Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of July 24, 2024

Alan Henry

GOOD. Water clear; 82 degrees; 0.90 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 20-35 feet on jigs and minnows. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 69.81 feet below pool. Black bass fishing is fair on main lake points and secondary points 15-25 feet with deep water access are holding fish. Rattle traps, deep diving crank baits, jigs, Texas rigged senkos, hard jerkbaits, swimbaits and Ned rigs seem to do best. White bass are good on main river channels around birds chasing bait. Blades, small crankbaits, swim jigs, rattle traps and spoons can load the boat. Stripers are fair in 40-70 feet on deep water ledges using Bucktail jigs, flutter spoons, Alabama rigs are catching some nice fish. Keep your lines tight and catch a big one! Report by Captain Raul Cordero, Far West Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.00 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady, but the water temperature is cooling due to the rain. Bass are fair on points, or off docks where bass are seeking out that secondary cover. Catfish are excellent on shallow rocks with cut bait on a bobber. Crappie are biting on brush piles with jigs and minnows.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 4.52 feet below pool. Summer fishing patterns are steady. Catfish are good drifting the main lake with fresh cut shad. The crappie seem to be in a good summer pattern on brush piles at the Oil Derrick and around docks in the shade. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

FAIR. Water normal stain; 90 degrees; 0.36 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are stable. Bass are slow, but solid body frogs, buzz baits, and chatterbaits are catching fish early and late. After the sun rises target Shaky-head worms and jigs on the outside of grass lines 8-12 feet on main lake points and flats. Crappie limits are possible at night over brush in 20-25 feet with small jigs. Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Austin

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.93 feet below pool. Bass have been biting well this week with the cloud cover. Some areas of the lake with creek inflows are showing heavy signs of stain. Finding the cleaner water right now is the ticket. Plenty of fish up shallow early in the morning and late evening and overnight. Brush piles during the daytime are good with a big worm and jig. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stain; 85 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. Bass are more active Bass are fair on soft plastics in the cuts, or with frogs over grass. Crappie are fair with jigs in flooded timber. Catfish are fair on juglines.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees. Lake Bastrop is fishing well. Working shaky heads with trick worms and small Carolina rigged fluke juniors in the discharge first thing is catching a lot of fish. Later moving out of the north end of the dam and working the schools of bass there with small clear topwaters and small swimbaits is working well. Small straight tail swimbaits deep on ball head jigs work well under the schools also. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Belton

SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.91 feet above pool. Surface temperature 86-87F. Fishing for white bass is consolidated into the first 70 minutes of light in the morning and the last 2 hours of light in the evening. During these times, white bass are massing together in schools to feed on shad, occasionally breaking on the surface, especially when no direct sun is shining on the water. Fish found on topwater have be smacking the MAL Mini recklessly, and white bass on the bottom are responding to small silver spoons fished horizontally by downrigging (#12 Pet Spoons) and by using a sawtooth method. Larger white bass and hybrid striped bass in these schools can be selected for using a larger offering like the MAL Dense with a silver body. Outside of these early/late windows, not much else is happening for white bass. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfishing has been great. Shallow water continues to be productive for nights and early mornings. Smaller blues and trophy size can be caught in 10ft or less using live bait as well as fresh cut bait. As the sun rises drifting deeper water along river channels has been great. Flatheads have been caught near rock piles with live perch or shad. Channel catfish have been great in shallow water around timber using punch bait. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.05 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 18-20 feet of water using live minnows. Largemouth bass are good using soft plastics in deeper water brush. Catfish are good with chicken liver, worms and live bluegill. Bluegill are biting worms in shallow water. Hybrid bass are good on shad and minnows. Report by Benbrook Marina.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Summer fishing patterns are holding steady. Channel catfish are fair in 14 feet of water on baited holes with stink bait. A few catches of blue catfish in the same areas with cut bait. Crappie are good on brush piles and standing timber in 20-25 feet of water with black and green jigs or minnows. Crappie are good at night under the bridges with minnows. White bass slow. Report by Joey Crews, Lake Bob Sandlin Chubby Chaser Guide Service. Black bass are feeding early on shad patterns around grass and retaining walls. Main lake points are good for bass using clouser type patterns. Bream are plentiful with wooly buggers and small worm patterns. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Bass are good on points in 18-22 feet of water using deep water baits like deep diving crankbaits, dropshots and Texas rigs. Night fishing has the best bite and is an escape from the heat and recreational boaters. Sand bass and black bass schooling together near the dam, and bridges. Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine.

Bois d'Arc

stained; 85 degrees; 0.47 feet below pool. Bass fishing has been steady with the best bite on offshore points and brush piles or man made structures. Carolina rigs and Texas rigs are good with big worms and creature baits in 10-16 feet of water. Texas rigs with creature baits good on standing timber and bushes in 6-12 feet. Shaded trees or bushes best. Spinnerbaits and chatterbait bite slowed down a bit with this heat. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service.

Brady

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 11.63 feet below pool. Black bass are slow with the best action early morning and late afternoon along deeper rocky shores and salt cedars in 5-8 feet of water with slow moving baits and soft plastics. Crappie and white bass are slow. Catfish are fair on main lake with fresh bait best bite coming early and late in the day, or on cooler cloudy days.

Braunig

GOOD. Water stained, 89 degrees. Some redfish are being caught from the bank on live bait and shrimp, or trolling in 15-18 feet of water on gold or silver spoons. Channel catfish are good on weed lines and rock lines on cheese bait and liver. Bass are good around weed lines on plastic worms and jigs. Report by Harry Lamb, Alamo Texas Fishing.

Bridgeport

GOOD. Water normal stained; 87 degrees; 10.05 feet below pool. Lake Bridgeport is around 10 feet low, lightly stained with temps in the mid 80s. All ramps are open, although the ramp at the dam is still slippery. Crappie fishing continues to be good! The US Highway 380 bridge, deeper docks and offshore brush piles have been productive with minnows and jigs putting them in the boat. Hybrids and sand bass are cruising the main lake and moving fast! On main lake humps, ledges, ridges have been good with live bait and slabs catching fish. Some Sand Bass surface action is happening on cool mornings and warm afternoons. Largemouth bass have been good on topwaters early in the morning, and with flat billed crankbaits of finesse baits near lake points later in the day. Catfish are good on cut bait, drifting shallow flats early and late. Report by Keith Bunch, Lake Bridgeport Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.69 feet below pool. Black bass to 9.15 pounds are slow on Hag’s cyclone craws in Juice Box, shaky heads in 6-20 feet in the habitats around the main lake and top waters early in 2-8 feet on the flats. Crappie are slow around docks with brush on minnows in 10-14 feet. White bass to 12 inches are slow on crankbaits and crappie jigs under the lights at night. Catfish are fair to 8 pounds on prepared bait on the main lake.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees. Rain may cool the water improving the bite. Reports of good catches of catfish on minnows. Report by The Bait Barn.

Buchanan

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 10.78 feet below pool. Striped bass and white bass are on ledges and main lake points in 25-35 feet of water with live shad or trolling downriggers. Watch windblown points for topwater action from schooling fish. Catfish are good on main lake points and creek channels in 18-25 feet of water using shad or punch bait. Largemouth bass can be caught off main lake points or ledges, and shallow rock piles in 8-12 feet of water. Topwater bite over scattered brush in 5-12 feet of water. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Crappie are good in 25 feet of water on timber and brush with minnows. Muddy and rising water from the rain may slow the bite. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. The water color looks good over the majority of the lake and the river is stained to muddy as normal. Striper fishing is improving. Live bait has been hit and miss and same with the trolling pattern nothing has been very consistent day to day. Topwater schools are showing up all over the lake and are starting to stay up long enough to get close. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing.

Caddo

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.25 feet above pool. Another rain event is coming and that means more muddy water and more current coming down the river into Caddo. Work topwater baits early in the day around the grass and edge of lily pads all over the lake. When the sun rises, use a fluke or a frog bounced over the pads. Normally bass move into the river to deep cuts following bait, if this happens a shaky head, dropshot, or a light Texas rig. The lake is setting up beautifully with a lot to come at this time of year on this majestic lake that God spoke into existence. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GOOD. Water slightly stained, 88 degrees. Redfish are being caught off the bank on live bait and shrimp. Redfish can be caught from the boat with shrimp, live bait, or trolling plastic and silver spoons around the dam and 181 cove area. Blue catfish are slow. Channel catfish are being caught around the rock lines on cheese bait and cut bait. Bass are slow. Report by Harry Lamb, Alamo Texas Fishing.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water normal stain; 86 degrees; 24.84 feet below pool. There is a good bass topwater bite in the morning around isolated grass and rock. As the day starts to warm, fishing a neko rig or small Texas rig on outside grass lines has been producing fish. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.37 feet below pool. EXCELLENT. Normal stain; 86 degrees; 0.42 feet below pool. Hybrids and white bass are good early in the morning at daylight on midlake points and drop offs along sandy flats throughout the dam area, Crappie Island, Key Ranch and the spillway humps in 13-22 feet. Cast spinners and slabs and look for schooling fish on these flats as well as deeper seawalls and shorelines. Then fish any hump in 17-25 feet throughout the lake to find fish stacked up in schools as the day heats up. Use spinnerbaits or drop a slab down to the bottom and work it fast up and down and the fish will hit it immediately. Also throwing out a slab and reeling it back with a slow retrieve is also working well. The evening bite from 5-9 p.m has also been very good. Hit up seawalls close to points in depths of 5-18 feet and cast rattle traps, spoons, slabs or sassy shads to get the hybrids to bite. The crappie bite has been getting better. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 5-12 feet under bridge pylons, hidden brush piles throughout the lake or under docks. Limits are being reported, although guides have been reporting conditions are improving with bigger sized fish being caught. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Blue catfish are best anchored on main lake humps and points in 15-24 feet, or drifting in with cut bait suspended a few feet off bottom. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 29.97 feet below pool. Bass are fair early in the morning or late in the afternoon on long extended points with soft plastic worms and flukes. There is some topwater action very early in the morning. Catfish are fair on cut bait or stink bait in 15-30 feet of water. Crappie are biting in brush piles in 20-30 feet of water on minnows. No reports on white bass. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 81 degrees; 12.86 feet below pool. The weather has been great for fishing. Cast topwater baits into bass surfacing, jumping out of the water. Channel catfish continue to be great on perch and cutbait. Sunfish are good on worms. Largemouth bass are good on topwater lures. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 3.30 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are biting topwaters in the morning. Later in the day target standing timber with finesse baits. Crappie are good in Rattlesnake Cove.

Comanche Creek

0.31 feet above pool. Closed.

Conroe

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.24 feet above pool. Largemouth bass fishing is good fishing offshore structure with brush on it using Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, and crankbaits. Shallow fish are around docks and grass with some bluegill beds still nearby. Report by Roy Crush Fishing. Catfish spawn is over and the fishing is good but there are a lot of tiny fish out there. Baited hole and catfish bubblegum has been working great. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Hybrids and whites are schooling in 18-26 feet of water biting live shad and large minnows, or trolling with a deep diver with a pet spoon as a trailer. Some are scattered but also finding schools. Some anglers are jigging spoons too aggressively, get more hits with a calmer jigging motion, white or chartreuse slabs from MT Pockets has been working well.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees: 2.00 feet below pool. Catfish are excellent in a post-spawn phase hanging out in 2-13 feet of water on timber. Hybrids and sand bass are good schooling on main lake humps and points, and in the river feeding under balls of shad. Fish can be caught on spoons or slabs. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles, or in 4-18 feet of water on timber. Fish are not schooled up, so hit several trees for a mess of crappie. Minnows are out fishing jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys.

Corpus Christi Lake

FAIR. 85 degrees; 9.25 feet below pool. Rain in the forecast, so hopefully the water level rises. Bank angling is possible. Report provided by Captain Damian Hubbs, Top Gun Outfitters.

Cypress Springs

GOOD: Water stained; 91 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Channel catfish limits can be caught quickly in 15-20 feet of water with stink bait. Crappie are good in 25-30 feet of water on brush piles with minnows. Report by Joey Crews, Lake Bob Sandlin Chubby Chaser Guide Service. Bass are good on deep water points and boat docks with deep jigs, diving crankbaits, dropshots and Texas rigs. Schooling activity has picked up on main lake points. Night fishing has the best bite and is an escape from the heat and recreational boaters. Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 2.00 feet below pool. White bass are good on main lake structures with slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair to good on brush piles and main lake structure on jigs with white color combinations. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on punch bait. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service..

Fairfield

Closed to the public.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 45.68 feet below pool. There continues to be limited launching at the Zapata County boat ramp, so most people are using the state park. There is about 12 inches of water between Arroyo Valeño to the main river channel. Catfish are excellent in 5-10 feet of water with fresh cut or live bait. Keeper catfish are in shallow timber in 3-5 feet of water with shrimp, stink bait or small shad. Alligator gar rod and reel is good with cut carp or tilapia. Bass are good in 8-20 feet of water on hard bottoms with plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water normal stain; 95 degrees. Bass are good early until about 8 a.m. on shallow points with square bill crankbaits and underspins. Then target bass in 15-25 feet of water with deep diving crankbaits. Bluegill are good in 3-6 feet of water on rocky banks with nightcrawlers. Please note, the warm water and the cooler rain can change the oxygen levels in the water resulting in a slight fish kill. Do not be alarmed, this is a common phenomenon for this power plant lake and typically does not affect the fishery. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen’s Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. Water Stained; 81 degrees; 0.11 feet below pool. Bass are slow while the moon is fuller, and fish are more active at night. Early morning has been good for about an hour or so on frogs and flukes around grass in 2-4 feet. Switching to an offshore bite the rest of the day with Carolina rigs and Texas Rigs on points and humps in 15-20 feet with big worms or KO sticks. Deep crankbaits are good over drop offs in 22-27 feet. XD 6 and XD 8 chartreuse and blue back and landing bites. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Cooling temperatures, light rain, and cloudy days have kicked the shallow bite into high gear in the middle of July! Bass are hitting topwaters and shallow streamers fished over flooded milfoil and hydrilla. Look for schooling bass in the open water and creeks as shad hatch is in full swing. Also, check out the brush piles as big bass are using them to feed on crappie. Bream are excellent in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. The crappie fishing on Lake Fork continues to be excellent as we get deeper into the summer pattern. Fish are still stacked up on brush, trees and some lay downs. Best depths are 14-28 feet with a few fish a little shallower and a little deeper. The bite has been somewhat finicky lately. Minnows are a good choice to help overcome the slower bite. You can still catch fish on smaller hand tied baits or soft plastics. I've also noticed that rotating spots or finding new spots with less pressured fish has been important. The catfishing on Lake Fork is excellent like it seems to always be for eater sized channel cats. There are still tons of fish under roosting trees in 14-22 feet of water on the north ends of the lake. Bait a hole with cattle cubes or sour grains to get those fish concentrated. Then use any catfish bait of choice to load the boat. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.14 feet below pool. Hybrid stripers limits are possible fishing live shad into schools. White bass can be caught trolling with crankbaits or live shad. Largemouth bass are good on topwaters along the rocks.

Georgetown

SLOW. Water stained: 85 degrees; 5.49 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are consistent with the bite slowing. Sand bass are hit-or-miss in the evenings. Bass are fair in the evenings with catches up to 2 pounds. Carp and gar can be caught up stream. Black drum can be caught in the stilling basin.

Graham

SLOW. Water stained; 90 degrees; 2.46 feet below pool. Bass are slow. Only feeding early and late. Sand bass and hybrids are good schooling all over the lake. Crappie and good on deep brush.

Granbury

GOOD. Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.09 feet below pool. Granbury water level is full and water temperatures vary from the middle 80s to the low 90s. Some recent rains have cooled the surface bringing a little relief. Sand bass are slow to fair on slabs and spinners from Decordova to Indian Harbor. Striped bass are good to 12 pounds on live bait and trolled alabama rigs. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits and soft plastics worked near main lake points and near shaded docks later in the day. Catfish are good on cut bait fished mainly at night, however many are being caught on shallow humps mid lake. Crappie continue to be good on small minnows and jigs fished near suspended timber mid-lake and near bridge pilings. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.53 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits fished around shallow cover. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished over brush in 8-12 feet of water. White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps and points. Blue catfish are good drift fishing shad through main lake deep flats. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

SLOW. Water clear; 85 degrees; 7.59 feet above pool. The lake level continues to be high and water is being released. White bass are slow but scattered using jigging spoons. Target largemouth bass in the flooded brush, timber and structures with soft plastics. Navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Check ramps status before heading out. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 47.95 feet below pool. Crappie are in standing timber. Sand bass are good. Catfish are good on minnows and worms. Largemouth bass are good.

Hawkins

GOOD. Water slightly stained. 80 degrees. Black bass are chasing poppers and shallow streamers on the main lake points. Cooler weather and light rain have dropped the water temp. Bead heads will tempt bream and bass. Bream will be on beds and easy to spot, remember they can see you too. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.24 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are consistent. Sunfish are good. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs. Bass are slow midday, with the best bite in the morning.

Hubbard Creek

GOOD. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 12.88 feet below pool. Blue catfish can be caught on juglines with live bait or cut carp. White bass are schooling throughout the day.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 88 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Fishing has been better, catching more numbers at times, and bigger fish have been being weighed in this week. Swim baits, crank baits, on suspended fish, and soft plastics for fish in brush from 8-16 feet. Water has cleared up, and water temps are in the upper 80's.

Joe Pool

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.62 feet above pool. Water temperature has cooled a degree or two. Crappie on deep submerged brush and or trees. Bass bite is fair with small fish shallow, and the occasional big fish out on deeper on points or channel edges. Catfish have been ok on creek channels. Report by Gilbert Miller, GTB Outdoors.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.79 feet above pool. Solid summer pattern is holding steady for the bass. Bass are good with schooling activity starting to pick up. Follow the shad to find the bass. There is still some bass in the bushes along the banks pitching Texas rigged worms and jigs, or wacky rigs. Bass are good on brush piles on points on the south end of the lake in 15-25 feet of water with deep running crankbaits, jigs, wacky worms and Texas rigs. The north end of the lake is producing catches on the grass and bushes. Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.11 feet above pool. Crappie are great on brush piles in 15 feet of water and submerged timber or hard structure in 9-22 feet of water. Crappie are biting 1/32-1/8 ounce jigs or minnows. Black bass are in 3-20 feet of water with white and chartreuse spinnerbaits early in the morning. Switch to a 3-6 foot diver about an hour after sunlight. Then gradually transition to a 12-15 foot diver as the sun rises higher around 10 a.m. Somedays, fish will not react to a reaction bait, such as a crankbait, so you might have to slow down using a Carolina rig or Texas rig to entice a bite. There is still some submerged brush on main points and secondary points that are holding fish, so pitch in and around the submerged brush with senkos or Texas rigs. Any standing timber 10 feet off the bank might hold bass as well as an ambush point. White bass are scattered when the gates are open. You can find pockets of a couple hundred, but they are usually moving quickly. If you get lucky, they will stay under the boat and you can finish your limit with 1 ounce slabs in chartreuse or white or silver. Bluegills are great on brush piles in 15-20 feet with earthworms, wax worms, mealworms on light line about 2-4 pounds. Crickets are catching bigger bluegills. Do not be surprised if you catch crappies while targeting the gills. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.47 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 20-24 feet of water with minnows. Muddy and rising water from the rain may slow the bite. Catfish are good on punch bait in 18-24 feet of water. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good skipping docks with wacky rigged and Texas-rigged worms, or throwing swimbaits and crankbaits around any grass you find will catch some also. You can also throw shallow crankbaits and frogs along the retaining walls to catch some bigger ones. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.37 feet above pool. White bass are fair on humps and points in 15-30 feet of water with slabs, jigs, and live bait. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are fair as well in similar depths as the white bass. 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 main lake humps, points, and flats near the river channel in 12-32 feet of water. Channel catfish are good on baited holes close to riprap, and on points near the channel with punch bait. Crappie are fair in 6-26 feet of water. Check brush piles and submerged cover close to a drop off ledge with minnows and jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing. Bait is pushed up on main lake hard bottoms points in 8-12 feet of water attracting hybrid stripers. Bass fishing is slow while the water level continues to be high. Some reports on brush piles with big worms or jigs.

Limestone

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.50 feet below pool. Lake level has come down slightly, but fishing patterns are consistent as the thermocline continues to be in 12-15 feet of water. Catfish are being caught in 15-20 feet this week. Crappie are in 12-18 feet of water on brush piles. White bass are in 7-14 feet of water on silver war eagle super spoons. Target docks with lights at night using beetle spins. Largemouth bass are biting on topwater at daylight, then off docks, standing timber, brush piles, bulkheads and rocks with Texas rigs, swim jigs, Carolina rigs. Alot of Report by Colan Gonzales, CG’s Just Fishing Guide Service.

Livingston

GREAT. Stained; 88 degrees; 0.52 feet below pool. White bass bite is excellent in 10-20 feet of water with white and chartreuse Ducktracker slabs. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.

Martin Creek

GOOD. Water normal stain; 92 degrees; 0.17 feet below pool. Bass are good on weightless senkos and shad colored lipless crankbaits over submerged hydrilla. The crappie are excellent fishing brush piles in 25 feet with minnows and Bobby Garland jigs. Large catfish are found near the brush piles as well using live bait on the bottom with rod and reel. Report by Hambone Guide service. Report by Hambone Guide Service.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 93.97 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers on the water due to limited access and low water level.

Meredith

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 47.01 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. White bass are excellent on just about anything. Bass are good on minnows and artificials. Catfish are fair to good with crawlers, minnows, chicken liver and frozen shad. Crappie are fair with artificial baits and minnows. Trout are slow, slow and slow on powerbaits, minnows, worms, small spinners, spoons and flies. Walleye are excellent on minnows, grubs, and other artificial baits. Walleye under 16 inches are in abundance. It is hot out there folks, so do not forget to hydrate! Please be safe out there, watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey Hole.

Millers Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.24 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers on the water. The best bite will be early and late in the day.

Nacogdoches

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.12 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good for catches 2-5 pounds on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigs and dropshots. Crappie are good on brush piles with live minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.50 feet above full pool. We have dried out and the heat is on. This should set up for the fish to be in full summer mode going forward. Keep an eye on the thermocline as this tells you the exact depth to present your offering. Even over deep water, do not go below this line. Quality fish holding tight to submerged timber with a Texas-rig Mag-worm, or a Tokyo-rig. If you catch them schooling, chunk an underspin, or a spook style topwater. Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are excellent on big swimbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on brush piles with live minnows or jigs. Catfish are slow on cut bait and live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees. 0.48 feet below pool. The bass bite has been good on white chatterbaits and spinnerbaits early morning and evening. Midday flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water is the ticket to catch shaded up largemouth bass. Crappie were good around 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 slightly stained; 80 degrees; 6.94 feet above pool. Liberty Hill Boat ramp is now open. Lake level continues to be high. White bass are good on chartreuse slabs. White bass can be found in the main lake on underwater humps or schooling on the surface in the morning and afternoons. Catfish are good on punch bait in the flooded timber around the edge of the lake. Crappie are fair on minnows in the flooded timber around the edge of the lake and on brush piles. Largemouth bass are fair on crawfish jigs near the dam. Report by Clay Major, Major Guide Service.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 53.70 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 30.85 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 9 pounds with a couple up to 11 pounders caught this week. Start with topwaters early in shallow water near deep water edges and brush. Then move to 5-7 inch swimbaits on windy points and ledges. Bass suspended in big pecan trees in 18-25 feet of water biting 10 inch worms. Fair limits of crappie suspended in 18-30 feet in the trees as well. Small jigs and minnows are best. White bass are schooling again early and late chasing small minnows. Rattle traps and poppers working well when schoolers come up. White bass are very good at night under lights on live bait. Channel catfish are fair on cut shad and shrimp. Blue catfish are fair on jug lines.  Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 17.43 feet below pool. Anglers are reporting success using large plastic worms and creature type baits in 10-12 feet of water. Some reports of success using deep diving crankbaits such as the XD10. Crappie are good using live bait and BoneHead jigs in submerged brush piles. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, chicken liver and punch bait. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Palestine

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.17 feet above pool. Water temps are at 84-89 degrees. The recent weather with overcast clouds and intermittent rain and a forecast for more the next several days has really improved fishing, and made it more comfortable for anglers. Bass are good and have improved after the first light and before late afternoon in the deeper water points and the few drop-offs. White bass and hybrids have also expanded their bite periods. Channel catfish remain excellent but small in the daytime near shore, but blues are better at night for rod and reelers using shrimp and punch bait. Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing Lake Palestine.

Palo Pinto

GOOD. Water normal stain; 90 degrees; 0.76 feet below pool. Black bass are slow, with the best bite in the shade with moving baits. Crappie are really good on minnows in 8-13 feet of water with minnows. Sand bass are good in the early morning and late evenings. Catfish are slow. Report by David Holt, Lake Palo Pinto RV Park and Resort.

Pinkston

GOOD. normal stain; 86 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent on big worms Carolina rigged, or dropshot straight tail worms. Crappie are slow live minnows on standing timber. Catfish are fair on live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. Striper are fair to good in 30-70 feet of water. Live bait is still consistently putting fish in the boat, but white and silver spoons are putting a few fish in the boat. Downriggers are not catching fish at the moment with guys trolling all day and only catching 1-3 fish. Sand bass are still slow in 20-30 feet of water with live shad, small slabs. and jigs in white, and silver. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. Catfish are fair on cut shad in 5-20 feet of water fished on or near bottom. Water clarity is steady at 4-12 feet of visibility. Report by JK Outdoors Bass Fishing Guide.

Proctor

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.57 feet below pool. Fishing is slow for all species. Catfish are good on rod-and-reel or jug lines in deep water.

Raven

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees. Huntsville State Park has reopened after a brief closure due to storm damage from Hurricane Beryl. The lake has received over 8 inches of rain this week so conditions are not the best on the lake. Very high water levels, murky water and lots of debris in the lake for anglers to be on the alert for. Crappie are fair on minnows and artificial grubs. Bass are fair on soft plastic artificials. Catfish are fair on worms fished off the bottom. Bluegill are excellent at the boathouse dock on crappie bites and worms.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.12 feet below pool. White bass are good on levees and ridges in 16-27 feet of water. There has been some early morning schooling on flats and later morning deep water schooling. In deep water, throw your slab out, let it sink then reel 10 turns and let it drop back to the bottom. Crappie are good and relate to brush 24-35 feet deep minnows working best. Reports of crappie suspended on bridge piles suspended. Catfish are fair around the north end of the lake around timber using cut shad working best in 10-15 feet water. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 2.00 feet above pool. White bass are schooling up on top early mornings late evenings. Evenings have still been a little more consistent. Crappie are decent in 15-30 feet brush piles and bridge pillars on minnows and small jigs. Channel catfish bite is great on punch bait 10-20 feet of water. Report by Justin Wilson, Wilson Outdoor Connection.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 0.32 feet above pool. Fishing continues to be fair as the lake level is slightly above full pool and spillway gates open. Water temp is 87 degrees and water clarity is good. White bass are fair, while fish are scattered with very few being found or caught on the main lake. Whites can be found up the creek arms on points l in 10-15 feet of water with slabs. Hybrid stripers are fair early morning on the 309 Flats in 20 feet of water when you have a south wind. Check out the Lighthouse area on the South Shoreline when you have a northeast wind. Live bait is producing catches while very few fish are caught on artificial lures. Blue and channel catfish are good on shad or punch bait in 20 feet of water in timber on the Richland Creek Arm of the Lake. Chum them with range cubes. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin' Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 3.58 feet above pool. The bite for all species seems to improve when the water is being generated. This stirs the water, breaking up the thermocline. Bass are slow in shallow water with many smaller fish being caught on frogs, and spinnerbaits. Deeper bass bite is fair with Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow in the morning, but improve midday. Catfish are all over the lake in 20 feet of water and in 12 feet of water in the creek channels. White bass are on points in the south end of the lake near the dam. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. As the lake continues to drop fish are going to be moving to traditional summer locations pending the thermocline depth. Bass are good early morning on shallow main lake points with medium or deep diving crankbaits, and topwaters. Main lake ledges with Carolina rig shaky head and spoons. Brush piles shallower than the thermocline with Texas rigs, jigs or Carolina rigs. The thermocline is actively fluctuating and will continue to do so while lake level changes. Navigate with caution watching for floating debris, trees, and stumps. Report by Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

Somerville

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.10 feet above pool. Summer pattern is here to stay until September. Crappie bite is slow, and bluegill and catfish are fair at the Somerville Marina. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnow, over brush, 8-16 feet of water. Catfish are fair in 3-10 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. White bass are good trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are fair but pick up to good in the afternoon in deeper water, if you locate them, using cut bait. Various species are fair below the dam while water is being released at about 95 cfs. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees. 49.40 feet below pool. The fishing has been tough for black bass. Anglers are reporting success with plastics in the brush from 8-10 feet. The colors have been green pumpkin and motor oil. The baits have varied from creature baits to worms. I would recommend crankbaits in addition to the above such as the XD10 later in the morning. No report for crappie. Catfish reports are good using cut bait and shrimp. Anglers should try those baits using the Santee Cooper rig. This technique allows the bait to suspend from the bottom. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff. Channel catfish continue to be excellent on roadbeds, old creek channels and throughout the lake on cheese bait, nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Bass are fair, but some decent fish can be caught with perseverance early in the morning with soft plastics. Be prepared to change locations to find fish. Very little activity for crappie, catfish and white bass. The water and weather have stabilized, so fishing should improve.

Stillhouse

SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 2.23 feet above pool. Surface temperature 86-87F. Fishing has been very hit or miss for both white bass and for largemouth bass thanks to the atypical (cool, damp) weather we have and will continue to experience since Thursday, 18 July through to at least Tuesday, 30 July. White bass are very scattered in the lower half of the lake in small schools either on bottom in less than 25', or suspended above the 25' level. Downrigging with #12 Pet Spoons in areas with heavy shad concentrations is yielding so-so results. With a near 100% loss of hydrilla due to May's flooding, largemouth bass are consolidating on the few remaining rock and wood structures, as well as on topographic features. If you catch fish, fish that area thoroughly, as multiple fish are likely be be holding on available cover. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.10 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni continues to fish good as we make our way through the peak of summer. Water temperatures are staying steady at 86 degrees. The hybrid striper and white bass bite is good. A lot of fish are being caught on the surface early in the morning as they feed on schools of threadfin shad, so slabs and swimbaits are working best in these situations. We are also catching these fish vertically on humps and ledges using the same artificial lures. The eating size catfish bite is still wide open. Fishing over baited holes using prepared bait such as punch bait and dip bait are working best. The best depths have been 18-25 feet. Crappie have been decent on brush piles and bridge pylons in 12-18 feet. Minnows are out fishing jigs currently. The largemouth bass bite has been decent on rooster frogs early in the morning in the pads. Then again in the afternoon and evening the top water bite has been good. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.04 feet below pool. Catfish are good throughout the lake. The upper portion of lake is turbid due to continued runoff from local rains.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.76 feet above pool. Striped bass fishing is good fishing live bait along ledges and flats in 25-50 feet of water watching for schooling fish and birds working. Swimbaits and slabs are working along the banks early in the morning as well. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows fishing brush piles in 15-25 feet of water. Fish are roaming near creeks and coves chasing small shad. Bass are slow on topwaters early along the bluffs and soft plastics in the backs of the coves midday. Fish off the banks in 10-15 feet of water midday using electronics to see active fish and bait. Catfishing is great using cut shad and punch bait in 10-20 feet of water on humps near the dam and down the bluffs. Small channel catfish and blue catfish are filling the coolers. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Stripers are good with slabs fishing under the smaller topwater fish in 30-60 feet of water in the middle of the lake. Some anglers are landing catches with live bait and trolling. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 91 degrees; 1.80 feet below pool. Fishing is slow during the day but great at night. The forecast predicts 4-5 inches by the weekend, and the creeks are running strong. Water temperatures are back down in the high 80s, so when the weather finally settles the bass fishing should improve during the day with all the freshwater. Topwater baits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits will be good in 1-5 feet around the bay grass and edge of flooded bushes. It will take a few days for the deeper fish to start to bite after all the rising water. Best baits will be mid range crankbaits and Texas rig, worm or baby’s brush hog. The best bite has been at night with catches up to 10 pounds with buzzbaits and spinnerbaits on main lake points then Texas rigs and Carolina rigs out in 10-16 feet. The crappie fishing has been slow but should improve. Best fishing has been deep brush and standing timber 12-18 feet with live bait. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water stain; 85 degrees; 46.40 feet below pool. Bass are in a consistent summer pattern. Fish are in the marinas but it can be a struggle to catch fish. Start in the marinas in the morning with spoons and small swim jigs in 30 feet of water. Then move to deeper grass on the north end in 20-30 working very slowly with craws, worms, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Continue to downsize baits to match the small 1 inch baitfish the bass are feeding on. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC. There is decent bass bite with early morning schooling around deep marinas and coves. Small swimbaits and topwaters with walking the dog technique works well and jigging or flutter spoons deep under the boat slips can catch some good ones. Later work ledges and points in 15-35 feet of water working Texas-rigged soft plastics and jigs. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Twin Buttes

GOOD. Water stained. 87 degrees; 37.04 feet below pool. Channel catfish are fair on cheese bait and fresh cut bait on the main lake humps in deeper water. Target slightly above, in and just below the thermocline. Crappie seem to be on vacation and very slow to bite. White bass are surfacing every morning to chase shad. Throw anything shiny at them. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.24 feet above pool. Rain and cooler weather in the forecast for the weekend. Crappie are good using minnows and jigs on brush in 16 feet of water. Catfish are good in 12-16 feet of water nightcrawlers, shrimp, and liver. Bream are good on red worms off the barge and throughout the lake. Bass are good on crankbaits, plastic worms and topwater frogs. Carp are biting minnows, worms, and dough bait. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.98 feet above pool. Twin Bridges boat ramp, Speegleville Park boat ramp, and Lacy Point Access Boat ramp are open. Crappie are good in 10-20 feet of open water on brush piles with live minnows or jigs. Largemouth bass are slow and scattered. The best bite is early or late in the day with soft plastics. Sand bass are excellent on small slabs, small crankbaits, small swimbaits and small spoons in 15-35 feet on open water humps, points, ridges, roadbeds, and on the Old Dam. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good with cut bait or live shad on juglines or rod-and-reel in 10-30 feet of water. Hybrids up to 7 pounds are being caught with 5 inch swimbaits or spoons at the Old Dam. Best colors are white and chartreuse or chrome.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees. bass fishing has been good. We caught 79 Friday, 30 Saturday, 40 Sunday. Not sure how all the clouds and rain will affect things, but it should slow the schooling action. It’s been great when sunny. Worms and frogs have been good early in the day and when cloudy. Bream still good, stripers good with not so many keepers. Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide. Lake Decker is fishing well for bass. There is a bit of schooling action, but usually a bit later in the morning. To start, find some nice thick grass and throw Texas-rigged 4-5 inch straight worms to catch ya some. If you notice any action such as bait fish being chased or jumping. Get a rod with a swimbait on it and start chunking. There are hybrids in this lake, and those can be a blast to catch. Big largemouth bass can be mixed in, so be ready. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. Crappie are good in 15-20 feet of water on chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Weatherford

SLOW. Water heavily stained; 85 degrees; 1.67 feet below pool. Catfish are slow on cut bait and shrimp. Crappie are slow with mostly undersized catches on jigs or minnows in the brush piles. Bass are slow on deeper water ledges with crankbaits and soft plastics.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 106 degrees. Few reports from anglers.

White River

GOOD. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 21.20 feet below pool. Catfish are good. Crappie are good on minnows. Largemouth bass are biting in deeper water ledges with soft plastics.

Whitney

FAIR. Water normal stain; 88 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Catfish are good using cut shad in 20-25 feet of water. Striped bass bite is slow on live bait in 30 feet of water. Very few fish caught on artificial baits while trolling umbrella rigs and Alabama rigs. Crappie are slow on small jigs and minnows in timber in 15-20 feet on the north end of the lake. White bass fishing is slow. Largemouth bass fishing is slow. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

FAIR. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 2.11 feet below pool. White bass are good in shallow water main lake points and fish are reported being caught on main lake structure on slabs. White bass are good on main lake structures on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair to good on brush piles and main lake structure on jigs with white color combinations. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on punch bait. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 2.65 feet above pool. The lake level is high and water is being released. Be sure to check ramp status before heading out.

Houston

GOOD. Water normal stained; 92 degrees; 0.99 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are hanging tight to structure, mainly in cypress stumps, and drop-offs in the morning biting grubs and worms. Crappie are scattered in 6-10 feet of water in the rivers and creeks being caught in small artificial jigs. Catfish are plentiful using jug lines in 12-18 feet of water using live perch and shad with a 25 foot leader. White bass are decent if you can find a school and have not been too active in the evenings. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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