TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 86 degrees; 2.82’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair night fishing under green lights and on minnows over brush.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 48.98’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Ned rigs, Carolina rigs and wacky rigs. White bass and stripers are fair on spoons, blades and downriggers with swimbaits. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 95-104 degrees; 5.63’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait.

ATHENS: Water clear; 92 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky head worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair at night on minnows. Bluegill are good on crickets.

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 85-89 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass and white bass are fair on Ned rigs and drop shots.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 83 degrees; 25.54’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on small crankbaits and Texas-rigged soft plastics.

BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 90-94 degrees.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, grub and drop shots.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 14.42’ low. White bass are fair on slabs and pet spoons. Catfish are good on shad.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.22’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs and small minnows.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas- or Carolina-rigged worms, jigs and shaky heads.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained, 91 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and spinner baits. Red drum are good on live tilapia, small silver spoons and frozen shrimp.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 87 degrees; 9.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and finesse baits. White bass are fair when surfacing on lipless crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut shad.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 5.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, glide baits, crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 85-92 degrees; 18.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texas-rigged soft plastics.

CADDO: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.84’ high. Largemouth bass are good on white frogs, white swim jigs and small swimbaits.

CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained, 88 degrees. Red drum are good on live bait, crayfish and dark soft plastics. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CANYON: Water clear; 88 degrees; 13.83’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, craws and worms.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on 10-inch worms. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 85-87 degrees; 24.64’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow.

CONROE: Water stained; 91 degrees; 0.29’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, swimbaits and Carolina rigs. Hybrid striped bass are fair trolling pet spoons and on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Water stained; 87 degrees; 4.66’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 87 degrees; 5.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies and small top-waters. Crappie are fair on white/chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 39.45’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits and craws. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow.

FAYETTE: Water stained; 90 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots and Carolina- or Texas-rigged soft plastics. Catfish are good on cut bait.

FORK: Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.24’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on chatter baits, spinner baits and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 87-89 degrees; 4.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and black/blue senkos. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 86-92 degrees;

0.11’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait, trolling umbrella rigs and downrigging jigs. Crappie are good on small jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on spinner baits and slabs. Catfish are fair at night on cut bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits fished over hydrilla. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good on shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 85-87 degrees; 1.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 88-91 degrees; 0.33’ low. Largemouth are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 85-88 degrees; 9.24’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines.

JACKSONVILLE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.40’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are good on finesse jigs with a craw trailer and Texas-rigged worms or creatures.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 86 degrees; 1.42 high. Largemouth bass area fair on worms, jigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cheese bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged motor oil worms and swim jigs. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are good on white or chartreuse slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 85-88 degrees; 0.89’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs, jigs, and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 88-91 degrees; 1.10’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons, crankbaits and swimbaits.

Catfish are good on cut bait and minnows.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.27’ low. Striped bass are slow. White bass are excellent on spinner baits and slabs.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 96 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plum flukes and worms. Crappie are good on shad jigs. Catfish are fair drifting nightcrawlers.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 83 degrees; 43.28’ low.

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

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 6.89’ 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; 86-89 degrees; 1.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early. Crappie are slow to fair on minnows.

NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on small shad imitation lures. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees. 1.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white chatter baits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.12’ low. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are slow.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 25.82’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. White bass are good on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 13.18’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. Blue, yellow and channel catfish are good on juglines baited with cut shad or perch.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.39’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and split tail plastics. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are excellent on cut bait and live shad.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 86-90 degrees; 0.15’ low. Striped bass are good om live bait and spoons. White bass are fair on top-waters when surfacing. Catfish are slow. PROCTOR: Water stained; 86-89 degrees; 10.25’ low. White bass are good on jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on jigs tipped with minnows.

RAVEN: Water clear; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shad plastics and chrome lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 84-86 degrees; 0.81’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good on small top-waters and inline spinners. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.27’ low. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 85-87 degrees; 0.67’ low. White bass are slow. Hybrids are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Blue and channel catfish are fair on shad and punch bait.

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RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 88-90 degrees; 1.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

SOMERVILLE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 1.09’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are excellent trolling pet spoons. Catfish are good on shad, cut bait and nightcrawlers.

SPENCE: Water stained; 86 degrees. 45.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and plastic worms. White bass are fair on jigs and spoons. Catfish are fair on cut shad and worms.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 15.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastics and flukes. White bass are fair to good downrigging slabs.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters. White bass and striped bass are good on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are excellent on prepared baits.

TEXANA: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.03’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.08’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good on top-waters, slabs and live bait. Crappie n Guide reports Page 11 n Saltwater reports Page 19 are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 79-83 degrees; 1.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, frogs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on small minnows. White bass are good on crankbaits and spoons. TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 85-88 degrees; 44.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crawfish imitation lures.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 87 degrees; 25.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and Texasrigged worms. White bass are fair on top-waters and shallow running lures. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait.

TYLER: Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.39’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on trick worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait.

WACO: Water stained; 85 degrees; 8.32’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.00’ high. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on frogs and Texas-rigged worms.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 5.04’ low. Striped bass are good on swimbaits, live bait and cut bait.

WORTH: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair to good on white jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.40’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on tail spinners. Catfish are slow.

—TPWD