ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 86–90 degrees; 5.41’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Carolina rigs, jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
AMISTAD Water clear; 84–87 degrees; 5.45’ low. Black bass are good on frogs, spooks, Pop–Rs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on Red Fins and large topwaters. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers under a cork in 6–15 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines, droplines, and throwlines on live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
ARROWHEAD Water turbid; 85–91 degrees; 6.93’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinnerbaits and moving to deeper water. Crappie are fair on chartreuse jigs and minnows in deeper water off the derricks. White bass are very good with lots of surface action early and late. Blue catfish are good on juglines with cut shad.
ATHENS Water clear, 88–94 degrees; 3.66’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, shakyheads and medium crankbaits – midday concentrate on deeper brush piles. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
BASTROP Water clear; 83–86 degrees. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 6.82’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and frozen shad.
BOB SANDLIN Water lightly stained; 88–94 degrees; 7.02’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms and football jigs off ledges and in brush piles. 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.
BRAUNIG Water clear. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms over grass beds. Striped bass are fair on liver and shad off points. Redfish are good on perch, tilapia, shad, and silver spoons. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait, and cheesebait near the dam. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT Water clear; 89–95 degrees; 11.20’ low. Black bass are good on medium running crankbaits in shad patterns and Texas rigged LFT Hyper Worms along main lake points and deeper docks. Best colors are watermelon/chartreuse. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid stripers are good on slabs. Channel catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
BROWNWOOD Water clear; 14.84’ low. Black bass are good on redbug Grande Bass worms, Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, and watermelon red Berkley saber tails over brush piles in 10–15 feet. Hybrid striper are good drifting shad around docks at night. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and minnows off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on minnows and Li’l Fishies in 10–20 feet. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
BUCHANAN Water clear; 80–83 degrees; 24.60’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon Skip–N–Pop topwaters, white Curb’s buzzbaits and Erratic jigs, and weightless Texas rigged purple flake Whacky Sticks off points in 5–15 feet at first light. Striped bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps and topwaters at first light on the surface in 30 feet, and jigging white Curb’s bucktail jigs. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, Shad Raps, and Tiny Traps over rock piles in 20–35 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
CADDO Water stained; 88–94 degrees; 1.33’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rig worms and topwaters early, late switching to shallow crankbaits around isolated cover. White bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps. Yellow bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS Water clear. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits over reed beds. Striped bass are good on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good on live perch and tilapia along the shoreline. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and shad near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE Water clear; 78–81 degrees; 6.60’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks, watermelon red Flukes, and white crankbaits in 2–8 feet at first light. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on watermelon JDC grubs and craws on main lake points and ledges in 10–15 feet. Crappie are fair on Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows over submerged brush piles in 10 feet upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines upriver.
CEDAR CREEK Water lightly stained; 89–95 degrees; 5.38’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, shaky heads and finesse jigs around docks – best action is in early morning with deep brush piles producing throughout the day. 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; 79–82 degrees; 9.73’ low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits and watermelon soft plastics on main lake points. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.
COLEMAN Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 14.56’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lizards. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK Water fairly clear; 3.47’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and topwaters in 5–10 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO CITY 15.79’ low. No report available.
CONROE Water fairly clear; 81–84 degrees; 4.01’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed Carolina rigged soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on bloodbait, liver, and shrimp.
COOPER Water lightly stained; 89–94 degrees; 8.63’ low. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits, topwaters early 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 is currently stocking the lake. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.
FALCON Water stained to clear; 87–91 degrees. Black bass are fair on large soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 5–15 feet. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait. 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 spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps early and late. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp.
FORK Water fairly clear; 89–95 degrees; 5.44’ low. Black bass are good on 3/4oz. football head jigs with LFT Hyper Freak trailers and Carolina rigs in deeper water along main lake humps, drops and brush piles, deep diving crankbaits and watermelon/green pumpkin 1/2oz. flipping jigs in 12–15 feet along creek channels. Good shallow bite early on topwaters and soft plastics. 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; 85–89 degrees; 7.6’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
GIBBONS CREEK Water clear. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms, and on watermelon spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.
GRANBURY Water clear; 85–88 degrees; 3.79’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait and frozen shrimp.
GRANGER Water clear; 85–89 degrees; 3.22’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits in 5–10 feet. White bass are fair on pet spoons and Rat–L–Traps along shallow roadbeds. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs in 5–14 feet. Blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE Water clear; 89–94 degrees; 2.37’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, finesse jigs, and medium crankbaits along main lake points – docks are productive as well. There has also been a good deep crankbait bite along offshore structure. 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; 85–91 degrees; 34.45’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to Carolina rigs, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers. Smallmouth bass are fair on medium running crankbaits. Walleye are slow. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
HOUSTON COUNTY Water clear; 90–95 degrees; 1.87’ low. Black bass to 8 pounds are good on French Fries in coves in 10 feet. Crappie are slow. Red ear bream are good on live worms over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch in 20 feet.
HUBBARD CREEK 83–89 degrees; 13’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, jigs and Caroline rigs with early action on topwaters. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
JOE POOL Water clear; 88–94 degrees; 2.22’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, topwaters early and medium crankbaits. Deeper 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; 88–94 degrees; 2.22’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, topwaters early and jigs later in the day off brush piles. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LAVON Water lightly stained; 89–94 degrees; 8.06’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rig creature baits, topwaters and medium crankbaits. 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; 82–85 degrees; 0.34’ low. Black bass are fair on weightless watermelon Whacky Sticks, JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, and Bleeding Shad Rat–L–Traps along seawalls in 5–15 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch.
LEWISVILLE Water clear; 89–94 degrees; 3.88’ low. Black bass are good on medium running crankbaits, shaky heads and Texas rigged plastics on main lake points in 10–15 feet or football head jigs along same areas. Weightless Senkos around boat stalls are producing too. 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; 85–88 degrees; 1.93’ low. Black bass are fair to good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good but small on pet spoons, Rat–L–Traps, and Zara Spooks. White bass are good on pet spoons and troll tubes. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.
MACKENZIE Water stained; 84–89 degrees; 82.97’ low. No report available.
MARTIN CREEK Water fairly clear; 9.73’ low. No report available.
MEREDITH Water fairly clear; 83–89 degrees; 94.43’ low. No report available.
MONTICELLO Water fairly clear; 89–94 degrees; 0.91’ high. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, chatterbaits and Texas rigged worms. Concentrate on deeper creek channels for best results. No reports on crappie. No reports on catfish.
NASWORTHY No report available.
NAVARRO MILLS Water lightly stained; 89–92 degrees; 2.51’ low. Black bass to 3 pounds are good on minnows from the fishing docks. White bass are good on Little Georges near the boat ramp in Liberty Hill Park. Crappie are fair but mostly small on minnows over brush piles in 12–16 feet. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with perch. Yellow catfish to 38 pounds are good on trotlines baited with perch.
O.H. IVIE Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 33.66’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, shaky heads and jigs with topwater action early. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.
OAK CREEK Water stained; 84–89 degrees; 11.74’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, Carolina rigs and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
PALESTINE Water lightly stained; 89–94 degrees; 4.83’ low. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits, Texas rigged worms and shakyheads. 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; 84–89 degrees; 39.47’ low. No report available.
POSSUM KINGDOM Water stained; 83–89 degrees; 5.9’ low. Black bass are good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to Carolina rigs, Texas rigs, shaky heads and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Little Georges. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
PROCTOR Water stained; 86–89 degrees; 9.28’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on live shad. White bass are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad and minnows. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.
RAY HUBBARD Water fairly clear; 89–95 degrees; 4.00’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, finesse jigs and medium to deep crankbaits. 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; 89–94 degrees; 3.06’ low. Black bass are fair on Gene Larew Salt Flickr rigged on a shaky head on main lake points with rock and 3/4oz. Revenge Football head jigs in chameleon/chartreuse. Crappie are good early and late on jigs and minnows in brush in 20–25 feet. White bass are excellent – schooling early from the dam to the marina. Catfish are fair on Danny King’s punch bait over baited holes.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS Water fairly clear; 89–94 degrees; 5.36’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, deep crankbaits and topwaters. Shakyheads around the deeper docks are effective. 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; 80–84 degrees; 11.02’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, liver, and cut bait.
SOMERVILLE Water murky; 84–87 degrees; 7.95’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp, minnows, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE 81.22’ low. No report available.
STAMFORD 0.95’ low. No report available.
STEINHAGEN 1.47’ high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE Water stained; 81–84 degrees; 12.92’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER Water murky; 83–88 degrees; 11.26’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
TAWAKONI Water fairly clear; 89–95 degrees; 4.94’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to black/blue Firewater 1/2oz jigs, soft plastics and square bill crankbaits. Crappie are fair on 1/16oz. curl tail grubs and small minnows on docks, bridge pilings and deep timber. White bass are excellent on chartreuse and 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; 88–94 degrees; 5.21’ low. Black bass are good on medium running crankbaits in shad patterns, Texas rigged finesse worms, shaky heads and topwaters. Schooling noted throughout the day. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on live shad. Catfish are good on cut and live shad.
TOLEDO BEND Water stained; 79–82 degrees; 10.12’ low. Black bass are fair on redbug and plum soft plastic worms and topwaters early and late. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are good on spoons and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are slow. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers off docks. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stinkbait, and chicken livers. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS Water stained; 82–85 degrees; 44.28’ low. Black bass are good on red shad worms, chartreuse topwaters, and white grubs in 15–25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and pet spoons in 10–20 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and fresh cut perch in 15–30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG Water stained. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD Water fairly clear; 88–94 degrees; 5.88’ 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; 83–87 degrees; 21.04’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
WHITNEY Water stained; 80–83 degrees; 14.40’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and stinkbait.
WRIGHT PATMAN Water lightly stained; 89–94 degrees; 4.78’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rig blue fleck worms, medium crankbaits and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.