02-28-2008, 07:10 PM
ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.87' low. Black bass are fair on dark jigs suspended in timber and along rocky drop-offs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
AMISTAD<br />
Water clear; 56 degrees; 6.97' low. Black bass are good on Lucky Craft jerkbaits, Revenge spinnerbaits, Yamamoto Senkos, Norman crankbaits, and soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows up the Devil's River under trees. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers in 40 - 100 feet. 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.
ARROWHEAD<br />
Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 2.97' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits off shallow rocky areas. Crappie are fair on minnows off the derricks and state park docks, and east side bridge pilings suspended 8-15 feet deep. White bass are slow trolling and jigging with silver slabs near Pawnee Point hump. Blue Catfish are good on juglines and drift fishing using live shad in the lower part of lake.
ATHENS<br />
Water lightly stained, 49-54 degrees; 0.27' high. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs and plastic worms around man-made brush piles close to docks. Crappie are fair on 1/16oz. jigs in 18-24 feet around heavy brush. Catfish are good on prepared baits fished over baited holes in 12-15 feet.
BASTROP<br />
Water clear. Black bass are very good on watermelon and watermelon red spinnerbaits, crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and black/blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON<br />
Water fairly clear; 65 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good trolling Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on minnows under lights at night. Crappie are very good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and Spam. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch and goldfish.
BOB SANDLIN<br />
Water clear; 48-53 degrees; 0.64' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shaky heads with finesse worms and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
BRAUNIG<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds. Striped bass are fair on liver and shad at Dead Tree Point and near the pier. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait near the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-55 degrees; 4.36' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged worms and shad pattern medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs in 18-20 feet around heavy brush. White bass are good on slabs and live shad in 15-20 feet. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and worms in 15-20 feet in holes baited with soured grain.
BROWNWOOD<br />
Water stained; 51 degrees; 2.10' low. Black bass are good on craw and black/blue Bass Hogg jigs, Persuader crankbaits, and GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms along docks, between rocks, and over brush piles. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits off lighted docks. Crappie are fair on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 - 18 feet, and near the Hwy. 279 Bridge. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 8 - 10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN<br />
Water clear; 59 degrees; 2.24' low. Black bass are fair on hard jerkbaits, pumpkin JDC Craws, JDC RocKraw trailers, and black/blue Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges in 12 - 20 feet. Striped bass are good jigging and trolling Curb's striper jigs, trolling crankbaits, and drifting live bait from Garrett Island to Paradise Point in 20 - 30 feet. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, Shad Raps, and live bait from the Willows to Cedar Point. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CADDO<br />
Water stained; 48-54 degrees; 0.81' high. Black bass are fair on Senkos, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on Road Runners and minnows. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are fair on spoons and jigs near the dam. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, brown Curb's hair jigs, JDC drop shot worms, and Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges in 12 - 25 feet. Striped bass are fair to good trolling ¼oz. white Curb's striper jigs, and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and ¼oz. Blade Baits along the main river channel at mid lake in 40 feet. Smallmouth bass are very good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes, tomato red curl tail grubs, and tomato red drop shot worms over rock piles in 12 - 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CEDAR CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-53 degrees; 1.12' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait, Sassy Shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo).
CHOKE CANYON<br />
Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.81' low. Black bass are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lizards, and on jigs over grass. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits and Rapalas from 99 Bridge north. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLEMAN<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 74 degrees (80 degrees at discharge); 0.40' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps in 10 - 12 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on perch, liver, and shrimp in 15 - 18 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch in 12 - 18 feet.
COLORADO CITY<br />
Water clear; 64 degrees; 4.45' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow. COLORADO RIVER (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and small white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and frozen shrimp in deep holes.
CONROE<br />
Water clear; 0.23' high. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are very good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-54 degrees; 0.35' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, crankbaits and shaky head rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs, live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
FAIRFIELD<br />
Water fairly clear; 60-72 degrees. No report available.
FALCON<br />
Water stained; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in shallow areas. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp and cut bait. 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<br />
Water lightly stained; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon red, green pumpkin, and redbug Carolina rigged soft plastics off deep points, and on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Senkos, flukes, and soft plastics in shallow areas. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
FORK<br />
Water fairly clear; 48-56 degrees; 0.2' low. Black bass are fair to good on red Rat-L-Traps and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits in 3-8 feet. The deeper bite is fair on drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10-22. Catfish are fair on minnows and prepared baits in 20 feet.
FT. PHANTOM HILL<br />
Water clear; 64 degrees; 1.24' 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<br />
Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and June bug red soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.
GRANBURY<br />
Water clear; 1.02' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.
GRANGER<br />
Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are fair on jigs and Rat-L-Traps in shallow areas. White bass are fair near Dickerson's Bottom and the primitive launch. Crappie are fair on jigs in creeks and sloughs. Blue catfish are good on prepared bait in shallow areas. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE<br />
Water fairly clear; 49-59 degrees; 1.7' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
GREENBELT<br />
Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 25.87' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits along secondary points, and dark jigs slow and tight to timber. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits and lipless crankbaits along riprap and points. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits, slow-rolled spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap. Walleye are fair on slabs tipped with live bait and jerkbaits. Catfish are good on prepared and live baits.
HOUSTON COUNTY<br />
Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.65' high. Black bass to 7 pounds are very good on watermelon and watermelon red soft plastics, and Texas rigged 2" watermelon nail worms near the marina and islands in 2 - 8 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows over brush near the dam and subdivisions. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and hot dogs.
HUBBARD CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 2.92' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and dark jigs or soft plastic lures suspended in areas of timber and reeds. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are fair on live baits and crankbaits. Catfish are good on live baits.
JOE POOL<br />
Water off color; 50-54 degrees; 1.13' low. Black bass are fair on drop shot rigged finesse worms, crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on minnows and slabs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers.
LAKE O' THE PINES<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-53 degrees; 0.95' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
LAVON<br />
Water lightly stained; 59-53 degrees; 3.21' low. Black bass are fair to good on crankbaits, Texas rigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
LBJ<br />
Water stained; 60 degrees; 3.30' low. The lake was drawn down five feet to allow homeowners to clean up damage and debris from the flood of July 2007. It is being refilled beginning 25 Feb. Most boat ramps are unusable, and the channel is dangerous.
LEWISVILLE<br />
Water off color; 49-56 degrees; 0.92' low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, medium diving crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
LIVINGSTON<br />
Water fairly clear; 58 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 73.50' low. Black bass are fair on jigs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on minnows and jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits. Walleye are fair on minnows and slabs. Catfish are fair on live and cut baits.
MARTIN CREEK<br />
3.58' low. No report available.
MEREDITH<br />
Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 73.87' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigs off secondary points; and shad-colored crankbaits and live baits off rocky points and humps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and inline spinners. Smallmouth bass are fair on crankbaits and live baits. Walleye are fair on crankbaits and jerkbaits along drop-offs and points. Channel catfish are good on live and prepared baits.
MONTICELLO<br />
Water clear; 68-82 degrees; 0.5' low. Black bass are fair to good ornate-L-Traps, flukes and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
NASWORTHY<br />
Water lightly stained; 64 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 and slabs. Catfish are fair on minnows.
NAVARRO MILLS<br />
Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.81' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on red/chartreuse tailed tube and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 10.87' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits, and slabs tipped with live baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits and crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on live baits and cut shad.
OAK CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.72' low. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live baits.
PALESTINE<br />
Water lightly stained; 50-55 degrees; 0.13' high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs, Sassy Shad and live shad. White bass are fair to good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo).
PALO DURO<br />
Water lightly stained; 42 degrees; 57.30' low. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are slow on jigs and live baits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are fair on live baits.
POSSUM KINGDOM<br />
Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.80' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits along mid-lake points. White bass are fair on silver slabs suspended near Costello Island. Catfish are good on set lines baited with shad along the river channel.
PROCTOR<br />
Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.24' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad in 20 - 25 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
RAY HUBBARD<br />
Water lightly stained; 51-55 degrees; 0.11' low. Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS<br />
Water lightly stained; 47-51 degrees; 0.63' low. Black bass are fair on red 1/4oz. Booyah spinnerbaits, 1/4oz. Booyah jigs and Xcalibur Rattle Baits. No reports on crappie. White bass are good on slabs and CC Jigging Spoons. No reports on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS<br />
Water off color; 50-56 degrees; 1.67' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
SAM RAYBURN<br />
Water stained; 65 degrees; 3.60' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged watermelon red soft plastics and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on live minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, live minnows, and stinkbait.
SOMERVILLE<br />
Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.14' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows, and on green/black jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE<br />
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 49.25' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.
STAMFORD<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.45' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live baits.
STEINHAGEN<br />
1.26' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE<br />
Water clear; 55 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are good on minnows and watermelon red soft plastics. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are very good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on hot dogs and Spam. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 4.21' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
TAWAKONI<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-56 degrees; 1.79' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs. Catfish are fair on stink bait.
TEXOMA<br />
Water stained to clear on the north end; 47-55 degrees; 1.05' low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, drop shot rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair to good live shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.
TOLEDO BEND<br />
Water clear; 64 degrees; 0.91' low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse green and chartreuse blue soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.41' high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, June bug flukes, and crawfish crankbaits in 5 - 18 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white grubs and chrome and gold jigging spoons in 32 - 45 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 22 - 38 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 30 - 42 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG<br />
Water clear; 62 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are excellent on minnows. White bass are excellent on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD<br />
Water stained; 50-56 degrees; 2.52' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.
WHITE RIVER<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 29.05' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigged black neon lizards or worms along secondary points and live baits around rocky points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits and slabs. Channel catfish are fair on live baits.
WHITNEY<br />
Water stained; 7.21' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on minnows and striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbait.
WICHITA<br />
Water turbid; 53 degrees; 1.99' low. Crappie are fair near pavilion pilings. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on live shad in front of the dry spillway and dam. Channel catfish are fair drift fishing with shad and on trotlines. Boat launching is difficult due to low water conditions.
WRIGHT PATMAN<br />
Water lightly stained; 50-56 degrees; 3.61' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, shaky head rigs, Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on shad and prepared bait.
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.87' low. Black bass are fair on dark jigs suspended in timber and along rocky drop-offs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
AMISTAD<br />
Water clear; 56 degrees; 6.97' low. Black bass are good on Lucky Craft jerkbaits, Revenge spinnerbaits, Yamamoto Senkos, Norman crankbaits, and soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows up the Devil's River under trees. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers in 40 - 100 feet. 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.
ARROWHEAD<br />
Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 2.97' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits off shallow rocky areas. Crappie are fair on minnows off the derricks and state park docks, and east side bridge pilings suspended 8-15 feet deep. White bass are slow trolling and jigging with silver slabs near Pawnee Point hump. Blue Catfish are good on juglines and drift fishing using live shad in the lower part of lake.
ATHENS<br />
Water lightly stained, 49-54 degrees; 0.27' high. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs and plastic worms around man-made brush piles close to docks. Crappie are fair on 1/16oz. jigs in 18-24 feet around heavy brush. Catfish are good on prepared baits fished over baited holes in 12-15 feet.
BASTROP<br />
Water clear. Black bass are very good on watermelon and watermelon red spinnerbaits, crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and black/blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON<br />
Water fairly clear; 65 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good trolling Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on minnows under lights at night. Crappie are very good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and Spam. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch and goldfish.
BOB SANDLIN<br />
Water clear; 48-53 degrees; 0.64' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shaky heads with finesse worms and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
BRAUNIG<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds. Striped bass are fair on liver and shad at Dead Tree Point and near the pier. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait near the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-55 degrees; 4.36' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged worms and shad pattern medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs in 18-20 feet around heavy brush. White bass are good on slabs and live shad in 15-20 feet. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and worms in 15-20 feet in holes baited with soured grain.
BROWNWOOD<br />
Water stained; 51 degrees; 2.10' low. Black bass are good on craw and black/blue Bass Hogg jigs, Persuader crankbaits, and GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms along docks, between rocks, and over brush piles. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits off lighted docks. Crappie are fair on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 - 18 feet, and near the Hwy. 279 Bridge. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 8 - 10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN<br />
Water clear; 59 degrees; 2.24' low. Black bass are fair on hard jerkbaits, pumpkin JDC Craws, JDC RocKraw trailers, and black/blue Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges in 12 - 20 feet. Striped bass are good jigging and trolling Curb's striper jigs, trolling crankbaits, and drifting live bait from Garrett Island to Paradise Point in 20 - 30 feet. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, Shad Raps, and live bait from the Willows to Cedar Point. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CADDO<br />
Water stained; 48-54 degrees; 0.81' high. Black bass are fair on Senkos, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on Road Runners and minnows. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are fair on spoons and jigs near the dam. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, brown Curb's hair jigs, JDC drop shot worms, and Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges in 12 - 25 feet. Striped bass are fair to good trolling ¼oz. white Curb's striper jigs, and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and ¼oz. Blade Baits along the main river channel at mid lake in 40 feet. Smallmouth bass are very good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes, tomato red curl tail grubs, and tomato red drop shot worms over rock piles in 12 - 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CEDAR CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-53 degrees; 1.12' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait, Sassy Shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo).
CHOKE CANYON<br />
Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.81' low. Black bass are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lizards, and on jigs over grass. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits and Rapalas from 99 Bridge north. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLEMAN<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 74 degrees (80 degrees at discharge); 0.40' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps in 10 - 12 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on perch, liver, and shrimp in 15 - 18 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch in 12 - 18 feet.
COLORADO CITY<br />
Water clear; 64 degrees; 4.45' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow. COLORADO RIVER (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and small white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and frozen shrimp in deep holes.
CONROE<br />
Water clear; 0.23' high. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are very good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-54 degrees; 0.35' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, crankbaits and shaky head rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs, live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
FAIRFIELD<br />
Water fairly clear; 60-72 degrees. No report available.
FALCON<br />
Water stained; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in shallow areas. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp and cut bait. 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<br />
Water lightly stained; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon red, green pumpkin, and redbug Carolina rigged soft plastics off deep points, and on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Senkos, flukes, and soft plastics in shallow areas. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
FORK<br />
Water fairly clear; 48-56 degrees; 0.2' low. Black bass are fair to good on red Rat-L-Traps and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits in 3-8 feet. The deeper bite is fair on drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10-22. Catfish are fair on minnows and prepared baits in 20 feet.
FT. PHANTOM HILL<br />
Water clear; 64 degrees; 1.24' 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<br />
Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and June bug red soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.
GRANBURY<br />
Water clear; 1.02' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.
GRANGER<br />
Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are fair on jigs and Rat-L-Traps in shallow areas. White bass are fair near Dickerson's Bottom and the primitive launch. Crappie are fair on jigs in creeks and sloughs. Blue catfish are good on prepared bait in shallow areas. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE<br />
Water fairly clear; 49-59 degrees; 1.7' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
GREENBELT<br />
Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 25.87' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits along secondary points, and dark jigs slow and tight to timber. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits and lipless crankbaits along riprap and points. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits, slow-rolled spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap. Walleye are fair on slabs tipped with live bait and jerkbaits. Catfish are good on prepared and live baits.
HOUSTON COUNTY<br />
Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.65' high. Black bass to 7 pounds are very good on watermelon and watermelon red soft plastics, and Texas rigged 2" watermelon nail worms near the marina and islands in 2 - 8 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows over brush near the dam and subdivisions. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and hot dogs.
HUBBARD CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 2.92' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and dark jigs or soft plastic lures suspended in areas of timber and reeds. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are fair on live baits and crankbaits. Catfish are good on live baits.
JOE POOL<br />
Water off color; 50-54 degrees; 1.13' low. Black bass are fair on drop shot rigged finesse worms, crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on minnows and slabs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers.
LAKE O' THE PINES<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-53 degrees; 0.95' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
LAVON<br />
Water lightly stained; 59-53 degrees; 3.21' low. Black bass are fair to good on crankbaits, Texas rigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
LBJ<br />
Water stained; 60 degrees; 3.30' low. The lake was drawn down five feet to allow homeowners to clean up damage and debris from the flood of July 2007. It is being refilled beginning 25 Feb. Most boat ramps are unusable, and the channel is dangerous.
LEWISVILLE<br />
Water off color; 49-56 degrees; 0.92' low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, medium diving crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
LIVINGSTON<br />
Water fairly clear; 58 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 73.50' low. Black bass are fair on jigs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on minnows and jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits. Walleye are fair on minnows and slabs. Catfish are fair on live and cut baits.
MARTIN CREEK<br />
3.58' low. No report available.
MEREDITH<br />
Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 73.87' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigs off secondary points; and shad-colored crankbaits and live baits off rocky points and humps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and inline spinners. Smallmouth bass are fair on crankbaits and live baits. Walleye are fair on crankbaits and jerkbaits along drop-offs and points. Channel catfish are good on live and prepared baits.
MONTICELLO<br />
Water clear; 68-82 degrees; 0.5' low. Black bass are fair to good ornate-L-Traps, flukes and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
NASWORTHY<br />
Water lightly stained; 64 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 and slabs. Catfish are fair on minnows.
NAVARRO MILLS<br />
Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.81' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on red/chartreuse tailed tube and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 10.87' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits, and slabs tipped with live baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits and crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on live baits and cut shad.
OAK CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.72' low. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live baits.
PALESTINE<br />
Water lightly stained; 50-55 degrees; 0.13' high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs, Sassy Shad and live shad. White bass are fair to good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo).
PALO DURO<br />
Water lightly stained; 42 degrees; 57.30' low. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are slow on jigs and live baits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are fair on live baits.
POSSUM KINGDOM<br />
Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.80' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits along mid-lake points. White bass are fair on silver slabs suspended near Costello Island. Catfish are good on set lines baited with shad along the river channel.
PROCTOR<br />
Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.24' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad in 20 - 25 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
RAY HUBBARD<br />
Water lightly stained; 51-55 degrees; 0.11' low. Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS<br />
Water lightly stained; 47-51 degrees; 0.63' low. Black bass are fair on red 1/4oz. Booyah spinnerbaits, 1/4oz. Booyah jigs and Xcalibur Rattle Baits. No reports on crappie. White bass are good on slabs and CC Jigging Spoons. No reports on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS<br />
Water off color; 50-56 degrees; 1.67' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
SAM RAYBURN<br />
Water stained; 65 degrees; 3.60' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged watermelon red soft plastics and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on live minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, live minnows, and stinkbait.
SOMERVILLE<br />
Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.14' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows, and on green/black jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE<br />
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 49.25' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.
STAMFORD<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.45' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live baits.
STEINHAGEN<br />
1.26' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE<br />
Water clear; 55 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are good on minnows and watermelon red soft plastics. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are very good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on hot dogs and Spam. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 4.21' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
TAWAKONI<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-56 degrees; 1.79' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs. Catfish are fair on stink bait.
TEXOMA<br />
Water stained to clear on the north end; 47-55 degrees; 1.05' low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, drop shot rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair to good live shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.
TOLEDO BEND<br />
Water clear; 64 degrees; 0.91' low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse green and chartreuse blue soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.41' high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, June bug flukes, and crawfish crankbaits in 5 - 18 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white grubs and chrome and gold jigging spoons in 32 - 45 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 22 - 38 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 30 - 42 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG<br />
Water clear; 62 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are excellent on minnows. White bass are excellent on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD<br />
Water stained; 50-56 degrees; 2.52' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.
WHITE RIVER<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 29.05' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigged black neon lizards or worms along secondary points and live baits around rocky points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits and slabs. Channel catfish are fair on live baits.
WHITNEY<br />
Water stained; 7.21' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on minnows and striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbait.
WICHITA<br />
Water turbid; 53 degrees; 1.99' low. Crappie are fair near pavilion pilings. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on live shad in front of the dry spillway and dam. Channel catfish are fair drift fishing with shad and on trotlines. Boat launching is difficult due to low water conditions.
WRIGHT PATMAN<br />
Water lightly stained; 50-56 degrees; 3.61' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, shaky head rigs, Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on shad and prepared bait.