TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 76 degrees; 7.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows.

AMISTAD: Water slightly stained; 78 degrees; 49.70’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky rigs, top-waters and Texas- or Carolina-rigged creature baits. Catfish are good on punch bait and cheese bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 1.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and Texasrigged soft plastics. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 5.57’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good drifting fresh cut shad.

ATHENS: Water clear; 81-83 degrees; 0.33’ high. Largemouth bass are good on small swimbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on small jigs and minnows.

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on walking baits, small shallow crankbaits, top-water frogs and soft plastics.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on hollow body frogs and white and chartreuse swim jigs.

BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 85-89 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on sexy shad square-billed crankbaits, creature baits and weightless swimbaits in green/ pumpkin or chartreuse.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 12.59’ low. White bass and hybrids are good on tail spinners and umbrella rigs with pet spoons. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair drifting cut fresh shad.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.45’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on minnows and worms.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water slightly stained, 79 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastics and spinner baits. Redfish are good on live bait and frozen shrimp.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 76-80 degrees; 4.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on worms, crankbaits and shaky heads. Crappie are good in brush piles on jigs. White bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut gizzard shad.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 16.60’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and trolling swim- baits. White bass are slow.

CADDO: Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.94’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on flukes, top-water frogs and shaky heads.

CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained, 78 degrees. Redfish are good on frozen shrimp and live baits. Blue and channel catfish are good on cut bait.

CANYON: Water clear; 78-81 degrees; 11.98’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and drop shots.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 72-75 degrees; 0.23’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, chatter baits and spinner baits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrids are good on silver slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 79 degrees; 23.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatter baits, top-waters and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, swimbaits, worms and lizards. Crappie are good on jigs and hair jigs. Hybrid striped bass are good on slabs and trolling crankbaits with a pet spoon. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Water stained; 70 degrees; 2.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. White bass are good on live minnows and spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheese bait and cut carp.

CYPRESS SPRINGS: Water stained; 72-75 degrees; 0.22’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, deep-diving crankbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait and cut bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 79 degrees; 3.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs with white color combinations. Blue catfish are slow. Channel catfish are good on punch bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 78 degrees; 34.97’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, jigs and crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, bladed jigs and creature baits.

FORK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs, Carolina rigs and flukes. Crappie are good on hand-tied jigs and minnows.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 6.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs, crankbaits and dark worms. Crappie are excellent on minnows, jigs and small crankbaits. White bass are good on jigs and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on worms and prepared baits.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 77-82 degrees; 1.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and small minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Large blue and yellow catfish are good on cut bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are good on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.07’ high. Smallmouth bass are good in shallow water near rocks on soft plastics. White bass are fair on jigging spoons. Catfish are fair drifting with cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs and shaky heads. Crappie are good on minnows.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 77 degrees; 8.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with perch.

JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good on red bug finesse worms.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 75-79 degrees; 0.44’ high. Largemouth bass are good on finesse jigs with craw trailers and Texas-rigged trick worms.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 83 degrees; 1.44’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, deepdiving crankbaits, jigs and jigging spoons. White bass are fair on slabs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.80’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on spinner baits, white/chatreuse worms and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are very good on white/chartreuse and black/ chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on paddle tail swimbaits. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.24’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.27’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs, jigs and live bait. Catfish are good drifting cut shad.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 75 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, spinner baits, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 85 degrees. White bass are excellent on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits and watermelon/ red worms. Crappie are fair on pink head jigs.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 53.54’ 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 crankbaits, minnows and artificials.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 6.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. White bass are good trolling slabs. Blue and channel catfish are good on juglines.

NACOGDOCHES: Water clear; 78-82 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and suspending lures. Crappie are good on minnows.

NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Alabama rigs and jerkbaits. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs and soft plastics. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.10’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair to good on jigs.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 78 degrees; 24.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics. White bass are fair on live bait and crankbaits. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 12.29’ 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; 77 degrees; 0.10’ high. Largemouth bass are good on wacky rigs and small squarebilled crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on crankbaits. Catfish are good on liver, chicken hearts and punch bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 76-80 degrees; 4.07’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and trolling swimbaits. White bass are fair on small live bait and jigs. Catfish are good on cut and live shad.

RAVEN: Water clear; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early and late. Crappie are good on minnows and scented plastics. Catfish are fair on cut bluegill.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 76-78 degrees; 0.13’ low. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs. White bass are good on paddle tail swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.13’ low. White bass are good on slabjig combinations. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on shad and punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.63’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, wacky worms, spinner baits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Blue and channel catfish are good on cut bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.56’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are excellent trolling pet spoons. Hybrid striped bass are good on cut shad. Catfish are good on minnows and worms.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 12.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastics. White bass are fair on slabs and underspins.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are good on weightless flukes, chatter baits and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and swimbaits. Blue and channel catfish are very good on punch bait.

TEXANA: Water murky; 71 n Saltwater reports Page 13 n Guide reports Page 16 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow to fair on cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 75 degrees; 2.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and live shad. Striped bass are good on topwaters and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs in bluegill colors, Carolina rigs with long worms and frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 41.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jerkbaits and chatter baits.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 80 degrees; 23.33’ low. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on live minnows, slabs and jigging spoons. Channel catfish are good on cheese bait and cut shad.

TYLER: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow. Bluegill are good on red worms.

WACO: Water stained; 74 degrees; 7.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.00’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs and worms. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 75-79 degrees; 4.67’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and swimbaits.

WORTH: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 2.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and teaser flies. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. Blue catfish are slow.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.17’ low. White bass are fair trolling crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on punch bait.

—TPWD

Warden Honored By Nwtf

On May 25, Game Warden Daron Blackerby was recognized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission as the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year. The NWTF aims to conserve wild turkey and preserve hunting heritage. Each year, they recognize an officer for his or her outstanding dedication surrounding community, teamwork, attitude, leadership, achievements, accomplishments and innovation. Blackerby has worked as a game warden for more than 15 years and is known as a skilled game warden, mentor and leader. “Blackerby demonstrates excellence in leadership across Grayson County and with partnering agencies in Texas and Oklahoma,” said Capt. Steve Stapleton, Blackerby’s captain and award nominator. Recently, Blackerby became aware of illegal hunting activity in Grayson County. He investigated and observed a man hunting turkey over baited corn. Since it is illegal in Texas to bait turkey during the eastern spring turkey hunting season, he issued a citation to the hunter and seized the turkey. In addition to leading the district in most categories that involve metrics, Blackerby has been known to befriend neighborhood youth, drive to another district to