ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 72–75 degrees; 7.23’ low. Black bass are good on Zara Spooks early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
AMISTAD Water clear; 72–75 degrees; 7.01’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters, crankbaits, jigs, soft plastics, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on crankbaits, slabs, and jerkbaits. White bass are fair on slabs, crankbaits, and jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines, droplines, and throwlines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
ARROWHEAD Water off color; 72–74 degrees; 8.3’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Blue catfish are fair to good on juglines with cut shad.
ATHENS Water clear, 79–84 degrees; 5.32’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, shakyheads and shallow crankbaits. Main lake points have been best. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
BASTROP Water clear; 72–75 degrees. Black bass are good on Rat–L–Traps and live minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON Water murky; 73–76 degrees; 10.87’ low. Black bass are fair on light colored spinnerbaits in coves. Hybrid striper are good on live shad early. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night in 30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on hot dogs and good on menudo. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with small perch.
BOB SANDLIN Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 8.63’ low. Black bass are fair to good on black/blue jigs, shakyheads with finesse worms and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows. White bass are good on Humdingers and topwaters. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines or juglines with Redneck’s Catfish Bait Soap. Barefoot Bay and Titus County Park are the only usable ramps.
BRAUNIG Water clear. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and watermelon soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on green spinnerbaits near the dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, and silver spoons. Channel catfish are excellent on shrimp, cut bait, and nightcrawlers near the dam. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT Water clear; 79–84 degrees; 12.03’ low. Black bass are good on shallow running crankbaits in shad patterns, Skinny Dipper swimbaits and Texas rigged Jackall Sasuteki Craws around main lake docks in 8–12 feet. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Channel catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
BROWNWOOD Water lightly stained; 73–77 degrees; 15.30’ low. Black bass are very good on Grande Bass 4” redbug and watermelon Trickster worms and Bass Hogg inline buzz frogs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are good trolling spinnerbaits and hellbenders. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li’l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 15–20 feet. Channel catfish are good on cut bait, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and worms in 5–14 feet.
BUCHANAN Water clear; 70–74 degrees; 30.82’ low. Black bass are fair on red shad flukes, perch colored JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, and wacky rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks off points early. Striped bass are good drifting live bait and on watermelon plastic swim baits near Lighthouse Point early. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and deep diving Shad Raps along the river channel. Crappie are fair on chartreuse Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp, minnows, and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver.
CADDO Water stained; 79–85 degrees; 1.76’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rig creature baits, shallow crankbaits around isolated cover early. White bass are fair on slabs. Yellow bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are fair on shad. Redfish are good on perch along the shoreline. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, cheesebait, and shad near the discharge. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE Water clear; 69–73 degrees; 9.02’ low. Black bass are good on Pop R’s and topwaters along the edges of grass, and on Texas rigged red flake worms along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on watermelon JDC grubs and topwaters at daylight. Crappie are fair on chartreuse crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with live goldfish and perch.
CEDAR CREEK Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 7.23’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rig worms, shaky heads and finesse jigs around docks. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid stripers are good on live shad. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad.
CHOKE CANYON Water clear; 72–76 degrees; 10.87’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait in 10–20 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.
COLEMAN Water clear; 70–73 degrees; 15.11’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are fair on live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK Water fairly clear; 3.07’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch in 10–18 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch in 15–25 feet.
COLORADO CITY 17.4’ low. No report available.
CONROE Water fairly clear; 73–76 degrees; 6.69’ low. Black bass are good on tequila sunrise Carolina rigged soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp.
COOPER Water lightly stained; 80–85 degrees; 11.88’ low. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits and Texas rig worms throughout the day. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait.
FAIRFIELD Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD has discontinued stocking the lake after another kill in early September 2011. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.
FALCON Water murky; 78–82 degrees. Black bass are very good on crankbaits and jigs in 12 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are very good on white and white/blue jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on cut bait upriver. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
FAYETTE Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Red ear perch are good on worms in 2–8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait over baited holes.
FORK Water fairly clear; 79–84 degrees; 7.18’ low. Black bass are good on flipping jigs – concentrate on the wood cover near creek channel bends. The shallow bite is early on topwaters and soft plastics with reports of squarebill crankbaits and Chatterbaits producing around shallow timber. Reports of fish schooling mid day around bridges continue. The night bite has been good after midnight. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.
FT. PHANTOM HILL Water clear; 72–75 degrees; 9.31’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair to good on Road Runners. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.
GIBBONS CREEK Water clear. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp.
GRANBURY Water clear; 70–74 degrees; 2.60’ low. Black bass are fair on dark red/black spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on perch colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and hot dogs.
GRANGER Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 4.95’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastic worms and jigs upriver around flooded timber. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs in 5–12 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
GRAPEVINE Water clear; 79–85 degrees; 4.67’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, finesse jigs, and topwaters along main lake points. Baitfish are concentrating at mouths of creeks and pockets. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on topwaters and Rat–L–Traps. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.
GREENBELT Water stained; 71–74 degrees; 37.09’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. The Old Marina Point ramp is still open.
HOUSTON COUNTY Water clear; 74–78 degrees; 3.43’ low. Black bass to 3 pounds are good on white jigs and white crankbaits in 11 feet early and late. Crappie are slow. Red ear bream are good on live worms over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch in 12 feet.
HUBBARD CREEK 73–75 degrees; 13.98’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
JOE POOL Water clear; 79–84 degrees; 3.18’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, medium crankbaits and jigs. Baitfish are transitioning shallow. Deep brush piles are best later in day. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 4.08’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, shallow crankbaits and then jigs later in the day off brush piles. Shallow crankbaits on main lake points are effective. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LAVON Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 12.62 low. Black bass are good on Texas rig creature baits, topwaters and squarebill crankbaits. Shallow bite is good early. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
LBJ Water fairly clear; 72–75 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms, watermelon Curb’s Erratic jigs, and pumpkinseed tubes in 10–20 feet early. Striped bass are good on live bait and Li’l Fishies at night. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies at night. Crappie are fair on Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on liver and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
LEWISVILLE Water clear; 79–84 degrees; 6.41’ low. Black bass are good on shallow running crankbaits, Skinny Dipper swimbaits and swim jigs along the rip rap near dam. Shallow bite is improving. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
LIVINGSTON Water fairly clear; 72–75 degrees; 3.79’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on Zara spooks and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are fair on troll tubes and pet spoons. Crappie are very good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 85.31’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines. Ramp #1 is still open.
MARTIN CREEK Water fairly clear; 11.01’ low. No report available.
MEREDITH Water fairly clear; 70–73 degrees; 97.38’ low. No report available.
MONTICELLO Water fairly clear; 82–87 degrees; 0.58 low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, chatterbaits and Texas rigged worms. Concentrate on deeper creek channels for best results later in the day. Shallow bite is best early in the morning with occasional schooling noted. No reports on crappie. No reports on catfish.
NASWORTHY No report available.
NAVARRO MILLS Water stained; 73–76 degrees; 4.06’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows from docks. White bass are good on chartreuse Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles and off docks in 12–15 feet. Channel catfish to 2 pounds are good on cut shad and doughbait from the banks in Liberty Hill Park. Blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with cut shad.
O.H. IVIE Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 36.7’ low. Black bass are fair to good on clear Zara Spooks early, later switching to Rat–L–Traps, Senkos and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Rooster Tails and slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
OAK CREEK Water stained; 72–76 degrees; 13.76’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Zara Spooks early, later switching to Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and shakyheads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
PALESTINE Water lightly stained; 79–84 degrees; 6.03’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs, Sassy Shad and live shad. White bass are fair to good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
PALO DURO Water off color; 71–74 degrees; 43.52’ low. No report available.
POSSUM KINGDOM Water fairly clear; 72–76 degrees; 10’ low. Black bass are good on buzzbaits and Zell Pops early, later switching to Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Road Runners. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
PROCTOR Water stained; 71–74 degrees; 7.93’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are fair on shad. White bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
RAY HUBBARD Water fairly clear; 80–84 degrees; 6.05’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits and squarebill crankbaits. Some reports of Rat L Traps catching numbers. Topwaters early around rip rap are producing. Crappie are fair on minnows and Road Runners. White bass are excellent on humps in 17–23 feet with hybrids mixed in. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
RAY ROBERTS Water clear; 80–84 degrees; 4.52’ low. Black bass are fair on Pop Rs and Zara Puppys early, later switching to shallow running cranks around the edge of grass and points with rock – shallow timber is starting to hold bass as well. Crappie are very good on jigs and minnows in brush in 20–25 feet. White bass are excellent on chartreuse/white slabs bounced in 30–35 feet on deep humps and ridges. No report on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS Water fairly clear; 79–84 degrees; 7.67’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, medium crankbaits as well as squarebill crankbaits around shallow docks. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
SAM RAYBURN Water lightly stained; 70–74 degrees; 13.11’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on live minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are good on nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait and shrimp.
SOMERVILLE Water murky; 72–76 degrees; 9.94’ low. Black bass are fair on small spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE 83.76’ low. No report available.
STAMFORD No report available.
STEINHAGEN 0.55’ high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE Water stained; 70–73 degrees; 14.83’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, hot dogs, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER Water murky; 71–75 degrees; 13.31’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
TAWAKONI Water fairly clear; 80–84 degrees; 6.72’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to black/blue Firewater 1/2oz jigs, Texas rigged blue fleck worms and squarebill crankbaits. Bladed jigs are producing on windier days. Crappie are fair on 1/16oz. curl tail grubs and small minnows on docks, bridge pilings and deep timber. White bass are excellent on white SSS Slabs and tailspins – schooling on points early and late. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on 4” to 6” white or shad pattern Sassy Shad in the shallows early then suspending deep during the day – drifting live bait is also producing. Catfish are excellent in deep water drifting cut bait and fresh shad.
TEXOMA Water fairly clear; 81–85 degrees; 7.31’ low. The lake is currently experiencing an outbreak of Blue–Green Algae. Please check http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat...l/lakes/texoma prior to planning a trip to Texoma. All contact with water by people and animals is prohibited. Boating is allowed, but boaters are cautioned to reduce their speed because the spray caused by higher speeds can be dangerous if inhaled.
TOLEDO BEND Water stained; 70–73 degrees; 12.00’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon/chartreuse soft plastic worms and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS Water stained; 72–75 degrees; 52.64’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon topwaters, chartreuse soft plastics, and smoke grubs in 10–20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on silver jigging spoons and minnows in 25–35 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and cut bait in 20–40 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG Water stained. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD Water fairly clear; 79–84 degrees; 6.80’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, shakyheads and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.
WHITE RIVER Water stained; 72–75 degrees; 23.49’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and live minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
WHITNEY Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 15.29’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits on main lake points. Striped bass are good on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows, Rat–L–Traps, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, and stinkbait, and live bait.
WRIGHT PATMAN Water lightly stained; 79–84 degrees; 2.97’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, medium crankbaits and chatterbaits. Concentrate on deeper water later in the day. Carolina rigs are producing on brush piles. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.