Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 9.29’ low. Crappie are good on live bait and jigs.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 83 degrees; 64.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, creature lures and jigs. Channel catfish are good on cheese bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 92 degrees; 5.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crankbaits. White bass are good on spoons and slabs. Catfish are good off the bank on punch bait and chicken liver.

ATHENS: Water clear; 88 degrees; 1.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small white spinner baits, jigs and ribbon tail worms. Crappie are slow.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dropshots and small crankbaits. Crappie and white bass are slow.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, dropshot and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

BASTROP: Water clear; 98 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on clear top-waters, small spoons and Alabama rigs with small white grubs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 8.43’ low. White bass are slow to fair on tail spinners and pet spoons.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 9.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and 10-inch worms. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass and hybrids are slow. Catfish are good in standing timber under roosting birds on punch bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained, 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse and gold spinner baits and dark soft plastics. Red drum are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on worms and frozen shrimp.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 6.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, Texas-rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 14.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and spoons.

CADDO: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and Texas-rigged worms.

CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained, 88 degrees. White bass are fair on small silver and gold spoons. Blue and channel catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

CANYON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 5.68’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, drop shots and Ned rigs. White bass and stripers are fair on top-waters, jigging spoons and small swimbaits. Crappie are fair upriver on live minnows.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 82-88 degrees; 4.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are excellent on minnows and small jigs. White bass and hybrid bass are excellent on silver spoons and live shad. Catfish are good on shad and cut bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 89 degrees; 22.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, Texas-rigged worms and flukes. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are good shallow on cheese bait.

CONROE: Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.71’ low. Largemouth bass are good on creatures and crankbaits. Hybrid striped bass are fair to good on live bait and vertical jigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on catfish bubblegum, liver, worms and stink bait.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are fair on large spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on juglines.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 86 degrees; 8.60’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on spoons, small jigs and live minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad, worms and soap baits.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water normally stained, 87 degrees; 4.82’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are fair to good on punch bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 90 degrees; 47.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 88-98 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jigs and plastics. Catfish are good on punch bait.

FORK: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 7.44’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, shaky heads and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged 10-inch worms and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass and white bass are good on live bait and umbrella rigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 2.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with crappie nibbles. White bass are good on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good on juglines.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crankbaits. White bass are excellent on double-rigged slabs.

HOUSTON COUNTY:

Water stained; 90 degrees; 1.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits and shaky heads with a trick worm. Crappie are good on minnows.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 83 degrees; 5.73’ low. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are good on baited holes.

JOE POOL: Water normal stained; 86 degrees; 3.47’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas and Carolina rigs and drop shots.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.43’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow to fair on cheese bait and cut bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 4.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on white or chartreuse slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and live bait. Catfish are good on punch bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.90’ low. White bass are fair on slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, Texas or Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.11’ low. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are slow.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 95 degrees; 2.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs and wacky rigs. Crappie are good on minnows.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 72.56’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and striped bass are fair trolling slabs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 82 degrees; 54.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on minnows and artificials. White bass are good on minnows, crankbaits and top-waters. Walleye are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 88 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on junebug worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 86 degrees. 0.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good flipping creature baits and swim jigs. Crappie are fair on black and chartreuse crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.37’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 21.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits and plastics. White bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and live bait.

OAK CREEK:

Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 9.18’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on spinners. Channel catfish are good on dough bait and liver.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shimmy shakers. Crappie are slow. White bass and hybrids are fair on deepdiving crankbaits. Catfish are good on liver.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 4.18’ low. Striped bass are fair trolling live shad and artificials in chrome, chartreuse and white. White bass are good on silver spoons and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 88 degrees; 6.74’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on topwaters early. White bass are fair on jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

RAVEN: Water stained; 90 degrees; 3.50’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on minnows and cut bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 85-87 degrees; 2.81’ low. White bass are good on inline spinners. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on stink bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 84 degrees; 1.32’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and blue catfish are good on jigging slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.46’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on live shad. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 88 degrees; 4.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good in creek channels on punch bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 86 degrees; 3.65’ low. Largemouth bass are on slowmoving jigs with plastics. White bass are fair trolling with pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on minnows and worms.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 8.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark soft plastics. White bass are good deep on tail spinners with chartreuse tails.

TAWAKONI:

Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 3.68’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and striped bass are good trolling swimbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are excellent on punch bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 84 degrees; 4.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chicken liver, cut bait and juglines.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.78’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut shad and punch bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 78-80 degrees; 4.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on creature baits and 10-inch worms. Crappie are fair to slow on jigs and minnows.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 87 degrees; 36.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good in marinas on jigging spoons and top-waters. White bass and crappie are good on small spoons.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait.

WACO: Water stained; 84 degrees; 9.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. White bass and hybrids are fair trolling with slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on live bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 84 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and weightless flukes. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are slow.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 7.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on big spoons, swim jigs and Texas rigs. Striped bass are good on top-waters, live bait and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

WORTH: Water normally stained; 87 degrees; 2.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue and channel catfish are fair to good on punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.92’ high. White bass are good on tail spinners and small slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

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