TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 62 degrees; 11.63’ low.

Largemouth and spotted bass are good on soft plastics and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows.

AMISTAD: Water slightly stained; 76 degrees; 51.77’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on blade baits and crankbaits.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and Texasrigged soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 65 degrees; 6.09’ low. Catfish are excellent drifting fresh cut shad and punch bait. Crappie are good at the bridges on minnows and jigs.

ATHENS: Water clear; 68-71 degrees; 0.50’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 73 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolinarigged worms and small swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shad.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and Texasrigged soft plastics.

BASTROP: Water clear; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, spinner baits and watermelon creature baits.

BELTON: Water slightly stained; 67 degrees; 13.76’ low. White bass are good on tail spinners and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 69 degrees; 0.27’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on minnows and worms.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatter baits, flukes and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

BRAUNIG: Water slightly stained, 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastics and spinner baits. Redfish are good on live bait and frozen shrimp.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 65-70 degrees; 9.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water walking baits, Alabama rigs, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on crankbaits and small swimbaits. Catfish are good on juglines with cut bait.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 18.81’ low. White bass are excellent on small crankbaits and swimbaits. Striped bass are fair trolling live bait. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs.

CADDO: Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.35’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and spinner baits.

CALAVERAS: Water slightly stained, 74 degrees. Redfish are good on frozen shrimp and live bait. Blue and channel catfish are good on cut bait.

CANYON: Water slightly stained; 71 degrees; 11.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, white spinner baits and Texasrigged worms.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 65-71 degrees; 0.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-water walking baits and spinner baits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on silver slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 72 degrees; 24.26’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on spinner baits, chatter baits and soft plastics worms. Crappie are good on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.47’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky-rigged worms, lipless crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on hair jigs. Hybrid striped bass are fair to good on swimbaits and trolling live bait. Catfish are excellent on catfish bubblegum, liver, minnows, shad and punch bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs and soft plastics. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheese bait, cut carp and worms.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 67 degrees; 3.59’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on minnow spins and roadrunners. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are good drifting cut bait.

FAIRFIELD: Water stained; 70-72 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, Texas rigs and chatter baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 68-75 degrees; 35.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, jigs and crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

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

FORK: Water stained; 64-74 degrees; 0.99’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on white spinner baits, Carolina rigs and flukes. Crappie are fair to good on small jigs and hand-tied jigs.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 67-70 degrees; 7.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and dark jigs. Hybrid striped bass are good on live shad, silver spoons and chartreuse crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad and carp.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 2.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue and yellow catfish are good on cut bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 0.58’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on spoons. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 70 degrees; 0.21’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are excellent on lipless crankbaits and swimbaits. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live shad.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 70-72 degrees; 0.45’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, Texas rigs, spinner baits and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water slightly stained; 66 degrees; 0.27’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged straight-tailed soft plastic worms, along with Carolinarigged lizards and flukes.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 60-65 degrees; 1.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatter baits, flukes and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.22’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and squarebilled crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on swimbaits and white or chartreuse slabs for the deeper fish. Channel catfish are good on punch bait, shad and liver.

LBJ: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.21’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.09’ high. White bass are good on slabs, jigs and live bait. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits and drifting live shad.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 68-74 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, Texas rigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons and spinner baits. Catfish are good on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.94’ high. White bass are excellent on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.05’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good over hydrilla on swimbaits and senkos. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on juglines with live bait and cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 59-60 degrees; 55.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on minnows and artificials. White bass are good on minnows and curly tailed grubs. Walleye are good on minnows and crankbaits. Catfish are fair to good on minnows and frozen shad. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 65 degrees; 6.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swim jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut baits and cheese bait.

NACOGDOCHES: Water clear; 67-72 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows.

NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on underspins and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water slightly stained; 65 degrees. 1.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white chatter baits and flipping soft plastics. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.50’ low. Crappie are good on jigs thrown from the bank.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 71 degrees; 25.02’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. White bass are fair on live bait and crankbaits. Catfish are good on live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 12.23’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green worms. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and chicken liver.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.22’ high. Largemouth bass are good on shimmy shakers. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are good on chrome and blue lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 65-68 degrees; 5.67’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Catfish are fair on live shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 70 degrees; 10.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits.

RAVEN: Water clear; 70 degrees; 0.00’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and scented minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.01’ low. White bass are excellent on small swimbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and punch bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs or minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 67 degrees; 1.46’ low. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on slabs and swimbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

Channel catfish are fair on punch bait. Blue catfish are fair on shad.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 68-70 degrees; 0.08’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

SOMERVILLE: Water slightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.98’ high. Largemouth bass are good on craw jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are very good on pet spoons and ghost minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

SPENCE: Water stained; 75 degrees. 45.89’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Catfish are good on cut shad, worms and prepared baits.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 12.74’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on Texas- or Carolina-rigged dark soft plastics.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.20’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, square-billed crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on small swimbaits and slabs. Blue and channel catfish are very good on cut shad.

TEXANA: Water stained; 69 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and spin- n Guide reports Page 9 n Saltwater reports Page 18 ner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are good on live shad. Striped bass are good on top-waters, swimbaits, live shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.30’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs, Carolinarigged worms, speed craws and spinner baits. Crappie are slow.

TRAVIS: Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 43.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on walking baits, Texasrigged plastics and swimbaits.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 70 degrees; 23.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swim jigs and finesse worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are excellent on live bait and cheese bait.

TYLER: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.37’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow.

WACO: Water stained; 66 degrees; 10.68’ low. Crappie are very good on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and small swimbaits. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.00’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 5.42’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on shad, swimbaits and minnows.

WORTH: Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on small spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

—TPWD