TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 67 degrees; 11.08’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs, crankbaits and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

AMISTAD: Water slightly stained; 66 degrees; 41.49’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, creature baits and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cheese bait and liver.

ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 58-60 degrees; 5.80’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are excellent on fresh cut shad and punch bait.

ATHENS: Water clear; 68-71 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are good on small moving baits, finesse worms and top-water frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white chatterbaits and white swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut frozen shad.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, frogs and white swim jigs.

BASTROP: Water clear; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, worms and square-billed crankbaits.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 14.28’ low. White bass are good early and late on tail spinners. Catfish are good on punch bait, live bait and fresh cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 65-70 degrees; 0.15’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on chatter baits and lizards. Crappie are good on minnows under a slip cork. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

BRAUNIG: Water slightly stained; 69 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and spinner baits. Red drum are fair on live bait and frozen shrimp.

BRIDGEPORT: Water stained; 60 degrees; 8.29’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and worms. White bass are fair to good on small shad imitations. Crappie are good on minnows under a slip cork. Blue catfish are fair on cut shad.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 60-65 degrees; 8.67’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on crankbaits.

Catfish are good on cut bait.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 18.60’ low. White bass are good trolling crankbaits. Stripers and hybrids are good trolling swimbaits and jigging. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs.

CADDO: Water stained; 60 degrees; 1.63’ high. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, senkos and top-waters.

CALAVERAS: Water slightly stained; 68 degrees. Red drum are fair on crawfish, cut shad and shrimp. Channel and blue catfish are good at night on cut shad and carp.

CANYON: Water slightly stained; 68-71 degrees; 11.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white spinner baits and white chatter baits.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 62-66 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver slabs and jigs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 24.79’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics in green/pumpkin and watermelon. White bass are good on small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, jigs, finesse worms and spinner baits. Hybrid striped bass are fair to good on jigs, swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are good on hair jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait, worms and liver.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish are good drifting cut bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Water stained; 70 degrees; 4.86’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, finesse worms and small crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows and white jigs.

Catfish are good on cheese bait, cut shad, soap baits and worms.

CYPRESS SPRINGS: Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, lizards and chatter baits. Crappie are good on minnows under a slip cork. White bass are good on slabs.

Catfish are good on cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 66 degrees; 2.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits and Texas rigs. White bass are good on roadrunners. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

FAIRFIELD: Water stained; 71 degrees.

Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, Texas rigs and spinner baits.

Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 68-75 degrees; 46.37’ low.

Largemouth bass are excellent on football jigs and crankbaits.

Catfish are good on cut bait and shrimp.

FAYETTE: Water clear; 73 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent on shad crankbaits, top-waters and crawfish plastics. Catfish are fair on punch bait and chicken liver.

FORK: Water stained; 55-62 degrees; 1.47’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs with craws, Carolina rigs with lizards. Crappie are good on chartreuse hand-tied jigs.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 1.47’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and spinner baits. Crappie are good to excellent on small minnows and tube jigs. Striped bass are fair on live bait and Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad or drum.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and slip bobbers. Blue catfish are very good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 64-68 degrees; 1.44’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits. White bass are excellent on slabs under birds..

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, Texas rigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 66 degrees; 0.47’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on white swim jigs and Texas-rigged worms and creatures.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 60-65 degrees; 1.04’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on chatter baits and lizards. Crappie are good on minnows under a cork. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.24’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on chatter baits, top-waters and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on jigs under a slip cork. Channel catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.22’ low. Crappie are good on live minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

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ISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.28’ high. White bass are fair to good on slabs, jigs, and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 71 degrees; 2.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, Texas rigs, spinner baits and chatter baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained;

70 degrees; 0.06’ high. White bass are good trolling slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plum worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 51-52 degrees; 55.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on minnows and artificials. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on minnows and curly tailed grubs. Walleye are good on minnows and grubs. Catfish are slow.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 65 degrees; 5.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on finesse worms. Crappie are good on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

NACOGDOCHES: Water clear; 67-72 degrees; 0.28’ low. Largemouth bass are good on finesse worms and creatures. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on bluegill swimbaits, flukes and squarebilled crankbaits. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water slightly stained; 65 degrees. 1.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white chatter baits and flipping soft plastics. Crappie are good around boat docks on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on creature baits and Carolinarigged worm. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 65 degrees; 24.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. White bass are fair on live bait and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 11.71’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and imitation crawfish. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are slow.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.19’ high. White bass and hybrids are good on top-waters. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, chicken heart and liver.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 59-66 degrees; 5.37’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and white and chartreuse swimbaits. White bass are good trolling small spinners. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 66 degrees; 9.48’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Blue catfish are fair on shad.

RAVEN: Water clear; 72 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on red craw and shad lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on live minnows and cut bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 60-62 degrees; 0.04’ low. White bass are good on small spinners. Crappie are good on cork jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and punch bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.66’ high. Largemouth bass are good on flukes and creatures. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 64 degrees; 1.79’ low. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on slab and jig combinations. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue and channel catfish are good on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.41’ high. Largemouth bass are are good on trick worms, Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

SOMERVILLE:

Water clear; 67 degrees; 2.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and shad crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and worms. White bass are good trolling pet spoons. Catfish are fair on worms.

SPENCE: Water stained; 63 degrees; 45.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics and crankbaits. White bass are good on spoons and crankbaits.

SQUAW CREEK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.47’ high. Channel catfish are good on punch bait, minnows, cut bait and hot dogs

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 12.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark soft plastics. White bass are slow.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.22’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid stripers and white bass are good on swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Blue catfish are good on cut shad.

TEXANA: Water stained; 69 degrees; 1.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 5560 degrees; 0.70’ low. Striped bass are fair on swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows under a slip bobber. Catfish are fair on cut shad and whole shad.

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TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 69-71 degrees; 2.52’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs, jig and pigs and Carolina-rigged lizards. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair to good on punch bait, shrimp and prepared baits.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 67 degrees; 42.54’ low. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots, swimbaits and Texas-rigged brush hogs.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained. 62 degrees; 23.12’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Channel catfish are fair on cheese bait.

TYLER: Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.20’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and trick worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow.

WACO: Water stained; 66 degrees; 11.14’ low. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 67 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on small soft plastics and weighted swimbaits.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 5.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on finesse worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are good to excellent on live bait and umbrella rigs with sassy shad tails.

WORTH: Water stained; 66 degrees; 2.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and crankbaits. White bass are good on small spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and cut bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

—TPWD

Correction

In the March 24 issue, Taylor Garcia was photographed with a redfish. We incorrectly stated in the photo caption that she was using a Woodie Cork when she caught the fish. We regret the error.