03-06-2008, 06:10 PM
ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 0.95' 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; 6.89' 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; 2.72' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits off shallow rocky areas. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs suspended 8-15 feet deep at state park docks, the derricks and east side bridge pilings. 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. Note: New Lake record bass weighing 12.73-pounds caught on March 1.<br />
ATHENS Water lightly stained, 49-54 degrees; 0.27' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, finesse worms and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
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; 0.20' 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; 0.54' high. Black bass are fair on soft plastic frogs, shaky head jigs with finesse worms and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
BRAUNIG<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are good 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 dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15 - 20 feet.
BRIDGEPORT<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-55 degrees; 4.45' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on cut and prepared bait.
BROWNWOOD<br />
Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.15' low. Black bass to 4 pounds are very good on black/blue Bass Hogg jigs, shad crankbaits, and watermelon GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms over brush. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 10 - 22 feet. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and shrimp over baited holes in 10 - 20 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN<br />
Water clear; 56 degrees; 3.15' low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, 1/8oz. and ¼oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs, and Carolina rigged JDC lizards along break lines and bluff ledges in 10 - 25 feet. Striped bass are good drifting live bait in 25 - 35 feet, and trolling white/chartreuse Curb's striper jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, slabs, and trolling crankbaits at the mouths of larger creeks. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CADDO Water stained; 48-54 degrees; 1.6' high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas rigs and watermelon seed Brush Hogs. White bass are fair on Rooster Tails and minnows. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 - 20 feet. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE<br />
Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, black/chartreuse Curb's hair jigs, and Texas rigged Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads in 20 - 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 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; 0.1' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, 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 stained in main lake, clear upriver; 64 degrees; 0.91' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and heavy jigs in grass. White bass to 2.5 pounds are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLEMAN<br />
Water clear; 60 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on silver and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 75 degrees (80 degrees at discharge); 0.51' low. Black bass are very good on chartreuse/white soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 15 - 25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are very good on live perch, cut bait, and shrimp in 20 - 30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO CITY<br />
Water clear; 63 degrees; 4.52' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER<br />
(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; 0.07' high. Black bass are very good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-54 degrees; 1.48' high. 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. Bass good on watermelon red flake Brush Hog and flukes in 6 inches to 8 feet of water. Some bass on beds. Redfish good on live bait and crawfish rattletraps under birds.
FALCON<br />
Water stained; 67 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; 68 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 good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.<br />
FORK Water fairly clear; 48-56 degrees. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, red Rat-L-Traps and swim baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared baits.
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 good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait.
GRANBURY<br />
Water clear; 1.12' low. Black bass are very good on chartreuse/black soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps over grass. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and black tube jigs. Catfish are slow.
GRANGER<br />
Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.29' high. Black bass are good on live minnows, jigs, and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on white jigs upriver near Dickerson's Bottom and the primitive launch. Crappie are good on jigs in creeks and sloughs upriver and around Willie Creek in 15 - 20 feet. Blue catfish are good on prepared bait in shallow areas. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE<br />
Water fairly clear; 49-59 degrees; 0.84' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair on stink bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
GREENBELT<br />
Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 25.99' low. Black bass to six pounds are fair on dark jigs worked slowly around structure, and shad-colored crankbaits off points. 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; 62 degrees; 0.79' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on watermelon green and watermelon red soft plastics near the dam in 4 - 8 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shad.
HUBBARD CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 2.78' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and dark jigs or soft plastic lures suspended along 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; 0.63' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, 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; 0.69' high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
LAVON<br />
Water lightly stained; 59-53 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, 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; 57 degrees; 0.31' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair jigging ¼oz. Curb's jigs and Pirk Minnows from Apple head to Horseshoe Bay. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
LEWISVILLE<br />
Water off color; 49-56 degrees; 0.61' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, drop shot rigs, Rat-L-Traps and shad pattern crankbaits. 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; 60 degrees; 0.28' high. Black bass are very good on white spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on soft plastics, spec rigs, and Rat-L-Traps in the river channel in the north end of the lake. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 73.58' low. Black bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits 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 cut baits.
MARTIN CREEK<br />
3.58' low. No report available.
MEREDITH<br />
Water lightly stained; 44 degrees; 74.37' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigs off secondary points; and black/blue jigs and live baits off rocky areas. 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 baits.
MONTICELLO<br />
Water clear; 68-82 degrees; normal pool. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, flukes and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
NASWORTHY<br />
Water lightly stained; 62 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 murky; 60 degrees; 0.74' low. Black bass to 2.5 pounds are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie to 2 pounds are fair on red/chartreuse and black/chartreuse tube jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 10.45' 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; 56 degrees; 0.78' 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; 0.36' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and tubes. 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; 40 degrees; 57.86' low. Black bass are slow 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; 53 degrees; 1.78' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits along mid-lake points. White bass are fair on silver slabs and minnows suspended near Costello Island. Catfish are fair on set lines baited with shad along the river channel.
PROCTOR<br />
Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.28' 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; 0.08' high. Black bass are fair to good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs 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 stained; 48-52 degrees; 0.07' low. Black bass are fair on red Rattle Baits and white Booyah spinnerbaits. No reports on crappie. White bass are excellent CC Jigging Spoons. Catfish are good under cormorant roosts on prepared baits.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS<br />
Water off color; 50-56 degrees; 1.19' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
SAM RAYBURN<br />
Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.33' low. Black bass are very good on Carolina rigged green pumpkin soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on live minnows and watermelon jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver, and cut bait.
SOMERVILLE<br />
Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.07' 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; 55 degrees; 49.05' 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; 53 degrees; 0.58' 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 />
1.11' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.25' 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; 4.18' 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 jigs, Texas rigs and firetiger crankbaits. 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; 0.57' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps, drop shot rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair on live shad, topwaters and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.
TOLEDO BEND<br />
Water clear; 66 degrees; 1.03' low. Black bass are good on watermelon and watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on minnows and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and red tube jigs. Bream are good on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS<br />
Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.10' high. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on red shad worms, watermelon flukes, and spinnerbaits in 4 - 15 feet. Striped bass to 4 pounds are fair on minnows and spoons, and trolling crankbaits in 25 - 35 feet. White bass are fair on silver jigging spoons and trolling shad crankbaits in 15 - 30 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs in 10 - 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 8 pounds are fair on nightcrawlers, cut shad, and perch in 28 - 40 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG<br />
Water fairly clear; 62 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are very good 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; 1.87' low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, drop shot rigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.
WHITE RIVER<br />
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 29.55' 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; 7.41' low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits and Carolina rigged soft plastic lizards along break lines in 10 - 20 feet. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait in 25 - 35 feet, and on striper jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 20 - 25 feet. Catfish are slow.
WICHITA<br />
Water turbid; 53 degrees; 1.85' low. Crappie are fair near pavilion pilings. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on 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<br />
Water lightly stained; 50-56 degrees; 5.33' high. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on shad and prepared bait.
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 0.95' 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; 6.89' 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; 2.72' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits off shallow rocky areas. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs suspended 8-15 feet deep at state park docks, the derricks and east side bridge pilings. 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. Note: New Lake record bass weighing 12.73-pounds caught on March 1.<br />
ATHENS Water lightly stained, 49-54 degrees; 0.27' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, finesse worms and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
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; 0.20' 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; 0.54' high. Black bass are fair on soft plastic frogs, shaky head jigs with finesse worms and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
BRAUNIG<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are good 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 dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15 - 20 feet.
BRIDGEPORT<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-55 degrees; 4.45' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on cut and prepared bait.
BROWNWOOD<br />
Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.15' low. Black bass to 4 pounds are very good on black/blue Bass Hogg jigs, shad crankbaits, and watermelon GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms over brush. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 10 - 22 feet. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and shrimp over baited holes in 10 - 20 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN<br />
Water clear; 56 degrees; 3.15' low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, 1/8oz. and ¼oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs, and Carolina rigged JDC lizards along break lines and bluff ledges in 10 - 25 feet. Striped bass are good drifting live bait in 25 - 35 feet, and trolling white/chartreuse Curb's striper jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, slabs, and trolling crankbaits at the mouths of larger creeks. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CADDO Water stained; 48-54 degrees; 1.6' high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas rigs and watermelon seed Brush Hogs. White bass are fair on Rooster Tails and minnows. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS<br />
Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 - 20 feet. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE<br />
Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, black/chartreuse Curb's hair jigs, and Texas rigged Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads in 20 - 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 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; 0.1' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, 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 stained in main lake, clear upriver; 64 degrees; 0.91' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and heavy jigs in grass. White bass to 2.5 pounds are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLEMAN<br />
Water clear; 60 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on silver and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 75 degrees (80 degrees at discharge); 0.51' low. Black bass are very good on chartreuse/white soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 15 - 25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are very good on live perch, cut bait, and shrimp in 20 - 30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO CITY<br />
Water clear; 63 degrees; 4.52' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER<br />
(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; 0.07' high. Black bass are very good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER<br />
Water lightly stained; 49-54 degrees; 1.48' high. 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. Bass good on watermelon red flake Brush Hog and flukes in 6 inches to 8 feet of water. Some bass on beds. Redfish good on live bait and crawfish rattletraps under birds.
FALCON<br />
Water stained; 67 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; 68 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 good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.<br />
FORK Water fairly clear; 48-56 degrees. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, red Rat-L-Traps and swim baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared baits.
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 good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait.
GRANBURY<br />
Water clear; 1.12' low. Black bass are very good on chartreuse/black soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps over grass. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and black tube jigs. Catfish are slow.
GRANGER<br />
Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.29' high. Black bass are good on live minnows, jigs, and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on white jigs upriver near Dickerson's Bottom and the primitive launch. Crappie are good on jigs in creeks and sloughs upriver and around Willie Creek in 15 - 20 feet. Blue catfish are good on prepared bait in shallow areas. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE<br />
Water fairly clear; 49-59 degrees; 0.84' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair on stink bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
GREENBELT<br />
Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 25.99' low. Black bass to six pounds are fair on dark jigs worked slowly around structure, and shad-colored crankbaits off points. 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; 62 degrees; 0.79' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on watermelon green and watermelon red soft plastics near the dam in 4 - 8 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shad.
HUBBARD CREEK<br />
Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 2.78' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and dark jigs or soft plastic lures suspended along 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; 0.63' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, 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; 0.69' high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
LAVON<br />
Water lightly stained; 59-53 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, 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; 57 degrees; 0.31' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair jigging ¼oz. Curb's jigs and Pirk Minnows from Apple head to Horseshoe Bay. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
LEWISVILLE<br />
Water off color; 49-56 degrees; 0.61' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, drop shot rigs, Rat-L-Traps and shad pattern crankbaits. 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; 60 degrees; 0.28' high. Black bass are very good on white spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on soft plastics, spec rigs, and Rat-L-Traps in the river channel in the north end of the lake. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 45 degrees; 73.58' low. Black bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits 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 cut baits.
MARTIN CREEK<br />
3.58' low. No report available.
MEREDITH<br />
Water lightly stained; 44 degrees; 74.37' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigs off secondary points; and black/blue jigs and live baits off rocky areas. 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 baits.
MONTICELLO<br />
Water clear; 68-82 degrees; normal pool. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, flukes and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
NASWORTHY<br />
Water lightly stained; 62 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 murky; 60 degrees; 0.74' low. Black bass to 2.5 pounds are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie to 2 pounds are fair on red/chartreuse and black/chartreuse tube jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE<br />
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 10.45' 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; 56 degrees; 0.78' 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; 0.36' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and tubes. 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; 40 degrees; 57.86' low. Black bass are slow 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; 53 degrees; 1.78' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits along mid-lake points. White bass are fair on silver slabs and minnows suspended near Costello Island. Catfish are fair on set lines baited with shad along the river channel.
PROCTOR<br />
Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.28' 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; 0.08' high. Black bass are fair to good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs 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 stained; 48-52 degrees; 0.07' low. Black bass are fair on red Rattle Baits and white Booyah spinnerbaits. No reports on crappie. White bass are excellent CC Jigging Spoons. Catfish are good under cormorant roosts on prepared baits.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS<br />
Water off color; 50-56 degrees; 1.19' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
SAM RAYBURN<br />
Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.33' low. Black bass are very good on Carolina rigged green pumpkin soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on live minnows and watermelon jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver, and cut bait.
SOMERVILLE<br />
Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.07' 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; 55 degrees; 49.05' 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; 53 degrees; 0.58' 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 />
1.11' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE<br />
Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.25' 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; 4.18' 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 jigs, Texas rigs and firetiger crankbaits. 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; 0.57' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps, drop shot rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair on live shad, topwaters and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.
TOLEDO BEND<br />
Water clear; 66 degrees; 1.03' low. Black bass are good on watermelon and watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on minnows and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and red tube jigs. Bream are good on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS<br />
Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.10' high. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on red shad worms, watermelon flukes, and spinnerbaits in 4 - 15 feet. Striped bass to 4 pounds are fair on minnows and spoons, and trolling crankbaits in 25 - 35 feet. White bass are fair on silver jigging spoons and trolling shad crankbaits in 15 - 30 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs in 10 - 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 8 pounds are fair on nightcrawlers, cut shad, and perch in 28 - 40 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG<br />
Water fairly clear; 62 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are very good 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; 1.87' low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, drop shot rigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.
WHITE RIVER<br />
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 29.55' 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; 7.41' low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits and Carolina rigged soft plastic lizards along break lines in 10 - 20 feet. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait in 25 - 35 feet, and on striper jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 20 - 25 feet. Catfish are slow.
WICHITA<br />
Water turbid; 53 degrees; 1.85' low. Crappie are fair near pavilion pilings. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on 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<br />
Water lightly stained; 50-56 degrees; 5.33' high. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on shad and prepared bait.