Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 54 degrees; 4.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 43.44’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and stink bait dough balls.

ARLINGTON: Water stained; 54 degrees; 3.68’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair near boat docks, brush and timber on minnows. Catfish are slow.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.41’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, suspended jerkbaits and red/brown skirted jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 54 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.26’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water clear; 54 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in brush piles and standing timber. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees;1.17’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs, jerkbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 2.66’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Hybrid striped bass and white bass are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits, black/blue jigs and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 2.88’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 6.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and blue or purple drop shots. Striped bass are good on live bait and trolling striper jigs. White bass are fair on 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; 52 degrees; 0.66’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on pearl jigs, finesse worms and paddle tail plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and black/chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 60-62 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and Carolina-rigged worms. Red drum are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on spoons. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 61 degrees; 5.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on suspended jerkbaits, jigs, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are fair on white slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on stick baits, silver or chrome crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits. Hybrids and white bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

CHOKE CANYON:

Water lightly stained; 58-61 degrees; 22.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on jigs, plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Catfish are good on larger live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 59 degrees; 1.66’ 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 lightly stained; 50 degrees; 4.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on brown or red Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and skirted jigs. White bass and hybrids are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 58 degrees; 7.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms. Crappie are good at night on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 2.08’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

FALCON: Water lightly stained north and clear south; 59 degrees; 38.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on red Carolina rigs, shad crankbaits and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 2.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green-blue blade baits, spoons, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad crankbaits, suspended jerkbaits and brown/orange flipping jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. White bass are fair on white or chrome slabs and jigging spoons.

GRANGER: Water clear; 55 degrees; 1.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkin, orange or green craws and plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad crankbaits, blue or black drop shots, grubs, and pearl swimbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair to slow on jigs and spoons. Catfish are good on live and cut shad and stink bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 53-56 degrees; 2.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on points. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.78’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad paddle tails, brown/red football jigs, shad crankbaits and purple drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.11’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 2.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on deep-diving crankbaits, flutter spoons and brown finesse worms. Crappie are fair on minnows andd jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and heavy spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

LBJ: Water clear; 56 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on purple drop shots, suspended jerkbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red/black football jigs, suspended jerkbaits, shad swimbaits and spoons. 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; 58 degrees; 0.03’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastics, crankbaits and jigs. Striped bass are good on shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 2.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on brown and red skirted jigs, jerkbaits, shad crankbaits and paddle tails. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and blood bait.

NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 59-62 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 54 degrees. 0.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs. White bass are fair on small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water clear; 53 degrees; 0.70’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. White bass are slow.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 54 degrees; 13.44’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on jigs at night. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.03’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms, skirted jigs and crawfish crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 54 degrees; 0.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair on jigs, slabs and spoons. Striped bass are fair trolling live shad. Catfish are good on cut bait, live sunfish and stink bait.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 55 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small crankbaits, skirted jigs and drop shots. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 60 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on light-colored Carolina rigs, crankbaits and spinner baits.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.86’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, Carolinarigged plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 1.05’ 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; 51 degrees; 1.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white finesse worms, pearl swimbaits, football jigs and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 59 degrees; 3.98’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and weighted plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water clear; 55 degrees; 2.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green/ pumpkin craws, jerkbaits and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, white or chrome slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.26’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait or live bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 1.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texasrigged soft plastics, crankbaits, football jigs and swimbaits. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are good on live bait and fresh cut bait. Channel catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, jigs and tubes. Crappie are good under structure and over brush on minnows. Catfish are good on

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stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 50-52 degrees; 0.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, deep-diving crankbaits and flutter spoons. Striped bass and white bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait and punch bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Mostly clear; 60-64 degrees; 3.94’ low. Largemouth bass are good on wacky rigs, brush hogs, spoons and weighted worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 59 degrees; 22.10 low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, dark blue/white skirted jigs and drop shots. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on brown, black and red skirted jigs, suspended jerkbaits and paddletail swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

WHITNEY: Water clear; 54 degrees; 2.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on suspended jerkbaits, crankbaits, black or purple drop shots and black/red skirted jigs. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Striped bass are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 4.33’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait.