ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 1.83' low. Black bass are fair on shad–colored crankbaits and black/blue soft plastic lures suspended in trees. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.
AMISTAD
Water clear; 63 degrees; 2.14' low. Black bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons, and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons, and Rat–L–Traps. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers in 40 – 80 feet over baited holes. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch in 15 – 30 feet.
ARROWHEAD
Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 6.94' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits or black/blue jigs 1–4 feet deep near rocky structures. Crappie are good on black and green plastics off the derricks in 20-25 feet. White bass to 15 inches are good off rocky points. Blue catfish are fair on cheese bait while drift fishing or anchored in 8-10 feet depth.
ATHENS
Water fairly clear, 48–51 degrees; 0.35' high. No reports due to cold weather.
BASTROP
Water clear. Black bass are very good on watermelon red and watermelon gold soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON
Water clear; 62 degrees; 0.12' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps in coves. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BOB SANDLIN
Water stained; 47–52 degrees; 0.06' high. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.
BRAUNIG
Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Redfish are fair on live perch and shad near the dam. Channel catfish are good on chicken livers, shrimp, and cut shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT
Water fairly clear; 48–52 degrees; 8.6' low. No report available.
BROWNWOOD
Water stained; 57 degrees; 7.61' low. Black bass to 3 pounds are fair on black/blue jigs, Persuader crankbaits, and 3/16oz. Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with redbug and watermelon red GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms along docks, around rocks, and over brush piles in 8 – 15 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies and crankbaits from lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles near Hwy. 279 Bridge in 10 – 20 feet. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12 – 15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN
Water clear; 61 degrees; 24.54' low. Black bass are good on ¼oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigged weightless watermelon/blue flake Whacky Sticks, pumpkin/chartreuse Curb's jigs, and smoke/red flake JDC Spider Grubs on stump flats in 2 - 8 feet. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads (plastic swim baits), Rat-L-Traps, jigging Pirk Minnows, and drifting or free lining live bait in 25 - 40 feet. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits along the river channel and in deep creeks. Crappie are fair on crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live goldfish.
CADDO
Water murky; 47–52 degrees; 1.67' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.
CALAVERAS
Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Redfish are fair on live perch, shad, and spoons in 15 - 25 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on chicken livers, shrimp, and cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE
Water clear; 60 degrees; 10.01' low. Black bass are very good on Rat–L–Traps and P.B.J plastic stickbaits over flats and along break lines creeks and bays in 2 – 10 feet, and on green pumpkin Whacky Sticks on jigheads and Texas rigged blue flake Scoundrel worms on shaky head jigs along bluffs inside secondary points. Striped bass are fair to good vertically jigging Pirk Minnows in the lower end of the lake, and on Spoiler Shads and Red Fins. Smallmouth bass are good on JDC tomato red curl tail grubs on jigheads, smoke/red flake tubes, and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching drop shot worms along ledges and over rock piles in 6 – 15 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on live bait.
CEDAR CREEK
Water stained; 49–52 degrees; 0.05' high. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs and Carolina rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.
CHOKE CANYON
Water clear; 61 degrees; 9.46' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon, pumpkinseed, and tequila sunrise soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 10 – 20 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white/pink tube jigs. Drum are fair on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLEMAN
Water clear; 62 degrees; 10.32' low. Black bass are good on tequila sunrise soft plastics, and fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and white/blue Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK
Water stained; 63 degrees (77 degrees at discharge); 0.07' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and worms. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch.
COLORADO CITY
Water clear; 53 degrees; 11.89' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER (Above Lake Buchanan)
Water fairly clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on liver, stinkbait, and shrimp in deep holes.
CONROE
Water stained; 0.14' high. Black bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps in 20 – 30 feet. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp.
COOPER
Water off color; 47–52 degrees; 0.95' high. No report available due to cold weather conditions.
FAIRFIELD
Water fairly clear; 69–87 degrees. No report available.
FALCON
Water clear; 64 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and shrimp upriver. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
FAYETTE
Water clear; 63 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon gold, watermelon red, and plum Carolina rigged Finesse worms, and on topwaters over grass. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
FORK
Water stained; 48–52 degrees; 0.16' high. Black bass are fair on spoons, jigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.
FT. PHANTOM HILL
Water clear; 55 degrees; 5.15' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait.
GIBBONS CREEK
Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon gold soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.
GRANBURY
Water stained; 0.54' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and small spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and live minnows.
GRANGER
Water murky; 58 degrees; 0.52' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits in 6 – 15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE
Water stained; 48–51 degrees; 0.75' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.
GREENBELT
Water stained; 42 degrees; 32.82' low. Black bass are slow on Carolina–rigged black/chartreuse soft plastics and live bait worked along timber. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are slow on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait. Winter storm and high wind advisory in effect.
HOUSTON COUNTY
Water clear; 54 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are fair on tiger colored deep running crankbaits in 14 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows off piers on the north side of the lake. Bream are good on live crickets in 1 foot. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
HUBBARD CREEK
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 7.84' low. Black bass are fair on shad–colored spinnerbaits and soft jerkbaits worked along grass lines and in timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
JOE POOL
Water off color; 48–53 degrees; 0.22' high. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits, Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait, nightcrawlers and cut shad.
LAKE O' THE PINES
Water stained; 47–51 degrees; 11.89' high. No report available due to high water conditions.
LAVON
Water stained; 47–51 degrees; 0.76' high. Black bass are fair on jigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared baits.
LBJ
Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.22' 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 stained; 47–50 degrees; 0.55' high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.
LIVINGSTON
Water fairly clear; 60 degrees; 0.74' high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass to 5 pounds are good on crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows in creeks. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE
Water lightly stained; 43 degrees; 79.27' low. Black bass are slow on live bait along timber and rocky outcrops. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are slow on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait. High wind advisory in effect.
MARTIN CREEK
0.25' low. No report available.
MEREDITH
Water stained; 43 degrees; 77.44' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs and live bait worked along rocks and grass edges. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait and shad–colored crankbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Winter storm and high wind advisory in effect.
MONTICELLO
Water fairly clear; 58–89 degrees; 0.48' high. Black bass are good on Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and chatterbaits.
NASWORTHY
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees. Black bass are fair on motor oil soft plastic lures suspended in timber and live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair on live bait. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.
NAVARRO MILLS
Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait. Blue catfish are fair on shad and perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE
Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 21.18' low. Black bass are fair on shad–colored crankbaits, black/blue soft plastic worms, lizards and live bait worked on points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and white crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live and prepared bait.
OAK CREEK
Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 7.70' low. Black bass are slow on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait.
PALESTINE
Water lightly stained; 47–51 degrees; 0.11' high. No report available.
PALO DURO
Water lightly stained; 38 degrees; 58.64' low. Black bass are slow on live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Winter storm and high wind advisory in effect.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water stained; 56 degrees; 4.70' low. Black bass to 8 1/2 lbs are good on watermelon soft plastics and swim baits worked at 10–20 feet depth on points in the Southern coves. Crappie are fair on live bait and jigs. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons on humps in 12–18 feet depth. Stripers are good on silver spoons and shad–colored crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live shad and cut liver in the north area along the river.
PROCTOR
Water stained; 61 degrees; 6.99' low. Black bass are good on black/purple and chartreuse soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good but small on minnows, small Rat–L–Traps, and roadrunners. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs in 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 3 pounds are good on juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
RAY HUBBARD
Water fairly clear; 47–50 degrees; 0.04' high. Black bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good 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 prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS
Water lightly stained; 49–52 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass are slow on 4F Bomber crankbaits and small Booyah jigs. No reports on crappie. White bass are good on C.C. jigging spoons worked slow on the bottom. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS
Water off color; 47–52 degrees; 0.08' high. Black bass are slow on jigs and Texas rigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared baits and cut shad.
SAM RAYBURN
Water stained; 62 degrees; 1.73' low. Black bass are fair on tequila sunrise soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits, and on watermelon red topwaters in 20 – 35 feet. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.
SOMERVILLE
Water murky; 62 degrees; 1.47' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with cut shad and perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE
Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 64.32' 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; 52 degrees; 3.99' low. Black bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are good on live bait and chrome/blue jerkbaits. Catfish are good on live bait.
STEINHAGEN
0.05' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE
Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.28' high. Black bass are fair on minnows, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows, hot dogs, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER
Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 7.13' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and black/chartreuse soft plastic lures. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.
TAWAKONI
Water fairly clear; 47–51 degrees; 0.77' high. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs, jigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and prepared bait. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs.
TEXOMA
Water off color; 48–51 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and shad pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around bridges and over brush piles. Striped bass are good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.
TOLEDO BEND
Water stained; 61 degrees; 1.27' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and watermelon gold soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are good on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS
Water stained; 60 degrees; 27.34' low. Black bass to 6 pounds are good on crawfish crankbaits, watermelon worms, and jigs in 15 – 38 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white jigging spoons and minnows in 28 - 45 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 20 - 40 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG
Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows and worms. White bass are fair on minnows and worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 47–52 degrees; 2.71' low. No report available.
WHITE RIVER
Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 25.57' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and slow–rolled spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Channel catfish are good on live bait.
WHITNEY
Water stained; 2.39' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon, watermelon red, and watermelon gold spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, liver, and stinkbait.
WRIGHT PATMAN
Water stained; 46–50 degrees; 24.51' high. Black bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.