Texas,Northeast Fishing Report

Aussie

BBM Personel Director
Joined
May 11, 2009
Location
Australia
#1
NORTHEAST
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 84-88 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, chatterbaits and shaky head jigs with a finesse worm. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]BOB SANDLIN: Water off color; 83-88 degrees; 0.43’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics and Stanley Ribbits early, later switching to jigs, Carolina rigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are fair to good on topwaters and Little Georges. Catfish are good on prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]BRIDGEPORT: Water fairly clear; 84-88 degrees; 0.41' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to drop shot rigs, chatterbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on Rooster Tails and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on Sassy Shad and live shad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CADDO: Water murky; 84-89 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are good on Scum Frogs, Senkos and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Little Georges. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 84-87 degrees; 0.14' low. Black bass are good on buzzbaits, jigs and Texas rigs. White bass are good on Little Georges and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on swim baits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]COOPER: Water off color; 83-88 degrees; 1.92’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and Senkos. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on Rooster Tails and Little Georges. Hybrid striper are good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 88-92 degrees. No report available.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FORK: Water fairly clear; 83-88 degrees; 0.33' low. Black bass are fair to good soft plastic frogs early, later switching to jigs, Rat-L-Traps, Senkos and Texas and Carolina rigs. Night fishing for black bass good on black spinnerbaits and Texas rigged 10” black/blue Power Worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.08' low. Black bass are fair to good on medium running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Rooster Tails, topwaters and Little Georges. Catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]JOE POOL: Water off color; 84-87 degrees; 0.17’ high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on WildEye Curl Tail Minnows and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LAKE O' THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 84-87 degrees; 1.59' high. Black bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics and Ribbit Frogs early, later switching to Texas rigs and 5” weightless watermelon seed Yum Dingers. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LAVON: Water stained; 83-88 degrees; 1.91’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, Senkos and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 1.07’ low. Black bass are fair on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around the bridges. White bass are good on WildEye Curl Tail Minnows and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair on Humdingers and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MARTIN CREEK: 1.11' low. No report available.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 85-92 degrees; 0.28' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and chrome Rat-L-Traps.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85-88 degrees; 0.24' high. Black bass are fair to good on weightless 4” Carolina pumpkin/chartreuse Yum Dingers, spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shad pattern shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair to good on topwaters, live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on cut shad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 84-87 degrees; 1.69' low. Black bass are fair to good on medium running pearl crankbaits, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, Carolina rigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around the bridges and in the marinas. White bass are excellent on topwaters, small swimbaits and spoons. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 85-88 degrees; 0.66' low. Black bass are fair on wacky rigged watermelon/red Senkos. Crappie are excellent over brush piles on Ghost or Blue Ghost pattern Bobby Garland Slab Slayers. White bass are excellent on clear Tiny Torpedoes. Catfish are good on prepared baits in 6-8 feet over baited holes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 83-88 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to jigs, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and small swimbaits. White bass are good on topwaters and WildEye Curl Tail Minnows. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 84-88 degrees; 0.73' low. Black bass are good on buzzbaits and Zell Pops early, later switching to Carolina rigged Baby LFT Creatures, white spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and weightless Yum Dingers. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Little Georges and minnows. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]TEXOMA: Water off color; 84-88 degrees; 1.04' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to jigs, drop shot rigs, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Striped bass are good on live shad and topwaters. Catfish are good on cut and live shad.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 85-89 degrees; 0.6' low. Black bass are fair to good on Zell Pops and buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and shaky head rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live or dead shad and nightcrawlers. White bass are good on Road Runners and minnows.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]WRIGHT PATMAN: Water off color; 84-88 degrees; 6.56' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to jigs, medium diving crankbaits and Texas and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.[/FONT]