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September 25, 2020
LoneOStar Outdoor News
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 82 degrees; 2.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 46.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on shrimp, chicken livers and stink bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 2.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, jerkbaits and finesse plastic worms. Crappie are fair near boat docks and timber on minnows. Catfish are fair on earthworms and prepared baits. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.59’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spoons, chatterbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits. Sunfish are good on cutworms and crickets. AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Sunfish are fair on worms and live crickets. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, finesse worms and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.33’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 4.60’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on smaller crankbaits and finesse worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water slightly stained; 82-86 degrees; 0.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and crankbaits. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 1.23’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass and hybrids are fair on live bait and slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water slightly
stained; 83-86 degrees; 2.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms, black/blue jigs and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair along the river channel on live bait. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait. CADDO: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.62’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs, chatterbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 84-85 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Hybrid striped bass are good on live bait. Red drum are fair on live bait and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 3.05’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and finesse 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; 84 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-water plugs, jerk baits and black or purple plastic worms. Hybrids and white bass are fair on slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 84-86 degrees; 20.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water poppers and plastic worms. Catfish are fair on live bait and cheese bait. CONROE: Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.38’ low. Largemouth bass are good on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair on lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and dough balls. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 83-86 degrees; 2.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse 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 prepared baits. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 87 degrees; 5.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits, jigs and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms near structure or timber. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait and punch bait. FALCON: Water lightly
stained north and clear south; 85-87 degrees; 37.94’ low. Largemouth bass are good on poppers, Texas rigged worms and finesse worms. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on dark red or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, plastic grub drop shots and crankbaits. Sunfish are good on worms and live crickets. Catfish are good on prepared baits. FORK: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on slow-moving finesse worms and crankbaits. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on punch bait. GRANBURY: Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad or white crankbaits, spinner baits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good around brush piles and boat docks on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms or prepared bait. White bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons and swimbaits. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 84-86 degrees; 1.05’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, Texas-rigged plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on brush piles. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shads, earthworms and punch bait. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 82-85 degrees; 0.38’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jerk baits and finesse worms. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and nightcrawlers. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.05’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged red worms, crankbaits and plastic nightcrawlers. Crappie are fair on small live minnows. Catfish are good on juglines using shad. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms. Crappie are good beneath bridges and structure on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 83-86 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, silver or chrome crankbaits and Texasrigged worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines with cut bait or live bait. LAVON: Water stained; 83
degrees; 0.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, wacky worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. LBJ: Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, jigs and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on punch bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.47 high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, plastic creatures and bladed jigs. White bass are excellent on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.24’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. 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; 84 degrees; 1.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits and plastic finesse worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 24.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, spinner baits, crankbaits and worms. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.79’ high. Largemouth bass are good working timber shallow with topwater, worms, spinners, and Alabama Rigs. Crappie are good working shallow humps, and some shallow brush on jigs. White bass are fair off points on Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair when mid-depth in coves with live, blood, and liver prepared baits. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-water poppers and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.56’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and finesse worms. Crappie are fair on jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 85 degrees; 12.02’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.35’ high.
Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms in plum or blue, shad swimbaits and deeprunning crankbaits near boat docks and rip rap. Crappie are fair on minnows or jigs tipped with minnows. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and live minnows. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic worms, crankbaits and top-waters. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees;1.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plum or purple Texas-rigged worms, jigs and crankbaits. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and jigging slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits, earthworms and cut bait. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 83-86 degrees; 0.21’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms, crankbaits and spoons. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 82-86 degrees; 0.26’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, flukes, grubs and finesse worms. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live perch. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.81’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, deepdiving crankbaits and spoons. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and punch bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water stained; 83-86 degrees; 3,06’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, silver spoons and Texas-rigged soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and jigs. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. Blue catfish are good on live bait near brush piles. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 82-86 degrees; 1.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, Texas-rigged plastic worms and swimbaits. White bass and hybrid stripers
n Saltwater reports Page 11 are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on established brush piles on brighter 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; 82-86 degrees; 0.68; low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass and white bass are good on live bait and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait, prepared baits and live bait. TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 86-88 degrees; 2.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, wacky rigs and Carolina-rigged worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 18.34’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms, skirted jigs and spinner baits. White bass are fair on swim jigs and slabs. Striped bass are fair on live bait and heavy spoons. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. WACO: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.03’ high. Largemouth bass are good on finesse worms, crankbaits and drop-shots. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on finesse worms, crankbaits and jigs. Hybrid stripers are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits. WHITNEY: Water stained; 83-86 degrees; 0.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on purple or black plastic worms, crankbaits and silver spoons. White bass are good on spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.88’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and finesse worms. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and earthworms.
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