Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 56 degrees; 4.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, craws and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 43.37’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and stink bait dough balls.

ARLINGTON: Water stained; 56 degrees; 4.17’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair near boat docks, brush and timber on minnows. Catfish are fair on punch baits and cut bait.

ATHENS: Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.43’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, finesse worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.

AUSTIN: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.62’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

BELTON: Water clear; 56 degrees; 0.97 low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs, jerkbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 3.06’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 56 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits, jigs and green craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 2.73’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass and hybrids are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

BUCHANAN: Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 6.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on hair jigs, shaky heads and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.80’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, crankbaits, finesse worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 63-66 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, spinner baits and Carolina-rigged worms. Red drum are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on spoons and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water slightly stained; 59 degrees; 5.10’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on white slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. Crappie are slow.

CEDAR CREEK: Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.87’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged soft plastics, crankbaits and suspended jerkbaits. Hybrids and white bass are fair on slabs, swimbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 64-66 degrees; 21.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, jigs, plastic worms and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are fair to good on larger live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 64 degrees; 2.18’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, spinner baits and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striped bass are fair on jigs and shad. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

COOPER: Water slightly stained; 53 degrees; 4.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on brown or amber Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass and hybrids are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows on brush piles. Catfish are good on cut bait and in punch bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 65 degrees; 7.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows at night. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.99’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

FALCON: Water lightly stained north and clear south; 62 degrees; 38.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 2.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on grubs, spoons, crankbaits and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 63 degrees. Largemouth bass are good in timber and warm water on Carolina-rigged soft plastics and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and liver-flavored prepared bait.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.23’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait or punch bait. White bass are good on white or chrome slabs and jigging spoons. Striped bass are slow.

GRANGER: Water clear; 54 degrees; 1.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on amber craws or brush hogs and pumpkin jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, drop shots and swimbaits. White bass are fair on silver slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.08’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on smaller minnows. Catfish are good on live and cut shad and stink bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 55-59 degrees; 2.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs in creeks. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.

JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.13’ high. Largemouth bass are good on white spinner baits, brush hogs, jigs and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad and punch bait.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad flukes, football jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 2.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits, jerkbaits and finesse worms. Crappie are fair on minnows or jigs. White bass are fair bouncing slabs and heavy spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

LBJ: Water clear; 57 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 0.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, suspended jerkbaits, shad swimbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastics, crankbaits and jigs. Striped bass are good on spoons and shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 2.76’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, shad crankbaits and craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 30.98’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live, blood and liver prepared baits.

NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 63-66 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 57 degrees. 0.82’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water slightly stained; 54 degrees; 0.60’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

O.C. FISHER: Water stained; 56 degrees. 41.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair, deep on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live and cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 56 degrees; 13.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs at night. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait.

OAK CREEK:

Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 3.83’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines, nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on craws, finesse worms, skirted jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 57 degrees; 0.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to slow on jigs and minnows. White bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live shad and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live sunfish and stink bait.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 56 degrees; 0.57 low. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 63 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Sunfish are fair on cutworms over crickets.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, flukes and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair near bridges, brush piles and submerged timber on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.94’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 53-56 degrees; 1.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good on wacky worms, pearl swimbaits, football jigs and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live perch.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 62 degrees; 4.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good along ledges on crankbaits, weighted worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 2.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on brown or pumpkin craws, chatterbaits and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are fair on live bait, white or chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.51’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

SULPHUR SPRINGS: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 3.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, brush hogs and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut shad and punch bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 1.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on blue or purple Texas-rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, football jigs and swimbaits. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie

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are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on smaller jerkbaits, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 54-56 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics, deep-diving crankbaits and spoons. Striped bass and white bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait and punch bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Mostly clear; 61-64 degrees; 3.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on wacky rigs, jigging spoons and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs deep. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 21.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red crankbaits, skirted jigs, and drop shots. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, wacky worms and paddle tail swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

WHITNEY: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 2.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots and skirted jigs. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WORTH: Water stained; 55 degrees; 1.84’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 53 degrees; 3.94’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait. —TPWD