Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of October 8, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 74 degrees; 3.11 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 15-20 feet over brush. Catfish are fair on cut baits and prepared baits in 10-15 feet of water. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water very stained 81 degrees; 59.47 feet below pool. Bass anglers are finding success either shallow out to 5 feet of water, or deeper in 25 feet or more. Shallow action has been good on plastics flipped or pitched into new vegetation, as well as slow-moving topwaters like frogs or walking baits, with some better fish being caught this way, along with spinnerbaits working slowly. Deeper fish are coming from dragging plastics on ledges in 25-35 feet, with weight sizes adjusted for wind to maintain bottom contact while keeping the presentation natural. Water temperatures are holding around 80 degrees, and with lots of new grass growth across the lake, fishing should only improve as the water cools. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 1.19 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 15-20 feet of water on minnows and jigs. Bass are good on spinnerbaits in 3-10 feet of water. Catfish are good in the timber on prepared baits Sand bass are fair in 20-30 feet of water on jigging spoons off main lake humps. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.90 feet below pool. Shad have migrated to the shallows, so most game fish that feed on shad are active in the 1-10 feet of water. Bass are good moving to shallow water to feed on shad. Crappie are great congregated in big schools around brush, timber, and in the channels. Catfish are great, fish are feeding around the main river and creek channels. White bass are great. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD.Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.83 feet below pool. Catfish are starting to move up on the drop-offs and shallow water in 10-15 feet of water. Drift through these areas with fresh cut shad. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 0.02 feet above pool. Fall is upon us as cooler nights approach. Bass are starting to feed on shad off main lake points and flats. When you can find bass use a topwater or a spoon. Start thinking about fishing shallow in the mornings and evenings using a weightless 5 inch stick bait or 5 inch soft jerkbait. Mix in a hollow body frog and spinnerbait shallow as well. Crappie are schooled up on main lake brush piles and deep grass lines in 12-20 feet of water hitting crappie jigs or minnows. Water clarity 3-4 feet of visibility. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Guide.

Austin

GOOD. Water clarity good; 82 degrees; 0.50 feet below pool. Water is starting to cool down on Lake Austin and fish are pushing up shallow around grass and docks. There is quite a bit of schooling activity on the surface, mostly small fish with a few nice fish mixed in. Tons of bait out in the river channel with fish suspended around them. Casting a small swimbait, weightless fluke or a jerkbait over the top of them is a good way to target them. There is also a decent punching bite going on around hard grass edges once the sun is up. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Lake Austin has been great. Bass are great schooling midlake. Throw crankbaits and swimbaits through schoolies, or cast a jigging spoon. Working the outside grass line with worms and creature baits will catch plenty. Skip jigs or Texas-rigged soft plastics under deeper docks to catch some good ones right now, even at night. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.10 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water normal stain; 90 degrees. Bass are good with small topwaters, frogs and jerkbaits will get some bites as well as a shaky head with a finesse or trick worm. The discharge or the intake side is a good place to start. Look for some bass schooling up after shad. Later, move out to ledges or any rock you can find and work a jig or any Texas rigged soft plastic to get bit. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Belton

GOOD. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 0.21 feet above pool. As summerlike weather continues to grip Central Texas the normally fantastic fall fishing has yet to begin. Fishing has improved after the first cold front of the season. Morning temperatures have been in the 60s and have led to a very slow cooldown on the lake. Fish and bait can now be found down to the 50 feet mark. This week the most aggressive white bass bite is in the first and last hours of light around sunrise and sunset. These patrolling fish are moving fast so, downrigging with #12, or #13 Pet Spoons continues to be my preferred tactic for pursuing these fish. After sunrise and before sunset, if you can find fish in 30-45 feet of water with sonar, they will give a fair response to the MAL Heavy Lure with chartreuse tail worked vertically by cranking it up off the bottom for at least 6 handle turns. As a bonus, with water now sufficiently oxygenated down to 50 feet, a deep bluecat bite is beginning to uptick as well. A go-to for blue catfish is to chum an area, return to it later, refresh with chum, and then fish with doughbait. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are fair. Shallow sand flats and wind blown banks have been consistent for blue catfish under 10 pounds. Larger catfish have been caught along river channels and underwater timber. Channel catfish are good on punch bait around submerged timber. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

Water normal stain; 79 degrees; 2.76 feet below pool. Crappie are good on live minnows in 18-30 feet on brush piles and timber. Catfish are good in 20-30 feet on cut bait. Hybrids are fair on live bait in 25-45 feet of water. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.98 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent from 10-25 feet of water in the river channels. Fish will transition to creek channels for the next few weeks. Focus fishing efforts west of the Highway 21 bridge to midlake. Minnows are best, but jigs will catch a few bites. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

EXCELLENT. Normal stain; 85 degrees; 1.57 below pool. Bass are good with buzz baits, topwater frogs, choppos and poppers early around pond weed. Mid morning switch to squarebill crankbaits and chatterbaits around old pond dams 3-7 feet. Bass are good on Texas rigs, but best on creature baits around big timber and bushes on flats 7-12 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are excellent on breaklines in 15-25 feet of water, or creek channels leading out of coves. Some crappie are starting to school up and roam, but a majority of fish are still related to structure. Expect fish to transition to main channels and channel arms within the next few weeks. Crappie are thickening up so quality fish can be caught to fill the freezer. The bite is best on minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees; 1.36 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; Fishing has been slow overall. Redfish are running between 5-10 pounds and hitting occasionally on silver and gold spoons and a few plastics. Catfish, black bass, and stripers are also slow. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 78 degrees; 3.22 feet below pool. Crappie are good on the docks, and brush piles in 15-30 feet with minnows, or natural colored jigs. Largemouth bass are good using topwaters, flukes, senkos, and chatterbaits on main lake rock and around docks. White bass and hybrids are scattered on main lake humps and points with topwaters, slabs or trolling. Catfish bite is good on cut and live bait main lake humps and in the rivers. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.84 feet below pool. Black bass to 7.69 pounds are good in 3-8 feet of water on topwater frogs in the shoreline grass with some fish on flukes, chatterbaits, crankbaits and jigs in the brush 5-12 feet. Crappie are excellent to 13 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles in 10-20 feet of water. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night and schooling action in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake flats and drains 10- 25 feet of water.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees. The bass bite is improving on brush piles and offshore structures with finesse style baits. The dams are producing bites during lowlight hours of the day. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.84 feet below pool. The water is slowly clearing but most of the lake is stained in color. Trolling for stripers showed signs of improvement with a few keepers caught. Topwater schools slowed some over last week, but the ones that did surface were large fish. The best depths to target have been 15-35 feet of water. Still waiting on a cold front, rain event or 3 days of consistent winds to change the water conditions and the stripers attitude. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Keeper size hybrid stripers are slow with numbers of undersized fish being caught with live shad or trolling with downriggers and umbrella rigs. A few catches of catfish to report. Some quick topwater action as small schools of white bass and hybrids surface briefly. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

GOOD.Water stained; 83 degrees; water level at 168.76 feet. The bass are schooling all over the lake and in the river and bayou systems. You can catch bass on the lake with a fluke, chatterbait, swimbait or frogs. The fish in the river can be caught on swimbaits, dropshots and light Texas rigs in June bug color. Some bass relating to lily pads and grass can be caught on topwater frogs, or punching if you want to power fish the jungle. Some white bass are starting to school in the river, and those can be caught on an underspin, small rattletraps or small swimbaits. Lake conditions are looking good for this time of year, but navigate the back water trails with caution as salvinia becomes more prevalent. It is always a fun experience to fish this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 88 degrees; Redfish are biting well, with catches ranging from 5-25 pounds on gold and silver spoons, both casting and trolling. Catfishing is excellent in 5-25 feet of water, with blue and channel catfish hitting on stink bait and live tilapia. Black bass and stripers remain slow. The lake is about 1 foot low, and water temperature is holding around 80 degrees. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny

Canyon Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 83 degrees; 17.81 feet below pool. Bass fishing is slowly improving. Early morning look for shad and schooling action on the surface. Small spoons and 1.0 squarebills worked quickly to get the job done. Bass are also starting to work their way into the brush along the banks with the cooler nights. Throw weightless worms and chatterbaits for the best chance at a good one. Midday bite is slow, flipping heavyweight in the grass or fishing the edge out deep will get you the most bites. Striped and white bass are still slow. Expect them to get better as the water surface temperature gets into the 70s. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 77 degrees; 2.10 feet below pool. Consistently finding the best hybrid action in 13-18 feet of water with slabs, and spinnerbaits using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons with a hellbender set-up at 3 mph in 13-17 feet of water is absolutely crushing the white bass on several humps throughout the lake. As water temperatures decrease into the low 70s we will target big hybrids on shallow ledges and humps with Alabama rigs. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck's Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are good on main lake humps and points in 16-24 feet of water using cut shad on the bottom. Lots of small fish with some decently sized fish mixed in. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 88 degrees; 37.62 feet above pool. Crappie and white bass fishing are excellent right now, with black bass rated fair. Bank fishing has been very good, though only one boat ramp is currently open - please contact Texas Parks and Wildlife for ramp updates. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 15.53 feet above pool. Fishing conditions are pleasant with nice weather, and anglers are having success using minnows and worms, which are producing steady bites across the lake. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 82 degrees; 2.30 feet below pool. Bass are fair to 3 pounds on small finesse worms in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie good to 2 pounds on jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet of water on the main lake docks and in the timber towards the creek.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 91 degrees; 2.06 feet above pool. The water remains stained with temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s, and the lake is near normal pool level. Bass fishing is very slow, while crappie are fair, with decent action coming off brush piles. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

90 degrees; 0.36 feet above pool. Comanche Creek has reopened and anglers are lining up to get on this reservoir. The channel catfish action is excellent on prepared or cut baits. Largemouth bass are also abundant and anglers boast of numerous catches up to 7 pounds. Reservations are required and can be made on the Texas Parks and Wildlife website. Comanche Creek is open Thursday through Sunday. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 83.6 degrees; 0.61 feet above pool. Catfishing has been good in 10-25 feet of water on baited holes using Catfish Bubblegum, cured liver worms, and punch bait. Bass are hitting early along the edges and later on offshore structures up to 20 feet deep, with plum colored Ol’ Monster worms producing best. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie fishing has slowed this week but they’re still being found around structure and timber in 12-20 feet of water, mostly smaller fish, biting on minnows, hair jigs, and plastics - once the bite slows, try relocating. Hybrid and white bass are schooling on flats and drop-offs in 14-21 feet, hitting slabs, spoons, and shad. Several juvenile hybrids have been caught, so be sure to check the tooth patch for identification using the Outdoor Annual app. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 2.56 feet below pool. Crappie are good with some fish still shallow in 2-6 feet of water at the base of trees, and some fish have transitioned to the creek channels in 15-20 feet of water. Minnows are preferred over jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 81 degrees; 16.38 feet below pool. A few weeks ago, some kayak anglers launched from Weber’s and caught several catfish in the center of Charquita’s Cove. Due to low water levels, Weber’s Boat Landing is currently limited to paddleboards and kayaks, which can be easily walked to the water’s edge - and both are available for rent. Although the low water is unfortunate, it allowed for a full beach cleanup, including removing glass cans, and fishing line, piling driftwood, and mowing the entire shoreline, leaving Weber’s Beach clean and ready for visitors. Easy water access is available from two front staircases, and fishing is encouraged from the shaded pavilion or beachfront. Public restrooms and plenty of parking are available for $10 per day (sunup to sundown). Current conditions are 91 degrees high and 74 degrees low with west winds at 6 miles per hour, gusting to 17 miles per hour. Report by Glenwood Weber, Weber's Landing

Cypress Springs

FAIR. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.70 feet below pool. Crappie are primarily on structure, but a few are transitioning to roam in creek channels. The best bite is on minnows, but a few bites can be had on jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

FAIR. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 2.33 feet below pool. Expect the bite to improve as the weather cools. The catfish are good on manufactured bait and cut bait. Sand bass continue to be slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over deep water brush piles. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. Perch are good on nightcrawlers around boat docks under corks. Carp and Buffalo are good on sweet corn around boat docks. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 46.58 feet below pool. Not much has changed this week, with bass still biting well on rocky points and ledges. Anglers are catching good numbers shallow in 1-4 feet of water on shallow-running crankbaits, while the better-quality fish are holding deeper in 8-12 feet around rocky structure and brushpiles, hitting senkos. The lake is about 46.5 feet low, with the only public launch available at the state park. Overall, fishing is fair to good, and water temperatures remain in the mid to upper 80s. Report by Jimmy Steed, Lake Falcon Guide Service.

Fayette

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 90 degrees; full pool. Bass are slow while the lake is stained from a possible turnover, and the super moon. On the backside of the full moon the pattern will be consistent, but you will just need to add determination to the tackle box. Small bait fish are along the bank early in the morning bringing some small 4-5 inch bass shallow. Bass are slow early in the morning working underspins on points just off the grass, then rattletraps and deep diving crankbaits off the bank. Cast Carolina rigs, shakyheads and drop-offs in 14-16 feet of water later in the day. The average fish is about 3-6 pounds. Some bait fish can be seen surfacing along the banks early in the morning. Thermocline is still present in 12-15 feet of water. Boat traffic has slowed. Few catfish anglers on the water. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 84 degrees; 1.64 feet below pool. Bass are good with yellow magic and buzzbait topwaters around grass, and rage swimmers around grass in 1-4 feet of water. Carolina rigs are good on points and tree lines in 10-12 feet of water. Bass are fair with deep crankbaits in 22-25 feet on long points. Shad patterned baits are best. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Black Bass are beginning to school in open water. Fly fish with small top water patterns. Cooler nights will drop water temperatures and bass will move shallower. Streamers are enticing bass early and late. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sandbass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is getting better and better as we head into fall. Fish are beginning to stack up and feed well. Black crappie are loading up at the base of trees, some brush piles, underwater bridges and we should see them on bridges soon. Look for those fish in 13-22 feet of water. White crappie are loading up on trees and brush piles in 13-32 feet and should be moving towards the dam and deeper water soon. Minnows are working well and small hand tied jigs are also producing. We have had good luck with larger minnows threaded onto 1/16 ounce jig heads for white crappie on timber. Soft plastics should also get you bit as water temperatures drop down. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

SLOW. Water stained; 4.72 feet below pool; 78 degrees. Hybrids are good on minnows and shad on brush. Crappie are good on brush with minnows and jigs. Catfish can be caught on minnows in the brush. Report by Big Country Guide Service. Black bass to 2.69 pounds are slow in 3-8 feet of water on shad or crawfish colored crankbaits and jigs in the brush 5-12 feet of water. Crappie are slow to 13 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles in 10-20 feet of water. White bass are good to 2 pounds on crankbaits out of the lights at night and schooling action in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are slow on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake flats 10- 25 feet of water. Hybrids are slow with catches up to 8 pounds.

Georgetown

GOOD. normal stain; 82 degrees; 7.36 feet above pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch. Reports of bass biting in the San Gabriel River above the steps.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 80 degrees; 2.84 feet below pool. Crappie are good with minnows in 12-14 feet on main lake brush. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling on shad in pockets and creeks. There is a good bite on jigs and spoons. Catfish are good on main lake flats feeding on shad. Use cut shad and chicken liver. Bass are shallow schooling on shad in pockets. The bite is good on topwater and crankbaits.

Granbury

GOOD. normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.89 feet below pool. Granbury water temperature is close to 80 degrees. Water levels are a little over a foot low. Water clarity is good, but we could use some rain. Crappie action continues to be good on structure on many areas of the lake. Sand bass action is good midlake on spinnerbait and slabs. Look for schooling action early and late. Many of the largemouth bass are also schooling with the sand bass. Bigger largemouth bass are good near deeper docks, near creek entrances, and main lake points. Best baits for largemouth bass include topwaters early and crankbaits or soft plastics later. Catfish action is good midlake and on the upper ends with cut bait. Striped bass are slow to fair on live shad fished near creek ledges on the lower ends. Look for any surface action to locate fish. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.29 feet above pool. Black bass are good on plastic worms fished in shallow cover all over the lake. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished over cover in 4-15 feet of water. White bass are good on slab spoons fished over points and main lake ridges. Blue catfish are good on jug lines. Yellow catfish are good on live bait fished around cover all over the lake. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.91 feet below pool. White bass are good along the south bank casting slab spoons under the birds. Lots of undersized sandies to sift through. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 50.03 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees. Topwater early and late will produce good black bass and bream action. Small white poppers working shallow around the shoreline are a good bet. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.17 feet above pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 13.20 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Inks

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.90 feet below pool. Bass are fair to good around docks in 8–14 feet of water on a dropshot rigged finesse worms. Catching steady numbers with the occasional quality fish. Hybrids and stripers are schooling early on the main lake, chasing shad and providing good topwater action. Large schools of shad are thick throughout the lake, so keep an eye out as game fish are often close by. Some dead catfish have been observed recently, with no consistent catfish bite to report. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing,

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Water is clear and in the low 80s. Bass are good on deeper brush with jigs and soft plastics. Morning topwater bite was good on frogs, walking baits, and buzz baits. Suspended fish and schoolers can be caught on minnow type baits and topwaters. Swim jigs are producing around docks.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 0.34 feet above pool. Crappie are good on flats off the river channel in 15-22 feet of water with 2 inch crappie jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 2.42 feet below pool. The pattern is consistent but the bite is tough after the lake turnover. Crappie are fair to good with limits possible, when the water temperature cools the bite will improve as fish start feeding up. Target crappie in 10-18 feet of water with structure in 15-18 feet being the sweet spot. Any colored jigs is good as long as it is in their face. Bass are good in 5-20 feet of water on rock or concrete structures, such as boat, ramps, riprap, and bridges. Cast white and chartreuse spinnerbaits in the morning, then switch to a square bill crankbait in crawfish or sexy shad colors. In the morning bass can be as shallow as 2 feet hugging the bank. Around 8 a.m. switch to a 12-15 foot diver in the same colors. If the crankbait bite is slow, switch to a soft plastic and slow the presentation down. Try a slender flat-bodied creature bait in Okeechobee, watermelon, red and watermelon green, Zoom motor oil worms, or Beaver tails. Watermelon red or watermelon green with watermelon red is best. Bass are not attacking swimbaits. White bass are on underwater points and ledges on the main lake in 10-15 feet of water. Use a white or chartreuse 1 ounce slab with a jig tied approximately 18 inches above to produce two fish on one rod. A thump or a splash or will keep them under your boat. Tap the bottom of the boat with a broom stick or something to make noise to keep them under you as they are very curious. Larger catfish are starting to move as shallow as 9 feet with a concentration in 15-18 feet of water. Cast cut shad, bluegill, or drum for the big fish. Channel catfish are sitting in 12-15 water on shallow flats with drop-offs nearby. Fish are primarily staying on the flats all day long. Remember, if you chum, they will come. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.19 feet below pool. Crappie fishing has slowed to fair in 15-20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good in 20-25 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Water clarity 2-4 feet of visibility. Bass are good with a white spinnerbaits in the mornings around shallow structure. As the sun rises the fish are moving to deeper main lake points. A Texas rig worm and drop shot have produced. Crappie bite has been fair in brush piles around 18 feet of water. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 1.13 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady but as the water cools more white bass should be showing up on humps and points. White bass are fair on points and humps in 15-32 feet of water. Slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits and live bait are working. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are slow in similar depths as the white bass. These fish have been moving fast. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut shad drifting humps, points and flats in 15-32 feet of water. After the recent rain, the river and creek mouths should hold fish. Channel catfish are fair to good on baited holes on humps and points in 15-30 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. Crappie are slow to fair in 10-28 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, rock piles and submerged cover close to a drop-off ledge. Minnows and jigs are catching those fish. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing. The overall bite is tough right now. Hybrid and white bass are cruising the main lake around points and creek channels. Largemouth are sitting around shallow rocks and brush pretty well through the day.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 77 degrees; 1.43 feet below pool. Shad are moving towards the backs of creeks, so expect fish to follow. It will not be long until fall patterns will be in effect. Crappie are good in 8-15 feet of water on offshore brush, power lines, and standing timber with minnows. Largemouth bass are good on offshore brush, docks, bulkheads and rocks in 4-12 feet of water with Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, or Carolina rigs. White bass are on main lake points and flats in 7-16 feet of water with spoons. White bass can also be caught on beetle spins at night around docks with lights. Catfish can be caught with cut bait or minnows on the main lake or at the mouths of creeks. Shad are transitioning to be the backs of creeks. Limestone Marina continues to be the best place for bank fishing. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.73 feet above pool. Catfish are good with cut bait. Bass can be targeted on structure with Carolina rigged worms. Look for schooling bass and cast topwaters. Crappie can be found on brush piles with minnows or jigs.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.71 feet below pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch.

Martin Creek

FAIR.Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.21 feet below pool. The lake is returning to normal post turnover. Bass are good off points on Carolina rigged worms and Texas rigs. Crappie are good suspended over brush piles in 20-25 feet of water using Bobby Garland jigs and minnows. Sand bass are excellent around the durgin bridge and out from the county cross the county line road in 22-25 feet. Small slab spoons work well bouncing off the bottom. Reported by Hambone fishingReport by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 81.58 feet below pool. The lake is very low at only 5.8-percent full. Medina Lake is closed due to low water levels.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 79 degrees; 43.20 feet below pool. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are great with white crankbaits, green jointed repalas and topwater lures. Catfish are good on the dock, Blue West and Harbor Bay with minnows, worms, stinkbait, and frozen shrimp. Crappie are fair in Sanford Yake, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress with pearl white and pearl blue, grey or yellow jigs. Bluegill and perch are good with worms and corn. Walleye are great all over the lake throughout the day on jigs with pearl blue or chartreuse grubs, bottom bouncers, yellow skirt chatterbait or live minnows. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.92 feet below pool. Crappie are good from the pier with nice size catches reported. There is still a thermocline so be sure to keep baits above. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and buzzbaits.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.26 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are good with smaller fish on brush and bigger fish isolated in small groups in timber or creeks above the powerlines. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 79 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern is starting to shift toward a fall bite, and with cooler weather just around the corner, it’s a great time to break out the power-fishing gear. Square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and underspins are all producing action and make for a lot more fun than dragging a worm along the bottom. For now, don’t forget to throw a frog or popper early and late in the day for some aggressive topwater strikes. Crappie remains good, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on the deep brush piles and flooded timber with crappie jigs on a light line. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.02 feet below pool. Shad are still deep, but should be moving shallow as the weather cools. The bass continue to be fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are holding back in the shade around heavy cover to escape the sun. Early morning and late evening topwater is also effective for targeting bass. Crappie were fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs and catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. 85 degrees; 0.39 full pool. Fishing patterns remain steady this second week of October. Eater size and larger catfish are excellent with any catfish bait. White bass are fair trolling. Crappie are good in 15 feet of water on brush piles in the morning and evening with jigs or minnows. Bigger crappie are on the bottom. Largemouth bass are slow with occasional catch while targeting other species. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 31.02 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 18.29 feet below pool. Black bass are slow with few catches up to 9 pounds, but fish are primarily 3-5 pounds. Target bass with topwater frogs, spooks and small creature baits flipped in heavy cover. Shallower water close to a channel bend with deeper water nearby works best, or a point with a drop near one side. Crappie are fair around bigger trees suspended 8-12 feet down. Minnows are best, but also jigs with red heads and shad patterns will catch fish. Catfish are good in the river suspended in trees and brush. Some reports of catches under bobbers and floats with cut shad or stink bait. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 21.43 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Palestine

GOOD. water stained; 79 degrees; 0.32 feet below pool. The fishing pattern remains consistent for all species, but the quality of fish is improving as fish feed up. Crappie good in 8-16 feet of water on brush, timber and boathouses using hand tied jigs. Catfish are excellent in 3-12 feet of water cut bait and punch bait. Bass are good around boathouses and vegetation at the backs of creeks. Bait fish are transitioning to the backs of creeks.

Palo Pinto

GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 2.16 feet below pool. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait in deep water. Crappie are good around deep brush piles and boat docks with minnows and jigs. Hybrids and sand bass are biting topwaters around the spillway. Gar are biting all day long. Navigate with caution watching for submerged obstacles while the lake is 2 feet low. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water normal stain; 77 degrees. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are slow with a white 1/32 ounce crappie jig. Catfish are fair on cut bait, with reported catches noodling. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.58 feet below pool. Striper action remains strong on topwater early mornings and late afternoons. Anglers are catching lots of undersized fish with a healthy mix of 5–8 pound keepers. Sand bass are schooling on topwater at first light, then stacking up on sandy points as the day goes on. Great action once located. Catfish are grouped up off main-lake points in 20–35 feet of water. Punch bait is producing plenty of eater-sized fish, while cut shad is best for bigger bites. Crappie continue to go strong under brushed-out docks. Shooting docks with jigs has been the most effective technique for steady limits. Largemouth are crushing topwater at first light, then shifting to shallow crankbaits around dock legs as the sun climbs. Shaky heads are producing steady catches as well. Once the sun gets higher, a Texas-rigged worm fished in 15–25 feet of water has been a strong producer. Hot Tip: Keep your eyes peeled for topwater striper activity at first light and again in the evening. Bigger fish are hanging off main-lake points early, cast spooks or pencil poppers. Report by Captain Casey Armstrong, Hooked Up Outfitters. Stripers are slow to fair with live bait in 20-40 feet of water. Put your baits down in areas that you have marked fish recently and slowly move around with your trolling motor. You will bump into smaller schools of fish, but it will take patience while you wait for a bite. Sand bass are fair to good moving quickly in 20-25 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are still fair to good with shad in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are your best bet to catch numbers but will not produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Catfish should be spawning, so expect a slower bite. Water clarity is 4-10 feet of visibility but slowly becoming clearer. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.90 feet below pool. Catfish are good on the dam side from the bank with worms or cut bait. Report of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 79 degrees. Not much has changed this week, and fishing pressure has been light. The only notable reports are of two 2-pounders and 1 3-pound largemouth bass caught a few days ago on Texas-rigged Zoom Ol’ Monster worms in plum and red colors. LReport by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 1.47 feet below pool. White bass are fair in the mornings with surface activity starting again on the common flats. Throw small swimbaits, tail spinners or rattletraps. Later in the morning white bass are shallow in 16-18 feet on long points, coves and ledges. The best technique is to troll in 12-14 feet of water. White bass are starting to group back up and as the water temperature declines to the mid 70s fish will start to push shad in the flats early and late then be on structure the rest of the day. Crappie are fair on brush piles in 12-15 feet of water, or bridge columns. Catfish are good in wooded timber in 12-15 feet on prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.15 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-28 feet of water, or timber in 9-14 feet of water. Use live minnows or natural bait colored jigs Largemouth bass can be caught on offshore rocks in 16-22 feet of water with black and blue jigs, or shallow vegetation that is matting up in 4-8 feet of water with spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, or swimbaits. Channel catfish can be caught baiting holes. Blue catfish can be caught on flats with 18-24 feet of water with cut bait. Sand bass can be caught on windblown points or humps off the points. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 1.03 feet below pool. The slightly cooler temperatures are a start in the right direction to get the bite going in the coming weeks for all species of fish. Hybrids and white bass are still a little off. Black bass are being caught on squarebill crankbaits and chatterbaits on docks. You can also use a Biffle Bug on an All-Terrain swing head to fish long points in 3-8 feet of water. Look for points that have rock, or root systems on them. Remember to cover water because this is a timing pattern. Catfish are still being caught in large numbers. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.81 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 1.36 feet below pool. Navigate with caution watching for stumps near timber, and stay clear of rocky shorelines. Crappie are slow at the marina, but bluegill remain fair with crickets and worms, and catfish remain good with minnows or punch bait. The main lake bite has slowed some. The crappie are fair with jigs or minnows over brush in 8-15 feet of water. Catfish are fair in 10-15 feet of water near structures with jug lines, cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are slow on crankbaits and soft plastic baits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are fair trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are slow in deeper water using jigs and cut bait. Below the dam, all species are slow with zero water being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 50.01 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Channel and blue catfish are good with fish scattered deep and shallow. As the water temperature starts to creep down catfish will move shallow for a fall pattern. Target catfish in the creeks, river channels, and brush using punch bait and fresh cut bait. White bass surfacing activity has stopped, but fish can be caught in deep water off the channels suspended 15-17 feet below the surface. Sandies are chasing bait balls. Crappie are fair as fish transition to brush in the channels with live minnows or jigs. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.71 feet above pool. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow. Crappie are fair with fish scattered in mid depths and on brush on concrete structures.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. As summerlike weather continues to grip Central Texas the normally fantastic fall fishing has yet to begin. Fishing has improved after the first cold front of the season. Morning temperatures have been in the 60s and have led to a very slow cooldown on the lake. Fish and bait can now be found down to the 50 feet mark. This week the most aggressive white bass bite is in the first and last hours of light around sunrise and sunset. These patrolling fish are moving fast so, downrigging with #12, or #13 Pet Spoons continues to be my preferred tactic for pursuing these fish. After sunrise and before sunset, if you can find fish in 30-45 feet of water with sonar, they will give a fair response to the MAL Heavy Lure with chartreuse tail worked vertically by cranking it up off the bottom for at least 6 handle turns. As a bonus, with water now sufficiently oxygenated down to 50 feet, a deep bluecat bite is beginning to uptick as well. A go-to for blue catfish is to chum an area, return to it later, refresh with chum, and then fish with doughbait. As a bonus, schooling largemouth bass, generally less than 15 inches, are very predictably feeding in open water on the surface as they trap shad there. This has been going on for three weeks now!so, there is now a small fleet of mostly bass boats chasing these fish around. Small, clear baits cast quickly and accurately on well-filled spinning gear into fresh boils will get the best reaction. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.03 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni continues to fish well as we begin to see the first signs of the lake turning into some fall patterns. The hybrid striper and white bass bite are good. The fish are moving hard looking for good pockets of water. Fish main lake points in 8-15 feet using inline spinners and slab spoons. The eating sized catfish bite is still red hot. Easy limits on half day trips are the standard right now. Baited holes in 12-20 feet using prepared baits such as punch or dip baits. The trophy blue catfish are beginning to feed. We have seen fish in the 20-30 pound range on medium sized pieces of cut baits in 10-25 feet. Crappie are improving under bridges and on shallow brush with the bite on minnows. Largemouth bass are extremely shallow and preferring fast moving shallow crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 3.46 feet below pool. Catfish are still producing well on trotlines and jug lines, while crappie are fair north of Highway 59. The lake level is currently at 41.00 feet. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.48 feet above pool. Striper fishing is picking up on live bait as the water temperatures cool off and fish start to feed more frequently. Main lake points and humps in 20-25 feet of water and keep an eye out for surfacing fish throughout the day in deeper water along river channels. Swimbaits and slabs are still producing whites and stripers. Catfishing is good using punch bait in the backs of ditches and on flats in 18-30 feet of water. We are baiting holes as we are fishing them and the average. Channel catfish size is great right now. Big blues will start to show up on deep flats off the river channels. Whole gizzard shad or cut rough fish drifting 45-65 feet of water. Crappie are starting to fire up on the brush piles and in docks. A lot of short fish are being caught but the keepers will start to show up as water temperature drops. Jigs on brush and structure in 12-18 feet of water, use electronics to locate active fish roaming near the brush. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers continue to be hit-or-miss as the lake turns over. The best fish can be caught early on topwaters, then take the topwater to deeper water switching to slabs as the sun rises. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 90 degrees; 4.08 feet below pool. No major changes to report - fishing remains slow, and the water temperature is holding steady at 84 degrees. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 10.04 feet below pool. The bass bite on Lake Travis has been good in the mornings, but with the heat has been slower midday. Spending time graphing offshore points and creek channels with brush in them has been producing the best fishing, throwing Texas rigged senkos, Carolina Rigs with creature baits, or 1/2 ounce brush jigs with a craw trailer. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service. Bass are following shad into the mouths of creeks and coves. Bass are also feeding on flats and shallow ledges around larger boulders. Throwing worms, creature baits, jigs, or small to medium sized swimbaits around those places will get you a bite. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 34.00 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Channel and blue catfish are good with fish scattered deep and shallow. As the water temperature starts to creep down catfish will move shallow for a fall pattern. Target catfish in the creeks, river channels, and brush using punch bait and fresh cut bait. White bass surfacing activity has stopped, but fish can be caught in deep water off the channels suspended 15-17 feet below the surface. Sandies are chasing bait balls. Crappie are fair as fish transition to brush in the channels with live minnows or jigs. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 1.11 feet below pool. Expect the fishing to improve as the weather cools. Bream are fair on red worms throughout the lake. Catfish are fair on liver and nightcrawlers. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 16-20 feet of water on brush piles. Bass are fair on trick worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. Crappie are good to excellent on live bait and purple and chartreuse ⅛ ounce artificials in 10-20 feet of water on brush or structure. Large quantities can be caught but the quality is off. Black bass up to 6 pounds are good on topwaters in the early morning, or deep diving crankbaits on ledges. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 88 degrees. The boat ramp continues to be closed to boats, but kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the bank. Hydrilla mats throughout the coves and flats have made it difficult and weedless presentations tend to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits tend to work well. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature baits soft plastics also continue to be effective. The early morning frog bite and afternoon punch rig are still producing bites. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 5.22 feet below pool. Water visibility 8 inches. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair around rock with cut bait and shrimp. Bait fish are primarily congregated in the main lake, with some fish shallow.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 90 degrees. Crappie will start roaming as the weather cools.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 17.77 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows or hand tied jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.74 feet below pool. Catfish are good using punch bait in 20-25 feet of water. Striped bass are good with live bait in 25 feet of water, or topwater baits where fish are schooling. Crappie are in the main lake brush in 15-30 feet of water. White bass are slow on main lake humps in 25-30 feet of water. Largemouth bass are good using soft plastics on deep structure. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.32 feet below pool. Bass are good in shallow water early in the morning on shallow running crankbaits and topwater lures. Crappie are good under bridges using minnows. Sand bass are schooling early in the morning off points then transitioning deeper as sun warms up. The best bite is on slabs. Catfish are good in shallower water using punch bait. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 4.28 feet above pool. Crappie are good in the timber outside the creek channels and the sides of the river channel in 12-18 feet of water with hair jigs tipped minnows. Brush piles are producing smaller sized fish. Bass can be caught on main lake points with swimbaits. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 82 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Captain King Sire reports excellent crappie action on Lake Houston, with fish holding tight to structure in 8-14 feet of water and biting well on jigs and minnows near the main river channel and drop-offs with light current. Largemouth bass are hitting strong in the shallows early around cypress trees and stumps on grubs, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits, then moving to docks and deeper drop-offs later in the day for Texas-rigged worms. Catfish are steady along the main channels on shrimp and fresh shad, while white bass are feeding aggressively during the day, best caught trolling 25-foot divers with No.12 gold pet spoons. The lake has minimal flow, and water temperatures are running between 80 and 82 degrees. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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