Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of June 18, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. Water clear; 76 degrees; 0.56 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-40 feet on jigs and minnows. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water very stained; 82 degrees; 68.09 feet below pool. White bass are good off points early, moving deeper midday. Catfish are good in 4-6 feet in murky water on punch bait. Fishing has been slower with all the past rain. Report by Shon Riley, Lake Amistad Fishing Guides.

Arlington

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.21 feet above pool. Conditions are still the same. The lake has received a lot of rain so the clarity is stained. Bass continue to be shallow, or on deep points with crankbaits.

Arrowhead

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.08 feet below pool. The catfish bite has improved some. A lot of the mature catfish are spawning. Numbers of eater size catfish can be caught on punch bait. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.80 feet above pool. Bass are good in 8-12 feet of water in grass with Texas rigged worms, wacky rigged senkos, and crankbaits. Bass are also good on brush in 15-18 feet of water with spoons and Texas rig worms. Crappie are slow on small jigs over brush. Report by Reagan Nelson, Lake Athens Bass Guide.

Austin

GOOD. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.63 feet below pool. Water clear. Good shallow bite early until the sun comes up. Small shad profile baits fished high in the water column are good. Big worms fished out deep on brush piles is also heating up. Lots of schooling fish early around creekmouths. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stain; 84 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Very few anglers on the water.

Bastrop

GREAT. Water stained; 80 degrees. Lake Bastrop is fishing well. Bass are schooling up in the mornings in the discharge. Throw small swimbaits, flukes, jerkbaits and Texas-rigged worms or a shaky head. Later move out off the dam to find some schoolies and throw topwaters or cranks or a tiny jighead and 2 inch minnow style bait. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. There is some schooling action in the evenings, but the bass are finicky. The shad are small so use smaller profile baits, or small jerkbaits for a reaction bite.

Belton

FAIR. Water stained; 83 degrees; 3.58 feet below pool. Belton has climbed another 4.58 feet since last week after recent rain and releases from Lake Proctor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now releasing water at a rate of 1,100 CFS. Fishing for white bass has gotten tougher now that young-of-the-year shad are in abundance, and the water is stratifying as the thermocline develops. I observed that most of my success is coming in the first few hours of light in the morning and again in the last hour of light on either side of sunset. Covering ground by downrigging with a 3-armed umbrella rig equipped with #13 Pet Spoons and keeping a close eye on depth so as to keep the balls about 3' up off bottom was the key to finding scattered fish. The MAL Heavy with silver blade and chartreuse tail continued to produce well this week after locating fish by downrigging. It shows up remarkably well on forward-facing sonar and 2-D sonar. Drop it either to the bottom if fish are on bottom, or below the level of suspended fish, and crank it up at a steady cadence at least two cranks above the fish showing highest in the water column. If a chase occurs, keep cranking at that same steady cadence until the fish either catches it, or turns away. When a strike occurs, keep right on cranking without a hard hookset. The likelihood of topwater action increases as the water warms, and at least some light action is taking place on all but the windiest mornings and evenings. Be on the lookout for herons feeding repetitively over open water, then go in stealthily for a look so as not to spook the fish and push them off the surface. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are fair. Anglers should expect slower activity while catfish are spawning. Shallow water around timber with fresh shad or prepared bait can produce smaller blue catfish under 10 pounds. Flatheads catfish are fair on live bluegill around river mouths and log piles. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.37 feet above pool. Crappie bite is good on small jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are good off points on hard plastics, soft plastics and live bait. Hybrid bite is good on flats with live bait in 20-40 feet of water, but many are undersized. Report by Hundley’s Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.55 feet above pool. Water level 6 inches high and dark stained. Starting to see a slight thermocline 5 feet off the bottom. Bass are feeding actively in a summer pattern. Night fishing has been producing large fish. Crappie are great in 20 feet of water on minnows. Catching lots of channel and blue catfish in deeper water on humps and around structure. No reports on white bass this week. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide. Check out the backs of coves for hydrilla and milfoil, fish patterns should draw bass out from cover. Top water patterns in lilies should be good at midday. Catfish are moving shallow, wooly buggers should work well. Clousers on sunny rocky shores might draw a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie are congregating on structure and as water temperatures climb to the upper 80s fish will remain in this pattern. Crappie are schooling on timber in 10-30 feet of water. Minnows are preferred over jigs. The quality of fish is phenomenal. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

GOOD. water normal stain; 83 degrees; 1.67 feet above pool. Water level is high and the clarity is semi clear mid lake and murky on the west end. Bass are good early in the morning around shallow bushes and main lake pockets with topwaters like frogs and buzz baits. Flukes and senko type baits are good mid morning. Big long flats or points are good with Texas rigs and Carolina rigs around bushes and smaller trees. The offshore bite has been good in 12-25 feet with Carolina rigs best on rock piles, brush piles and pond dams. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Crappie are excellent on timber from 15-30 feet of water with hair jigs tipped with minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 14.80 feet below pool. The lake is very low and ramps are closed. There is a temporary use ramp available. It is possible to catch crappie and bass from the crappie house and from the bank.

Braunig

GOOD. Water stained, 88 degrees. Redfish are being caught off the bank or trolling on gold and silver spoons and a variety of plastics. Redfish are averaging between 5-10 pounds. Catfish and stripers are both slow. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.71 feet above pool. The water is clearing fast with a light stain. Crappie bite is fair on dock poles and brush piles. Largemouth bass bite is decent shallow using jigs, crankbaits, and soft plastic Texas rig baits. White bass topwater bite is on and hybrids are good on points and main lake humps with slabs or live shad. Catfish bite is good on cut bait and live shad. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.44 feet above pool. Black bass to 4.50 pounds are good in 3-15 feet of water on Hag’s swim jigs in white or green pumpkin and topwaters. Bass are in a summer pattern with some schooling on flats and points. Crappie are good to 16 inches on minnows and jigs in 18-25 feet of water on deeper large docks with brush on the main lake and at the 279 Bridge. White bass are fair to 2 pounds on crankbaits out of the lights at night with some schooling early and late. Catfish are fair on cut shad, nightcrawlers and chicken livers on the main lake flats.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees. Brush piles have been a huge factor to catch bass after the shad spawn. Bass can still be caught shallow, but offshore points and rock have produced the best. Report by the Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

EXCELLENT. Water slight stain; 83 degrees; 16.56 feet below pool. Water is muddy north to mid lake and stained on the south end. Stripers continue to bite on live shad in 9-45 feet of water. You will have to move around and monitor the oxygen levels in the water as the thermocline has been up and down and will kill your baits if you do not check often. The trolling bite for stripers has been good and will keep you busy catching undersized fish. Some sporadic topwater activity continues to be intermittent. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Garrett Island and North is extremely muddy. Catfish are good at the mouth of the river in 2-10 feet of water in the current with cut bait. Hybrids and stripers are hitting umbrella rigs in 15-30 feet of water, or live bait in 30-50 feet of water over sand points and trees. Increased topwater and trolling action. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. After catching some water bass are shallow over rocks in 5-15 feet of water throwing crankbaits, swimbaits, frogs or soft plastics such as flukes, worms and craw worms. Topwaters will get some big bites as well. Look for schools of white bass, hybrids and stripers to chase bait around the points and humps. Throwing moving baits like crankbaits and jerkbaits will get a lot of bites from those and largemouth as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. Crappie are fair in 15-20 feet of water on minnows. Catfish are good in 5-10 feet of water on the upper end in the stained water with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 2.21 feet above pool. The lake is once again on the rise, the clarity is muddy and salvinia is floating. Expect a difficult bite for a few week. Look for shad or listen for them popping around pads. When you find shad try a fluke, swimbait, ribbit, toad, buzzbait or frog for top water action. The river and bayou will be way muddy for a while, and there is a strong current rolling in right now so concentrate efforts on the main lake. Some bass can be caught on trees with big worms, senkos and top water baits. Despite the high water it is always an awesome time to come visit this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained, 91 degrees. Redfish are excellent trolling with shrimp, gold and silver spoons and a variety of plastics. Catfish are excellent, they are being caught on shrimp and different varieties of stink baits 5-25 feet deep. Channel catfish and stripers are slow. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 30.71 feet below pool. Check ramp status before heading out. Striped bass and white bass are good fishing humps on the lower end and long drawn out points in 20-30 feet of water with shad colored swimbaits and jigging spoons. Bass are excellent around the grass with topwaters in the morning and your favorite plastics during the day. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Cedar Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass bite is on fire while fish continue to be in a feeding frenzy. Focus on flats throughout the lake and on edges of drop-offs, especially on cloudy and overcast days. Use slabs on drop-offs and along seawalls early in the mornings in depth of 5-14 feet. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinners and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 17-26 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish remain consistent targeting humps in 10-20 feet of water, but there are a lot of small fish. Bigger fish can be caught drifting cut shad, carp, drum or bream. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 35.39 feet below pool. Check ramp status before heading out. Fishing from the bank is excellent for blue catfish and channel catfish with stink bait, minnows, cut bait, and shrimp. A few white bass and crappie are being caught as well. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GREAT. Water stained; 67 degrees; 13.17 feet below pool. Overall the lake is fishing great. Channel catfish, bass, and crappie are hitting on minnows. Perch are biting well on worms, and flathead catfish are feeding on perch. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. Black bass to 2 pounds are slow in 10-20 feet of water around the lake off points with a scope minnow. Crappie are excellent to 14 inches on minnows in 8-15 feet under docks in Rattlesnake Cove on the right side going in. Hybrid bass are good to 6 pounds on squarebill crankbaits in the lighted docks. Catfish are slow on prepared bait, nightcrawlers and chicken livers.

Coleto Creek

FAIR. Water very stained, 87 degrees; 1.43 feet below. Bass fish are fair. They are being caught mostly on soft plastics and some spinnerbait. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake.

Comanche Creek

0.66 feet above pool. Comanche Creek is closed for the summer and will reopen in October.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Catfish are outstanding and while the spawn is fish are structure oriented in 10-40 feet of water. Bass fishing had been good on wind blown points, around bream beds, and near structure in 5-25 feet of water. Crappie action has been fair, with catches coming from 13 to 23 feet using jigs. Bream and bluegill are everywhere right now. Report by Bradley Doyle, Bradley’s Guide Service. Hybrids and white bass have been productive using slabs, spoons, crankbaits, and live bait. Fish have been found on flats and drop-offs in 16-34 feet of water. Be sure to check the tooth patch with the Outdoor Annual app to distinguish between white and hybrids. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees: 2.00 feet below pool. Fishing pattern remains similar. Crappie are good in 10-20 feet of water on timber and brush piles. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. 80 degrees; 14.85 feet below pool. Lake level has risen about 8 inches in a week. Check the wind forecast before heading out. A few reports of catches of alligator gar being caught with cut bait. Report by Weber’s Landing.

Cypress Springs

FAIR: Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 1.48 feet above pool. Starting to see a slight thermocline 5 feet off the bottom. Bass are feeding actively in a summer pattern. Night fishing has been producing large fish. Crappie are great in 20 feet of water on minnows. Catching lots of channel and blue catfish in deeper water on humps and around structure. No reports on white bass this week. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide. Crappie are excellent on brush piles and docks but you will have to weed through numbers of small fish to catch a limit. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

FAIR. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.52 feet above pool. Sand bass are fair with fish in scattered schools. This is typical for this time of year. This time of year some sandies can be caught on the lights at night with imitation shad or rattletraps. Black bass are fair with bass assassins early morning around rocks, or under the lights at nights with chrome and blue rattletraps, or bucktail jigs. Channel catfish and blue catfish are good on manufactured bait or cut bait in 27-30 feet of water on deep water humps and points. Some catches on baited holes. Crappie are fair on deep water brush piles and docks with jigs and minnows. Perch are good around the docks with nightcrawlers under a cork. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 84 degrees; 47.04 feet below pool. Black bass are great in 3-15 feet of water on hard bottoms with crankbaits, senkos or power worms. Spinnerbaits are good in shallow water along rocks. Keeper catfish are good in 10-20 feet of water using stink bait, shrimp, or small cut bait. Trophy catfish are fair while fish are in a spawn transition. Target fish 3-15 feet of water with live shad or fresh cut bait. Bow fishing for gar is excellent, and rod and reel is good with cut bait on the south end at the mouth of Tigers Creek. Crappie are slow with fish scattered. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees. Bass are good on shallow points early then moving deep to a summer depth in 14-20 feet of water hitting deep diving crankbaits, shaky heads and Carolina rigs. Perch can now be caught from the bank to 10 feet of water on nightcrawlers with catfish mixed in. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen’s Guide Service. Some bass are moving offshore, so a jig or a Carolina rig will get a lot of bites. Crankbaits and swimbaits will get some as well. A deep crankbait is catching a lot off the deep channels and rock piles/ledges. A frog or a topwater early will get some nice bass blowing up on those. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Fork

GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. The water level is up and murky in the east and west arms, but clear mid lake. Topwaters early are good with poppers and frogs around weeds or grass. Bass are good mid morning with shaky heads, and crankbaits on points with 1.5-2.5 square bills in 3-5 feet around bream beds. Caroling rigs and power shaky heads and Texas rigs are good offshore around points and road beds or humps 18-25 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service.Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at midday when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Drop a clouser on an isolated cover for black bass. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet, clousers are a good choice. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is getting better and better as we get deeper into the summer pattern. Loads of small fish under 10 inches are still being caught daily, but a lot more large fish are stacking up on brush piles, tire reefs, artificial structures and the base of trees. You can still find some fish on bridges, underwater bridges and road beds in 16-26 feet. Minnows, small hand ties and soft plastics are all working. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.65 feet below pool. Few reports from anglers. Bass are slow. Crappie can be caught with minnows or jigs in shade and brush.

Georgetown

GOOD. normal stain; 81 degrees; 9.73 feet below pool. Bass fishing remains consistent. Look for some spawning fish mid to up river and use soft plastics like lizards, creature baits and worms for those. Some bass are a bit deeper and a shaky head works wonders on this lake around offshore humps and ledges. Find some lay laydowns in around 3-5 feet and flip those for some good bites. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Graham

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Water is still high and muddy. Bass are slow feeding on shad in shallow water. Crappie are slow. Sand bass and hybrids are good on main lake flats. The bite is good on cut shad and chicken liver.

Granbury

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.24 feet below pool. Water levels are at full pool, however navigation may be dangerous due to floating debris. Fishing for striped bass and sandbass are best on the lower ends using trolled baits. Largemouth bass are good in the back of the creeks where the water has settled out some. Soft plastics, lipless crank baits and spinner baits are good choices. Crappie are slow to fair in the muddy water holding close to structures. The catfish bite is good to excellent on prepared bait or cut shad fished near creek entrances. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.14 feet above pool. Black bass are good all over the lake in areas with shallow cover in 3-6 feet of water. Crappie are good in 5-10 feet of water on jigs tipped with minnows. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on shad fished along wind blown shorelines. Yellow catfish are good on live bait. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 5.66 feet above pool. White bass are good showing up in better schools on humps in 27 feet of water hitting slabs. Blue herons and egrets are working. Check ramp status before heading out. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 47.67 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie. The lake did receive some rain, but be sure to call to inquire about launching conditions before heading out.

Hawkins

GOOD. Water slightly stained. 80 degrees. Topwater lures early and late will produce good black bass action. Bream should be making their move shallow for their spawn. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.53 feet above pool. Bass should start schooling in deeper water hitting Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie should be on brush piles biting jigs or minnows.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 11.37 feet below pool. Bass are slow with mostly undersized catches with a few good stringers. Focus on humps and tapering points with soft plastics, or on cover in 3-5 feet of water. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Several anglers out trolling for white bass.

Inks

GREAT: Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.67 feet below pool. Bass are good are around docks and rocks in 5-12 feet of water with jigs, Texas-rigged soft plastics, and a topwater frog is getting some big bites. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Jacksonville

GOOD. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.30 feet above pool. Fish are biting good shallow on crank baits and rattle traps. Also good on brush from the bank out to 16 ft. On soft plastics and jigs. Water is muddy from recent rains and temps are in the low 80's

Joe Pool

GREAT. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 2.57 above pool. Bass can be caught shallow, mid depths, and deep. There is a good topwater bite or they are eating your favorite soft plastics and shad style flukes. Crappie can still be caught using crappie jigs or minnows. White bass schools are still popping up here and there. Wear your life jacket. Report by Gilbert Miller, GTB Outdoors.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 6.13 feet above pool. Water is 5 feet above the typical summer pool and holding. Clarity is clear to stained. Bass are great on blue and chartreuse crankbaits early in the morning and late afternoon ranging from 10-15 feet of water. Crappie are good on slip cork minnows with fish suspended 10-12 feet down over timber in 20 feet of water. Catfish are starting to move out to 8-15 feet of water around river and creek channels biting punch bait, dough bait, cut bait or catawba worms. Report by Brian Vickery Fishing.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 3.66 feet above pool. Gates continue to be open with no changes to the patterns. Fish early morning while sand bass are surfacing blowing shad out of the water using topwaters or a swimbait. The white egrets will be on the banks telling you pretty much where they should be. If you are not getting bit within the first 30 minutes of sunlight, you will probably have to move out to 10-20 feet of water and use 1 ounce white or chartreuse slabs. While the gates are opening and closing the crappie bite is hit-or-miss. Target timber and brush piles in 10-20 feet. Once the gates close this should be the pattern for the rest of the summer. Start shallow and work your way deeper to search for fish. Channel catfish are good on baited holes, rip rap and brush. Bait the rocks and bushes with soured grain to hold fish in there long enough to catch limits. Black bass are biting white and chartreuse spinnerbaits in the morning around the rip wrap, concrete and shallow submerged brush on points and secondary points. Bass are not biting at the back of the coves anymore. Cast creature baits, and Texas rigged worms on rock piles and large brush piles, or underwater points in 10-15 feet of water Carolina rigs. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.31 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 20 feet of water with minnows. Catfish are good in 25 feet of water with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good on docks and bulkheads in 3-10 feet of water skipping a light jig or Texas-rigged fluke or worm. Some fish can be caught on rock and brush piles in 10 feet of water using soft plastics. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 2.47 feet above pool. White bass are fair on points and humps in 15-32 feet of water with slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits and live bait. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are fair in similar depths. 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 on cut shad anchored or drifting humps and flats in 15-32 feet of water. Crappie are fair in 8-28 feet of water on brush piles, submerged timber, and submerged cover near drop-offs with minnows and jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing. Water clarity is about 1 foot. Largemouth bass can be caught shallow around bushes and rock in 5 feet of water. Hybrid striper 20-30 feet of water near creek channels with live bait or slabs. Crappie are on main lake brush in 15-20 feet of water or cruising deep hard bottom flats.

Limestone

GOOD. Water normal stain; 86 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Big rains but the bite remains consistent. Crappie are in 10-18 feet of water on power lines, standing timber, or offshore brush with minnows. White bass are in 7-17 feet of water with super slabs. Catfish are good in 10-20 feet with cutbait, or large minnows. Largemouth bass are good in 4-14 feet of water with boat docks, bulkheads, and rocks with chatterbaits, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, and spinnerbaits. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.39 feet above pool. White bass are great in 6-15 feet of water on wind blown points and ledges with white and chartreuse slabs. Catfish are in 1-4 feet of water on bulkheads with best action at daylight. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.

Marble Falls

normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.59 feet below pool. Bass are good skipping docks, and on ledges in 10-20 feet of water with jigs. Some bass can be targeted up river with crankbaits, frogs and plastic worms. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Martin Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Martin Creek is at full pool, slightly stained and 86 degrees at boat launch. Bass are fair to good along the hydrilla with Texas rigged worms, weightless senco’s and small swim baits. Crappie are fair and it seems fish have scattered into smaller schools suspended in standing timber and brush piles in 20-30 feet of water. Best bait is minnows. Sand bass are good on clay bottoms with best area along the submerged old county line road bed. Small jigging spoons work best bouncing off the bottom. Report by Hambone Guide Service.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 94.41 feet below pool. The lake is very low, only 2.5-percent full. At this time there is no access to fish. Some reports of anglers fishing in the river.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 75 degrees; 46.14 feet below pool. Sand bass are being caught all around the lake, with silver Kastmasters, pearl blue grubs, and pink jig heads working especially well. White jerkbaits have been effective for both largemouth and smallmouth bass. Catfish action is strong, particularly in Harbor Bay and Bugbee, where shrimp and frozen shad have been producing good results. Crappie are also biting well, with Rosie red minnows being the top choice. Several have been caught in the Sanford Yake area, off docks and in the shallow waters around Bugbee. Perch and bluegill are hitting worms under docks and in shallow areas throughout the lake. Walleye fishing is excellent, especially in the evenings and overnight, with minnows, bottom bouncers, floating worm harnesses, pearl blue plastics, white crankbaits, and pink vibrating blades performing well. Trout fishing has slowed this week, particularly in the Spring Canyon and Stilling Basin areas. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.43 feet below pool. Crappie have improved to fair in 3-4 feet of water. Fish are a few weeks from spawning. Sand bass are fair around the dam when shad are surfacing. Shad are spawning so the bite should improve the bite for all species. Channel and blue catfish are slow in 15 feet of water. Bass are good pitching creature baits and plastic worms shallow and hardwoods.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 1.50 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are good Carolina rigged craw baits and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on standing timber and deep brush piles on small chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are fair with live minnows and cut bait. Bluegill are good on beds with nightcrawlers or small power bait pellets. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.50 feet above pool. Bass are stacking up in suspended mode, at about 8 feet, over taller water. The thermocline is in full effect, so make sure you don't fish under that line. In addition, some larger bites in 8-10 feet near the bottom. The square-bill crankbaits got the majority of the bites. Cranking it in and around the timber that is immediately adjacent to the boat lanes near the backs of the creeks was the ticket. Remember to run an Alabama rig and topwater early and late in the day for some aggressive feeding fish! Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are fair on straight tailed worms and Carolina rigged craw baits. Crappie are excellent on standing timber and small brush piles with 1/32-1/16 ounce white crappie jigs. Catfish are poor on cut bait and live minnows. Sunfish are good on small jigs and small pieces of nightcrawlers. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 79 degrees. 0.97 feet below pool. The bass bite has been good flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water. The spawn is ending and bass are staying in the shallows as the water temperature rises to the 80s. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Focus on holes in the reed banks where bass will set up on their beds. Watch for balls of bass fry because a fry guarder will be close by. 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 provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

SLOW. Water stained; 75 degrees; 7.83 feet above pool. Water level is on the rise with over 6 feet gain within the last week. White bass are slow and difficult to find. Crappie are slow on brush piles hitting jigs or minnows. Seeing more than normal yellow catfish on brush piles and near docks. Catfish are good for eaters with shad and perch. Largemouth bass are slow. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 37.15 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 80 degrees; 22.77 feet below pool. Black bass are fair with catches up to 9 pounds possible. Target bass with bladed jigs in green pumpkin are good in 5-8 feet of water, or on timber in 10-15 feet of water with 10 inch red bug or plum worms. Topwater action with frogs around flooded green cedar bushes. Crappie are suspended 5-8 feet down around isolated timber in 25 feet of water. Minnows are best. Catfish still good on rod-and-reel with cut shad or cheese bait. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 18.99 feet below pool. Black bass bite is good to very good on topwater and crankbaits. The Whopper Plopper has been excellent along with deep diving crankbaits. Crappie bite is steady with schools being located using forward facing sonar and caught using the Bone Head jigs. Catfish are good. Always wear your life jacket and stay aware. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Palestine

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.99 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush and timber in 12-22 feet of water. White bass and hybrids are good on clay points early and late in the day. Catfish are spawning with a good bite on bulkheads or riprap and nightcrawlers and punch bait.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.25 feet above pool. Navigate with caution watching for floating debris. The water clarity is murky and muddy. Catfish are good in areas with freshwater coming in with fresh cut bait. Crappie are in deep water on minnows. Very few reports of bass, hybrids and sand bass. Anglers running juglines or terrines be sure to check them regularly as a thermocline is settling in on the bottom. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

GOOD. slightly stained; 83 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent on straight tailed worms and Carolina rigged craw baits. Crappie are fair on sanding timber and small brush piles in 15-25 feet of water on small white crappie jigs. Catfish are poor on cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Stripers are slow to fair in 20-40 feet of water. The best bite has been live bait but it can be difficult to find. There has been good steady action with the occasional slowdown. Best bet is to just sit and wait for them to move through and catch a few then wait for the next school. Sand bass are fair in 5-20 feet of water on main lake points. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are good on cut shad in 2-10 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 going into spawn soon so it should start to slow down until they are done spawning. Water clarity is less than 1 foot on the north end, but the south end is better at 3-6 feet of visibility. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.32 feet above pool. The water is above full pool and fishing has slowed some for anglers. Reports of white bass caught trolling in shallow water. Crappie are transitioning to brush piles.

Raven

SLOW. Water slight stain; 90 degrees. Lake Raven water clarity is slightly stained. The lake is seeing hydrilla die back due to recent herbicide treatment. Largemouth bass are good on weedless rigged artificial worms in red-tinted colors with glitter. Anglers should target the cove where the boathouse is located. This area has seen recent success when working the hydrilla grass line. No reports of crappie or catfish in recent weeks. Bluegill are good off of the boathouse dock on hotdogs and worms under a bobber.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.05 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. White bass are excellent in the mornings with surface activity common on the flats. Throw small swimbaits, tail spinners or rattle traps. Later in the morning white bass are moving out to deeper water on long points, road beds and levees. Crappie are related to brush piles in 12-18 feet of water. Crappie are showing up at bridge columns and moving around drop-offs going from structure to structure. Catfish are good in wooded timber 15-18 feet of water prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 1.86 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. You can now start flipping shallow for bass. Largemouth bass are offshore in 18-25 feet of water primarily on rock piles with 10 inch worms, crankbaits and football jigs. A few bass on timber at dawn and dusk weightless flukes or weightless senkos. Mayfly hatch is going on so the best crappie bite is at first light. Crappie are scattered and slow after the recent rain. Crappie are good in brush piles and timber in 18-25 feet of water. Sand bass are on humps and points in 25-40 feet of water with slabs. Blue catfish are good in 20 feet of water. Channel catfish are good in 10-25 feet of water on flats. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan’s Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.77 feet above pool. The main lake still has clear water, and creeks are stained to muddy. White bass are slow with a few schooling on topwater early morning on the south shoreline. Hybrid striper action is good with live shad off the 309 Flats and Windsock Point. Blue catfish action is fair on cut bait and shad in the shallow water off windblown points. Catfish can be caught on punch bait beneath schools of feeding white bass. Crappie action is slow. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin' Guide Service. There is a lot of water running through the lake with the gates open and the creeks are full. Even though we are approaching summer there are still a lot of shallow bass. Target docks and flooded grass covering water with square bill crankbaits, chatterbaits and swim jigs. Later in the day focus on deeper spots. The higher water will keep the fish shallow until the lake starts dropping. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.45 feet above pool. Bass are shallow early in the pencil and hay grass with topwater baits. Then bass move to points and drains with Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are slowly moving to brush piles, with a better bite on the south end of the lake and Ash Bayou. Jigs and minnows are working equally. Bluegill are on brush piles. Catfish are transitioning from the creeks to the main lake on points and channel bends with cut bait or stink bait. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.41 feet above pool. Good rains put fresh water in the lake. Water is being released at the gates at 191 CFS, so there should be a good below the dam. At the Marina the crappie bite is fair, and the catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait. Bluegill are fair on crickets or worms. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush in 8-18 feet of water. Catfish are good in 3-10 feet of water with cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and shiny spinnerbaits in 2-8 feet of water. White bass are excellent trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are good with many undersized fish being caught in deeper water using cut bait or mussels. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees. 47.94 feet below pool. Black bass catches have been improving greatly. The fish are being caught on plastics. Reports of bass caught exceeding 5 pounds, with many in the 2-3 pound range. Good reports of catfish being caught on blood punch bait. Always wear your life jacket and stay aware. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Stamford

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.26 feet above pool. Very few anglers on the water after the recent flooding. Water continues to run over the spillway, so this is typically a good sport for white bass and catfish. Target newly flooded cattails for bass.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.30 feet below pool. Stillhouse rose another 0.78 feet since last week. The water is warming rapidly and the fish are suspending more and more each day. The two drivers for this are stratification of the water by temperature which will eventually lead to the creation of the thermocline by mid-June, and the increasing presence of young-of-the-year shad making their way into open water. When fish are suspended use 2-D sonar as the three-dimensional cone makes use of extends the echo signature of the fish into long arches which are larger and much more easily seen on a screen then the shorter "rice grain" signatures seen on side-imaging and down-imaging. Use a MAL Heavy with silver blade and chartreuse tail when the fish are aggressive, and downrigging with Pet Spoons is my backup plan when the fish are not aggressive. The MAL shows up remarkably well on forward-facing sonar and 2-D sonar. Drop it either to the bottom if fish are on bottom, or below the level of suspended fish, and crank it up at a steady cadence at least two cranks above the fish showing highest in the water column. If a chase occurs, keep cranking at that same steady cadence until the fish either catches it, or turns away. When a strike occurs, keep right on cranking without a hard hookset. On the downriggers, run balls just 1-2 feet above the shallowest fish showing on 2-D sonar. Mornings are best from 7:20-10:15 a.m. Topwater action on "schoolie" largemouth increased this past week but is far from peaking. Small shad imitating baits, preferably soft baits, cast quickly and accurately to a fresh "boil" will be much more likely to draw a strike. Minnow-shaped baits excel for this application. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Bass are schooling up on the main lake so be ready with some walking baits and other topwaters to catch quite a few that way. Otherwise flip and drag around any standing trees or look for piles of grass around. You usually cannot go wrong with a creature bait, fluke or worm dragging the grass in most places. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.83 feet above pool. Lake Tawakoni continues to fish well as we fall into a stable summer pattern. The hybrid striper, white bass and striper bite is good. We have seen striper to 18 pounds this week and most boats are seeing limits of hybrid striper and white bass. Best baits have been live Shad and slab spoons. Best depths have been 18-30 feet. The eating sized catfish bite is red hot. Easy limits are being caught on or near baited areas. Prepared bait such as punch baits or dip baits are working best. Crappie are decent. Minnows are starting to fish better than jigs as the water warms. Standing timber and brush piles are working best. Early in the morning bridge columns also are fishing well in18 feet. Largemouth bass are good on shallow structures such as submerged irrigation intakes near docks, rip rap and shallow lay downs and brush piles. Shallow crankbaits and early morning frogs are working well. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.69 feet below pool. The lake is fishing slow after the flooding and the clarity is muddy. Crappie are slow due to the conditions. Bass will be slow until the water clears. Catfish are slow as the river current slows. Few anglers are on the water while the lake is full and the inflows are flooded.

Texoma

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 9.79 feet above pool. Striper fishing is improving with lake conditions. Fishing live shad on ledges and humps in 30-45 feet of water suspended above the muddier water on bottom. Start to watch for top water action as water temps rise, there is still a shad spawn going on near rocks and gravel banks. Catfishing is good for channels and blues on points and drop off 18-25 feet of water using punch bait on small treble hooks near the bottom. Key in on rocks and structure as fish move off the spawn and in the summer pattern. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass are good with some topwater action starting, and the live bait bite is great. Limits are possible targeting fish in clearer water. The water is clearing on the main lake and water is being released. Shad are still spawning. The small threadfin shad should start to run midlake soon improving the topwater bite. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.61 feet below pool. Bass fishing is still good. The shallow bite has been productive with topwater lures. A few anglers have also been flipping jigs and beavers into the flooded bushes and hay grass. Most of these shallow fish are coming from 1-4 feet of water. The deeper bite has also been good, out to about 27 feet. Texas rigs and Carolina rigs have been most effective, with a few fish also coming on big crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie fish has been a little off lately due to the big storms over the past week. The rising water and strong winds have made it tough, as crappie do not typically like those conditions. However, things should start to improve in the next couple of days. Brush piles and main lake docks have been the most consistent spots, with both jigs and live bait working. Please watch out for deer as it is the middle of fawn season, and they are actively crossing roads. If you see a deer, please slow down because it is a dangerous time of year for those small fawns. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 42.42 feet below pool. There is a good topwater bite throwing walking baits or splashing topwaters or even a frog to get bites. There are several places with good grass, so throwing soft plastics such as worms and creature baits will catch some and swimbaits or glide baits will get some nice bites as well. Skipping docks and working around big rocks just off shore will get some bites as well throwing finesse jigs, shaky heads or Texas-rigged soft plastics in mostly watermelon colors. Do not forget to dye the tails. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. Time to fish marinas in 30-40 feet of water for bass, white bass, crappie and bluegill. Grass action for bass has slowed. Bounce between shaded bluff walls with a craw and marinas with small swimbaits and small spoons. The water is crystal clear when there is no wind, so downsize baits. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC.

Twin Buttes

SLOW. Water stained. 82 degrees; 33.23 feet below pool. Channel catfish are still biting in shallow water in punch bait. White bass and crappie are biting at night under lights with minnows or shad. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.43 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows and jigs in 10-16 feet of water. Catfish are good in 5-6 feet of water with liver and nightcrawlers. Bass are scattered with a fair topwater bite or feeler with trick worms, spinnerbaits and topwaters. Bream are good on red worms throughout the lake. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Water is a normal stain, but expect the clarity to be stained after the forecasted rain. Crappie have been in two main patterns with most fish 20 feet deep, but there is a good number of fish in 8-12 feet of water on brush piles. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Bass are great at dawn and dusk on topwater, but this bite shuts off very quickly. Transition to Texas rigs, crankbaits or jerkbaits in 4-15 feet. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. Panfish have been good on red worms and crickets. Report by Holton Walker, Holton Walker Fishing.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.84 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush piles and standing timber in 10-20 feet of water with live bait or light blue artificials. Bass up to 6 pounds are suspended on structure in 20-25 feet of water on shad colored crankbaits, or a senkos. Catfish are good. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees. The boat ramp is fully closed and blocked off through 2025, but kayaks and small watercraft can still be launched from the bank. Water levels are still low to facilitate dam gate repairs which appear to be underway. Successful techniques include moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and Alabama rigs. Texas-rigged soft plastics are also working well, with senkos, dropshots, and creature baits all seeing success. Reports from the Thursday Night Tournament series saw a record number of inches caught with some of the largest limits reported by the long-time running tournament established in 2013. Report by Team YAKUSA. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 79 degrees; 2.76 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 15 feet of water on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Bass are slow on soft plastics or crankbaits in deeper water. Catfish are fair with cut bait and shad on rocks. Water clarity is 7 inches.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 80 degrees. Bass can be caught in deeper water with crankbaits and Carolina rigs.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 15.87 feet below pool. Crappie are good 2-8 feet on jigs and minnows. Catfish slow in cut and prepared baits. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Whitney

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 80 degrees; 2.25 feet above pool. Water level has risen a few feet but the bite remains consistent. Catfish are good using cut bait in 25-30 feet of water. Striped bass bite is fair on live bait in 25-30 feet of water. Crappie are on main lake brush piles in 15-30 feet of water. White bass fishing is good on slabs on main lake humps in 25-30 feet of water. Largemouth bass fishing is good using soft plastics on deep structure. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Reports of catches of carp with bait balls. Catfish can be caught on punch bait.

Wright Patman

SLOW. Water normal stain; 79 degrees; 9.33 feet above pool. Water is on the rise, and the clarity is muddy. Crappie are scattered. Anglers are catching catfish on stink bait in the buck brush and shallow water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.33 feet above pool. Flow rate on the river is currently 3,890 CFS, down significantly from over 11,00 CFS earlier in the week. While there is still a lot of muddy and turbulent water moving through the watershed, some of the backwater areas are offering surprisingly clear conditions. White bass and largemouth bass are stacking up in the drains, especially in narrow canals, and are hitting a variety of baits including grubs, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Catfish are holding deep off the river channel bends and biting well on fresh-caught shad. Crappie, on the other hand, have been tough to find due to strong wind current. Brighter days ahead, but now is also a great time to check your safety gear and take care of any needed boat maintenance. Jameson Custom Marine on Lake Houston is a great local option. Remember to always wear your kill switch and be prepared. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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