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January 22, 2021
LoneOStar Outdoor News
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 52 degrees; 4.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on crankbaits, spinner baits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 43.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair near large rocks and in shallow creeks on square-billed crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Catfish are fair on shrimp, chicken livers and stink bait dough balls. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.96’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.68’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, suspended jerk baits and red/brown skirted jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait. AUSTIN: Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.69’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 55 degrees; 2.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water clear; 55 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair near steep rocky shorelines, timber and drop-offs on drop shots, finesse jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs, jerk baits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on slow-moving crankbaits, blue/ green jigs and black or plumcolored drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.51’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, black/blue skirted jigs, and red drop shots. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.75’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles and timber edges. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs and trolling swimbaits. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. BUCHANAN: Water clear; 54 degrees; 6.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, brush hogs and purple drop shots. Striped bass are good along the river channel on live bait and dead-sticking swimbaits. White bass are fair on silver slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait. CADDO: Water stained; 50 degrees; 2.64’ high. Largemouth
bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits, finesse worms and paddle tails. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 58-61 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Red drum are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 5.30’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on suspended jerk baits, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait and trolling swimbaits. White bass are fair on white slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigging spoons, finesse jigs, crankbaits and minnow-like jerk baits. Hybrids and white bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and tube jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 55-58 degrees; 22.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair on crankbaits. Catfish are good on larger live bait, cut bait and stink bait. CONROE: Water stained; 56 degrees; 0.28’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, spinner baits and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrids are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. COOPER: Water stained; 47 degrees; 1.34’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and hybrids are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 56 degrees; 7.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 1.56’ 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; 56 degrees; 39.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair with large fish caught on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are excellent on live bait and stink bait. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. FORK: Water stained; 53
degrees; 0.81’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on finesse worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 55 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on light-colored worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and liver-flavored bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shad crankbaits, suspended jerk baits and red/black flipping jigs. White bass are fair on white or chrome slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and minnow-tipped jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and brown/green grubs. Crappie are fair on minnows and tube jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 0.27’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.36’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair to slow on spoons. Catfish are good on live and cut shad. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 51-53 degrees; 2.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on paddle tails, brown/red football jigs, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 49 degrees; 3.53’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.52’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and road runner jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. LBJ: Water clear; 55 degrees; 0.66’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.35’ high. Largemouth bass are fair fishing on red/black football jigs, curly-tailed grubs, suspended jerk baits and shad swimbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.
LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.81’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and smaller crankbaits. Striped bass are good on shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue/black skirted jigs, suspended jerk baits, shad crankbaits and white/chartreuse paddle tails. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 32.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on crankbaits. White bass are good on small crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 46 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on jigs, worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live, blood and liver prepared baits. NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 55-59 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NASWORTHY: Water stained; 51 degrees. 0.80’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.78’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 49 degrees; 13.26’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolinarigged worms and minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 3.82’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner bait and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines, nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 1.10’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolinarigged worms, red/black or orange/green skirted jigs and crawfish-colored crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid stripers are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 53 degrees; 0.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Striped bass are fair trolling live shad. Catfish are
good on cut bait, live sunfish and stink bait. PROCTOR: Water clear; 54 degrees; 0.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, tubes, suspended jerk baits and purple or black drop shots. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait. RAVEN: Water stained; 57 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Sunfish are good on cutworms. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.40’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms, bladed swimbaits, football jigs and silver/blue crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.26’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged weighted worms. Crappie are good in creeks and brush on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 2.22’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green/pumpkin craws and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, white and chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.23’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait or live bait. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.15’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics, shad crankbaits, football jigs and swimbaits. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and lightweight jigs. Blue catfish are good on live bait and fresh cut bait. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. TEXANA: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, jigs and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish
n Saltwater reports Page 9 are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water stained; 49 degrees; 1.13’ high. Striped bass are good on slow-moving shad like swim baits and live bait. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Largemouth bass are slow fishing soft plastic swimbaits, deep diving crankbaits, bladed spinners, and flutter spoons in 12-25’. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs near boathouses, timber, creek ledges, and brush piles in 1525’. Catfish are fair on fresh cut bait and punch bait. TOLEDO BEND: Mostly clear; 54-56 degrees; 2.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water clear; 57 degrees; 21.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue crankbaits, red/orange skirted jigs and drop shots. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Striped bass are is good on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. WACO: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.81’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on brown, black, and red skirted jigs, suspended jerk baits and pearl paddle tail swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on purple or black drop shots, shad crankbaits and chartreuse spinner baits. Hybrid stripers are fair on spoons and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on suspended jerk baits, crankbaits, black or purple drop shots and black/red skirted jigs. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Stripers are good on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and lightweight jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. WORTH: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 2.02’ 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; 48 degrees; 12.37 high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
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