ALAN HENRY
Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.58' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits along brush lines, and black soft plastic ringworms worked in brush. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait.
AMISTAD
Water clear; 87 degrees; 2.28' low. Black bass to 6 pounds are fair on buzzbaits, spooks, and Pop-R's in 4 - 12 feet, and on watermelon and watermelon red Carolina rigged soft plastics in 16 - 22 feet. Striped bass are fair on redfins near the dam. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on cheesebait, punchbait, and nightcrawlers in 40 - 95 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
ARROWHEAD
Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 6.36' low. Black bass are good on hollow body swim baits suspended 5-10 feet off rocky points, and on topwater baits early in day. Crappie are fair on jigs suspended 12-15 feet. White bass are good trolling with some surface action early and late in day. Blue Catfish are good drift fishing with cut shad or cheese bait on flats at 12-15 feet deep and on juglines baited with live bait.
ATHENS
Water fairly clear, 75-80 degrees; 0.62' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.
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; 86 degrees; 7.64' 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 in 30 feet. 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 fairly clear; 75-79 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are good on Ribbits early, later switching to Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and 7" worms on a shaky head jig. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs under the 21 and railroad bridges and over brush piles. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are good on and prepared bait.
BRAUNIG
Water stained; 87 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; 74-79 degrees; 11.5' low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass and hybrids are good on Storm WildEyes, Humdingers and topwaters. No reports on hybrid striper.
BROWNWOOD
Water clear; 85 degrees; 6.95' low. Black bass are excellent on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits and redbug or watermelon Grande Bass 4" Trickster Worms with chartreuse tails on Pig Sticker Shaky Heads near the docks and over brush piles in 2 - 8 feet, and good on Frog, Torpedo, and Pop-R topwaters on main lake flats and over 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 Rattlesnake Draw in 15 - 21 feet, and off lighted docks at night. Channel catfish to 5 pounds 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; 87 degrees; 30.62' 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 2in. 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 dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on rod/reel, juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver.
CADDO
Water off color; 75-82 degrees; 0.78' high. Black bass are good early on flukes, Senkos and wacky rigged trick worms, later switching to Texas rigged worms. Crappie are fair. Bream are excellent on red wigglers, crickets and on fly rods. White bass are spotty. Catfish are fair on limb lines and trotlines set in the river.
CALAVERAS
Water stained; 87 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; 86 degrees; 15.16' low. 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 lightly stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.78' low. Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, jigs and drop shots, 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 chartreuse nightcrawlers.
CHOKE CANYON
Water clear; 88 degrees; 8.98' 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 clear; 87 degrees; 9.25' 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 and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK
Water stained; 86 degrees (94 degrees at discharge); 3.56' low. Black bass to 2 pounds are fair on soft plastics in 8 - 12 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows in 12 - 14 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are fair on trotlines baited with liver and live perch in 10 - 12 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch in 12 - 16 feet.
COLORADO CITY
Water clear; 78 degrees; 11.19' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER
No report available.
CONROE
Water murky; 1.38' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and tequila sunrise Carolina rigged soft plastics and Senkos, and on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, liver, and shrimp.
COOPER
Water lightly stained; 74-79 degrees; 1.92' low. Black bass are good on buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs and chartreuse/white chatterbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on Rooster Tails and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
FAIRFIELD
Water fairly clear; 84-93 degrees. No report available.
FALCON
Water stained; 85 degrees. Black bass are good on small crankbaits and spinnerbaits in 5 - 7 feet. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
FAYETTE
Water 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 lightly stained; 75-81 degrees; 0.31' high. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and Yellow Magics early, midday switching to DD22s, Carolina rigs and 3/4oz. jigs with trailers. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
FT. PHANTOM HILL
Water clear; 79 degrees; 5.73' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.
GIBBONS CREEK
Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon/gold and pumpkinseed Carolina rigged soft plastics, and on white spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and frozen shrimp.
GRANBURY
Water clear; 2.89' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue and chartreuse/white spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on live bait and green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.
GRANGER
Water murky; 82 degrees; 1.33' low. Black bass are good on Power Worms in 3 - 6 feet. White bass are fair on slab spoons and Rat-L-Traps along shallow roadbeds early and late. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs in 4 - 12 feet. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.
GRAPEVINE
Water off color; 75-80 degrees; 2' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and crankbaits near rocky points. 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 nightcrawlers.
GREENBELT
Water stained; 77 degrees; 30.59' low. Black bass are good on white/chartreuse buzzbaits and spinnerbaits,
HOUSTON COUNTY
Water clear; 86 degrees; 1.13' low. Black bass to 10 pounds are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms near the marina in 6 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows in small coves in 10 - 12 feet. Bream are good on live worms off piers and grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are fair on perch and large minnows.
HUBBARD CREEK
Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 7.26' low. Black bass are good on white buzzbaits or spinnerbaits worked along grass lines and humps. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live or cut bait.
JOE POOL
Water off color; 76-81 degrees; 3.56' 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 Humdingers over mid-lake humps. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES
Water stained; 75-81 degrees; 2.41' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
LAVON
Water stained; 75-80 degrees; 2.81' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and topwaters in the shallows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits.
LBJ
Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.40' low. Black bass are good on watermelon Curb's Erratic jigs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks, and pumpkin 4in. tubes near docks and lay downs along seawalls and in 10 feet at daylight. Striped bass are good on Creme Lure's 2in. Spoiler Shads and 1in. 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 dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
LEWISVILLE
Water off color; 74-80 degrees; 1.83' low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good 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 good on nightcrawlers.
LIVINGSTON
Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 0.54' low. Black bass are good on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are excellent on Zara spooks and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on troll tubes, slabs, and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE
Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 77.71' low. Black bass are good on live bait and firetiger crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and firetiger crankbaits. Walleye are good on live bait. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
MARTIN CREEK
2.21' low. No report available.
MEREDITH
Water stained; 77 degrees; 75.46' low. Black bass are good on live bait, white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits around grass lines. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and orange crawfish crankbaits. Walleye are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live or prepared bait.
MONTICELLO
Water fairly clear; 85-93 degrees; 0.92' high. No report available.
NASWORTHY
Water lightly stained; 78 degrees. Black bass are fair on live baits, white spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair on live bait. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
NAVARRO MILLS
Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass to 5 pounds are fair on crappie jigs near Crappie Point and on shallow running crankbaits near the dam and boat ramps in Liberty Hill Park. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and on chartreuse and orange/chartreuse jigs over brush piles and near drop-offs. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and shad. Blue catfish are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.
O.H. IVIE
Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 19.87' low. Black bass are good on white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, live bait, and 10-inch blue fleck soft plastic worms worked around timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and baby bass-colored crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live or cut bait.
OAK CREEK
Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 5.21' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut liver.
PALESTINE
Water lightly stained; 76-81 degrees; 1.32' low. No report available.
PALO DURO
Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 58.49' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait and white/chartreuse crankbaits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live and cut bait.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water stained; 79 degrees; 4.32' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and chrome Rat-L-Traps on mid-lake points and along grass beds. Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow jigs in Rock Creek area. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons suspended on humps. Stripers are good on silver spoons suspended in Broadway area. Catfish are fair on live shad.
PROCTOR
Water stained; 87 degrees; 7.47' 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; 74-79 degrees; 0.1' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs and medium running pearl crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on topwaters and slabs. Hybrid striper are good on 2oz. slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS
Water lightly stained; 74-78 degrees; 1.21' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged Yum Sooies and Carolina rigged Ring Fries (slot removed Sept. 1st - now a 14" minimum). Crappie are good to excellent on minnows and Road Runners over brush piles and around isolated trees. White bass are good on Torpedoes early, later switching to C.C. jigging spoons and Bomber Slabs. Catfish are good over baited holes in the mouths of creeks.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS
Water off color; 75-80 degrees; 3.65' 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 murky; 87 degrees; 4.45' low. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are good on silver spoons off points. Crappie are good on live minnows. Bream are good on nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait and shrimp.
SOMERVILLE
Water murky; 86 degrees; 3.48' 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
Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 61.18' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.
STAMFORD
Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 3.33' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and live bait along grass and timber lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait.
STEINHAGEN
1.54' high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE
Water fairly clear; 84 degrees; 1.18' low. 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 lightly stained; 77 degrees; 7.11' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on white crankbaits and live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.
TAWAKONI
Water fairly clear; 75-81 degrees; 1.63' 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 on live shad.
TEXOMA
Water off color; 74-80 degrees; 0.41' 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. Striper bass are fair early on topwaters and Sassy Shad, later switching to slabs and live shad. Catfish are fair on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
TOLEDO BEND
Water murky; 87 degrees; 3.91' low. Black bass are good on 6" black/blue craw worms and deep diving DD22 crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. 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 stained; 86 degrees; 50.06' low. Black bass to 5 pounds 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 to 7 pounds are good on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 28 - 45 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG
Water clear; 88 degrees. Black bass are good trolling Storm Thundersticks. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white and chartreuse tube jigs near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 75-81 degrees; 4.34' low. No report available.
WHITE RIVER
Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 24.23' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits, live bait and brown crawfish crankbaits with some top water action late in the day. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait . Channel catfish are fair on cut or prepared bait.
WHITNEY
Water stained; 11.99' 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 stained; 75-79 degrees; 5.39' high. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and Yellow Magics early, midday switching to Carolina rigs, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.