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| Water Body |
Report |
| ALAN HENRY |
Water lightly stained; 82–88 degrees; 0.56' high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and large blue fleck soft plastic worms fished along timber lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. |
| AMISTAD |
Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.58' high. Black bass are good on chartreuse Yamamoto Senkos, topwaters, Zoom Super Flukes, and Carolina rigged 10" soft plastic worms in 16 – 28 feet. Striped bass are fair on large red fins near the dam. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheesebait and punchbait in 16 – 22 feet, and in 94 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not. |
| ARROWHEAD |
Water clear; 84–87 degrees; 1.51' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to spinnerbaits along rocky points. Crappie are fair under east side bridges and off the derricks. White bass are good schooling while chasing shad shallow. Catfish are fair on juglines and drift fishing with shad or punch bait. |
| ATHENS |
Water fairly clear, 85–89 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers. |
| BASTROP |
Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| BELTON |
Water clear; 87 degrees; 2.89' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good but small on white grubs under lights at night. White bass are very good on minnows under lights at night. Crappie are good on minnows in 20 – 25 feet under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with frozen shad in 30 feet. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch in 30 feet. |
| BOB SANDLIN |
Water off color; 85–91 degrees; 1.35' low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs, Bandit 200 crankbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on live shad, topwaters and Rooster Tails. |
| BRAUNIG |
Water clear; 89 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds and along the jetty and near the dam. Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad off points, and down rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam. Redfish are excellent on perch, shad, and silver spoons, and down rigging spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait, and cheesebait near the dam. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait. |
| BRIDGEPORT |
Water fairly clear; 86–90 degrees; 0.42' low. Black bass are fair to good on Pop–R's, spinnerbaits, small pearl/chartreuse crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on stinkbait. Bream are fair on crickets and red wigglers. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. |
| BROWNWOOD |
Water clear; 89 degrees; 7.17' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits near the docks, and on June bug soft plastic worms over brush piles in 15 – 20 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad in Hybrid Alley at night. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10 – 20 feet. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 10 – 25 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers. |
| BUCHANAN |
Water clear; 88 degrees; 9.06' low. Black bass are fair to good on JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, watermelon flukes, Rat–L–Traps, and watermelon red Whacky Sticks at first light along break lines of flats in Morgan and Silver Creeks. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads plastic swim baits and drifting live bait around Lighthouse Point at first light on the surface. White bass are fair but small on Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits in clear water. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows, and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on goldfish and perch upriver. |
| CADDO |
Water murky; 85–91 degrees; 0.27' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early and late, midday switching to Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and 5" Mardi Gras Yum Dingers. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers. |
| CALAVERAS |
Water clear; 89 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits over reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 – 20 feet, and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are excellent down rigging silver and gold spoons and live bait along the crappie wall and the dam in 10 – 20 feet, on crawfish and tilapia along the shoreline, and on live bait along the crappie wall. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, cheesebait, shrimp, and shad near the railroad trestle and 181 Cove. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| CANYON LAKE |
Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.48' low. Black bass are fair to good on JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, watermelon Whacky Sticks, and Texas rigged blue flake worms in flooded bushes and grass banks at sunrise and all day under cloud cover, and on drop shot Devil's Tongues along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps and jigging 1oz. Pirk Minnows at daylight. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC grubs and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching JDC craw trailers in 12 – 25 feet early. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live bait. |
| CEDAR CREEK |
Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.85' low. Black bass are good on Ribbits early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs. White bass are good on Little Georges, Road Runners and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad and Storm WildEyes. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared bait. |
| CHOKE CANYON |
Water clear; 90 degrees; 4.01' low. Black bass are very good on crankbaits and large soft plastic lizards and worms. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on stinkbait in 5 – 10 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. |
| COLEMAN |
Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 8.62' low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon Rat–L–Traps and Carolina rigged soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| COLETO CREEK |
Water fairly clear; 86 degrees (98 degrees at discharge); 0.68' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and topwaters in 4 – 8 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| COLORADO CITY |
No report available. |
| CONROE |
Water fairly clear; 0.71' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Carolina rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on silver/gold striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and bait shrimp. |
| COOPER |
Water off color; 86–90 degrees; 2.6' low. No report available. |
| FAIRFIELD |
Water fairly clear; 88–92 degrees. No report available. |
| FALCON |
Water murky; 91 degrees. Black bass are good on Carolina rigged large soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and stinkbait. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not. |
| FAYETTE |
Water fairly clear; 93 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon and watermelon gold Carolina rigged soft plastics in 10 – 18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8 – 12 feet. |
| FORK |
Water fairly clear; 85–90 degrees; 0.33' low. Black bass are good on topwaters early and late, strolled DD22s over flats, flutter spoons and Carolina rigs – night fishing continues to be very productive. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| FT. PHANTOM HILL |
Water clear; 83–88 degrees; 2.27' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait. |
| GIBBONS CREEK |
Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue/black tube jigs. Catfish are very good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp. |
| GRANBURY |
Water clear; 0.34' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon gold Carolina rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows, Charlie slabs, and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, chicken livers, and frozen shrimp. |
| GRANGER |
Water clear; 89 degrees; 2.22' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits around stumps. White bass are fair on slab spoons over roadbeds in the middle of the lake. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs in 5 – 12 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad and prepared bait in shallow water, and on juglines in 10 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| GRAPEVINE |
Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.99' low. Black bass are fair to good on DD22s along the dam and deeper rock piles, jigs, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and live shad. Catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers. |
| GREENBELT |
Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 27.97' low. Black bass are good on Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits along grass lines, pumpkin soft plastics and live bait along timber and in grass pockets. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait, white spinnerbaits or green pumpkin jigs. Walleye are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait. Note: Low water conditions exists, launching boats is difficult. |
| HOUSTON COUNTY |
Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.12' low. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on Baby Brush Hogs near the pump station in 14 – 16 feet. |
| HUBBARD CREEK |
Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 7.53' low. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs, watermelon candy soft plastics, and live bait worked along grass lines and suspended along timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and small shad–colored crankbaits. Catfish are good on live bait. |
| JOE POOL |
Water off color; 86–91 degrees; 0.31' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to jigs, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad. |
| LAKE O' THE PINES |
Water lightly stained; 86–90 degrees; 1.47' high. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, Senkos and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. Bream are fair to good on red wigglers. |
| LAVON |
Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 3.77' low. Black bass are good on jigs, Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs, spinnerbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, cut shad and prepared bait. |
| LBJ |
Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.40' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Curb's jigs and perch colored crankbaits in 6 – 15 feet, and flipping green pumpkin tubes and Texas rigged flukes at docks and lay downs. Striped bass are fair on Li'l Fishies at night. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie are good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch. |
| LEWISVILLE |
Water stained; 85–92 degrees; 1.68' low. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits and spinnerbaits pitched in slips, Texas rigs, medium diving crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on Little Georges and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad. |
| LIVINGSTON |
Water fairly clear; 88 degrees; 0.02' low. Black bass are good on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on hellbenders, pet spoons, and green Charlie slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| MACKENZIE |
Water lightly stained; 83–87 degrees; 75.36' low. Black bass are fair on live bait, shad–colored crankbaits and black/chartreuse jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait and crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. |
| MARTIN CREEK |
Water fairly clear; 1.11' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on trotlines and rod & reel with bloodbait and shrimp in 15–20 feet. Bream are slow on nightcrawlers and crickets. |
| MEREDITH |
Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 84.74' low. Black bass are good on live bait, topwaters, shad–colored crankbaits, and black/chartreuse jigs or Texas–rigged soft plastics along grass lines and rocky points. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and shad–colored crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and chrome jerkbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait and bottom bouncers. Channel catfish are good on live bait. |
| MONTICELLO |
Water fairly clear; 86–92 degrees; 0.28' high. No report available. |
| NASWORTHY |
Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees. Black bass are fair on live bait and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait and chrome crankbaits. Catfish are good on live bait. |
| NAVARRO MILLS |
Water murky; 91 degrees; 0.70' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and worms near the dam. White bass are very good on chartreuse/white Humdingers. Crappie are good on minnows at the marina fishing dock. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| O.H. IVIE |
Water lightly stained; 83–88 degrees; 22.66' low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin or red shad soft plastics, baby bass crankbaits, white spinnerbaits, and live bait worked along grass lines and timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and chrome crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on shad–colored soft plastic jerkbaits and live bait along tree lines. Channel catfish are good on live and cut bait. |
| OAK CREEK |
Water lightly stained; 83–86 degrees; 7.85' low. Black bass are good on shad–colored chatterbaits, buzzbaits and poppers, and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait. |
| PALESTINE |
Water lightly stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.52' low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, crankbaits and Carolina rigged Baby Fork Creatures. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair to good on live shad, topwaters and Humdingers. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad. |
| PALO DURO |
Water stained; 80–85 degrees; 19.13 ' low. Black bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are slow on live bait and jigs. Smallmouth bass are slow. Walleye are slow. Channel catfish are slow. The lake level is rising due to recent storms. |
| POSSUM KINGDOM |
Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 0.51' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, medium running crankbaits and Caroline rigs. Crappie are slow on small jigs worked along deep wood structure in the mid–lake area. White bass are good on small silver crankbaits in the north lake area early or at night. Catfish are good on cut bait, worms and liver along the river channel and under docks in the Rock Creek area. |
| PROCTOR |
Water murky; 88 degrees; 3.26' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits and minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and shad. Yellow catfish are fair on shrimp and shad. |
| RAY HUBBARD |
Water fairly clear; 86–91 degrees; 3.11' low. Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, medium diving crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles, around the bridges and in the marina slips with brush. White bass are good on topwaters and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair on swimbaits. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait. |
| RAY ROBERTS |
Water clear; 86–91 degrees; 1.21' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged 8" Hook Tail Worms in grape/red flake near brush and timber in 15–22 feet. Crappie are good over the Corps of Engineers brush piles on jigs and minnows. White bass are excellent on clear Torpedoes and chartreuse/white slabs. No report on Catfish. |
| RICHLAND CHAMBERS |
Water off color; 85–90 degrees; 0.49' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, medium to deep diving crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on Little Georges. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair on prepared bait. |
| SAM RAYBURN |
Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 4.82' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, liver, and cut bait. |
| SOMERVILLE |
Water murky; 90 degrees; 0.41' low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Perch are excellent on worms. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| SPENCE |
No report available. |
| STAMFORD |
Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.04' low. Black bass are good on live bait, shad–colored spinnerbaits and dark jigs worked along brush and suspended timber. Crappie are good on jigs and live bait. White bass are fair on live bait and crankbaits. Catfish are good on live bait. |
| STEINHAGEN |
1.23' high. No report available. |
| STILLHOUSE |
Water murky; 91 degrees; 0.07' high. Black bass are good on minnows, perch, and crawfish. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| SWEETWATER |
Water stained; 79 degrees; 7.04' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and junebug soft plastics along brush and rocky points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. |
| TAWAKONI |
Water fairly clear; 85–90 degrees; 0.73' low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, short Carolina rigs, spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and minnows. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and Storm WildEyes. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. |
| TEXOMA |
Water off color; 84–89 degrees; 1.04' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early and late, midday switching to DD22s, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Striped bass are good on live shad, Swimming Pogys and topwaters. Catfish are good on cut and live shad. |
| TOLEDO BEND |
Water stained; 89 degrees; 4.22' low. Black bass are good but small on redbug and watermelon red soft plastic worms and crankbaits in the boating lanes. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/green tube jigs over baited holes in 20 feet. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets in 2 – 8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stinkbait, livers, and hearts. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| TRAVIS |
Water fairly clear; 90 degrees; 11.34' low. Black bass are fair on chrome chuggers and red shad worms in 18 – 35 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chrome chuggers and silver spoons in 5 – 25 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 28 – 35 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| WALTER E. LONG |
Water stained; 91 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, crickets, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| WEATHERFORD |
Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.6' low. Black bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics, Texas rigged Brush Hogs and shaky head rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and in the crappie house. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. White bass are good on Humdingers and minnows. |
| WHITE RIVER |
Water stained; 80 degrees; 24.38' low. Black bass are good on live bait, watermelon pepper soft plastics and green pumpkin/chartreuse jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait and white/blue back jerkbaits. Channel catfish are good on cut and live bait. |
| WHITNEY |
Water murky; 1.81' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and liver. |
| WRIGHT PATMAN |
Water off color; 84–88 degrees; 6.02' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Carolina rigs and DD22s. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers. |