Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 74 degrees; 6.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 79 degrees; 56.49’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged craws. Channel catfish are excellent on punch bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits, jigs and flukes.

ATHENS: Water clear; 80-82 degrees; 0.36’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on big swimbaits and Texas-rigged worms in the grass.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, chatterbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

BASTROP: Water clear; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on small top-waters and finesse worms. Crappie are good on live minnows.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 4.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters. White bass are good on slabs and small soft plastics. Crappie are on shad jigs.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 3.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, chatterbaits and weighted wacky rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 82 degrees; 0.28’ low. Largemouth bass are good shallow on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish fair on cheese bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water stained, 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on dark plastics, red jigs and spinner baits. Red drum are good on live perch, crawfish and shrimp. Channel catfish are fair on live perch, worms and cheese bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 78-85 degrees; 3.45’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good to excellent on minnows and black/chartreuse or white jigs. White bass are good on small swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait and liver.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 3.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good flipping shallow trees with worms and craw worms. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs.

CADDO: Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.46’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and longer plastics worms.

CALAVERAS: Water stained, 86 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Red drum are fair on live perch and frozen shrimp. Blue and channel catfish are fair on cut bait, live perch and cheese bait. Hybrid stripers are slow.

CANYON: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 1.87’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs, flukes and creature baits. Striped and white bass are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows.

CEDAR CREEK: Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 1.30’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. White and hybrid bass are excellent on slabs. Catfish are good on fresh shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 75 degrees; 20.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

CONROE: Water slightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on senkos and Texasrigged creature baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Hybrid stripers on top-waters and spoons. Catfish are good on catfish bubblegum, shrimp, shad and minnows.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 2.50’ low. Blue catfish are excellent on fresh cut bait. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 80 degrees; 5.54 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, lipless crankbaits and jigs. White bass are good on small spoons and live minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait, soap baits, shad and perch.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 79 degrees; 2.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair to good on jigs with white color combinations. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. Blue catfish are slow.

FALCON: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 42.43’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 82-84 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits and plastics. Catfish are fair to good on punch bait.

FORK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 5.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and hand-tied jigs.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.26’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass are slow to fair on live shad. Blue and yellow catfish are good on cut shad. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.40’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with crappie nibbles. White bass are fair on spoons. Blue catfish are good on shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.18’ high. White bass are fair on inline spinners.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and green/pumpkin worms. Crappie are good on brush piles and docks using minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 76 degrees; 3.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and paddletails. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 2.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigged watermelon and green/pumpkin worms. Crappie are good on shad plastics.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnow and jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait and cut bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.42’ high. Crappie are good on standing timber and brush on minnows and small jigs. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait under a cork and stink bait. White bass are good on small rooster tails, swimbaits and slabs.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 0.82’ low. Largemouth bass are good on 10-inch worms and crankbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons and live minnows. Crappie are excellent over brush piles on live bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.80’ high. White bass are good on on slabs and live bait. Hybrid stripers are slow. Catfish are good drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits, spinner baits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.16’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbait, top-waters and chatterbaits. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: 77 degrees. Water lightly stained; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs, crankbaits and top-waters. Catfish are fair on punch bait and shad.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 57.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs on main lake humps. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 63-65 degrees; 53’ low. Largemouth bass are good on minnows and soft plastics. Catfish are good on live bait, stink bait and punch baits. Walleye are good on minnows, grubs and other artificials.

NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 75 degrees. 0.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good in the reeds and around boat docks on soft plastics and top-waters. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 67-72 degrees; 18.23’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, spinner baits and plastics worms. White bass are good on live bait and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 7.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on worms and deeprunning spinner baits. Crappie and white bass are excellent trolling with live minnows. Catfish are good on dough bait and live bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on crankbaits and jigging spoons.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 77-81 degrees; 1.87’ low. Striped bass are good on live shad and white/ chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on chartreuse slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 78 degrees; 2.86’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good on bomber slabs. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on punch bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 81 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and white chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on minnows and cut bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 70-72 degrees; 0.08’ low. White bass are excellent on tail spinners and slab and jig combinations. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.56’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, flipping jigs and jerkbaits. White bass are good under the birds on slabs and jigging spoons. Blue and channel catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 75 degrees; 2.13’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are excellent on slabs. Hybrids are fair on live shad and swimbaits Channel catfish are fair on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 82-84 degrees; 0.21’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on pet spoons and using shad. Catfish are good early morning on shad, liver and punch bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 4.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark-colored soft plastics. White bass are fair on slabs.

SULPHUR SPRINGS: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 2.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on chartreuse slab spoons and swimbaits. Blue and channel catfish are good on prepared baits and fresh cut shad.

TEXANA: Water stained; 77 degrees; 1.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on liver, perch and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.34’ low. Striped bass are excellent on topwaters and swimbaits.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 70-73 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on popping frogs, buzzbaits, lizards and swim jigs. Catfish are good on slip cork rigs with live or frozen shad, chicken livers and punch bait.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 76 degrees; 27.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics. Crappie are good on brush piles on jigs.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 77-78 degrees; 14.27’ low. White bass are excellent on top-waters, jigs and slabs. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.

WACO: Water stained; 74 degrees; 5.43’ low. Crappie are good on small shad plastics.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on stick baits and drop shots. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 2.28’ low. Striped bass are good on umbrella-rigs, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

WORTH: Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.93’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on white jigs. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. Blue catfish are slow.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 6.50’ high. White bass are slow to fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on swimbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait.

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