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| Water Body |
Report |
| ALAN
HENRY |
Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 1.12' Black bass to seven
pounds are good on black/chartreuse jigs, white spinnerbaits
and green pumpkin soft plastics fished shallow along timber.
Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. |
| AMISTAD |
Water clear; 69 degrees; 14.79' low. Black bass are very
good on Yamamoto Senkos, minnows, and topwaters. Striped bass
are good on redfins. White bass are fair on minnows and shallow
running crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheesebait.
Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters.
Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether
fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required. |
| ARROWHEAD |
Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 2.79' low. Black bass
are good on swim-blade baits and spinnerbaits along rocky points
and vegetation. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs at state
park, Deer Creek Bridge, and shallow areas around flooded willows
and mesquites with active spawning. White bass are good schooling
off rocky points in the lower part of lake. Catfish are good
on juglines and drift fishing with shad or punch bait. |
| ATHENS |
Water stained, 69-76 degrees; 0.37' high. Black bass are
good on buzzbaits early, midday switching to Carolina rigs and
crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish
are good on nightcrawlers. |
| BASTROP |
Water clear. Black bass are fair on minnows and watermelon
red soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse
tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on live bait,
frozen shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| BELTON |
Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.50' high. Black bass to 5 pounds
are fair on watermelon soft plastics and minnows. Hybrid striper
are good on minnows and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on minnows
and white riversides under lights at night. Crappie are excellent
on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and
hot dogs. Yellow catfish are fair on juglines baited with live
perch. |
| BOB
SANDLIN |
Water off color; 70-77 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are
fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, buzzbaits and topwaters early,
and throughout the day on Texas rigs, Senkos and jigs. Crappie
are good on live minnows and jigs - some shallow and some moving
to deeper water. White bass are fair to good on topwaters and
Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait. |
| BRAUNIG |
Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass
are very good on liver and perch, and down rigging spoons near
the dam and jetty. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish
are very good on shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait. |
| BRIDGEPORT |
Water lightly stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass
are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie
are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White
bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair
to good on live bait and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on cut
and prepared bait. |
| BROWNWOOD |
Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.64' low. Black bass are excellent
on watermelon/white and watermelon red spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps.
Hybrid striper are fair on white/chartreuse striper jigs. White
bass are good on Li'l Fishies and live minnows. Crappie are fair
on live minnows and blue and white tube jigs. Channel catfish
are good on frozen shrimp, stinkbait, and shad. Yellow catfish
are slow. |
| BUCHANAN |
Water clear; 70 degrees; 2.63' low. Black bass are good on
white Terminator spinnerbaits, Bleeding Shad 'Traps, and weightless
wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks along break lines of
flats with flooded grass in creeks and pockets in 5 - 15 feet.
Striped bass are fair trolling and jigging white Curb's bucktail
jigs and drifting live bait through schools of stripers from
Shaw to Flag Island in 28 feet. White bass are fair trolling
Shad Raps along Hog Island, and casting or jigging Pirk Minnows
and Tiny Traps above Paradise Point. Crappie are fair on minnows
and Curb's crappie jigs. Channel catfish are good on live bait
and cut bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and
trotlines. |
| CADDO |
Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.58' high. Black bass are
fair to good on Texas rigged Beaver Tails, Senkos and Scum Frogs.
Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on
Humdingers and Road Runners. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and
shrimp. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen
shrimp. |
| CALAVERAS |
Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft
plastic worms and crankbaits over reed beds and in the cove near
the park store. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs
near the dam, and on chicken livers and shad near the dam and
power lines. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish
are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad. Blue catfish
are good on cut bait and liver near 181 Cove and the railroad
bridge. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| CANYON
LAKE |
Water clear; 70 degrees; 0.46' low. Black bass are good on
root beer/green flake Baby Brush Hogs along break lines with
standing timber, feeder creeks, and deep flats in bays in 8 -
15 feet, and on JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters and flukes in feeder
creeks. Striped bass are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits
and Shad Raps. White bass are fair on Road Runners upriver in
4 - 8 feet, and slow in the main lake. Smallmouth bass are good
on root beer JDC curl tail grubs, 6in. smoke/red tubes on ball
jigheads, and Bleeding Shad Tiny Traps along main lake points
and ledges in 5 - 15 feet. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's
crappie jigs and live minnows around submerged brush piles along
break lines. Channel catfish are fair in the upper end of the
lake. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines
in creeks. |
| CEDAR
CREEK |
Water lightly stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.1' low. Black bass
are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps Texas rigs. White
bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair
to good on Sassy Shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows
and jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers. |
| CHOKE
CANYON |
Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.56' low. Black bass
are good on blue/white deep crankbaits and watermelon red Carolina
rigged soft plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are fair on minnow-tipped
jigs. Channel catfish are fair to good on live bait. Blue and
yellow catfish are good on cheesebait in 5 - 10 feet. |
| COLEMAN |
Water clear; 70 degrees; 1.76' low. Black bass are slow.
Hybrid striper are fair on striper jigs and soft plastic grubs.
Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
Yellow catfish are slow. |
| COLETO
CREEK |
Water clear; 76 degrees (84 degrees at discharge); 0.71'
low. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are slow. White
bass are fair on white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows.
Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch
and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with
perch. |
| COLORADO
CITY |
Water clear; 68 degrees; 4.49' low. Black bass are slow.
Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow. |
| COLORADO RIVER |
(Above Lake Buchanan) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped
bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair
on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and
stinkbait. |
| CONROE |
Water clear; 0.06' low. Black bass are good on watermelon
red and chartreuse Carolina rigged soft plastics, and on white/green
Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie
are fair on minnows and pink/white tube jigs. Catfish are good
on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver. |
| COOPER |
Water lightly stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass
are good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigged 4" Senkos and Texas
rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush
piles. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper
are fair to good on Sassy Shad and large Road Runners. Catfish
are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| FAIRFIELD |
Water fairly clear; 60-76 degrees. No report available. |
| FALCON |
Water stained from Marker 8 north; 77 degrees. Black bass
are good on deep running crankbaits and fair on Carolina rigged
soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish
are excellent on cut bait and stinkbait in the river. Yellow
catfish are slow. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish
Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing
license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer
required. |
| FAYETTE |
Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Black bass are good on
shallow running shad colored crankbaits over grass, and on watermelon,
watermelon red, and watermelon seed Carolina rigged soft plastic
worms along the outside edges of grass in 6 - 8 feet. Channel
and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and doughbait. |
| FORK |
Water lightly stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.17' low. Black bass
are fair to good on topwaters early, and throughout the day on
Carolina rigs, swimbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to
good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles.
Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers under
cormorant roosts. |
| FT.
PHANTOM HILL |
Water clear; 67 degrees; 1.51' low. Black bass are slow.
Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on
live baits. Catfish are slow on live baits. |
| GIBBONS
CREEK |
Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red and plum
soft plastics, and on white crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows
and green/white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers,
and shrimp. |
| GRANBURY |
Water clear; 0.52' low. Black bass are good on watermelon
red soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass
are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair
on minnows and chartreuse spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows
and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and
liver. |
| GRANGER |
Water murky; 75 degrees; 0.86' high. Black bass are slow.
White bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps along shallow roadbeds and
flats. Crappie are good on jigs in 4 - 12 feet. Blue catfish
are good on prepared baits. Yellow catfish to 40 pounds are good
on trotlines baited with live perch upriver. |
| GRAPEVINE |
Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 1.86' high. Black bass are
fair on finesse worms, Texas rigs and shallow to medium running
crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White
bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good
on nightcrawlers and frozen shad. |
| GREENBELT |
Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 26.97' low. Black bass
are good on shad-colored crankbaits, white spinnerbaits and black/blue
jigs worked along timber line, points and humps, and Carolina-rigged
watermelon lizards over sandy humps and along grass lines. Crappie
are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits
and chrome jerkbaits along riprap. Smallmouth bass are good on
live baits and white spinnerbaits along riprap. Walleye are good
on shad-colored crankbaits and live baits. Catfish are good on
live baits and cut shad. |
| HOUSTON
COUNTY |
Water clear; 75 degrees; 0.49' high. Black bass to 9 pounds
are very good on watermelon soft plastics, and parrot and sunshine
perch colored crankbaits near the dam in 6 - 12 feet. Crappie
are very good on live minnows over brush tops near the pump station
in 10 - 20 feet. White bass are good along the northeast shore.
Bream are good on live worms off piers and near grass beds. Channel
and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and
shad. |
| HUBBARD
CREEK |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 2.82' low. Black bass
are fair on minnows and red crawfish lipless crankbaits along
points, or black/blue jigs worked along timber and reeds. Crappie
are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are
good on live baits and crankbaits along humps and points. Catfish
are good on live baits. |
| JOE
POOL |
Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are
fair to good on buzzbaits, jerkbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie
are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are
good on Humdingers and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good
on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| LAKE O'
THE PINES |
Water stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.21' high. Black bass are
fair to good on topwaters early, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits.
Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles.
Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| LAVON |
Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.85' high. Black bass are
fair to good on Texas rigs, wacky rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie
are good on minnows and jigs - moving to deeper water. Catfish
are good on cut shad and prepared bait. |
| LBJ |
Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.40' low. Black bass are good
on watermelon red flukes, JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, and green
pumpkin tubes along docks and break lines of flats with stumps
or lay downs in 4 - 10 feet. White bass are fair trolling Shad
Raps and Tiny Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and white Curb's
crappie jigs over brush piles in 8 - 12 feet. Channel catfish
are good on live bait and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are
good on trotlines. |
| LEWISVILLE |
Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are
fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shad pattern crankbaits.
Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to
good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs
and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on prepared bait and
cut shad. |
| LIVINGSTON |
Water fairly clear; 75 degrees; 0.53' high. Black bass are
good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White
bass are good on hellbenders, pet spoons, and Charlie slabs.
Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are excellent on shad.
Yellow catfish are slow. |
| MACKENZIE |
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 73.21' low. Black bass
are fair on live bait, red crawfish lipless crankbaits, and watermelon
red soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White
bass and striped bass are good on minnows and red lipless crankbaits.
Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and jerkbaits. Walleye
are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. |
| MARTIN
CREEK |
0.06' high. No report available. |
| MEREDITH |
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 77.45' low. Black bass
are fair on black/blue jigs and live baits off rocky points,
and white spinnerbaits or live baits around timber. Crappie are
good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait, chrome
jerkbaits and topwater lures. Smallmouth bass are fair on jerkbaits
and live baits. Walleye are good on crankbaits and live baits
along riprap and drop-offs. Channel catfish are good on live
baits. |
| MONTICELLO |
Water fairly clear; 74-88 degrees; 0.23' low. Black bass
are good topwaters early, and throughout the day on Rat-L-Traps,
Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows
and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers
and prepared bait. |
| NASWORTHY |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees. Black bass are fair on
live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are
fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish
are fair on live and cut baits. |
| NAVARRO
MILLS |
Water murky; 72 degrees; 0.86' high. Black bass are very
good on black soft plastic worms and Sassy Shad, and good on
minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows,
and on black/orange and red/chartreuse tube jigs with pink heads.
Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow
catfish are slow. |
| O.H.
IVIE |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 10.24' low. Black bass
are good on shad-colored spinnerbaits, crankbaits and live baits
worked along humps and points and worked along tree lines. Crappie
are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits
and poppers. Smallmouth bass are good on live baits and shad-colored
crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live and cut baits. |
| OAK
CREEK |
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 0.97' low. Black bass
are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
Catfish are good on live baits. |
| PALESTINE |
Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.03' high. Black bass are
fair to good on spinnerbaits, weightless flukes and Texas rigs.
Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles.
Hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, large Rooster Tails
and live shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Catfish
are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers. |
| PALO
DURO |
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 57.75' low. Black bass
are fair on live baits and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair
on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits.
Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live
baits. |
| POSSUM
KINGDOM |
Water stained 65 degrees; 0.89' low. Black bass are slow
on white spinnerbaits on the north end near wood structures.
White bass are slow on the north end off rock points with silver
crankbaits. Catfish are slow on yellow jigs in mid-lake creeks. |
| PROCTOR |
Water clear; 74 degrees; 0.73' high. Black bass are good
on crankbaits off points. Striped bass are good on live shad.
White bass are good on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows.
Channel and blue catfish are good on fresh shad in the lower
end of the lake. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| RAY
HUBBARD |
Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair
to good on Stanley Ribbits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie
are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are
good to excellent on topwaters, Humdingers and Rooster Tails.
Hybrid striper are fair to good on Humdingers and Sassy Shad.
Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait. |
| RAY
ROBERTS |
Water stained to murky; 68-72 degrees; 0.01' high. Black
bass are fair on Booyah Boogie Baits and Carolina rigged Wooly
Hog Tails. Crappie are excellent on Road Runners and minnows
over brush piles. White bass are excellent Torpedoes and Super
Spots - sporadic to regular surface action - follow the birds.
No reports on catfish. |
| RICHLAND
CHAMBERS |
Water off color; 69-74 degrees; 0.07' high. Black bass are
fair to good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and medium
running shad pattern crankbaits. White bass are good on Humdingers
and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live
shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair
on prepared bait and nightcrawlers. |
| SAM
RAYBURN |
Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.99' low. Black bass
are good on watermelon red Senkos, lizards, and Brush Hogs. White
bass are good on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and tube
jigs over brush piles. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets.
Catfish are good on trotlines baited with nightcrawlers. |
| SOMERVILLE |
Water murky; 70 degrees; 0.51' high. Black bass are slow.
Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.
Channel and blue catfish are fair on dead shad along the banks
in 2 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| SPENCE |
Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 49.65' low. Black bass
are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass
and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow. |
| STAMFORD |
Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 1.47' low. Black bass
are slow. Crappie are slow. White and striped bass are fair on
live baits. Catfish are fair on live baits. |
| STEINHAGEN |
1.68' high. No report available. |
| STILLHOUSE |
Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.30' high. Black bass are good
on minnows, perch, watermelon trick worms, and watermelon super
flukes. White bass are excellent on minnows in 10 - 15 feet.
Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good
on chicken livers and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| SWEETWATER |
Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 4.44' low. Black bass
are slow on live baits. Crappie are slow on live baits and jigs.
White bass are slow. Catfish are slow on live baits. |
| TAWAKONI |
Water lightly stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.34' high. Black bass
are fair to good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, chrome Rat-L-Traps
and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs.
White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Striped bass and
hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, live shad and Sassy
Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| TEXOMA |
Water off color; 67-72 degrees; 3.19' high. Black bass are
fair to good on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, jerkbaits and Carolina
rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass
are good on topwaters, Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are
fair to good on prepared bait, cut and live shad. |
| TOLEDO
BEND |
Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.22' low. Black bass are good on
chartreuse/blue and chartreuse/white soft plastics. Striped bass
are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair
on silver spoons and slabs in the river. Crappie are good on
minnows and chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good
on trotlines baited with live bait, cut bait, and shrimp. Yellow
catfish are slow. |
| TRAVIS |
Water clear; 71 degrees; 3.08' low. Black bass to 5 pounds
are good on chrome topwaters, June bug worms, and grubs in 5
- 18 feet. Striped bass to 5 pounds are fair on chrome topwaters
and smoke grubs in 10 - 20 feet. White bass to 1.5 pounds are
good on chrome topwaters, smoke grubs, and white shad raps in
8 - 25 feet. Crappie are fair on blue/white tube jigs and roadrunners.
Channel and blue catfish to 8 pounds are fair on fresh cut bait
and nightcrawlers in 15 - 25 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| WALTER
E. LONG |
Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits,
Rat-L-Traps, and on red, sour grape, and June bug soft plastic
worms. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie
are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers
and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| WEATHERFORD |
Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair
to good on spinnerbaits, tubes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair
to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait
and cut shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. |
| WHITE
RIVER |
Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 31.85' low. Black bass
are fair on black/blue large soft plastic tubes or jigs, white/chartreuse
spinnerbaits, and live baits along stickups and rocky points.
Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Walleye are good on live
baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live baits. |
| WHITNEY |
Water clear; 0.29' high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse
and pumpkinseed Texas and Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped
bass are fair on minnows and striper jigs. White bass are fair
on minnows and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish
are good on shrimp and cheesebait. |
| WICHITA |
Water turbid; 67 degrees; 1.80' low. Crappie are fair near
pavilion pilings and off dam. White bass and hybrid striped bass
are fair on minnows or live shad in front of the dry spillway
area. Channel catfish are fair drift fishing with shad and on
trotlines. Boat launching is difficult due to low water conditions. |
| WRIGHT
PATMAN |
Water lightly stained; 69-74 degrees; 14.79' high. Black
bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, Stanley Frogs
and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows
and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers. |