TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 78 degrees; 2.99’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 79 degrees; 47.66’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits, finesse worms, top-waters and creature baits. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and Texasrigged soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

ATHENS: Water clear; 84-87 degrees; 0.33’ high. Largemouth bass are good on small swimbaits, jigs, Carolina rigs and dropshots. Crappie are good on small jigs and minnows.

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, heavy jigs and swimbaits.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on hollow-body frogs and white and chartreuse swim jigs.

BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 90-94 degrees.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on creature baits, white swimbaits and drop shots.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 12.82’ low. Largemouth bass are good on small silver and white top-waters and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait, prepared baits and cut chicken.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.34’ high.

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

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, deepdiving crankbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on chicken liver and worms.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Redfish are good on Gulf shrimp, crawfish and spoons. Channel catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, liver, cut bait and shrimp.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 80-84 degrees; 4.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair in the lights on crankbaits, jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut gizzard shad.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 15.53’ low. Striped bass are fair to good trolling live bait. White bass are fair on top-waters.

CADDO: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.67’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, wacky worms and finesse worms.

CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained, 82 degrees. Redfish are good trolling red or dark soft plastics and small silver spoons. Blue and channel catfish are good on liver, shad, frozen shrimp and nightcrawlers.

CANYON: Water clear; 81 degrees; 12.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters and Texasrigged worms.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 77-83 degrees; 0.24’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on long worms. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 80 degrees; 23.66’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on top-waters and Texas-rigged worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on black/chartreuse grubs.

CONROE: Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.26’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Hybrid striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared baits, liver and worms.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs and soft plastics. White bass are good on jigs and trolling small crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheese bait and cut bait.

CYPRESS SPRINGS: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on chicken liver and worms.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 79 degrees; 3.22’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to slow on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs with white color combinations. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 78 degrees; 34.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and drop shots. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are excellent on cut shad and shrimp.

FAYETTE: Water stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on green/pumpkin crea- ture baits and drop shots.

FORK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs with big worms, top-water frogs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on hand-tied jigs and minnows.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 4.60’ low. Largemout bass are good on top-waters, jigs, crankbaits and dark worms. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on crankbaits and jigs. Channel catfish are good on worms and prepared baits.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 1.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair to good on live bait and trolling umbrella rigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and small minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.21’ high. Smallmouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics. White bass are slow to fair trolling diving lures.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.15’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs, squarebilled crankbaits and shaky heads. Crappie are good on minnows.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with perch.

JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are good on frogs, swim jigs and finesse worms.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 75-79 degrees; 0.82’ high. Largemouth bass are good on finesse jigs with a craw trailer, creatures and Carolina rigs.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.91’ low. 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 chicken liver and worms.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.83’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on black/chartreuse and white/chartreuse jigs. White bass are fair on white or chartreuse slabs with a jig tied above the slab. Channel catfish are good on punch bait, cut shad and chicken liver.

LBJ: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.28’ low. Crappie are good on live minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 83-85 degrees; 0.34’ low. White bass are fair to good on slabs, jigs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good drifting cut shad and chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.09’ high. Crappie are good on minnows.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, top-water frogs and spinner baits. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.18’ high. White bass are excellent on white/chartreuse slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shad and cut bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 90-95 degrees; 0.20’ high. Largemouth bass are good on red bug worms, underspins and top-water frogs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on jug lines baited with live or cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 68-72 degrees; 44.63’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on minnows and soft plastics. White bass are excellent on minnows and curly tailed grubs. Walleye are good on crankbaits, minnows and artificials. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, chicken liver, minnows and frozen shad.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 6.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. White bass are good trolling slabs. Blue and channel catfish are good on juglines.

NACOGDOCHES: Water clear; 80-85 degrees; 0.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on on top-waters and shad swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows.

NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs jerkbaits and underpins. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs, soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.00’ high. Crappie are good tipping jigs with minnows.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 76-79 degrees; 24.60’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics. White bass are good on crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 12.48’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on silver spoons and chartreuse spinner baits. Channel catfish are good on worms and shrimp. n Saltwater reports Page 21 n Guide reports Page 20

PALESTINE: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are good on finesse worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on chrome lipless crankbaits and jigging spoons. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 80-84 degrees; 0.34’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are fair on small live shad and white and bone top-waters. Catfish are good on cut shad.

RAVEN: Water clear; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on chrome lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 0.25’ low. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.03’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs and drop shots. White bass are slow.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.11’ high. White bass are fair on small swimbaits. Hybrid striped bass are fair on shad. Blue catfish are fair on shad and punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs and silver spoons. Blue and channel catfish are good on cut bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.10’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs and spinner baits. Crappie are excellent in the spillway below the dam on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on pet spoons and shad. Catfish are good on shad and cut bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 13.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. White bass are fair on top-waters and slabs.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on weightless flukes, chatterbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striped bass and white bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on prepared baits.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.28’ low. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are fair on live shad. Striped bass are good on swimbaits, slabs, live shad and topwaters. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 80-84 degrees; 0.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs and soft plastics. Crappie are slow.

TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 42.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jerkbaits and chatter baits.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained. 85 degrees; 23.70’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are are fair on top-waters. Crappie are slow.

TYLER: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.10’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow.

WACO: Water stained; 77 degrees; 7.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.00’ high. Largemouth bass are good on senko-style worms. Striped bass are fair on roadrunners and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 4.57’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait, swimbaits and downrigging jigs.

WORTH: Water stained; 75 degrees; 2.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs with white color combinations. Catfish are good on cut shad and cut bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.93’ high. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.

—TPWD

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