Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 1.86’ low. Large mouth bass are good near to the rocks on spinner baits and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 89-90 degrees; 47.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and soft plastics. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.

ARLINGTON: Water clear; 87 degrees; 4.99’ low. Large mouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits and watermelon Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good near boat docks and shaded vegetation on minnows. Catfish are fair on crickets, earthworms and prepared baits.

ATHENS: Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.05’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jerk baits, swimbaits and blue flecked Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Sunfish are good on worms and live crickets along ledges, boat docks and brush. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on topwater poppers, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees. Large mouth bass are fair on crankbaits, finesse worms and poppers. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles and standing timber. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 5.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water slightly stained; 85-88 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, crankbaits and watermelon Texas-rigged plas tic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. Large mouth bass are good on top-waters and weighted worms. Red drum are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait and cheese bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 87 degrees; 4.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits, finess worms and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 84-88 degrees; 3.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms, chatter baits and deep-diving crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.30’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs, topwater plugs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 86-89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastic worms in lighter colors. Red drum are fair on live bait and spoons. Catfish are fair on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 86-90 degrees; 3.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crank baits and Texasrigged plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water poppers, shaky heads and Texas-rigged plas tic. Hybrids and white bass are good on slabs, heavy spoons and swimbaits. Crappie are good on chartreuse-tipped jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and cut bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 20.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, plastic worms and jigs. Catfish are fair on dough balls, live bait and cheese bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.31’ low. Large mouth bass are good on nightcrawlers, crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striped bass are fair on lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait.

COOPER: Water clear; 85-88 degrees; 2.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged curly-tailed plastic worms, crankbaits and skirted jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 88 degrees; 5.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, jigs and plastic worms,. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water clear; 87 degrees; 1.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on

top-waters, jigs and darkcolored plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on fresh cut bait, earthworms and punch bait.

FALCON: Water lightly stained north and clear south; 88-90 degrees; 38.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good shallow on live and prepared baits.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees. Large mouth bass are fair on dark red Texas-rigged plastic craws and crankbaits. Sunfish are fair on worms and crickets. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 1.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on slow-moving plastic craws and worms. White and yellow bass are on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Cat fish are good on live bait.

GRANBURY: Water slightly stained; 84-86 degrees; 1.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits, spinner baits and green or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and black/chartreuse jigs. White bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons and swimbaits. Catfish are good on earthworms or prepared baits.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 1.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, Texas-rigged plastic worms and chatter baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad, earthworms and prepared baits.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 85-88 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on dough bait and night crawlers.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 84 degrees; 2.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jigs and crank baits. Crappie are good on jigs in vegetation and timber. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms and craws. Crappie are good beneath bridges and struc ture on live minnows. Catfish are fair on fresh cut bait and prepared baits.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texasrigged creatures. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines with cut bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 2.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, plastic worms

and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.60’ low. Large mouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse-tipped jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jig ging spoons. Catfish are good on earthworms and prepared baits.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, long plastic worms and shaky heads. White bass are excellent on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and prepared baits.

LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crank baits. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 1.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and plum-colored plas tic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.85’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair in coves on live and prepared baits.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.96’ low. Large mouth bass are fair on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and blue or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 85 degrees; 12.03’ low. Large mouth bass are good in standing timber on crankbaits, jigs, live bait and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs at night. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 3.66’ low. Large mouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows on drops and ledges. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged brush hogs, swimbaits and deep running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows around bridges and timber. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on earthworms and live minnows.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.13’ low. Large mouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, jigs and chatter baits in submerged timber, creek channels, and rocky shorelines. Hybrid strip ers are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits, earthworms and cut bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair near bridges, brush piles and submerged timber on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, chatter baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows around standing timber and brush piles. Catfish are fair on live bait and prepared baits.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and jigs. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows on bridge pilings and in brush piles. Cat fish are good on punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 1.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and chatter baits. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on earth worms and prepared baits.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water clear; 85-87 degrees; 2.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, silver spoons and red or maroon Carolinarigged soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on min nows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on live minnows.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark-colored Texas-rigged plastic worms and skirted jigs. White bass and hybrid strip ers are excellent on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush piles, docks, and bridge pilings. Catfish are excellent

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on punch bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.00’ low. Large mouth bass are good on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, Texas-rigged plastic worms and shad crank baits. Striped bass and white bass are good on live bait and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows by boathouses, timber and brush piles. Catfish are good on cut bait, prepared baits and live bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water heavily stained; 86-87 degrees; 2.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on poppers, jigs and plastic worms. Crappie are good on shiners and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 87 de grees; 18.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plum, purple or watermelon plastic worms, skirted jigs and spinner baits. White bass are fair on swim jigs and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits.

WACO: Water clear; 86 de grees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms, crankbaits and drop-shot plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits.

WHITNEY: Water clear; 85-89 degrees; 3.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark plastic craws, crankbaits and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on min nows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

WORTH: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, and dark green or red Texas-rigged plastic craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on earthworms and punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.85’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and Carolina-rigged plas tic worms. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken liver and earthworms.