ALAN HENRY  No Water lightly stained; 59–67 degrees. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, drop shot rigs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared and cut bait.

AMISTAD  Water clear; 59 – 64 degrees; 0.29’ high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, soft plastics, and jerkbaits. Striped bass are fair on crankbaits, jigging spoons, live minnows, and Red Fins. White bass are fair on crankbaits, jigging spoons, and live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows in Devil’s River around big trees. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 30 – 60 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines, throwlines, and droplines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

ARROWHEAD  Water semi–turbid; 59 degrees; 4.05’ low. Black bass are fair. Crappie are fair off the dam, state park piers and at the Henrietta and Deer Creek bridges – cooler weather has slowed them down. Blue catfish are still good on cut shad while anchored in deeper water up to 30 feet deep.

ATHENS  Water lightly stained, 62–69 degrees; 0.8’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, jigs and Bandit 100 crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows – moving shallow. Catfish are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

BASTROP  Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON  Water stained; 64 – 68 degrees; 3.24’ low. Black bass are good on green topwaters. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on light blue jigs. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and summer sausage. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and shad.

BOB SANDLIN  Water stained; 63–69 degrees; 2.7’ low Black bass are fair to good on flukes, Texas rigs, jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and Little Georges. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines or juglines with Redneck’s Catfish Bait Soap.

BRAUNIG  Water clear. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are good on liver and shad at Dead Tree Point and near the pier. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15 – 20 feet.

BRIDGEPORT  Water fairly clear; 62–68 degrees; 4.24’ low; Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and red Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on cut and prepared bait on shallow flats.

BROWNWOOD  Water clear; 10.15’ low. Black bass are fair on dark red and black/blue Bass Hog spinnerbaits and jigs, and on perch colored crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps along the shorelines. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and shad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on Li’l Fishies and green tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN  Water clear; 64 – 66 degrees; 10.81’ low. Black bass are fair on JDC RocKraw trailers, hard jerkbaits, pumpkin JDC Craws, and chartreuse Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges in 10 – 20 feet. Striped bass are good trolling Curb’s striper jigs and crankbaits, and drifting live bait near Paradise Point in 20 – 30 feet. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows and Shad Raps from the near Cedar Point. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12 – 20 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CADDO  Water murky; 63–70 degrees; 0.38’ high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas rigs and Senkos. White bass are fair on Road Runners and minnows. Yellow bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

CALAVERAS  Water clear. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 – 20 feet. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE  Water clear; 63 – 66 degrees; 2.21’ low. Black bass are fair on JDC drop shot worms, jerkbaits, brown Curb’s hair jigs, and Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along ledges in 12 – 20 feet. Striped bass are fair to good trolling white Curb’s striper jigs and jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and Blade Baits along the main river channel in 30 feet. Smallmouth bass are good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes and watermelon curl tail grubs over rock piles in 12 – 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and green crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK  Water stained; 62–69 degrees; 2.51’ low. Black bass are fair on medium running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad and large slabs jigged vertically. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad.

CHOKE CANYON  Water clear; 65 – 68 degrees; 6.28’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and heavy jigs along banks. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLEMAN  Water clear; 63 – 65 degrees; 11.30’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK  Water fairly clear; 0.55’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with nightcrawlers, liver, and shrimp in 10 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch in 10 – 25 feet.

COLORADO CITY  No report available.

CONROE  Water fairly clear; 1.54’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp.

COOPER  Water stained; 61–67 degrees; 7.59’ low; Black bass are fair to good on Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows with movement towards the shallows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

FAIRFIELD  Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD is currently stocking the lake. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.

FALCON  Water stained; 71 – 73 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows, jigs, and small spoons with grubs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp and shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

FAYETTE  Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red, green pumpkin, and pumpkinseed Carolina rigged soft plastics off deep points, and on spinnerbaits, Rat–L–Traps, Senkos, flukes, and soft plastics in shallow areas. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait.

FORK  Water fairly clear; 62–68 degrees; 3.16’ low. Black bass are fair to good on square bill crankbaits, Texas rigs, chatterbaits and drop shot rigs. Females are on beds or cruising in a post spawn pattern, so target anywhere from 1–15 feet. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad over shallow mud flats.

FT. PHANTOM HILL  Water clear; 60–65 degrees; 2.85’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK  Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse/orange and chartreuse/red soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait.

GRANBURY  Water clear; 64 – 68 degrees; 0.52’ low. Black bass are fair on black/chartreuse soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps over grass. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are slow. Fish kills from toxic golden alga continue in the reservoir. Although golden alga can be found throughout the reservoir currently, the more highly toxic samples analyzed and reported-on were taken from the City Beach area down to the dam. All sport fish species in Granbury are being affected by this kill; however the large majority of dead fish observed this week have been rough fish species. Although this fish kill is ongoing, BRA rangers have reported anglers catching fish in some parts of the reservoir.

GRANGER  Water clear; 65 – 68 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are good on black jigs and soft plastic worms around heavy timber. White bass are good on white grubs in Willis Creek. Crappie are fair on jigs in shallow spawning areas. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits and shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

GRAPEVINE  Water stained; 61–69 degrees; 1.16’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, jigs, drop shot rigs and flukes. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and Little Georges. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

GREENBELT  Water stained; 56–65 degrees. Black bass are fair on crawfish pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and Rat–L–Traps. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and crankbaits along riprap. Walleye are good on orange/gold Suspending Rouges. Catfish are fair to good on live baits.

HOUSTON COUNTY  Water clear; 68 – 71 degrees; 0.11’ high. Black bass to 10 pounds are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms, centipedes, lizards, and topwaters. Crappie are fair on live minnows near the dam around piers. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and cut shad.

HUBBARD CREEK  60–66 degrees; 9.5’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Senkos. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are good on prepared bait over baited holes.

JOE POOL  Water off color; 62–68 degrees; 0.14’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.

LAKE O' THE PINES  Water stained; 61–68 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, Lateral Perch and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad. Bream are fair to good on red wigglers.

LAVON  Water stained; 62–69 degrees; 4.88’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and shallow slow–running crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

LBJ  Water fairly clear; 63 – 66 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are fair on tequila sunrise Curb’s jigs and watermelon tubes. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on silver Pirk Minnows and Li’l Fishies near the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and shrimp. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

LEWISVILLE  Water stained; 62–68 degrees; 0.97’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigged Ultra Vibe Speed Craws. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm–Glo) nightcrawlers.

LIVINGSTON  Water fairly clear; 64 – 67 degrees. Black bass are very good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on pet spoons and troll tubes. White bass are good on slabs, pet spoons, and troll tubes. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

MACKENZIE  No report available.

MARTIN CREEK  Water fairly clear; 5.26’ low. No report available.

MEREDITH  Water fairly clear; 57–66 degrees. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, Rat–L–Traps and cotton candy tubes. Smallmouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and Suspending Rouges. Crappie are fair to good on Road Runners and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.

MONTICELLO  Water fairly clear; 63–82 degrees; 1.14’ low. Black bass are good on Rat–L–Traps, weightless flukes, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. No reports on crappie. No reports on catfish

NASWORTHY  No report available.

NAVARRO MILLS  Water stained; 67 – 69 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are fair on minnows off points in Liberty Hill Park. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and red/chartreuse, orange/chartreuse, and blue/white jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles at the marina. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch and goldfish. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch.

O.H. IVIE  Water stained; 61–68 degrees; 27.16’ low. Black bass are good on flukes, shaky head jigs with a 7” worm, Texas rigs and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad.

OAK CREEK  Water stained; 61–66 degrees. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

PALESTINE  Water lightly stained; 61–68 degrees; 1.3’ low. Black bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and tubes. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs, Sassy Shad and live shad. White bass are fair to good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm–Glo).

PALO DURO  Water off color; 57–65 degrees; Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged Brush Hogs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on jigs and crankbaits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM  Water stained; 62–69 degrees; 1.51’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, split–shot rigged flukes and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows, jigs and Road Runners fished shallow. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad and striper jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and live bait.

PROCTOR  Water stained; 65 – 67 degrees; 6.60’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD  Water fairly clear; 62–69 degrees; 2.87’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, jigs and red Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and Road Runners with movement towards the creeks. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good under cormorant roosts on prepared baits.

RAY ROBERTS  Water clear; 60–66 degrees; 1.52’ low. Black bass are excellent on white spinnerbaits and wacky rigged Senkos around shallow cover in spawning coves. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around timber in 2–5 feet. White bass are good on slabs under birds in the mouths of the northeast creeks. Catfish are good over baited holes.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS  Water off color; 61–68 degrees; 2.03’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

SAM RAYBURN  Water lightly stained; 64 – 66 degrees; 7.63’ low. Black bass are good on Carolina rigged pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are good on live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver, and cut bait.

SOMERVILLE  Water murky; 64 – 68 degrees; 2.18’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on minnows and on blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.

SPENCE  69.47’ low. No report available.

STAMFORD  No report available.

STEINHAGEN  0.70’ high. No report available.

STILLHOUSE  Water stained; 63 – 66 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

SWEETWATER  No report available.

TAWAKONI  Water fairly clear; 61–69 degrees; 2.97’ low. Black bass are excellent on shallow running crankbaits and Baby Brush Hogs. Crappie are good on 1/16 oz. jigheads and Tiny Assassins in and around docks. White bass are fair in the upper end of the lake on chartreuse grubs on a 1/4 oz. jighead (spawn has begun). Striped bass and hybrid striper are good in 8–15 feet on slow rolled 4” Sassy Shad on a 3/4 oz. jighead and Moe’s Shanghai Shad. Catfish are excellent in 3–6 feet on cut bait and fresh shad.

TEXOMA  Water off color; 60–68 degrees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on live shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.

TOLEDO BEND  Water stained; 62 – 66 degrees; 7.48’ low. Black bass are excellent on 1/8oz. Texas rigged watermelon red and green pumpkin flukes, and blue/chrome/orange Rogues. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on Rinky Dinks and ¼oz. Rat–L–Traps in the north end of the lake Crappie are excellent on shiners and 1/16oz. blue/white and black/chartreuse Roadrunners in 2 – 8 feet. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver in shallow flats and the back of creeks in 6 – 12 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS  Water stained; 65 – 68 degrees; 15.96’ low. Black bass to 3 pounds are good on watermelon Senkos and crawfish crankbaits in 5 – 20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on silver crankbaits, white grubs, and minnows in 10 – 20 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs in 10 – 25 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG  Water stained. Black bass are good on minnows and pumpkinseed soft plastic worm and lizards. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WEATHERFORD  Water lightly stained; 62–67 degrees; 3.58’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.

WHITE RIVER  Water stained; 60–68 degrees. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Suspending Rouges and shallow running shad pattern crankbaits. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

WHITNEY  Water stained; 9.38’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged soft plastic lizards and jerkbaits in 10 – 20 feet. Striped bass are fair on striper jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are slow.

WRIGHT PATMAN  Water off color; 61–68 degrees; 4.45’ high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, shad pattern crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.