Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of January 28, 2026

Dunlap

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees. The inclement weather has limited angler activity on the lake. The freeze should push bass to deeper water. Use slow moving baits like creature baits, jigs or soft plastics. Target catfish with cut bait. Crappie are slow. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

FAIR. 46 degrees; 5.49 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-35 feet with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

SLOW. Water stained 60 degrees; 64.26 feet below pool. Inclement weather has kept anglers off the water. Moderate temperatures are in the forecast, so fishing activity should gradually pick back up once the ice fully clears and water temperatures begin to rebound. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 1.15 feet below pool. Typically when a big cold front comes in the striper bite improves. Schools of stripers will be chasing shad to the surface, and seagulls will be feeding on the shad as well as the striper. So the key to finding the fish will be finding the working seagulls. Fish should be easy to catch by casting chartreuse soft plastics with a paddle tail or swimbaits into the schooling fish and working birds. A slow retrieve works best. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-25 feet of water with minnows or jigs. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits in 5-10 feet of water. Catfish are good in the timber with prepared baits. Sand bass are fair in 20-30 feet of water on jigging spoons off main lake humps. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 45 degrees; 1.89 feet below pool. Water temperatures dropped to the 40s after the Arctic blast. Fish are going to be deep for the winter until water temperature reaches the mid 50s again. Bass can be found in deep water around rock, wood, or hard bottom areas. Crappie and sand bass will be in the middle of the lake eating small shad. Catfish will be underneath these game fish eating the shad that falls to the bottom. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 47 degrees; 2.81 feet below pool. Catfish can be caught drifting or anchored with fresh cut shad or prepared bait in 25-30 feet of water. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 0.50 feet above pool. Fishing should be good before and after the cold front, but anticipate more fish to be offshore post front. Find offshore bass with a livescope and use umbrella rigs. Shallow bass can be caught with a weightless 5 inch stick bait in shad and bluegill patterns around docks. Mix in a dropshot, Carolina rig, and Texas rig worm on the edge of the grass line. Crappie are congregated on main lake brush piles biting crappie jigs or minnows. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

SLOW. Water stained; 51 degrees; 0.40 feet below pool. Following the winter storm the water temperatures are really going to decline. Bass fishing will be tough until the next warming trend. Focusing on deeper fish will be the key. Dropshots, jigs, underspins and jerkbaits will be good options. Focus on areas around deep grass edges and deeper docks with rock around them. A lot of fish will be suspended out deep around the shad. Forward facing sonar and shad imitating baits will be crucial for the next couple of weeks. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Based on past cold snaps, expect the Arctic blast to push bass more firmly into true winter patterns. Fish should concentrate tighter to bait, especially on deeper structure, ledges, and channel-related areas. Open-water fish that were roaming ahead of the front will likely continue to do so, but may just hold lower in the water column. Umbrella rigs, drop-shots, football jigs, and slower mid-strolling presentations should become some of the key players. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.25 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees. Bass will be biting at the hot water discharge, or schooled up on deep main lake humps and drop-offs biting Carolina rigs, Alabama rigs and jigging spoons. Any imitation shad bait will be good this time of year.

Belton

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 0.75 feet above pool. As of Wednesday, Lake Belton ramps were sufficiently clear of ice to once again allow for launching following the recent winter storm, although overnight refreezing must be considered for the next few mornings. The lake temperature dropped a full 7 degrees in the past 5 days which does not bode well for fishing. My best advice is lower your expectations, find fish with sonar before you drop a line, and fish very slowly and methodically. Target white bass and hybrid striped bass with 5/8 ounce or 3/4 ounce white Bladed Hazy Eye Slab with stinger hook. The stinger hook is invaluable this time of year. Snap-jigging with a full 2-3 second pause between snaps will produce when fish are lethargic. Slow-smoking upwards off the bottom with these same slabs will produce when fish are more turned on. Birds have been disappointingly sparse this year, but will lead you to fish when they show. As the water continues to cool, dead-sticking with horizontally rigged soft plastics will come on strong for suspended fish located near suspended bait. Largemouth bass are readily caught with these same tactics near timber. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are excellent. Trophy size bluecatfish can be found along river channels, sand flats and around steep ledges in 30-40 feet of water. Larger fresh cut baits have been effective for the trophy size fish while eater size fish under 10 pounds are still active and slow drifting with small cut shad along sand flats is best for those. Channel catfish are slow but can be caught on punch bait around timber in 10-25 feet of water. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 2.03 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Crappie are good on live minnows and small jigs next to timber. Catfish are good in 18-30 feet of water on cut bait. Hybrids are good on live bait and umbrella rigs in 20-40 feet of water. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 46 degrees; 1.33 feet below pool. After freezing weather it typically takes 1-4 weeks for the bite pick up. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. Nightly lows will be below freezing, so this will keep the water temperature low. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

SLOW. Normal stain; 46 degrees; 2.66 below pool. Due to inclement weather and dropping water temperature the bass bite is slow. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. After freezing weather it typically takes 1-4 weeks for the bite pick up. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. Nightly lows will be below freezing, so this will keep the water temperature low. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.41 feet below pool. Expect fish to push deeper and the bite slow due to the weather. Bass should be offshore biting Carolina rigs, jerkbaits or small swimbaits. Crappie will be scattered.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; Redfish have been slow, with a few 5-10 pound fish coming from 5-10 feet of water on rattle traps, gold and silver spoons, and shrimp from the bank, and following the winter storm this past weekend the colder conditions have further slowed the overall bite, with catfish, stripers, and black bass all remaining sluggish. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 44 degrees; 4.80 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on docks 15-30 feet deep. Roaming crappie are suspended in the top third of the water column in 30-40 feet. Minnows and jigs are working. Largemouth bass are decent using jigs, Alabama rigs, and swimbaits on main lake points, creek channels, or on banks in the late afternoons with crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and docks. White bass and hybrids are fair on main lake humps and points, deadsticking slabs and flukes. Catfish bite is good on cut shad and chicken liver on main lake deep holes, deeper holes in coves, and in the river in creek channels drifting. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 3.05 feet below pool. Black bass to 10.20 pounds are good stroking a creature bait, in Lone Star Disco color, on the ledges in 15-18 feet of water. Shallow bass can be caught with crankbaits on the rocks and docks and Alabama rigs around main lake pockets and points suspended. Crappie are fair to 12 inches on minnows and white and chartreuse or shad colored jigs. Target main lake scattered brush piles in 11 feet of water or shoot under docks in 18-22 feet of water with jigs. White bass are slow to 1.5 pounds on crankbaits scattered around the main lake. Catfish are slow on minnows and on jug lines with cut shad or perch in the main lake docks and drains.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 56 degrees. After the ice storm expect the largemouth bass bite to start off slow, improving as the sun warms the water. Early in the week keep it simple, slowly fishing bottom baits like a jig or a Texas rigged craw or creature bait around the deepest cover. Fish should be glued to the bottom. When the water is a little clearer throw a suspending jerkbait with a long pause. If the bass are finicky, downsize to a shaky head or a Ned rig and just let it soak. Later in the week once it starts warming and there is some wind anticipating a reaction bite. Start mixing in a lipless crankbait, or even a spinnerbait and chatterbait if the water has some stain. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.59 feet below pool. Striper bite has slowed down on live bait with the winds mixing up the water column and sending cool water deeper. Historically after a big cool spell like we have just had there could be a good trolling bite 20-40 feet water depths. Jigging spoon or deadsticking soft plastics 30-50 feet of water will be the best bet for striper and white bass. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. The winter weather may disrupt the fishing patterns, so expect patterns to emerge in the coming weeks. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Crappie should bunch up in deeper water. Crappie are fair in standing timber suspended 25-30 feet down with minnows. Blue catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 41 degrees; water level at 168.96 feet. This cold weather will shut our bite down for a week, or so, until the water temperature rises to around 50 degrees. When this happens a rattle trap, chatterbait, Alabama rig, or suspended jerkbait will work for the bass as they start schooling up again and feeding. A rooster tail and a jigging spoon plus the Alabama rig will work for the white bass in the river. It will be a few days before we see some good feeding days as we need the temps to get back up to at least 48 degrees. Morning temperatures are around 15 degrees with snow and ice, so the bass will be very lethargic. It is still a beautiful time to come out and enjoy the lake, and should be peaceful too. The cold typically keeps the fair weather folks away, so you will have the lake to yourself. Come enjoy this majestic and Devine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 65 degrees. Redfish action is excellent in the back of the warm water discharge area on both sides, with 5-10 pound fish hitting rattle traps and gold and silver spoons. Despite the winter storm this past weekend the warmer discharge water has helped maintain this bite. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 5-10 feet on punch baits. Black bass, and stripers are slow. A few tilapia have been taken on throw nets, and bank fishing remains slow. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 20.95 feet below pool. Still finding small schools of white bass and small striper near the Sailboat Marina and the hump at the dam around 30 feet of water on the bottom. Bouncing 3/4 ounce white or silver war eagle spoons off the bottom through the schools has been the best bite. Largemouth bass are fair when a light weight or weightless soft plastic is worked slowly along rocky points and grass edges near deep water. Expect the largemouth bass to slow due to the freeze, but the striped bass should fire in the next couple of weeks. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

GOOD. Water normal stain; 45 degrees; 3.82 feet below pool. The winter deadsticking bite is in full force. Target hybrid striped bass and white bass in 36–45 feet of water throughout the lake. Use a fish thumper and splasher to draw fish beneath the boat, as schools will often move through the water column at depths of 18–28 feet. Depending on wind speed, use a ½–1 ounce jighead paired with a 3–4 inch soft plastic fluke. Be ready for subtle bites and set the hook quickly. Drift at speeds of 0.3–0.5 mph for best results. If you are not getting bites within 20–30 minutes, move to a new location. Key areas to target include sharp drop-offs, ledges, and mid-lake humps and points across the lake. Vary jig and plastic colors based on cloud cover and sunlight, rotating between bright and shad patterns for the best success. The crappie bite continues to improve. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 14-22 feet of water around bridge pylons, brush piles, and docks. Anglers are finding limits by moving from spot to spot, catching several fish before relocating. Guides report conditions improving, with larger crappie showing up more frequently. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are fair drifting deep flats in 20-40 feet of water. Look for deep water with bait and fish action then drift cut gizzard shad, carp, or drum. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 39.88 feet below pool. Bank fishing has been excellent, but may be slow during the cold mornings before activity improves later in the day. A few boaters are still out on small vessels, but all ramps remain closed, contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife office at Choke Canyon for updates. Catfish, bass, and white bass are being caught from the bank. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 16.64 feet above pool. Cooler weather and passing fronts have brought north winds and occasional light rain to Lake Cisco, making conditions a bit tougher but still producing fish. Catfish remain the most consistent bite, with anglers catching good numbers on cut shad and punch bait around creek channels. Crappie action is slowly improving on brush and timber in 12-20 feet using minnows. Bass reports are light, but a few are moving shallow on warmer afternoons and hitting spinnerbaits and squarebills around rocks. Wind can make the lake choppy, so use caution.

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 47 degrees; 3.38 feet below pool. Catfish should be shallow biting shad. Bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 3.27 feet above pool. Water temperatures have fallen into the low to mid-50s, and the water is slightly stained. Fishing has been very slow overall due to the recent weather changes. Anglers should expect a tough bite and focus on slower presentations in productive areas. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

GOOD. 68 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to boast on numbers of largemouth bass and limits of eater sized channel catfish. Tilapia are abundant on this power plant lake. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 58.5 degrees & dropping; 1.07 feet under pool. A sharp drop in water temperature is likely to trigger a shad kill, causing baitfish to school tightly with stunned shad fluttering to the bottom and drawing in predatory fish. Bass action is good, especially on jerkbaits, while catfish may move into the schools but are more often holding below them; focus on deeper water with soft bottoms where shad tend to concentrate. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie have been productive in 15-24 feet around structure, with minnows and hair jigs outperforming plastics lately, though many bites have been very light. Hybrid stripers are responding well to dead-sticking in 22-38 feet, with others catching fish on slabs, spoons, large minnows, and shad; expect to sort through some juvenile hybrids mixed in with white bass, so check identification resources if needed. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 4.73 feet below pool. After freezing weather it typically takes 1-4 weeks for the bite pick up. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. Nightly lows will be below freezing, so this will keep the water temperature low. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 52 degrees; 17.85 feet below pool. Fishing activity at the back of Charquitas Cove remains limited as water levels are low. The creek is dry and only the deepest parts of the cove hold water. The shallow water and smooth conditions make bank, kayak, or paddleboard fishing possible, though boat access is limited due to the low lake level. Report by Weber’s Boat Landing.

Cypress Springs

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.66 feet below pool. After freezing weather it typically takes 1-4 weeks for the bite pick up. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. Nightly lows will be below freezing, so this will keep the water temperature low. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

SLOW. Water stained; 47 degrees; 2.15 feet below pool. Few anglers on the water due to the cold weather. Big blue catfish can be caught on cut shad or cut perch. Big blue catfish and yellow catfish on trotlines with live bait. Crappie are slow. Black bass are slow. Perch will always bite around structures with nightcrawlers under a cork. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 54 degrees; 44.93 feet below pool. Conditions are largely unchanged, with the main difference being a drop in water temperature to the mid 50s. Weather patterns have remained steady, and fishing activity is following a similar trend, with no major shifts in patterns or species behavior reported. Catfish action has been excellent, with anglers reporting fish in the 30-50 pound range and even a new lake record recently caught. The most consistent pattern has been targeting transition areas along the edge of the main river channel, especially at the mouths of major creeks where the river feeds into flats and slightly shallower water. Big submerged trees near these creek mouths are holding suspended fish, and anglers using sonar, side imaging, down imaging, or livescope to locate them are finding success. Fresh cut carp, tilapia, and shad have been the top baits, with live bait producing outstanding results when available, and Carolina rigs and santee rigs both working well whether drifting or dragging. Despite cold-weather conditions slowing bowfishing, both trophy and keeper catfish are active, with keeper cats being caught in 10-20 feet of water on shrimp, cut bait, stink bait, and Fishbites catfish bait, which has been especially effective for anglers who have difficulty finding fresh bait this time of year. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; full pool. Bass should push off the banks to the first drop-offs in 10-25 feet of water. Bass may be in the deeper water near the dam, the rocks near the dam will be difficult with the forecasted north wind. Bass will be lethargic due to the cooler water temperature so fish slowly with soft plastics or deep diving crankbaits. Expect a slow bass bite. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

SLOW. normal stain; 39 degrees; 3.03 feet below pool. Water temperatures are 37-40 degrees, and bass are very slow due to weather conditions. Cast jigs and Texas rigs on docks with brush in 8-12 feet. Square bill crankbaits and spinnerbaits reeled slow around ditches and channels in 5-8 feet and big stumps on the edge. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is in a full winter pattern and fishing is great. Lots of fish stacked up on deep main lake timber in 35-60 feet. You can still find some crappie on brush piles in 18-25 feet. There are some crappie on bridges and tire reefs. Crappie are also on some main lake points and ledges in 18-32 feet relating to the bottom or small stumps. Lots of patterns are working for catching loads of crappie this winter. The bite has also been strong this winter. Minnows, hand tied jigs and soft plastics are all producing very well. You can drop straight down to fish on calm wind days or pitch to fish if the winds and waves have picked up. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 48 degrees; 5.57 feet below pool. After the freeze there may be a shad kill which will bring catfish shallow to feed. Catfish should be shallow on fresh cut shad. Hybrids should be in 25-50 feet of water trolling or with live bait. Crappie are in 12-20 feet of water on structure with minnows and jigs. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. water stained; 53 degrees; 8.76 feet above pool. Expect largemouth bass to be below the thermocline and tight to structure. Fish slowly with jigs or soft plastics.

Graham

SLOW. Water stained; upper 50 degrees; 4.02 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 14-16 feet on brush on jigs. Sand bass and hybrids are good around the hot water outlet with cut shad. Catfish are good in deer water near creek channels with cut shad. Bass are slow with slow moving baits like Carolina rig or crankbaits.

Granbury

FAIR. normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.58 feet below pool. Lake Granbury fishing reports slowed as many did not launch due to the ice and snow this last weekend. Water temperatures dipped into the 40s and water clarity is good. Bait and fish are huddled deep in the channel. Striped bass are slow to fair on jigs with 5 inch soft plastics fished in 30-40 feet of water from close to the dam to the Peninsula. Crappie are good on small jigs worked on structure from Bentwater to the river near Tin Top. Blue and yellow catfish are fair to good on cut shad fished on shallow flats near Hunter Park and some reports coming from near Waters Edge. Largemouth bass are best on warmer days near deeper docks and deeper structure working soft plastics very slowly. Some largemouth are on the channel ledges where the bait fish are holding. By Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Blue catfish will be good on shallow windy points. Crappie are fair at night in the river may. Expect the black bass and white bass to be slow. White bass moved out of the river due to the cold. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.59 feet below pool. When anglers can safely get back on the water the best tactic will be to deadstick for white bass. Fish will be deep and scattered. Move small slabs and small swimbaits on stinger hooks very slowly or even deadstick. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 39 degrees; 51.50 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 50 degrees. Small shiny bait fish patterns are a good bet for chain pickerel. Black bass are on the move around grass in shallow sunny banks. Use small white and red streamers with good success. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 49 degrees; 0.29 feet above pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 47 degrees; 14.53 feet below pool. Catfish should be shallow biting shad. Bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Inks

SLOW. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.88 feet below pool. Based on past cold snaps, expect the Arctic blast to push bass more firmly into true winter patterns. Fish should concentrate tighter to bait, especially on deeper structure, ledges, and channel-related areas. Open-water fish that were roaming ahead of the front will likely continue to do so, but may just hold lower in the water column. Umbrella rigs, drop-shots, football jigs, and slower mid-strolling presentations should become some of the key players. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water stained; 43 degrees; 0.19 feet above pool. Inclement weather has kept anglers off the water. Bass are slow in deep water with crankbaits, rattle traps or chatterbait.

Joe Pool

SLOW. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Water temperatures dropped to the 40s after the Arctic blast. Fish are going to be deep for the winter until water temperature reaches the mid 50s again. Bass can be found in deep water around rock, wood, or hard bottom areas. Crappie and sand bass will be in the middle of the lake eating small shad. Catfish will be underneath these game fish eating the shad that falls to the bottom. Big blue catfish have been showing up in the middle of the lake on deeper holes. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 0.06 feet above pool. After the ice storm and consistently below-freezing temperatures this week, crappie are expected to push into deeper water and settle into a true winter pattern near the dam. Anglers should look for schools holding on the bottom. The bite should be good on minnows and jigs will both be effective. Crappie are holding tight to timber in deeper water off of the channels. Bigger crappie are moving off onto the flats to feed early morning then returning to the timber. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 40 degrees; 2.10 feet below pool. Inclement weather has kept anglers off the water. Typically when the water temperature drops below 42 degrees there is a chance of shad kill. This will draw the big catfish shallow to feed. Before the Arctic blast fishing patterns were consistent. Crappie are on the humps or in 25-30 feet of water on structures hugging the silt bottom. Find threadfin schools and the crappie will be nearby. Spider rig fishing with minnows and jigs will land fish. White bass are deep 100-500 yards off the dam. Turn on your noise making thumper or splasher and anchor up for about 10 minutes. Moving a quarter of the way down the dam until you find fish. Use live scope and watch for fish studying the bait. Then start reeling up slowly to trigger a bite. Small swimbaits on 5/8 ounce jigheads, minnows, or slabs will work. Live threadfin, if you can get them and keep them alive, work great. Expect a bi-catch of crappie, catfish, and sometimes some largemouth bass. Catfish are good in 3-15 feet and 25-30 feet. Anchoring up on tree lines in the shallows with cut bait on the bottom seems to be producing some very large catfish. There can be large schools in 25-30 feet of water in the shad wall or bait. This thick wall of bait is from the bottom to 7-15 feet. Drag cut bait and santee rigs along the bottom. Panner boards help tremendously. Black bass are on laydowns and rock piles in 15-20 feet. Cast a squarebill crankbait or a 12 foot diver on boat ramps throughout the day. Any super sharp drop-offs in around 15 feet of water are producing bass with Carolina rigged jigs and 5/8 ounce jigs with a jerkbait soft plastic minnow attached. Free swim it over the bass if you have live scope. Bluegills and tilapia seem to have disappeared for the winter. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.47 feet below pool. Fishing has been limited due to inclement weather, but crappie should bunch up in deeper water. Before the front the crappie were good in 25-30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs and minnows. Channel catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Any rock around the lake has been able to produce some bass bites on shad imitating baits. Also, there are schools of bass chasing around balls of shad. Livescoping these fish with a minnow has been productive. Water clarity is 2-3 feet of visibility. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 49 degrees; 0.57 feet below pool. After the freezing weather, anticipate all species to push to deeper water. Expect the white bass and hybrids to concentrate in the deep river channels in 40-60 feet of water. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 40 degrees; 2.01 feet below pool. The Arctic blast dropped temperatures to the 40s. Expect quality fish but not quantity because their metabolism will be slower due to the cold water. After the water warms about 5 degrees from the lowest point the bite will improve. However, catfish thrive in the cold temperature and will be feeding. Before the cold front the bite was consistent and should remain. Crappie are on brush, roaming, and on the power line pylons biting minnows. White bass, catfish and crappie are roaming fish in 18-24 feet of water. Largemouth bass have started feeding on crawfish, so red and crawfish pattern baits will be a key to catching bass. Largemouth bass are in 6 feet of water or less on docks, bulkheads and rocks with red chatterbaits, red rattletraps, and Texas rigs. This pattern will be consistent until February when the water starts to warm. Numbers of catfish and white bass are in 18-24 feet of water. Catfish are biting in the creeks and on timber with birds. The best catfish bite will be at the marina for bank anglers. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Light stain; 55 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Fishing at Lake Livingston is holding steady despite recent cool weather, with water conditions remaining typical for this time of year – moderately to highly turbid with the lake near its conservation pool and plenty of aquatic cover to hold fish. Predominant species in the fishery include plentiful white bass, strong channel and blue catfish, largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie and sunfish, giving anglers multiple targets depending on how you are fishing. Cooler temperatures and an upcoming arctic blast this weekend should push many fish to slightly deeper water and slow the bite a bit, so slow presentations and deeper structure around tributary mouths and creek channels should pay off, while early morning and late afternoon often produce the best action. White bass may still school and react to fast lures, bass will relate to deeper cover, and catfish can be found along main lake channels with cut bait or shad offerings.

Marble Falls

FAIR. normal stain; 48 degrees; 0.57 feet below pool. Fishing has been limited due to inclement weather, but crappie should bunch up in deeper water. Crappie are fair in 30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs. Channel catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 48 degrees; 1.95 feet below pool. After several days with freezing temperatures focus on large schools of bait fish to catch bass with Alabama rigs, jerkbaits and crankbaits. Also move closer to the warmer water looking for temperatures around 60 degrees. Find hydrilla working the outside edge with worms, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigged worms. Make sure to navigate slowly, referring to your lake map identifying timber areas because stumps are inches below the surface. Stay warm Reported by Hambone fishing. Reported by Hambone fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 85.38 feet below pool. The lake is very low at only 5.8-percent full. Medina Lake is closed due to low water levels.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 41 degrees; 44.00 feet below pool. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and sand bass all have continued to flourish around many parts of the lake. Topwaters such as chatterbaits and spinnerbaits along the banks of Sexy Cove and Bugbee, as well as minnows off the dock have been great. Catfish are fair, the bite has slowed but not stopped this week. They have been caught on the dock, and Harbor Bay. Livers, frozen Shad and stink bait have been used. Crappie have been slow this week again. Sanford Yake Dock, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress. Pearl white and pearl blue are working great on grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and Perch are good hitting on worms and corn. Walleye are great with jigs with pearl blue or white grubs, as well as bottom bouncers 60 feet down between Sexy Cove and the gas well. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 41 degrees; 3.91 feet below pool. Crappie are good from the pier with nice size catches reported. There is still a thermocline so be sure to keep baits above. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and buzzbaits.

Murvaul

GOOD. Stained; 58 degrees; 0.23 below pool. Largemouth bass are slow on medium diving crankbaits on main lake rocky points. Crappie are good on white or chartreuse jigs. Catfish are excellent on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 49 degrees; 1.44 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are excellent on suspending jerkbaits and large swimbaits on grass lines. Crappie are slow with white or chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 64 degrees; full pool. A hard winter storm and freezing conditions have impacted the area and travel on Farm to Market 2435 and Lake Road is hazardous, so use extreme caution. Despite the cold, this can still be a good time to power fish, with square-bill crankbaits, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep divers all worth trying. The best activity has come early and late in the day, though midday bites can still happen during the late fall and winter pattern. Crappie numbers remain strong, while catfish action has been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are excellent on suspending jerkbaits and large swimbaits on grass lines. Crappie are slow with white crappie jigs. Catfish are slow with cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.95 feet below pool. Expect the bite to slow but return to the same pattern when conditions stabilize. Bass are fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-5 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are holding back in the shade around heavy cover to escape the sunlight. Early morning and late evening topwater is also effective for targeting bass. Baitfish are in the backs of pockets and upriver with the bass close behind. It is important to slow down your retrieve during the winter months because the fish are more lethargic due to the colder water temperatures. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

SLOW. 50 degrees; 0.32 full pool. This cold front should improve the blue catfish bite. Blue catfish have been midlake in 10-15 feet of water biting shad. Expect the crappie bite to shut off as fish scatter in deeper water. Crappie will be lethargic, but action should pick up in February. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 48 degrees; 32.08 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 19.61 feet below pool. Expect bass to group up off the bottom under cover this weekend. With the full moon anticipate quality fish over quantity because the bigger bass should bite. Before the Arctic blast largemouth bass were good for catches up to 7 pounds. A 13 pound bass caught with a shaky head minnow. Target bass in 8-25 feet of water on river channel ledges, long tapering points close to deep water and outside Creek Bends. Use Alabama rigs, swimbaits or jerkbaits. Most success with shad patterns but some fish being reported on green pumpkin worms Texas rigged or on Shaky Head. No crappie report. White bass have been good on jigging spoons, small minnow style baits and crankbaits in the middle of the river channels and 25-35 feet of water. A lot of these white bass are up to 2.5 pounds. Some catfish being reported up river on rod-and-reel with chicken liver, cut shad, and cheese bait. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 48 degrees; 22.88 feet below pool. Crappie are on brush and roaming open water with jigs or minnows. Bass are slow with soft plastics in deeper water.

Palestine

SLOW. water stained; 48 degrees; 0.12 feet below pool. These major temperature shifts usually ignite the big fish to chase bait balls in open water and feed heavily. If there is a shad kill, the catfish, white bass and hybrids will gorge themselves. Expect numbers of big fish to be caught off bait concentrations this week. Catfish will bite cut shad. White bass and hybrids will bite swimbaits.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. normal stain; 47 degrees; 0.71 feet below pool. Anglers have not been fishing due to inclement weather. Blue catfish thrive in the cold water, so expect the bite to be good. Crappie will be slow but biting in deep water. Bass, hybrids and sand bass will be slow. Report by Palo Pinto RV.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water normal stain; 51 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair with suspended jerkbaits or Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow on white or chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 48 degrees; 2.69 feet below pool. Expect the fishing patterns to be off for the next week or after the recent Arctic blast. Stripers are fair in 30-40 feet of water with live bait out performing artificial lures. Sand bass are fair in 30-35 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. White is the best color but chrome is also catching a few. Throw in a few chartreuse lures to change it up and give the fish something different every now and then for best results. Catfish are fair to good with cut shad or live shad in 25-35 feet of water fished on or near the bottom. Bass have been steady in deep water around structure in 40-50 feet of water on live bait but can probably be targeted with deep water baits and deadsticking methods. Bonus rainbow trout below Possum Kingdom Lake Dam at the Hwy 16 Bridge. This is a light tackle fishery so bring your extra light tackle or flys for best results. Use baits like Powerbait in orange or chartreuse colors or whole kernel corn hooked on a very small hook with a light punch bait 12-18 inch above the bait. They will also sometimes hit small jerky baits but dough baits seem to be the best bet. Cast them out and let them sit for best results. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. .

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 49 degrees; 2.86 feet below pool. The water temperature is in the 40s, so expect the fish to group up in deep channels in 22-24 feet of water. There may be a shad kill due to the cold water temperatures. This should bring catfish shallow to feed, and look for bird activity. Catfish may be caught on. Shad colored lures for hybrid should also be great. Follow the birds feeding on all the Shad. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 57 degrees. The recent cold weather has resulted in virtually no fishing pressure, with patches of ice forming in shallow areas and fishing piers becoming slick and hazardous. Angler activity has been minimal over the past week, and fish are likely less active, holding in deeper water as they settle into a cold-weather pattern. Anyone heading out should use caution around icy surfaces and plan on slow presentations in deeper areas to have the best chance of success. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 51 degrees; 1.71 feet below pool. Anticipate a slow bite if water temperatures drop below 48 degrees. Afternoons will be better as the water starts warming back up. White bass are grouped up in deep water flats 32-38 feet of water. Midday to afternoons have produced a better bite during the full moon. The south end of the lake is the most productive area in the lower half of the water column. Locate schools of bait and fish in those areas with the 2-3 jigs tied above a 1 ounce slab. Thumping the boat produces the best chances. Crappie are fair in deeper water along flats and levees. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.09 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in the creeks, and in 25-40 feet of water on brush and rocks. Fish will be lethargic so you will have to use a slow presentation and put the bait right in front of the fish. A chartreuse or monkey milk jig should be good. Blue catfish should be in 35-50 feet of water. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 49 degrees; 2.14 feet below pool. The hard cold front is going to drop the water temperature in the high 40s or very low 50s. It will bunch the hybrids up and fish will hug the bottom. Deadsticking will be good. Good electronics will be essential to locate fish. Black bass that are shallow will be around rocks and other hard cover. Use a crankbait, jig, or a chatterbait. The suspended deeper black bass can be located with Livescope. This is a great time for a jerkbait or an Alabama Rig. White bass are tough to catch due to the cold temperatures. This is also the time to catch trophy catfish. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water muddy; 46 degrees; 9.05 feet below pool. It’s turned very cold, and that chill has pushed water temperatures down into the mid-40s to low-50s, slowing the bite across the lake. The water level remains about 9.5 feet low, so continue to watch for hazards and shallow areas. With the colder water, fish are less active, so anglers should plan to slow their presentations way down and fish methodically to get more bites. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

SLOW. Water stained; 48 degrees; 2.98 feet below pool. Fishing conditions have been tough due to the inclement weather. Expect the very slow and light bite with the forecasted cold front. As the water stabilizes the bite will pick up with the same patterns. At the marina the crappie bite is fair, and catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait. Bluegill are slow on crickets and worms. On the lake crappie are fair with various jigs and minnows holding tight under brush in 8-16 feet of water or roaming. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs with cut shad, punch bait or using jug lines. Chumming areas helps. Black bass are slow on craw jigs and slow plastic baits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are slow trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are fair with jigs or cut bait in deeper water. Below the dam all species are slow while water is not being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 51.68 feet below pool. Expect this cold front to push fish to deeper water in search of stable water temperatures. Fish will suspend off the bottom, and stack up in channels. Channel catfish are fair on punch and fresh cut bait in deeper water. Blue catfish are fair on fresh cut bait in deep water on flats and channels. On sunny days big blue catfish can be caught on shallow flats. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 1.61 feet above pool. Bass are fair. Crappie are fair at the crappie house. Bait balls are in deeper water. Catfish are fair with juglines in 5-8 feet of water on flats.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.53 feet above pool. As of Wednesday, Lake Belton ramps were sufficiently clear of ice to once again allow for launching following the recent winter storm, although overnight refreezing must be considered for the next few mornings. The lake temperature dropped a full 7 degrees in the past 5 days which does not bode well for fishing. My best advice is lower your expectations, find fish with sonar before you drop a line, and fish very slowly and methodically. Target white bass and hybrid striped bass with 5/8 ounce or 3/4 ounce white Bladed Hazy Eye Slab with stinger hook. The stinger hook is invaluable this time of year. Snap-jigging with a full 2-3 second pause between snaps will produce when fish are lethargic. Slow-smoking upwards off the bottom with these same slabs will produce when fish are more turned on. Birds have been disappointingly sparse this year, but will lead you to fish when they show. As the water continues to cool, dead-sticking with horizontally rigged soft plastics will come on strong for suspended fish located near suspended bait. Largemouth bass are readily caught with these same tactics near timber. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Based on past cold snaps, expect the Arctic blast to push bass more firmly into true winter patterns. Fish should concentrate tighter to bait, especially on deeper structure, ledges, and channel-related areas. Open-water fish that were roaming ahead of the front will likely continue to do so, but may just hold lower in the water column. Umbrella rigs, drop-shots, football jigs, and slower mid-strolling presentations should become some of the key players. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 1.93 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni is still fishing well despite falling water temperatures after the winter weather. Water temps are 46 degrees on the main lake and much colder in the shallow areas. The white bass and hybrid-striper are still feeding. Best bite was with soft plastics in 20-25 feet on the main lake. Eating sized blue catfish are good in 40-50 feet on small cut shad and punch bait. Bigger fish are being caught compared to last week. The trophy catfish are good as fish feed up due to the falling temperatures. Quality fish up to 40 pounds are on main lake points and mid depths in 30-45 feet of water. The crappie are still fair on bridge columns and deep timber with jigs in 20-28 feet. The largemouth bass bite has slowed down with the cold shallow water temperature. Try rip rap with larger plastics in 8-12 feet. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 64 degrees; 7.14 feet below pool. Cold conditions have kept most anglers off the water, resulting in very little fishing activity to report, and the current lake elevation is 36.95 feet. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

FAIR. Water stained; 47 degrees; 0.79 feet above pool. Striper have pulled out of shallow water, off of structure with the arctic blast, and pushed out to deep water. Big groups of shad and fish are holding tight to the bottom in the river channels in 50-65 feet of water. Drifting flukes and keeping an eye out for active fish under gulls. Catfishing will pick up in deep water as we may start seeing some shad kill with the drop in water temps. Drifting whole gizzard or threadfin shad on flats and channels in 45-55 feet of water for bigger fish and anchored up using cut shad for keeper fish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are holding tight to structure and docks in 8-15 feet of water. A slow presentation along with using your electronics to locate brush and changes in the bottom can be the difference in the bite right now. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. The cold front will lower the water temperature and improve the deadstick bite. Colder weather should slow the stripers down, so the deadstick should really turn on. Stripers are good with Alabama rigs or swimbaits on structures in 12-20 feet of water. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 47 degrees; 4.17 feet below pool. This weekend is shaping up to be unsafe at the lake, with all tournaments canceled for Saturday and Sunday due to extreme weather conditions, including forecasting calling up to ½ to 1 inch of ice around the lake area. Ramps are expected to begin freezing Friday night, and anyone attempting to launch Saturday risks not being able to get their truck or boat back up the ramp, with limited emergency response available if trouble occurs, so everyone is strongly encouraged to stay off the water and avoid putting first responders at risk. Conditions should improve by Tuesday, with a return to more normal activity expected next week. Fishing has been tough this week as water temperatures have dropped back into the low 50s and are expected to fall into the 40s, making the shallow bite very difficult, while a deeper pattern should improve next week in 22-28 feet of water using spoons, drop shots, and swimbaits. Please be safe and use good judgement this weekend. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 13.52 feet below pool. Based on past cold snaps, expect the Arctic blast to push bass more firmly into true winter patterns. Fish should concentrate tighter to bait, especially on deeper structure, ledges, and channel-related areas. Open-water fish that were roaming ahead of the front will likely continue to do so, but may just hold lower in the water column. Umbrella rigs, drop-shots, football jigs, and slower mid-strolling presentations should become some of the key players. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 47 degrees; 35.72 feet below pool. Expect this cold front to push fish to deeper water in search of stable water temperatures. Fish will suspend off the bottom, and stack up in channels. However, blue catfish will be shallow in 4-15 feet of water biting fresh cut bait. Start the hunt in 15 feet of water. Channel catfish are slow on punch and fresh cut bait in deeper water. Crappie are slow on live minnows and jigs on brush. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.95 feet below pool. Few anglers on the water due to the Arctic blast. Expect the bite to improve for crappie and bass in February. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.52 feet above pool. Search in 15-25 feet of water in creek and river channels in the lake. Target the edges with depth changes like deep pockets in the mouth of the inlets and slews. Check standing timber and other structures. Live bait is best, but live bait or jigs need to be presented extremely slow. Crappie are slow and lethargic with fish scattered in 15 feet of water. Crappie are very finicky, so use live bait and be ready to feel the light bite. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 42 degrees. Water levels are low, and the boat ramp continues to be closed to power boats due to ongoing repairs. Personal watercraft like kayaks and canoes can be launched from the shore, and bank fishing is possible. Much of the submerged vegetation has died back. The recent cold front will slow bass down and push them deeper. With cooler water be sure to slow down presentations, or possibly look for reaction bites with jerkbaits, swimbaits, chatterbaits, and lipless crankbaits. Weedless soft plastics, stick baits, dropshot rigs, and jigs are also good options at grass edges and across submerged vegetation. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 47 degrees; 5.91 feet below pool. Crappie are good at the crappie house with minnows and jigs. Bass are slow in deep water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow in deep water with liver or stink bait. The visibility is 12 inches.

Welsh

GOOD. Water stained. 50 degrees. Crappie are stacking up in brush. The best bite is casting a 1/8 ounce hair jig to them and dragging it over the top of them. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 19.20 feet below pool. Fish are in deeper water. Catfish can be caught in shallow water with cut bait.

Whitney

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Typically when a big cold front comes in the striper bite improves. Schools of stripers will be chasing shad to the surface, and seagulls will be feeding on the shad as well as the striper. So the key to finding the fish will be finding the working seagulls. Fish should be easy to catch by casting chartreuse soft plastics with a paddle tail or swimbaits into the schooling fish and working birds. A slow retrieve works best. Striped bass are fair on live bait and swimbaits in 25-30 feet of water. Catfish are good using punch bait in 30 feet of water. Crappie are fair on the main lake brush 20-30 feet of water. White bass are slow on slabs in 20 feet of water. Largemouth bass are slow using soft plastics on deep structure and around docks. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

SLOW. Water normal; 52 degrees; 1.86 feet below pool. Bass are slow. Crappie are slow on the main lake, but can be caught in creeks and rivers. White bass are good under schools of shad using jigs. Catfish are slow on cut bait. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 3.06 feet above pool. Crappie are moving up the main channels migrating to their spring spawn points. Start at laydowns in 10-18 feet of water up river. Fishing is good on structure in the channels on the main lake. The closer to the dam you get the better. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.22 feet above pool. Recent rainfall has reduced water clarity across much of the lake, though the south end remains in better shape, while both the East and West Forks are muddy but should start clearing next week. Largemouth bass action is still very good in the back lakes off both forks where anglers can find slightly cleaner water, and on the south end bass are holding in secondary drop-offs and have moved deeper for cover and more stable temperatures; productive baits include deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are running far up creek, with recent fronts and rain pushing them even farther upstream as they stage and feed heavily ahead of the spawn, with many females already showing eggs. Crappie are tight to structure in 10-14 feet and are being caught on live minnows and hand-tied jigs, with dark colors working best in the stained water and presentations kept close to cover. Catfish action is decent on punch bait and fresh shad, and anglers should keep bait cold for best results. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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