Water BodyReportALAN HENRY No Water lightly stained; 59–67 degrees. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, drop shot rigs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared and cut bait.AMISTAD Water clear; 58 – 64 degrees; 0.29’ high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, soft plastics, and jerkbaits. Striped bass are fair on crankbaits, jigging spoons, live minnows and Red Fins. White bass are fair on crankbaits, jigging spoons, and live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows in Devil’s River around big trees. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 30 – 60 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines, throwlines, and droplines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.ARROWHEAD Water semi–turbid; 60–66 degrees; 3.69’ low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs. Crappie are slow to fair off the dam, state park piers and at the Henrietta and Deer Creek bridges. Blue catfish are good on cut shad while anchored in deeper water up to 30 feet deep and on jug lines. White bass have yet to spawn.ATHENS Water lightly stained, 62–69 degrees; 0.8’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, jigs and Bandit 100 crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows – moving shallow. Catfish are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.BASTROP Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse 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 stained; 58 – 62 degrees; 3.14’ low. Black bass are good on green topwaters. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on light blue jigs. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and summer sausage. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and shad.BOB SANDLIN Water stained; 63–69 degrees; 2.7’ low Black bass are fair to good on flukes, Texas rigs, jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and Little Georges. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines or juglines with Redneck’s Catfish Bait Soap.BRAUNIG Water clear. 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 at Dead Tree Point and near the pier. Redfish are slow. 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; 62–68 degrees; 4.24’ low; Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and red Rat–L–Traps. 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 on shallow flats.BROWNWOOD Water clear; 10.09’ low. Black bass are fair on dark red and black/blue Bass Hog spinnerbaits and jigs, and on perch colored crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps along the shorelines. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and shad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on Li’l Fishies and green tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.BUCHANAN Water clear; 58 – 61 degrees; 10.79’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkin Curb’s jigs, jerkbaits, and Carolina rigged JDC lizards along break lines in 10 – 20 feet. Striped bass are good trolling white/chartreuse Curb’s striper jigs and crankbaits, and drifting live bait in 20 – 30 feet. White bass are fair on slabs, Pirk Minnows, and trolling crankbaits near the mouths of larger creeks. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.CADDO Water murky; 63–70 degrees; 0.38’ high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas rigs and Senkos. White bass are fair on Road Runners and minnows. Yellow bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.CALAVERAS Water clear. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 – 20 feet. Redfish are slow. 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; 60 – 63 degrees; 2.07’ low. Black bass are fair on black/chartreuse Curb’s hair jigs, jerkbaits, and Texas rigged Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads in 20 – 30 feet. Striped bass are fair to good vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads, and trolling white Curb’s striper jigs. White bass are fair jigging Blade Baits and Pirk Minnows along the main river channel at mid lake. Smallmouth bass are good on tomato red curl tail grubs, JDC smoke/red flake tubes, and tomato red drop shot worms over rock piles in 15 – 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.CEDAR CREEK Water stained; 62–69 degrees; 2.51’ low. Black bass are fair on medium running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. 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 – 65 degrees; 6.28’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.COLEMAN Water clear; 60 – 64 degrees; 11.17’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.COLETO CREEK Water fairly clear; 0.42’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.COLORADO CITY No reports available.CONROE Water fairly clear; 1.50’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed and tequila sunrise soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and shrimp.COOPER Water stained; 61–67 degrees; 7.59’ low; Black bass are fair to good on Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows with movement towards the shallows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.FAIRFIELD Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD is currently stocking the lake. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.FALCON Water stained; 71 – 73 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows, jigs, and small spoons with grubs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp and shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.FAYETTE Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red, green pumpkin, and pumpkinseed 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 and stinkbait.FORK Water fairly clear; 62–68 degrees; 3.16’ low. Black bass are fair to good on square bill crankbaits, Texas rigs, chatterbaits and drop shot rigs. Females are on beds or cruising in a post spawn pattern, so target anywhere from 1–15 feet. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad over shallow mud flats.FT. PHANTOM HILL Water clear; 60–65 degrees; 2.85’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.GIBBONS CREEK Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon and chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp, liver, and stinkbait.GRANBURY Water clear; 59 – 68 degrees; 0.54’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and red Rat–L–Traps in the shallows. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are slow. Golden alga continues to impact the fishery and an active kill is concentrated near the dam, but fresh dead fish were seen from the power plant to the dam. Species affected include shad, freshwater drum, channel catfish, sunfish, striped bass, white bass, largemouth bass, white crappie, and others.GRANGER Water clear; 58 – 61 degrees; 0.15’ high. Black bass are fair on black jigs and Rat–L–Traps in trees along the river channel. White bass are fair near Comanche Bluff. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver under lights at night. Blue catfish are fair on prepared baits. Yellow catfish are slow.GRAPEVINE Water stained; 61–69 degrees; 1.16’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, jigs, drop shot rigs and flukes. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and Little Georges. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.GREENBELT Water stained; 56–65 degrees. Black bass are fair on crawfish pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and Rat–L–Traps. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and crankbaits along riprap. Walleye are good on orange/gold Suspending Rouges. Catfish are fair to good on live baits.HOUSTON COUNTY Water clear; 67 – 70 degrees; 0.18’ high. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms, centipedes, lizards, Brush Hogs, and spinnerbaits near the marina in 2 – 8 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows near the dam around piers. Channel and blue catfish to 10 pounds are good on bacon and chicken livers.HUBBARD CREEK 60–66 degrees; 9.5’ low. No reports availableJOE POOL Water off color; 62–68 degrees; 0.14’ 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; 61–68 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, Lateral Perch and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad. Bream are fair to good on red wigglers.LAVON Water stained; 62–69 degrees; 4.88’ low. Black bass are fair to good 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 fairly clear; 60 – 63 degrees; 0.12’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows and Curb’s jigs near Horseshoe Bay. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.LEWISVILLE Water stained; 62–68 degrees; 0.97’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigged Ultra Vibe Speed Craws. 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.LIVINGSTON Water fairly clear; 64 – 67 degrees; 0.03’ low. Black bass are very good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on pet spoons and troll tubes. White bass are good on slabs, pet spoons, and troll tubes. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.MACKENZIE No reports available.MARTIN CREEK Water fairly clear; 5.26’ low. No report available.MEREDITH Water fairly clear; 57–66 degrees. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, Rat–L–Traps and cotton candy tubes. Smallmouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and Suspending Rouges. Crappie are fair to good on Road Runners and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.MONTICELLO Water fairly clear; 63–82 degrees; 1.14’ low. Black bass are good on Rat–L–Traps, weightless flukes, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. No reports on crappie. No reports on catfishNASWORTHY No reports available.NAVARRO MILLS Water stained; 58 – 62 degrees; 0.16’ high. Black bass are fair on minnows off points in Liberty Hill Park. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows and red/chartreuse, orange/chartreuse, and blue/white jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles at the marina. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch and large minnows. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch.O.H. IVIE Water stained; 61–68 degrees; 27.16’ low. Black bass are good on shallow on Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and square bill crankbaits – the deeper bite (larger females) is on jigs, Texas rigged 10” worms and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared and live bait.OAK CREEK Water stained; 61–66 degrees. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.PALESTINE Water lightly stained; 61–68 degrees; 1.3’ low. 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).PALO DURO Water off color; 57–65 degrees; Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged Brush Hogs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on jigs and crankbaits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.POSSUM KINGDOM Water stained; 62–69 degrees; 1.51’ low. Black bass are fair to good on watermelon flukes, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and chartreuse/brown Bandit 100s. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and Road Runners fished shallow. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and live bait.PROCTOR Water stained; 59 – 62 degrees; 6.43’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.RAY HUBBARD Water fairly clear; 62–69 degrees; 2.87’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, jigs and red Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and Road Runners with movement towards the creeks. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good under cormorant roosts on prepared baits.RAY ROBERTS Water clear; 60–67 degrees; 1.45’ low. Black bass are excellent on shad pattern Revenge Viberators in shallow water in the backs of coves – Senkos and flukes are working well in very shallow water around stumps. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around shallow timber in 2–5 feet. White bass are good on slabs under birds in the mouths of the northeast creeks. Catfish are good over baited holes.RICHLAND CHAMBERS Water off color; 61–68 degrees; 2.03’ 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.SAM RAYBURN Water lightly stained; 60 – 62 degrees; 7.63’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed and tequila sunrise soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on live minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are fair on shrimp, liver, and nightcrawlers.SOMERVILLE Water murky; 59 – 61 degrees; 2.10’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows and on blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.SPENCE 69.47’ low. No reports available.STAMFORD No reports available.STEINHAGEN 0.73’ high. No report available.STILLHOUSE Water stained; 60 – 62 degrees; 0.06’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.SWEETWATER No reports available.TAWAKONI Water fairly clear; 61–69 degrees; 2.97’ low. Black bass are excellent on shallow running crankbaits and Baby Brush Hogs. Crappie are good on 1/16 oz. jigheads and Tiny Assassins in and around docks. White bass are fair in the upper end of the lake on chartreuse grubs on a 1/4 oz. jighead (spawn has begun). Striped bass and hybrid striper are good in 8–15 feet on slow rolled 4” Sassy Shad on a 3/4 oz. jighead and Moe’s Shanghai Shad. Catfish are excellent in 3–6 feet on cut bait and fresh shad.TEXOMA Water off color; 60–68 degrees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on live shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.TOLEDO BEND Water stained; 58 – 65 degrees; 7.49’ low. Black bass are excellent on 1/8oz. Texas rigged watermelon red and green pumpkin flukes, and blue/chrome/orange Rogues. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on Rinky Dinks and ¼oz. Rat–L–Traps in the north end of the lake Crappie are excellent on shiners and 1/16oz. blue/white and black/chartreuse Roadrunners in 2 – 8 feet. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver in shallow flats and the back of creeks in 6 – 12 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.TRAVIS Water stained; 62 – 65 degrees; 16.27’ low. Black bass are good on smoke grubs, brown jigs, and crawfish colored crankbaits in 10 – 20 feet. Striped bass are fair on white spoons and minnows in 20 – 40 feet. White bass are fair on white spoons and chrome crankbaits in 20– 35 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 15 – 30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.WALTER E. LONG Water stained. Black bass are good on minnows and pumpkinseed soft plastic worm and lizards. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.WEATHERFORD Water lightly stained; 62–67 degrees; 3.58’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat–L–Traps 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.WHITE RIVER Water stained; 60–68 degrees. Black bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and live bait. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.WHITNEY Water stained; 9.37’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged soft plastic lizards and jerkbaits in 10 – 20 feet. Striped bass are fair on striper jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are slow.WRIGHT PATMAN Water off color; 61–68 degrees; 4.45’ high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, shad pattern crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.
