Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 50 degrees; 4.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football head jigs and spoons off ledges. Crappie are good on crappie jigs tipped with minnows.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 50 degrees; 48.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair around the edges of hydrilla on soft plastics. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 6.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep crankbaits, suspending jerkbaits, and Carolina rigs. White bass are good at the mouth of creeks on silver spoons and crankbaits. Crappie are slow.

ATHENS: Water clear; 54-56 degrees; 0.28’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 43 degrees; 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair over brush piles on live bait. Crappie are fair on chartreuse/ white jigs.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 49 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water clear; 50 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, crankbaits and purple or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 2.78’ low. No report on largemouth bass. Catfish are fair to good on small cut bait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 5.87’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow to fair on chicken livers and cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 47 degrees; 1.60’ low. No report on largemouth bass. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water stained, 60 degrees. Red drum are fair around the discharges on shrimp and cut shad, and slow-trolling silver spoons and swimbaits. Striped bass are slow. Channel catfish are fair on livers and cheese bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water stained; 45-50 degrees; 4.09’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Hybrid bass and white bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut gizzard shad on the flats near the river channel.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 1.86’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits and brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and live bait.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 4.87’ low. Crappie are good on points and mouths of creeks on chartreuse jigs. No report on blue catfish.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 0.98’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are fair on stink bait.

CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees. Red drum are slow to fair on silver spoons and shrimp or cut shad. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cheese bait, cut shad and liver.

CANYON

LAKE: Water lightly stained; 51-55 degrees; 0.86’ low. Striped bass are good on Alabama rigs, suspending jerk baits and red lipless crankbaits.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 1.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky head jigs on brush piles. Crappie are fair on jigs on deep brush piles and standing timber. Hybrid and white bass are good on dead-sticked live baits and silver slabs. Catfish are good on frozen or live shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 57-60 degrees; 18.75’ low. Largemouth bass are good in the grass lines on chatterbaits, flukes and Texas-rigged senkos.

CONROE: Water slightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair around docks and other structure flipping creatures. Hybrid striped bass are fair trolling a hellbender or pet spoon and on slabs. Crappie are slow to fair on hair jigs. Catfish are good on baited holes on liver and cut bait.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees. Blue catfish are very good drifting and anchoring with cut shad.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 3.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair near piers on white/ red crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows near the dam. Catfish are good near submerged logs on worms and soap bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 50-60 degrees; 41.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on square-billed crankbaits and senkos. Crappie are fair on 2-inch live minnows and hair jigs. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees. No report on largemouth bass. Catfish are good fishing over chum with stink bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 6.36’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on jigs. Crappie are good on minnows.

GRAHAM: Water lightly stained; 40 degrees; 2.90’ low. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on jug lines around the first bridge.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 48-52 degrees; 0.60’ low.. No report on largemouth bass or crappie. Blue catfish are good on cut drum and cut shad. Channel catfish are fair on cut shad and punch bait.

GRANG-

ER: Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 0.93’ high. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on live bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 1.53’ low. White bass are fair dead-sticking with a jigging spoon and a stinger hook with a scented plastic. Crappie are fair in creeks on jigs.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 44 degrees; 0.17’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on small minnows. Catfish are fair drifting with cut bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 45 degrees; 2.86’ low. White bass are good on small swimbaits and slabs worked slowly off the bottom.

JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 48 degrees; 0.16’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and dead-sticking plastics. Crappie are fair on little minnows.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 0.93’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 4.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on suspended crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish are good drifting with cut gizzard shad.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.64’ low. No report on largemouth bass. Crappie are good on orange and black jigs.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 2.04’ low. No report on largemouth bass. White bass are fair to good on jigs and live shad. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good drifting cut shad and chicken breasts.

LIVINGSTON: Slightly stained; 51 degrees; 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs. Small blue catfish are good on cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 50-55 degrees; 2.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 47.69’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 44 degrees; 1.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs. Crappie are good in the timber on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

NACONICHE: Water stained; 46 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 45 degrees. 0.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cheese bait and cut bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 1.48’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair near timber on 2-inch plastics.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 51 degrees; 16.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits, jerkbaits and Texas rigs with a creature. Crappie are fair on small jigs.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 5.97’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 52-56 degrees; 0.07’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 1.40’ low. Striped bass are good dead-sticking with spoons. White bass are good on small spoons and live bait. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 49 degrees; 1.91’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair near brush piles on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair drifting with cut bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 53 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 46-47 degrees; 1.99’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs with crappie jigs tied 12 inches apart. Catfish are fair drifting cut bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 1.01’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are slow.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS:

Water clear; 53 degrees; 2.37’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 50 degrees; 3.33’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on lipless crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair upriver on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.59’ high. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on live bait.

STILLHOUSE

HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 2.74’ low. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

SULPHUR SPRINGS: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 5.37’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on brush piles on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 2.45’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on bucktail jigs and spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on small jigs and live minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 45-48 degrees; 1.0’ low. Striped bass are good on Alabama rigs and swimbaits.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 54-58 degrees; 3.37’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on Alabama rigs and deep-diving crankbaits in citrus shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair in creeks on small spinner baits. Catfish are slow.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 0.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on live bait, trick worms and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

WACO: Water stained; 49 degrees; 3.89’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on slabs.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on white swimbaits and drop shots.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 2.29’ low. Striped bass are good on swimbaits and deep-diving crankbaits.

WORTH: Water normally stained; 57 degrees; 2.07’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair around boat docks on jigs and minnows and in standing timber. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and cut bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 3.08’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shad crankbaits and football jigs. White bass are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

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