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Texas Fishing Reports Prairies and Lakes Region

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Lake ATHENS 
Water stained, 52-62 degrees; 0.79' high. Black bass are fair on LFT Ring Frys, spinnerbaits and Bandit crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.

Lake BASTROP 
Water clear. Black bass are good on dark soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake BELTON 
Water clear; 62 degrees; 0.43' high. Black bass are very good on minnows and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good but small on minnows and striper jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows in 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shrimp. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

BRIDGEPORT 
Water stained; 51-62 degrees; 2.02' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and crankbaits. 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.

CEDAR CREEK 
Water lightly stained; 52-63 degrees; 0.46' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, white spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait, prepared bait and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo).

COOPER Lake 
Water lightly stained; 51-61 degrees; 3.51' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits and shaky head jigs with a 4" Power Worm. 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.

Lake FAIRFIELD 
Water fairly clear; 60-74 degrees. No report available.

Lake FAYETTE 
Water lightly stained; 67 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon and gold pumpkin Carolina rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Wacky Worms in reeds. Channel and blue catfish to 30 pounds are good on juglines baited with shrimp and shad.

GIBBONS CREEK 
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 Lake
Water clear; 0.43' 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.

Lake GRAPEVINE 
Water stained to murky; 52-62 degrees; 4.71' high. Black bass are fair on shaky head jigs with a finesse worm, crankbaits, and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs, with more being caught in the marinas. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair on stink bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.

JOE POOL Lake
Water off color; 51-62 degrees; 1.97' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, drop shot rigged finesse worms, crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on minnows and slabs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and shad.

Lake LAVON 
Water stained to murky; 52-62 degrees; 4.29' high. Black bass are fair to good on finesse jigs, small shad pattern crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.

Lake LEWISVILLE 
Water off color; 52-63 degrees; 2.01' 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.

NAVARRO MILLS 
Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.24' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie to 2.5 pounds are excellent on chartreuse tube jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish to 10 pounds are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake PALESTINE 
Water stained; 51-62 degrees; 0.79' 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).

PROCTOR Lake 
Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.15' high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair trolling crankbaits. White bass are fair trolling crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake RAY HUBBARD 
Water stained; 51-63 degrees; 1.25' 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.

Lake RAY ROBERTS 
Water stained to muddy; 52-63 degrees; 1.87' high. Black bass are fair and improving on 5" watermelon Yum Dingers and white Colorado blade Booyah spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair in the marina on minnows. White bass are good on CC Jigging Spoons. Catfish are good under cormorant roosts on prepared baits.

Lake RICHLAND CHAMBERS 
Water off color; 52-63 degrees; 0.23' 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.

Lake SOMERVILLE 
Water murky; 60 degrees; 0.43' 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 slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE Lake
Water clear; 64 degrees; 0.16' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and Spam. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake TAWAKONI 
Water lightly stained; 52-62 degrees; 2.13' high. Black bass are fair Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and shad pattern 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.

Lake TEXOMA 
Water off color; 52-61 degrees; 0.84' high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, finesse brown/chartreuse jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair on live shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.

WEATHERFORD Lake
Water stained; 53-61 degrees; 0.06' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.

Lake WHITNEY 
Water stained; 6.57' 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.

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