ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.11' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits along creek channels, and on shad-colored soft jerkbaits, black/blue jigs and live baits suspended in trees. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live baits.
AMISTAD
Water clear; 57 degrees; 2.07' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jerkbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits under birds. White bass are good on slabs and small crankbaits under birds. Catfish are good over baited holes in 80 - 120 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; 54 degrees; 6.63' low. Black bass are fair on shallow-running crankbaits or swim-blade jigs off secondary points. Crappie are good on tandem rigged jigs or minnows fished deep and on minnows at the east side bridges. White bass are slow trolling. Blue Catfish are good drift fishing with cut shad or cheese baits on flats at 12-15 feet depth.
ATHENS
Water lightly stained, 50-56 degrees; 0.31' 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 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
Water clear; 56 degrees; 3.19' 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 in 18 - 20 feet at night under lights. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow.
BOB SANDLIN
Water fairly clear; 52-58 degrees; 0.2' high. Black bass are fair to good on wacky rigs, spinnerbaits and Senkos (bass are on beds in the coves). White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines.
BRAUNIG
Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds. Striped bass are fair 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 discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT
Water fairly clear; 51-57 degrees; 8.86' 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; 55 degrees; 5.41' low. Black bass are good on craw and black/blue Bass Hogg jigs, Persuader crankbaits, and GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms along docks, between rocks, and over brush piles in 1 - 5 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits off lighted docks. Crappie are fair on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 - 18 feet, and near the Hwy. 279 Bridge. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 8 - 10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN
Water clear; 62 degrees; 15.61' low. Black bass are fair on hard jerkbaits, pumpkin JDC Craws, JDC RocKraw trailers, and black/blue Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges in 12 - 20 feet. Striped bass are good jigging and trolling Curb's striper jigs, trolling crankbaits, and drifting live bait from Garrett Island to Paradise Point in 20 - 30 feet. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, Shad Raps, and live bait from the Willows to Cedar Point. 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; 52-59 degrees; 0.78' 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; 62 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are fair on spoons and jigs near the dam. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE
Water clear; 60 degrees; 11.68' low. Black bass are fair suspending jerkbaits (Bombers, Rogues, etc) in 12 - 20 feet, and on black/chartreuse hair jigs and Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges. 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 very 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
Water lightly stained; 51-57 degrees; 2.6' 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; 63 degrees; 5.89' low. Black bass are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lizards, and on jigs over grass. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits and Rapalas from 99 Bridge north. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLEMAN
Water clear; 61 degrees; 6.25' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK
Water clear; 74 degrees (81 degrees at discharge); 3.63' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps in 10 - 12 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on perch, liver, and shrimp in 15 - 18 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch in 12 - 18 feet.
COLORADO CITY
Water clear; 54 degrees; 6.42' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow.
COLORADO RIVER
(Above Lake Buchanan) Water clear. 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
Water murky; 1.24' low. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are very good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER
Water lightly stained; 51-56 degrees. 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; 77-88 degrees. No report available.
FALCON
Water clear; 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. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
FAYETTE
Water clear; 59 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 slow.
FORK
Water lightly stained; 51-58 degrees; 0.81' low. Black bass are fair to good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in the shallows and off the first drop - target pre-spawn and bedding bass. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits under roosting cormorants.
FT. PHANTOM HILL
Water clear; 53 degrees; 0.85' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on prepared and live baits.
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
Water clear; 1.88' 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.
GRANGER
Water murky; 56 degrees; 3.58' low. Black bass are fair on jigs and spinnerbaits around stumps along the river channel. White bass are fair on white grubs in the river below Dickerson's. 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; 50-56 degrees; 7.83' 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; 4 degrees; 29.64' low. Black bass are good on shad-colored spinnerbaits or orange Rat-L-Traps along grass lines, and live baits or watermelon jigs suspended in trees. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on live baits and chrome blue back jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and shad-colored crankbaits. Walleye are fair on live bait and crankbaits. Catfish are good on minnows and cut baits.
HOUSTON COUNTY
Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.55' high. Black bass to 8 pounds are very good on Carolina rigged watermelon red soft plastic lizards near the islands in 15 - 17 feet. Crappie are very good on live minnows near the dam 2 - 3 feet off the bottom. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
HUBBARD CREEK
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 2.87' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and live baits along timber lines near drop-offs and creek channels. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on live baits and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad and minnows.
JOE POOL
Water off color; 50-57 degrees; 0.48' low. Black bass are 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; 52-58 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; 51-57 degrees; 4.01' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and shallow slow-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; 63 degrees; 0.18' low. Black bass are very good on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps and plastic swimbaits along seawalls among schooling shad, and on Curb's buzzbaits and weightless watermelon red Whacky Sticks along lay downs and stumps on creek points. Striped bass are good on Creme 2" Spoiler Shads and Li'l Fishies at night. White bass are very good on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie are good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in clear water. Channel catfish are fair to good on minnows and worms. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.
LEWISVILLE
Water off color; 50-56 degrees; 4.19' 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; 57 degrees; 0.01' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE
Water lightly stained; 42 degrees; 77.08' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on small crankbaits and live baits. Smallmouth bass are fair on jigs . Walleye are fair on minnows and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live baits.
MARTIN CREEK
3.53' low. No report available.
MEREDITH
Water stained; 44 degrees; 75.42' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and green/orange jigs around timber lines and rocky drop-offs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on live baits and slabs. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits. Walleye are fair on live baits and chrome/black jerkbaits. Channel catfish are fair on live baits.
MONTICELLO
Water fairly clear; 75-88 degrees; 0.89' 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. Get there early to avoid crowded ramps and long walks.
NASWORTHY
Water lightly stained; 52 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 silver spoons. Catfish are fair on minnows and cut baits.
NAVARRO MILLS
Water stained; 56 degrees; 3.33' low. Black bass are fair minnows. White bass are good on jigs. Crappie are good but small on red/chartreuse jigs off piers in 9 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 12.89' low. Black bass are good on live baits, and fair on shad-colored crankbaits along points and tree lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits and shad-colored crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on live baits.
OAK CREEK
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 2.93' low. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are fair on small crankbaits, minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and minnows.
PALESTINE
Water lightly stained; 51-57 degrees; 0.29' 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 good on slabs and Sassy Shad worked near the bottom.
PALO DURO
Water stained; 39 degrees; 53.29' low. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are slow on minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on minnows.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.83' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and brown jigs on southern reservoir points suspended. Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow jigs in Caddo and Bee Creeks. White bass are good on silver spoons or slabs along the river channel suspended in 20'-40' on the North End of reservoir. Stripers are good below the Dam. Catfish are good on live shad, cut baits and liver. Note: Small gold algae bloom in the Rock Creek area primarily affecting shad and drum. Initial observations include very few game fish.
PROCTOR
Water stained; 63 degrees; 5.03' low. Black bass are fair on deep running crankbaits and worms off points. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows near the dam and over brush piles in 10 - 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on live shad and goldfish in 22 - 25 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
RAY HUBBARD
Water off color; 50-57 degrees; 1.93' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas- or Carolina-rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on small Bass Assassins. Hybrid striper are good on 4" Bass Assassins. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
RAY ROBERTS
Water murky; 51-55 degrees; 2.43' low. Black bass to 8.4 pounds are good on drop shot rigged Yum worms. No reports on crappie. White bass are good on Silver Dollar Slabs. No reports on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS
Water off color; 50-56 degrees; 4.87' low. Black bass are fair on medium running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. White bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs, Bass Assassins and live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.
SAM RAYBURN
Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 6.15' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged watermelon red soft plastics and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on live minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, live minnows, and stinkbait.
SOMERVILLE
Water fairly clear; 3.24' low. 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
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 50.61' 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; 54 degrees; 2.88' low. Black bass are fair on live baits along structure lines and shad-colored lip-less crankbaits worked along points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live baits.
STEINHAGEN
0.28' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE
Water clear; 56 degrees; 5.56' low. Black bass are good on minnows and soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish to 4 pounds are good on minnows and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER
Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 1.63' 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 stained; 51-57 degrees; 5.04' low. Black bass are fair on red Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good - follow the birds. Striped bass and hybrid striper are excellent on 4" Bass Assassins dead-sticked with a 1 oz. jighead. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
TEXOMA
Water off color; 50-56 degrees; 0.52' high. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and large Road Runners over humps. Catfish are fair to good on cut and live shad.
TOLEDO BEND
Water clear; 62 degrees; 3.13' low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse green and chartreuse blue soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS
Water clear; 58 degrees; 26.87' low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, June bug flukes, and crawfish crankbaits in 5 - 18 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white grubs and chrome and gold jigging spoons in 32 - 45 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 22 - 38 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 30 - 42 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG
Water clear; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and cut bait. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 51-57 degrees; 6.56' low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, 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 and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cheese bait.
WHITE RIVER
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 28.87' low. Black bass are fair on minnows, black/blue jigs and Texas-rigged green pumpkin soft plastics worked along timber. Crappie are good on small crankbaits, jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits . Channel catfish are fair on live baits.
WHITNEY
Water clear; 10.12' 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.
WICHITA
Water lightly stained; 48 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; 51-57 degrees; 4' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, 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.