Freshwater Fishing Report

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 1.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 80 degrees; 46.12’ 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; 81 degrees; 3.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, drop shots and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and chicken livers.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 91 degrees; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, crankbaits, and Carolinarigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and earthworms.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 79 degrees; 0.66’ 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; 75 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on jigs, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water clear; 90 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; 81 degrees; 0.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue flecked Texas-rigged plastic worms and chartreuse swim jigs. White bass are good on white/chartreuse jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and cut bait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 4.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerkbaits, shaky head jigs and blue or purple Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, shaky head jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and spinner baits. Redfish are fair on spoons and live bait. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are slow to fair on cut bait, cheese bait and nightcrawlers.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms and shaky-head 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; 80 degrees; 2.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark Texas-rigged plastic worms, white swimbaits and perch crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait and topwaters. 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; 81 degrees; 0.29’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait.

CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 87-90 degrees; 3.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and red or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. Catfish are good with punch bait and live bait. Striped bass are good along the river channel edge on live bait. White bass are good on live bait, chartreuse jigging spoons and silver slabs.

Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse flukes, crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Hybrids and sand bass are good on spoons, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, punch bait and chicken livers.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 16.76’ low. Crappie are excellent on white jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are fair on swimming/vibrating jigs and flukes.

CONROE: Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.28’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on soft plastics after water level rise. Hybrid striped bass are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and prepared baits.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, black or red plastic worms, chatter baits and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver or white slabs and chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, purple Texas-rigged worms and football jigs. White bass are good on white swimbaits, chrome slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and punch bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 41.09’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good in deeper water on crankbaits and Texas-rigged finesse worms. Catfish are fair to good on fresh cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 75 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; 82 degrees; 1.42’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits and Carolina- or Texasrigged 10-inch plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and live bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are good on topwaters. Crappie are fair on jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are fair to good on live bait and top-waters. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, raspberry and watermelon Carolina-rigged plastic worms and pearl or chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, Texas-rigged 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; 78 degrees; 0.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair to good on silver slab spoons.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water clear; 81 degrees; 0.69’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on soft plastics in hydrilla. White bass are good on top-waters and rooster tails. Channel catfish are good on stink bait.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots and shaky head jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue or black Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, 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; 81 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky head jigs, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons and live bait. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

LBJ: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on live bait, swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, flutter spoons and shaky-head jigs. White bass are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, plastic worms and top-waters. White bass are good on swimbaits and live bait. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.95’ low. Largemouth bass are good on red or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, spinner baits, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 41.76’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, 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; 76 degrees; 0.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, top-water frogs and weedless jigs. Crappie are good in the timber on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and liver-prepared baits.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 82 degrees. 1.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

MILLS: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue or purple plastic worms and shaky head jigs. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 14.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good 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; 78 degrees; 4.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.18’ low. Largemouth bass are good on 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; 82 degrees; 0.26’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good trolling downriggers with live bait and swimbaits. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, flukes and football jigs. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and earthworms.

RAVEN: Water stained; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads with finesse worms. Sunfish are fair on power bait pellets, crickets and cut worms.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on inline spinners. Hybrids are fair on swimbaits. Catfish are good on live bait and punch bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.15’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits 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; 82 degrees; 0.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots, shaky-head jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, punch bait and chicken livers.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 81 degrees; 1.27’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs and jigs. Crappie are good on shiners.

SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky rigs, shaky-head jigs, and crankbaits. White and hybrid bass are fair to 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; 81 degrees; 0.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shad crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in brush piles and timber. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 2.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Texas-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White bass and hybrid stripers 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.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, shaky head jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait. Catfish are good on earthworms, chicken livers and live bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 80 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-water frogs, drop-shot rigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair in deep water on jigs and small minnows.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 78 degrees; 17.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, football jigs and shad crankbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs, and live bait. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on punch bait, chicken livers and live bait.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and plastic frogs and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, 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 chicken livers, live bait and punch bait.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.99’ low. 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. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, punch bait, and live bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.63’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shad crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait.