ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 76–81degrees; 0.2' low. Black bass are good on drop shot rigs, Rat–L–Traps and shaky head jigs with a 7" worm. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
AMISTAD
Water murky; 87 degrees; 1.70' high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
ARROWHEAD
Water clear; 77–80 degrees; 2.09' low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits early, midday switching to Rat–L–Traps, crankbaits and Texas rigs in 2–10 feet. Crappie are good on minnows off the derricks. White bass are good Rooster Tails and Road Runners. Catfish are fair on juglines to good on cut shad.
ATHENS
Water fairly clear, 78–81 degrees; 0.64' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics in 2–10 feet around heavy brush. Crappie are fair at night on live minnows off docks with brush. Catfish are good on punchbait and fresh cut bait in 15 feet. Bream are good on nightcrawlers in 4–6 feet.
BASTROP
Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red deep diving crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp, minnows, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON
Water clear; 82 degrees; 3.17' high. Black bass are good on Rat–L–Traps and drifting minnows in coves. Hybrid striper are fair trolling white riversides. White bass are fair trolling Rat–L–Traps and white riversides. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and live shad.
BOB SANDLIN
Water off color; 79–82 degrees; 2.38' low. Black bass are good early on and topwaters, later switching to drop shot rigs and finesse jigs. White bass are fair on Rooster Tails and minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and chartreuse (use Worm–Glo) nightcrawlers.
BRAUNIG
Water clear; 86 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad off points near the pier and at the north end of the park, and down rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, and silver spoons, and down rigging spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait, and cheesebait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT
Water fairly clear; 79–83 degrees; 1.36' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, midday switching to crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are fair on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers. Bream are fair on crickets and red wigglers.
BROWNWOOD
Water clear; 88 degrees; 7.61' low. Black bass are fair on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits and Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with Grande Bass 4" redbug or green pumpkin Trickster Worms near the docks and over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet, and good on Frog and Pop–R topwaters. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 – 18 feet, and off lighted docks at night. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch in 12 – 20 feet.
BUCHANAN
Water clear; 86 degrees; 9.65' low. Black bass are good on daiquiri JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, blue shad flukes, Rat–L–Traps, and wacky rigged watermelon red Whacky Sticks along docks and over flats early. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads plastic swim baits and drifting or free lining live bait around Lighthouse Point at first light. White bass are fair but small trolling deep diving Shad Raps and jigging Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits over humps along the river channel. Crappie are fair on pink/white or chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows, and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on rod/reel, juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver.
CADDO
Water murky; 80–85 degrees; 0.33' low. Black bass are good on black/red or watermelon Senkos on the grass and along the edges of lily pads and on soft plastic frogs over grass and lily pads. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around cypress trees and in the river bends. Bream are fair around cypress trees on crickets and worms. Catfish are good on limb lines with cut bait.
CALAVERAS
Water clear; 86 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 – 20 feet, and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good down rigging spoons with green grubs between the crappie wall and the dam in 15 – 20 feet, and on crawfish and tilapia along the shoreline. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad near the railroad trestle, 181 Cove, and the discharge. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE
Water clear; 87 degrees; 1.13' high. Black bass are fair to good on JDC Skip–N–Pops, Pop R's, and wacky rigged watermelon red Whacky Sticks along the edges of grass and buck brush, and on Texas rigged blue flake worms and drop shot Devil's Tongues along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps and jigging 1oz. Pirk Minnows at daylight. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on topwaters, root beer JDC grubs, and craws in 10 – 30 feet at daylight. Crappie are fair on white or chartreuse crappie jigs and live minnows tight to lay down tree tops and brush upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on trotlines and juglines baited with live goldfish and perch from Cranes Mill Park to the mouth of the river.
CEDAR CREEK
Water stained; 79–86 degrees; 1.61' low. Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, jigs and drop shot rigs, with early action on topwaters. White bass are fair early on Humdingers, midday switching to Hellbender with Pet Spoon rigs. Hybrid striper are fair burning large slabs. Crappie are slow on small minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good drifting cut shad and on nightcrawlers.
CHOKE CANYON
Water clear; 88 degrees; 4.14' low. Black bass are fair on minnows and white spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on frozen shrimp and punchbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLEMAN
Water fairly clear; 88 degrees; 9.23' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse and chartreuse blue spinnerbaits, soft plastics, and Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK
Water fairly clear; 86 degrees (97 degrees at discharge); 0.10' high. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, liver, and live perch. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with live perch in 10 – 20 feet.
COLORADO CITY
No report available.
CONROE
Water fairly clear; 0.83' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse and watermelon red Carolina rigged soft plastics, Senkos, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on live minnows and green striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.
COOPER
Water off color; 80–85 degrees; 4.42' low. No report available.
FAIRFIELD
Water fairly clear; 88–92 degrees. No report available. Few anglers out after a major fish kill.
FALCON
Water clear; 85 degrees. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on stinkbait and frozen shrimp. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
FAYETTE
Water fairly clear; 89 degrees. Black bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on cut shad, liver, and shrimp over baited holes under trees.
FORK
Water fairly clear; 79–85 degrees; 1.88' low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits and Yellow Magics early, midday switching to Carolina rigs, jigs, crankbaits and spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are good on cut shad and chartreuse (use Worm–Glo) nightcrawlers.
FT. PHANTOM HILL
Water clear; 76–79 degrees; 2.19' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, medium running crankbaits and Senkos. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. Hybrid striped bass are fair to good on live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on live bait.
GIBBONS CREEK
Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue and chartreuse/white Carolina rigged soft plastics, and on green/white spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and live perch.
GRANBURY
Water clear; 0.33' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon and chartreuse Rat–L–Traps and spinnerbaits, and on watermelon/white soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons and silver/white striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and live bait.
GRANGER
Water clear; 84 degrees; 7.86' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slab spoons on main lake points. Crappie are good on live minnows in 15 – 20 feet. Blue catfish are very good on shad and prepared bait in shallow, newly flooded vegetation. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE
Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 4.93' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shaky head jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over planted brush piles. White bass are good to excellent all over the lake. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and chartreuse (use Worm–Glo) nightcrawlers. Boaters are advised to watch for floating debris.
GREENBELT
Water lightly stained; 75–80 degrees; 28.78' low. No report available.
HOUSTON COUNTY
Water clear; 83 degrees; 0.33' low. Black bass to 4 pounds are very good on Pop R's and chartreuse soft plastic worms off piers and drop offs near the dam. Crappie are good on live minnows in coves in 10 – 12 feet. Bream are good on live worms off piers and over grass beds and the south side of the islands. Channel and blue catfish to 9 pounds are good on trotlines baited with perch.
HUBBARD CREEK
Water stained; 78–81 degrees; 8.82' low. Black bass are fair on shad pattern spinnerbaits fished along grass lines and watermelon seed soft plastics worked along reeds. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.
JOE POOL
Water off color; 81–86 degrees; 2.91' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow to fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Rooster Tails over mid–lake humps. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES
Water lightly stained; 79–85 degrees; 0.55' high. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, midday switching to Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on chartreuse (use Worm–Glo) nightcrawlers and Danny King's Punch Bait.
LAVON
Water stained; 80–86 degrees; 5.21' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and topwaters in the shallows, and on Carolina rigs off deeper points. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits.
LBJ
Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.30' low. Black bass are good on watermelon Curb's Erratic jigs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks, and pumpkin 4" tubes near docks and lay downs along seawalls and in 10 feet at daylight. Striped bass are good on Creme Lure's 2" Spoiler Shads and 1" Li'l Fishies at night. White bass are fair to good on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in clear water. Channel catfish are very good on nightcrawlers, liver, and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
LEWISVILLE
Water stained; 81–86 degrees; 2.58' low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shaky head jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
LIVINGSTON
Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 0.11' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on bone colored and Zara spooks. White bass are good on troll tubes and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE
Water lightly stained; 75–79 degrees; 76' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early and late, midday switching to Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and wacky rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on topwaters and Rooster Tails. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait and medium running crankbaits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.
MARTIN CREEK
Water fairly clear; 3.01' low. No report available.
MEREDITH
Water lightly stained; 77–81 degrees; 85.89' low. Black bass are good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to drop shot rigs, shaky head jigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows. White bass are good on Rooster Tails. Smallmouth bass are good on spoons, live bait and jerkbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.
MONTICELLO
Water fairly clear; 86–92 degrees; 0.3' high. No report available.
NASWORTHY
Water lightly stained; 77–80 degrees. Black bass are fair on wacky rigs fished shallow and jigs and Carolina rigs in deeper water. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live baits.
NAVARRO MILLS
Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.88' high. Black bass are good on medium and deep running crankbaits and on topwaters early. White bass are fair on Humdingers and Little Georges. Crappie are fair on minnows off the fishing docks early. Channel catfish are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE
Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 24.23' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shaky head jigs, Rat–L–Traps and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Road Runners. Channel catfish are good on live and cut bait.
OAK CREEK
Water lightly stained; 76–81 degrees; 7.87' low. No report available.
PALESTINE
Water lightly stained; 79–85 degrees; 1.25' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Rat–L–Traps and soft plastics fished shallow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in the marinas and over brush piles. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair to good on Little Georges and Road Runners. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.
PALO DURO
Water stained; 72–78 degrees; 21.68' low. No report available.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water stained; 78–83 degrees; 1.14' low. Black bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are good on Road Runners and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
PROCTOR
Water murky; 88 degrees; 4.13' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on small minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows. Yellow catfish are fair on shrimp and shad.
RAY HUBBARD
Water fairly clear; 81–86 degrees; 3.71' low. Black bass are fair to good on shallow to medium running shad pattern crankbaits, spinnerbaits, Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on topwaters and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS
Water clear; 81–84 degrees; 0.55' high. Black bass are good on Zoom watermelon/red flukes and Gene Larew Biffle Bugs around submerged trees in 2 – 8 feet. Crappie are good on Slab Slayers and minnows on brush piles and standing timber in 15 – 20 feet. White bass are good on main lake humps in 25 – 35 feet on chartreuse/white 1oz slabs. No report on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS
Water off color; 82–86 degrees; 0.79' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters and spinnerbaits early, midday switching to Carolina rigs and drop shot rigs. White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on large slabs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut shad.
SAM RAYBURN
Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 6.44' low. Black bass are good on topwaters and watermelon soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on spoons over humps. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait and nightcrawlers.
SOMERVILLE
Water murky; 88 degrees; 0.67' low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Perch are good on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE
No report available.
STAMFORD
Water lightly stained; 77–81 degrees; 3' high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live bait and stinkbait.
STEINHAGEN
1.22' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE
Water murky; 86 degrees; 5.24' high. Black bass are fair on minnows and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, hot dogs, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER
Water stained; 76–79 degrees; 6.06' low. No report available.
TAWAKONI
Water fairly clear; 81–86 degrees; 2.15' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, topwaters and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows in 15 feet. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. White bass are good on Humdingers and topwaters. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on live shad, Sassy Shad and slabs.
TEXOMA
Water off color; 79–85 degrees; 0.94' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early, midday switching to crankbaits, Texas rigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around bridges, in the marinas and over brush piles. Striped bass are fair early on topwaters and Sassy Shad, later switching to slabs and continuing with Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
TOLEDO BEND
Water stained; 88 degrees; 5.33' low. Black bass are good on topwaters and redbug soft plastic worms early and late. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on spoons on ridges. Crappie are slow. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers in 5 – 10 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS
Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 8.05' low. Black bass are good on bone topwaters, watermelon worms, and grubs in 5 – 15 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on chrome jigging spoons and minnows in 35 – 42 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 28 – 45 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG
Water stained; 87 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 80–86 degrees; 1.4' low. Black bass are slow to fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the crappie house and over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on worms, liver and dough bait. White bass are fair on Road Runners. Bream are good on worms.
WHITE RIVER
Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 16.93' low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and shallow running shad pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Channel catfish are fair on live bait.
WHITNEY
Water murky; 0.57' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon and chartreuse Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics off points. Striped bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and punchbait.
WRIGHT PATMAN
Water off color; 79–86 degrees; 4.75' high. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and Yellow Magics early, midday switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are good on cut shad and chartreuse (use Worm–Glo) nightcrawlers.