits, wakebaits and craws.
BELTON: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 13.08’ low. White bass and hybrids are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows.
BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 5.69’ low. Catfish are good at the south end of the lake on juglines and trotlines baited with chicken liver and hot dogs.
BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 61 degrees; 1.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs or minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.
BRADY: Water stained; 60 degrees; 10.27’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and square-billed crankbaits. White bass are fair on top-waters and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on trotlines with perch or shad.
BRAUNIG: Water slightly stained; 71 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Red drum are fair in between cold fronts on live bait, cut shad and shrimp. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers.
BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 55 degrees; 8.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good shallow on jigs and craws. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 58-61 degrees; 7.91’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on crankbaits. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 16.87’ low. Crappie are good on orange and black jigs. Catfish are fair to good on punch bait.
CADDO: Water stained; 60 degrees; 1.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shad lipless crankbaits, spoons and chatterbaits.
CALAVERAS: Water slightly stained, 68-72 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Red drum are fair on live bait and cut shad. Catfish are slow.
CANYON: Water clear; 57 degrees; 9.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and Texas rigs. Striped bass are good on top-waters and deadsticking live bait and slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on trotlines with live perch.
CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 53-57 degrees; 3.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on chartreuse and black or red square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on live or cut shad.
CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 62 degrees; 23.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on jigging spoons or minnows.
COLEMAN: Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 5.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striped bass are good on lipless crankbaits and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.
CONROE: Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on lipless crankbaits and dark soft plastics. Crappie are good on hair jigs. Hybrid striped bass are good on chartreuse and white slabs. Catfish are good on catfish bubble gum and punch bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.
COOPER: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair on white jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Water stained; 62 degrees; 3.15’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut perch and soap baits.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN:
Water stained; 57 degrees; 4.16’ low. White bass are fair to good on spoons. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on punch bait and shad.
FAIRFIELD: Water slightly stained; 65 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, Carolina rigs and wacky worms. Bluegill are good on earthworms.
FALCON: Water stained; 56-60 degrees; 39.73’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on football jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and grubs. Catfish are good on cut bait, shad and shrimp.
FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.50’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastics. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken liver.
FORK: Water stained; 54-57 degrees; 5.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.
GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad and jigs. Crappie are good on small jigs. Blue catfish are good on cut shad.
GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on shad.
GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.19’ high. White bass are fair on white jigging spoons with a scented plastic tied above.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Ned rigs and wacky worms. Crappie are fair on minnows.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 58-63 degrees; 7.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.
JOE POOL: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.96’ high. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on Texas-rigged worms and jerkbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and bright jigs.
LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs or minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs, swimbaits and large spoons. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on white and chartreuse slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LBJ: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.22’ low. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.
LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 2.66’ low. White bass are fair on slabs, small swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.
LIMESTONE: Water clear; 65 degrees; 5.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, chatterbaits, and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.19’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good drifting cut bait.
MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 62-71 degrees; 3.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on plum and watermelon red worms. Crappie are slow.
MEREDITH: Water stained; 46 degrees; 54.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on minnows and artificials. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows and jigs with curly tailed grubs. Walleye are fair on minnows, crawlers and artificials. Catfish are fair on minnows and frozen shad.
MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 55 degrees; 5.47’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.
NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 63 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs and deep-diving crankbaits. Catfish are slow.
NASWORTHY: Water murky; 52 degrees; 0.84’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on black and chartreuse jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 58 degrees; 2.87’ low. Crappie are good in timber on minnows.
O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 55 degrees; 22.83’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and soft plastics. White bass are fair on live bait and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared baits, cut bait and live bait.
PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs and black and blue jigs. Crappie are good on green jigs tipped with minnows. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines with perch. Channel catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers, cut shad and punch bait.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 5.73’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and slabs. White bass are good on chartreuse, white or pink slabs, small spoons and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
PROCTOR: Water stained; 56 degrees; 8.81’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 56-60 degrees; 0.08’ low. White bass are good on slabs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait drifting.
RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 56 degrees; 1.48’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are good jigging with slabs with a bucktail trailer. Blue and some channel catfish are good on cut shad or on the slabs.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS:
Water clear; 56 degrees; 4.44’ low. White bass and undersized hybrids are very good on slabs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on punch bait.
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 64 degrees; 6.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, spoons and soft plastics. Crappie are good in the creek channel on road runners and cork and minnows. Catfish are good on minnows and cut bait.
SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 59 degrees; 5.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on craw jigs and shad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on main lake brush piles with minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair to good on juglines baited with shad.
SPENCE: Water stained; 60 degrees. 44.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits. Catfish are slow.
SQUAW CREEK: Water clear; 69-72 degrees. Channel catfish are excellent on minnows, cut shad and punch bait.
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 10.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark jigs with trailers. White bass are fair to good, best during colder and windier weather, on white slabs. the grass.
TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits. Hybrid stripers and white bass are good on slabs, spinner baits and chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are good on small pieces of cut shad. Blue catfish are fair on cut gizzard shad.
TEXANA: Water stained; 62 degrees; 1.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.
TEXOMA: Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.03’ low. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are fair on live shad. Striped bass are very good on Alabama rigs, swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and dead minnows. Blue and channel catfish are good on cut shad.
TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 54 degrees; 3.86’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits, square-billed crankbaits, Carolina-rigged worms and a jig-and-pig. Crappie are good on jigs and small minnows.
TRAVIS: Water slightly stained; 62 degrees; 40.52’ low. Largemouth bass are good on small crankbaits, jerkbaits and creature baits.
TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 57 degrees; 22.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.
TYLER: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 2.75’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow to fair on nightcrawlers and liver.
WACO: Water stained; 64 degrees; 11.24’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and black and chartreuse jigs.
WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 60 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, jerkbait and swimbaits.
WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 7.02 feet below pool. Crappie are good on black and chartreuse jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and swimbaits.
WORTH: Water stained; 58 degrees; 2.33’ low. White bass are fair to good on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on cut bait, shad and punch bait.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 8.46’ high. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. Blue catfish are good dragging cut shad.
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In 2022, LSONF introduced nearly 30 people to the outdoors.
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