Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 80 degrees; 1.69’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bream-colored football jigs and top-water poppers. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 80 degrees; 46.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on edges of the vegetation on Texas-rigged worms and craws. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 4.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue or black spinner baits, drop shots and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and chicken livers.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, crankbaits and Carolinarigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and earthworms.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 81 degrees; 0.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, football jigs and craws. Catfish are good on chicken livers and punch bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on jigs, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water clear; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, crankbaits and purple or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue Texas-rigged plastic worms, chartreuse swim jigs and spinner baits. White bass are good on white/chartreuse jigging spoons and slabs. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and pearl swimbaits. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 79 degrees; 1.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, shaky-head jigs and red, blue or black Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 80 degrees. Red drum are fair on spoons, crankbaits and live perch and tilapia. Catfish are fair on shrimp and cheese bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and live bait.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 2.83’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue, black, or purple Texasrigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait and top-waters. White bass are good on swimbaits, slabs and jigging spoons. Channel catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.27’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, buzzbaits, wacky rigs and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait.

CALAVERAS: Slightly stained; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Red drum fair on tilapia and perch. Catfish are fair on cut bait and cheese bait.

CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 3.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and red or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on live bait, chartreuse jigging spoons and silver slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 78-83 degrees; 0.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shaky heads and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair to good on silver slabs. Catfish are good drifting over humps with cut or live shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 17.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and swimming jigs. Crappie are fair on brush piles in 20 feet of water with jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms. Hybrid striped bass are fair on jigging spoons and live bait. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and shrimp.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits, black or red plastic worms and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver or white slabs and chartreuse swimbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 2.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on shad.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.31’ low. Largmouth bass are fair on crankbaits and purple Texas-rigged worms. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on fresh shad. The catfish evening bite is fair, drifting using fresh shad.

FALCON: Water stained; 81 degrees; 42.0’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, Texas-rigged finesse worms and shaky heads. Catfish are good on live shad, live tilapia and live perch.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, square-billed crankbaits and purple or black drop shots. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and cut bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.82’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, shaky-head worms and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on dough bait.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic worms. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on cut shad.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.15’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, raspberry and watermelon Carolina-rigged plastic worms and pearl or chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, Texasrigged plastic worms, swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, live bait and earthworms.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-water frogs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair to good on silver slab spoons.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on wacky worms, drop shots and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.83’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on blue or black Texas-rigged plastic worms, football jigs and pearl swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait, earthworms and cut bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 3.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and creature baits. White bass are slow.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on live bait, swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.83’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, drop shots, crankbaits and shaky head jigs. White bass are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad on flats.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.49’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, weighted worms and topwaters. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 42.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on worms, top-water frogs and weedless jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and blood bait.

NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut bait and live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 84 degrees. 1.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.84’ low. Largemouth bass are good on blue or purple plastic worms, swimbaits and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. White bass are good on white slabs, chartreuse swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 82 degrees; 15.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed jigs and 10-inch power worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live bait and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 4.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good topwaters, Texas-rigged worms and jigs. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, shaky-head jigs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.66’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good on jigs and crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad.

PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.14’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and hybrid stripers are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on wacky worms and weightless finesse worms in plum apple and watermelon. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are excellent on cut bait at night.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 1.55’ low. No report on largemouth bass. White bass ar good on inline spinners and 3/4-ounce chartreuse slabs.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and jigs. White bass are good on top-waters, slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 1.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on drop shots, shaky-head jigs and Texasrigged plastic worms. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait, punch bait and chicken livers.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.30’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-water frogs, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky rigs, shaky-head jigs and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on white/chartreuse jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken livers and cut bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shad crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Texas-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on swimbaits, slabs and live bait. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait. Channel catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 2.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, shaky-head jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait with some top-water action at sunrise. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms, chicken livers and live bait.

TOLEDO BEND: 71 degrees; 4.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 80 degrees; 18.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red, purple, or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.47’ low. Largemouth bass are good on tubes, football jigs and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.05’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and plastic frogs, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on spinner bait, square-billed crankbaits and drop shots. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait, large silver spoons and chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and punch bait.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.82’ low. As Largemouth bass are fair on blue or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms and shaky head jigs. White bass are good on white and chartreuse swimbaits and slabs. Stripers are good on live bait. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait.