ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.16' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits, baby bass lipless crankbaits, and white soft jerkbaits along creek channel bends and timber, and fair on watermelon red large tube baits, dark jigs and live baits suspended in trees. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live baits.
AMISTAD
Water clear; 60 degrees; 2.25' high. Black bass to 8 pounds are good on chartreuse 10" swimbaits and chartreuse 7" Senkos. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish to 28 pounds are good on trotlines baited with perch and goldfish. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
ARROWHEAD
Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 6.87' low. Black bass are fair on shallow-running lipless crankbaits or swim blade jigs off rocky points. Crappie are good on minnows fished at the east side bridges with some fish moving shallow. White bass are fair trolling. Blue Catfish are good drift fishing with cut shad or cheese baits on flats at 12-15 feet depth.
ATHENS
Water lightly stained, 52-59 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 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.
BELTON
Water clear; 61 degrees; 2.13' low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good on downriggers. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows around structure in 10 - 18 feet under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines and throwlines baited with live perch.
BOB SANDLIN
Water fairly clear; 53-59 degrees; 0.3' 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; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad at Dead Tree Point and near the pier, and down rigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinnerbaits near the jetty and dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, tilapia, crawfish, and shrimp near Dead Tree Point, and down rigging silver spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15 - 20 feet.
BRIDGEPORT
Water fairly clear; 53-59 degrees; 9.17' 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; 59 degrees; 5.46' 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. 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; 65 degrees; 15.66' 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; 0.53' 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; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits in reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are excellent on spoons and jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 - 20 feet, and fair on cut perch and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are fair down rigging silver spoons near the dam and crappie wall in 15 - 20 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE
Water clear; 62 degrees; 11.65' low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, brown Curb's hair jigs, JDC drop shot worms, and Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges in 12 - 25 feet. 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; 53-60 degrees; 2.95' 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; 67 degrees; 6.10' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and heavy jigs in grass. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLEMAN
Water clear; 65 degrees; 6.34' 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; 78 degrees (85 degrees at discharge); 3.52' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 5 - 10 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and shrimp in 7 - 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on perch, liver, and shrimp in 8 - 15 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and liver in 8 - 15 feet.
COLORADO CITY
Water clear; 57 degrees; 6.53' 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 silver slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, minnows, and frozen shrimp.
CONROE
Water murky; 1.10' 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; 52-58 degrees; 7.03' 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; 69-88 degrees. No report available.
FALCON
Water clear; 69 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon and chartreuse soft plastics, craw worms on ½oz. jigs, and Brush Hogs in 12 - 18 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good 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; 66 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 good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.
FORK
Water lightly stained; 53-61 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; 56 degrees; 0.78' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on 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; 1.35' 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; 62 degrees; 3.43' low. Black bass are fair on jigs and spinnerbaits around stumps along the river channel. White bass are fair upriver near Comanche Bluff. Crappie are good on jigs in 1 - 2 feet. Blue catfish are fair on shad and prepared baits in 1 - 5 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE
Water off color; 53-60 degrees; 8.25' 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; 52 degrees; 29.81' low. Black bass are good on white/blue spinnerbaits and baby bass lipless crankbaits worked along grass lines and points, live baits or black/blue jigs suspended in trees; and some late evening topwater action on buzzbaits and spooks. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits. Smallmouth bass are good on live baits and black back crankbaits. Walleye are good on live baits. Catfish are good on live baits and cut liver.
HOUSTON COUNTY
Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.82' high. Black bass to 10 pounds are good on grape worms near the pump station, and on soft plastic lizards and Bass Assassins near the marina and the islands. Crappie are fair on live minnows near the dam 3 feet off the bottom. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
HUBBARD CREEK
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 2.77' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits, firetiger crankbaits, orange crawfish lipless crankbaits, and live baits along grass lines and stickups. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on live baits and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.
JOE POOL
Water off color; 52-59 degrees; 2.65' 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; 52-59 degrees; 0.19' 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; 54-61 degrees; 4.56' 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; 66 degrees; 0.14' low. Black bass are good on black/blue Curb's jigs and watermelon tubes on docks. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads near the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
LEWISVILLE
Water off color; 53-59 degrees; 4.54' 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; 61 degrees; 0.49' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are very good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs, pet spoons, and hellbenders. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE
Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 77.39' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on live baits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits. Walleye are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on live baits.
MARTIN CREEK
3.53' low. No report available.
MEREDITH
Water stained; 52 degrees; 75.59' low. Black bass are fair on minnows, black/blue jigs and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits around grass lines and rocky outcrops. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and chrome/black back crankbaits. Walleye are fair on live baits and silver jerkbaits. Channel catfish are good 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; 56 degrees. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on live baits and gold jigs. Catfish are fair on live baits and cheese bait.
NAVARRO MILLS
Water murky; 59 degrees; 0.36' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish to 10 pounds are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE
Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 12.86' low. Black bass are good on live baits, spinnerbaits, and white or green pumpkin soft plastic jerkbaits, tubes or jigs along tree lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits. Smallmouth bass are good on minnows and white chatterbaits. Channel catfish are good on live baits.
OAK CREEK
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 3.00' low. Black bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad or liver.
PALESTINE
Water lightly stained; 56-60 degrees; 0.58' 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; 41 degrees; 53.42' low. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on minnows and jigs. Walleye are fair on live baits. Channel catfish are good on minnows.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water stained; 55 degrees; 2.96' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits, dark-colored soft plastic worms or watermelon soft plastic lizards on southern end of reservoir. Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow jigs in Rock, Caddo and Bee Creeks. White bass are fair on small silver Rat-L-Traps and white Beetle Spin baits in Rock, Caddo and Bee Creeks. Stripers are good on live shad below the Dam. Catfish are good on live shad, cut baits and cut liver.
PROCTOR
Water stained; 66 degrees; 4.94' low. 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.
RAY HUBBARD
Water off color; 53-59 degrees; 2.42' 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; 56-61 degrees; 3.03' low. Black bass are slow, but improving on warm days, on chartreuse/white Booyah spinnerbaits and red XCalibur Rattle Baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on isolated trees in 10-14 feet near creek channels. White bass are good on points on C.C. Spoons. No reports on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS
Water off color; 54-59 degrees; 5.23' 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 murky; 66 degrees; 5.16' 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 stained; 3.26' low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 50.85' 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; 55 degrees; 2.74' low. Black bass are good on live baits along timber lines and rocky points, and spinnerbaits worked along grass lines near channels. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are good on live baits and chrome slabs. Catfish are good on live baits.
STEINHAGEN
0.89' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE
Water stained; 64 degrees; 5.23' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on Brush Hogs and watermelon seed soft plastic worms in 15 - 20 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and worms in 15 - 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.53' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits and shad-colored crankbaits. Catfish are fair on minnows or shad.
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; 52-58 degrees; 0.08' 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 murky; 63 degrees; 1.81' 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 stained; 58 degrees; 26.68' low. Black bass to 5 pounds are very good on Senkos, flukes, and crawfish crankbaits in 5 - 15 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chrome crankbaits, white grubs, and minnows in 8 - 20 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs in 8 - 18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG
Water clear; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are very good on minnows. White bass are excellent on minnows. Crappie are slow. 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; 28.57' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and Carolina-rigged watermelon pepper soft plastics worms or lizards. Crappie are good on small crankbaits, black/white jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits. Channel catfish are fair on cut baits.
WHITNEY
Water stained; 9.81' 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; 59 degrees; 1.20' low. Fishing reported as poor for all species due to an active golden algae bloom.
WRIGHT PATMAN
Water lightly stained; 54-61 degrees; 3.82' 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.