ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and DD-22 crankbaits along creek channel bends and fair on dark jigs and live baits suspended in trees. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live baits.
AMISTAD
Water clear; 55 degrees; 1.99’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on slabs under birds. White bass are good on slabs under birds. Catfish are fair on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers in 60 – 100 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
ARROWHEAD
Water lightly stained; 48 degrees; 6.41' low. Black bass are fair on shallow-running crankbaits or chatterbaits off secondary points. Crappie are good on tandem rigged jigs or minnows fished deep off the derricks, and on minnows at the east side bridges. White bass are fair trolling. Blue Catfish are good drift fishing with cut shad or cheese baits on flats at 10-14 feet depth.
ATHENS
Water lightly stained, 48-56 degrees; 0.56’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, flukes and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs fished over brush piles. Bream are fair to good on live worms. Catfish are good on live worms and prepared bait.
BASTROP
Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on red/white spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, shrimp, and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON
Water stained; 54 degrees; 3.03’ low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows at night under lights. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow.
BOB SANDLIN
Water fairly clear; 49-55 degrees; 0.37' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Senkos, wacky rigs and Texas rigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair around creek channels with timber.
BRAUNIG
Water stained; 60 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 and down rigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinners near the jetty and dam. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and cutbait near the spillway and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cutbait in 15 – 20 feet.
BRIDGEPORT
Water fairly clear; 47-53 degrees; 7.76’ low. Black bass are fair on shad pattern crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and 4” Yum Dingers. White bass and hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live bait. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait.
BROWNWOOD
Water stained; 52 degrees; 5.21’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse jigs and watermelon soft plastics in 10 – 30 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on Li’l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 – 30 feet. Channel catfish are very good on stinkbait, minnows, and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN
Water clear; 61 degrees; 15.51’ low. Black bass are fair suspending Rattlin' Rogues, Carolina rigged black/blue lizards, 1/8oz. black/chartreuse Curb’s hair jigs with smoke/gold flake JDC RocKraw trailers, and blue flake Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges in 12 – 20 feet. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait in 28 feet and trolling white/chartreuse Curbs striper jigs and Rattlin’ Rogues. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CADDO
Water off color; 48-54 degrees; 0.55' high. Black bass are fair on Senkos, flukes, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.
CALAVERAS
Water stained; 60 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the crappie wall and the dam in 15 – 20 feet, and on chicken livers, shad, and minnows along the shoreline. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle and 181 Cove. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE
Water clear; 59 degrees; 11.52’ low. Black bass are fair on 1/8oz. black/chartreuse hair jigs with JDC Pebble Craw trailers in 15 – 25 feet, and Texas rigged black Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair to good trolling ¼oz. white Curbs striper jigs and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass fair jigging Pirk Minnows and ¼oz. Blade Baits along the main river channel at mid lake in 40 feet. Smallmouth bass are very good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes, and tomato red curl tail grubs and 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
Water lightly stained; 48-54 degrees; 2.33’ low. Black bass are fair on medium running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and drop shot rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad and large slabs jigged vertically. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad.
CHOKE CANYON
Water clear; 61 degrees; 5.71’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic worms and lizards, and flipping jigs in the grass. White bass are good on small spinnerbaits and Rapalas from 99 Bridge north. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait in 5 – 10 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLEMAN
Water clear; 59 degrees; 6.08’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits, and on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK
Water clear; 74 degrees (81 degrees at discharge); 3.61’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and red tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on perch, stinkbait, and frozen shrimp in 18 – 25 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch in 18 – 25 feet.
COLORADO CITY
Water clear; 50 degrees; 6.43' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER
(Above Lake Buchanan) Water clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and white jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and small white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and frozen shrimp in deep holes.
CONROE
Water murky; 1.23’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and dark red soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, live minnows, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER
Water lightly stained; 47-53 degrees; 6.16' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged blue fleck worms, drop shot rigs and slow-rolled spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
FAIRFIELD
Water fairly clear; 76-88 degrees. No report available.
FALCON
Water clear; 66 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp, nightcrawlers, stinkbait, liver, and cutbait under cormorant roosts. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
FAYETTE
Water clear; 57 degrees. Black bass are fair 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 fair on juglines baited with shad.
FORK
Water lightly stained; 48-54 degrees; 0.81’ low. Black bass are fair to good on slow-rolled spinnerbaits, spoons and Texas rigged 10” Power Worms. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits under roosting cormorants.
FT. PHANTOM HILL
Water clear; 52 degrees; 0.74' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.
GIBBONS CREEK
Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon and chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, hot dogs, and stinkbait.
GRANBURY
Water clear; 2.56’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastics, and on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver, and stinkbait.
GRANGER
Water murky; 54 degrees; 3.58’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs around stumps along the river channel. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver under lights at night near the primitive boat launch and Fox Bottom. Blue catfish are fair on shad and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE
Water off color; 48-53 degrees; 7.16’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.
GREENBELT
Water stained; 37 degrees; 29.45' low. Black bass are slow on Rat-L-Traps along grass lines, and live baits or jigs suspended in trees. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on live baits and silver slabs. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits. Walleye are fair on live baits and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.
HOUSTON COUNTY
Water stained; 56 degrees; 0.61’ high. Black bass to 9 pounds are good on black/green flake/green tailed soft plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs along the northeast shore. Crappie are good on live minnows near the dam and in creek channels in 14 – 18 feet. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
HUBBARD CREEK
Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 2.59' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and live baits along timber lines near drop-offs and creek channels. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
JOE POOL
Water off color; 48-53 degrees; 2.54’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES
Water stained; 47-53 degrees; 0.51' high. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs, weightless flukes or 5” Yum Dingers and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad. Bream are fair on red wigglers.
LAVON
Water stained; 48-54 degrees; 4.43’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
LBJ
Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.07’ low. Black bass are very good on 1/8oz. Curb's buzzbaits, Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, and wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks in 2 – 6 feet. White bass are fair vertically jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows under crappie docks.
LEWISVILLE
Water off color; 47-53 degrees; 3.92' low. Black bass are fair on slow-rolled spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. White bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits.
LIVINGSTON
Water fairly clear; 55 degrees; 0.11’ high. Black bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad and cutbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE
Water lightly stained; 39 degrees; 76.93' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on live baits. Smallmouth bass are slow on jigs. Walleye are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live and cheese baits.
MARTIN CREEK
3.05’ low. No report available.
MEREDITH
Water stained; 41 degrees; 75.19' low. Black bass are slow on minnows and brown/orange jigs around rocky outcrops and deeper timber. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on live baits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and crankbaits. Walleye are fair on live baits and shad-colored crankbaits. Channel catfish are fair on cut baits.
MONTICELLO
Water fairly clear; 75-88 degrees; 0.3’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to weightless flukes, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and chrome Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.
NASWORTHY
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on minnows and spoons. Catfish are fair on minnows and cheese baits.
NAVARRO MILLS
Water clear; 52 degrees; 3.18’ low. Black bass are good on red/chartreuse soft plastics. White bass are excellent on jigs. Crappie are excellent but small on red/chartreuse jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 12.69' low. Black bass are fair on live baits and shad-colored crankbaits along secondary points. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits. Smallmouth bass are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on live baits.
OAK CREEK
Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 2.78' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on silver shad and minnows.
PALESTINE
Water lightly stained; 47-53 degrees; 0.23' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait. Bream are fair on worms. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair to good on slabs.
PALO DURO
Water stained; 36 degrees; 53.01' low. Black bass are slow . Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are slow. Walleye are fair on live baits. Channel catfish are fair on minnows.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water stained; 48 degrees; 2.67' low. Black bass up to 9.5 lbs. are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and brown jigs on southern reservoir points suspended in 8'-18' depths. Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow jigs in Caddo and Bee Creek. White bass are fair on silver spoons or slabs along the river channel suspended in 20'-40' on the North end. Stripers are good below the Dam. Catfish are good on live shad, cut baits and liver. Note: Relatively small gold algae bloom in the Rock Creek area is affecting shad and drum. Initial observations include very few game fish.
PROCTOR
Water stained; 60 degrees; 4.91’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows in 15 – 18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
RAY HUBBARD
Water off color; 47-53 degrees; 1.34’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
RAY ROBERTS
Water stained; 46-52 degrees; 2.43’ low. Black bass are slow. Small Crappie backs of creeks 3-5 feet on 1/16 oz. jigs and Road Runners walking the creek banks. White bass are good on CC Jigging Spoons on main lake structure. Channel catfish are good on shallow flats between Range and Prairie creeks on prepared baits.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS
Water off color; 46-52 degrees; 4.39’ low. Black bass are fair on medium running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. White bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.
SAM RAYBURN
Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 6.41’ low. Black bass are good on tequila sunrise and pumpkinseed soft plastics. White bass are fair on live minnows and watermelon spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, live minnows, and stinkbait.
SOMERVILLE
Water fairly clear; 3.11’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows, and on tube jigs with red heads and green skirts. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 50.68' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.
STAMFORD
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 2.29' low. Black bass are fair on live baits and shad-colored chatterbaits worked slowly along secondary points. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on minnows.
STEINHAGEN
0.32’ high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE
Water clear; 53 degrees; 5.34’ low. Black bass to 8 pounds are fair on shad, minnows, and watermelon seed soft plastic worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on corn, doughbait, and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER
Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 1.37' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.
TAWAKONI
Water lightly stained; 47-53 degrees; 4.75’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
TEXOMA
Water off color; 46-52 degrees; 0.55' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are very good on slabs and large Road Runners over humps. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.
TOLEDO BEND
Water clear; 62 degrees; 3.41’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon and June bug soft plastics, and on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live minnows, frozen shrimp, liver, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS
Water clear; 55 degrees; 26.43’ low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin worms and crawfish crankbaits in 12 – 30 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows and chrome/white jigging spoons in 28 – 40 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue/white tube jigs in 22 – 38 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 35 – 48 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG
Water stained; 60 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and cutbait. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 47-52 degrees; 5.96’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, chatterbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in the crappie house. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
WHITE RIVER
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 28.18' low. Black bass are slow on minnows. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair. Channel catfish are fair on minnows.
WHITNEY
Water clear; 10.00’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and redbug soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and stinkbait.
WICHITA
Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 1.02' low. Fishing reported as poor for all species due to an active golden algae bloom, which is also killing fish.
WRIGHT PATMAN
Water lightly stained; 48-54 degrees; 3.96' high. Black bass are fair flukes, Texas rigs and slow rolled spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.