ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 76–81degrees; 0.43’ 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; 85 degrees; 1.76’ high. Black bass are good on jigs, Senkos, and craw worms. Striped bass are good on Rat–L–Traps, slab spoons, topwaters, shad, spooks, and small crankbaits near the 277 bridge. White bass are good on Rat–L–Traps, slab spoons, topwaters, shad, spooks, and small crankbaits near the 277 bridge. 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; 2.16’ 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; 1.25’ 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 fair on chartreuse and chartreuse/white Rat–L–Traps over grass. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and punchbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON
Water clear; 82 degrees; 1.99’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits near the bank and trolling Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs, stinkbait, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are good on live perch and live shad.
BOB SANDLIN
Water off color; 79–82 degrees; 2.62’ low. Black bass are good early and late on Pop–Rs and Zara Spooks, midday switching to Texas rigs, weightless 5” Yum Dingers and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are fair on chartreuse slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
BRAUNIG
Water clear; 86 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on liver and shad near the pier and at Dead Tree Point, and on marble spinnerbaits 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; 1.42’ 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; 86 degrees; 7.88’ low. Black bass are excellent on Bass Hogg inline buzz frogs and 3/16oz. Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with Grande Bass 4” redbug and watermelon/chartreuse tailed Trickster worms along the docks, rocks, and near brush piles in 2 – 8 feet early and 8 – 16 feet later, and on topwater frogs, torpedoes, and Pop–R’s on main lake flats near grass. Hybrid striper are good trolling hellbenders near the Woodsman of the World camp. 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 Little Rocky Cove in 10 – 20 feet, and under lighted docks at night. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12 – 22 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and worms in 5 – 14 feet.
BUCHANAN
Water clear; 86 degrees; 9.64’ low. Black bass are fair on root beer JDC Drop Shot Worms on drop shot rigs, silver flake Whacky Sticks on jigheads, and white/chartreuse/purple back crankbaits in 8 – 20 feet early (and all day under cloud cover). Striped bass are fair casting and jigging Spoiler Shads and drifting or free lining live bait from Striper Island to the dam in 28 – 42 feet at daylight. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2” plastic swim baits along the river channel and deep creeks in 25 feet. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are fair to good on live bait upriver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live bait upriver.
CADDO
Water murky; 80–85 degrees; 0.44’ 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 fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around reed beds, near the dam, and in Granny’s Cove. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are good down rigging spoons with green grubs between the crappie wall and the dam in 15 – 20 feet, and on perch 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; 83 degrees; 0.24’ high. Black bass are fair on Smokin’ Green” Devil’s Tongues on drop shot rigs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks on wacky rigs, and Texas rigged 6” pumpkin Scoundrel worms and white spinnerbaits along main lake bluffs in 12 – 20 feet and in standing timber in 4 – 8 feet. Striped bass are fair to good but small jigging blade baits and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps in the lower end of the lake. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC grubs and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb’s jigs with matching JDC drop shot worms in 12 – 28 feet early. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.
CEDAR CREEK
Water stained; 79–86 degrees; 1.78’ 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; 3.95’ low. Black bass are good on large soft plastic worms and lizards in 12 – 20 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Drum are good on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on punchbait in 3 – 10 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.
COLEMAN
Water fairly clear; 86 degrees; 9.37’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and white/red tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK
Water fairly clear; 85 degrees (97 degrees at discharge); 0.04’ high. Black bass to 5 pounds are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 3 – 8 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO CITY
No report available.
CONROE
Water fairly clear; 1.03’ low. Black bass are very good on pumpkinseed and tequila sunrise soft plastics, Senkos, crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on live minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, live bait, and nightcrawlers. Pros in brightly colored boats are fair to good on Cannon and Nikon cameras.
COOPER
Water off color; 80–85 degrees; 4.63’ 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; 84 degrees. Black bass are fair on white and chartreuse/white crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow. 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 good on cut shad, liver, and shrimp over baited holes under trees.
FORK
Water fairly clear; 79–85 degrees; 2.24’ 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; 2.74’ 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 pumpkinseed and tequila sunrise Carolina rigged soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers.
GRANBURY
Water clear; 0.68’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are good on perch colored spinnerbaits and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and live bait.
GRANGER
Water clear; 85 degrees; 2.04’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and minnows in 4 – 15 feet. Blue catfish are good on fresh shad and prepared baits in newly flooded vegetation. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.
GRAPEVINE
Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 2.43’ 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; 29.67’ low. No report available.
HOUSTON COUNTY
Water clear; 83 degrees; 0.62’ low. Black bass to 8.5 pounds are very good on purple and brown soft plastic worms in 19 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows around piers and in 10 – 12 feet. Bream are good on live worms off piers and over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish to 5 pounds are very good on trotlines baited with perch.
HUBBARD CREEK
Water stained; 78–81 degrees; 9.04’ 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; 0.68’ high. 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; 0.36’ 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; 4.55’ 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; 86 degrees; 0.21’ low. Black bass are fair on JDC Skip–N–Pops and 1/8oz. Curb’s buzzbaits tight to seawalls in 4 – 8 feet at daylight and just before dark, and on wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks and 4” green pumpkin tubes under boat docks. Striped bass are good on Creme Lures 2” Spoiler Shads and 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 good on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair to good on trotlines.
LEWISVILLE
Water stained; 81–86 degrees; 0.29’ high. 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; 85 degrees; 0.12’ high. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on pet spoons, hellbenders, and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE
Water lightly stained; 75–79 degrees; 76.82’ 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; 3.46’ low. No report available.
MEREDITH
Water lightly stained; 77–81 degrees; 87.17’ 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; 0.7’ 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; 88 degrees; 0.06’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows and jigs off docks in Liberty Hill Park. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and shad. Yellow catfish are fair on perch.
O.H. IVIE
Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 25.19’ 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; 8.37’ low. No report available.
PALESTINE
Water lightly stained; 79–85 degrees; 1.5’ 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; 21.9’ low. No report available.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water stained; 78–83 degrees; 1.26’ 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; 86 degrees; 4.40’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on crankbaits and shad. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on goldfish and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
RAY HUBBARD
Water fairly clear; 81–86 degrees; 2.69’ 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; 0.09’ 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; 0.69’ 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; 88 degrees; 7.26’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and tequila sunrise soft plastic worms. White bass are good on minnows and white/gold spoons. Crappie are good on live minnows. Bream are good on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on live bait, shrimp, and punchbait.
SOMERVILLE
Water murky; 89 degrees; 0.89’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs at the marina. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait, shrimp, and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE
No report available.
STAMFORD
Water lightly stained; 77–81 degrees; 2.73’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live bait and stinkbait.
STEINHAGEN
1.24’ high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE
Water murky; 86 degrees; 0.68’ high. Black bass are slow. 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; 7’ low. No report available.
TAWAKONI
Water fairly clear; 81–86 degrees; 2.35’ 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; 0.21’ high. 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; 87 degrees; 7.10’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon/blue flake Finesse and redbug soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good but small on punchbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS
Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 9.70’ low. Black bass to 3 pounds are very good on chrome chuggers, watermelon red soft plastic worms, and smoke grubs in 5 – 25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue and white tube jigs in 15 – 22 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are excellent on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 25 – 38 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG
Water stained; 87 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper to 8 pounds are good on live bait. White bass to 2 pounds are good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 80–86 degrees; 1.49’ 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; 17.32’ 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; 1.88’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed/white Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits on main lake points and flats. Striped bass are good on minnows and green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and green spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, and stinkbait, and live bait.
WRIGHT PATMAN
Water off color; 79–86 degrees; 4.55’ 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.