Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 81 degrees; 7.73’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good over trees on minnows.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 83 degrees; 60.34’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastics and bladed jigs around hydrilla. Channel catfish are good on brush and points on punch bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 3.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, Carolinarigged bugs and worms and hair jigs.

ATHENS: Water clear; 86-90 degrees; 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on top-waters and flukes. Crappie are slow.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are faor early on small swimbaits over grass and jerkbaits.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

BASTROP: Water clear; 91 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, small swimbaits and worms.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 5.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair early on top-waters. White bass are fair downrigging pet spoons and on tail spinners. Crappie are good on minnows.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 92 degrees; 0.87’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on reed beds on spinner baits and pumpkinseed or chartreuse soft plastics. Red drum are good on live perch and tilapia. Channel and blue catfish are good at night on cheese bait and shrimp.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 84-87 degrees; 4.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are very good on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait, liver and perch.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 10.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits, shaky heads and Texas rigs.

CADDO: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.49’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, flukes, drop shots and shaky heads.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 89 degrees. Red drum are fair on tilapia, perch and crawfish. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheese bait, cut bait and shrimp.

CANYON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 3.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good near hydrilla on flukes and trick worms. Striped bass are fair on top-waters, swimbaits and jigging spoons.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 84-90 degrees; 2.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on poppers baits and small spoons. Catfish are fair on live or frozen shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 78 degrees; 21.56’ low. Largemouth bass are good on frogs, flukes, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows. White bass are good on live minnows.

CONROE: Slightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.87’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on creature lures. Hybrid striped bass are good on slabs and shad. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on catfish bubblegum shrimp and chicken liver.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, chatterbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 80 degrees; 7.08’low. Largemouth bass are fair at sunrise on top-waters. White bass are fair on spoons, minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait, shad oil soap and cut carp

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained, 85 degrees; 3.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on brush piles, docks and main lake structure on white/ chartreuse jigs. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut bait. Channel catfish are good on punch bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 44.69’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square bills and spinner baits early and late. Catfish are fair on stink bait, liver and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and plastics. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

FORK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 6.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good early on large Texas- and Carolinarigged worms and shaky heads. Crappie are very good on minnows.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms. Striped bass are good on live bait, crankbaits and jigging spoons. White bass are good on live bait, jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.92’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good on jug lines.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait on slip corks.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, crankbaits and flukes. Crappie are fair in standing timber and deeper brush piles on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and juglines.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 78 degrees; 4.49’ low. White bass are fair on blade baits and tail spinners.

JACKSONVILLE: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and flukes. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water slightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good near the dam on shaky heads and Texas-rigged finesse worms.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 93 degrees; 1.39’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and cut bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.04’ low. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are good on punch bait.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small swimbaits, soft jerkbaits and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and live bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.14’ low. White bass and hybrids are slow. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 87 degrees; 1.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs, Texas rigs, finesse jigs and crankbaits. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons. Crappie are excellent on minnows.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and shaky heads. White bass are fair on silver jigging spoons and small swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 64.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 80 degrees; 53.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on minnows and artificials. White bass are good on minnows, grubs and crankbaits. Walleye are excellent on minnows, crawlers, crankbaits and jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and punch bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on small shad imitations. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 86 degrees. 0.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair in the reeds on soft plastics and top-waters. Crappie are good on black and chartreuse crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish are good by the dam on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shad, minnows and worms.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 83 degrees; 19.60’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. White bass are good on live bait, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 8.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/ apple worms. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shrimp, chicken liver and perch.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on small minnows. White bass and hybrids are good on tail spinners and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on liver, nightcrawlers and shad.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 1.99’ low. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chartreuse and white slabs. Catfish are fair on large cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 90 degrees; 4.56’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on top-waters early. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

RAVEN: Water stained; 90 degrees; 3.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair early and late on top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 83-85 degrees; 0.79’ low. White bass are excellent on humps and ridges on a slab and jig combination. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad and stink bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water is clear; 82 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on small swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on raw chicken mixed with Kool-Aid.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 87 degrees; 3.15’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live shad. Channel catfish are good on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 90 degrees; 2.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good early on top-waters and fair later on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 98 degrees; 1.49’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs with plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigs or trolling with pet spoons. Catfish are good early on punch bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 6.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs. White bass are fair on umbrella rigs and tail spinners.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.28’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on frogs and flukes. White bass and striped bass are good early on live bait and slab spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are very good on cheese bait and punch bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 79 degrees; 3.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good in standing timber on plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on liver perch, cut bait and juglines.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.68’ high. Striped bass are good on top-waters and slabs in open water.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 80-82 degrees; 2.34’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, then ribbon tail worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 78 degrees; 30.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spoons and drop shots and shallow crankbaits.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 86 degrees. 16.98’ low. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on live shad and minnows. Channel catfish are excellent on cheese bait and live bait.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and top-water lures. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait.

WACO: Water stained; 82 degrees; 7.06’ low. Largemouth bass and white bass are fair on top-waters early. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 83 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs and drop shots. Hybrid striped bass are fair on Alabama rigs.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 5.22’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait, crankbaits, swimbaits and jigging spoons. White bass are good on live bait, jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

WORTH: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.00’ 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. Channel catfish are good on punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.98’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait.