Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of August 20, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 85 degrees; 1.99 feet below pool. Crappie are good over brush in 18-28 feet using jigs and minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. stained; 81 degrees; 60.97 feet below pool. The bite has been tough as the lake recently rose about 6 feet and is now holding steady. Hot weather and warm water conditions have made fishing challenging, and anglers are working hard for bites. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.40 feet below pool. The bass bite has been solid early in the morning on topwaters and crankbaits. As the day progresses, bass are transitioning to points and brush piles. Cast worms, creature baits, and jigs. Now is a great time to cover water early, then slow down and target structure once the sun rises.

Arrowhead

FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees; 1.12 feet below pool. Blue catfish can be caught drifting on fresh cut shad in open water in 25-35 feet. The white bass have been schooling up around the state park entrance out to open water and along the dam and over in Sailboat Cove. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Bass are good and can be caught in grass 8-12 feet with Texas rigged worms, wacky rig senko and crankbaits. Bass are also good on brush in 15-18 feet with spoons and Texas rig worms. Crappie are slow on small jigs over brush.

Austin

GOOD. Water clarity good; 82 degrees; 0.55 feet below pool. There continues to be a decent grass bite for bass with lightweight Texas rig worms fished slowly along the edges. Green pumpkin or junebug are good color choices. Throw a frog into the holes of grass mats that are starting to break down. Some mats are holding fish on a punch rig. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.36 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water normal stain; 93 degrees. Look for bass shallow near reeds early and throw frogs, wake baits and other small topwaters to get bit. If you find any grass or lay downs, flip a craw or creature bait around those. Later, move to deeper water and look for any schooling bass and throw clear topwaters or small swimbaits and let it sink down to the school to get a bite. If they're not schooling, drag a Carolina rigged fluke or finesse worm or jig across humps and ledges. Watermelon colors work best. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Belton

GOOD. 80 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Dropping about 0.04 feet per day with a 330 CFS release ongoing. Blue catfish can be found around points and river channels in 10-25 feet of water. Larger fresh cut baits are effective for trophy-size fish. Eater fish under 10 pounds can be caught slow-drifting with small cut shad along ledges and river channels. Channel catfish are great on punch bait in 10-20 feet of water. Flatheads are good on live bait in shallow water around river mouths. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing. The drastic drop in water level and increased water temperature has adversely impacted the white bass fishing for the time being. Any concentrations of fish and shad are very hard to come by. Life seems to be scattered between 25-30 feet deep over the entire lake. White bass fishing is poor right now and likely to remain so until the release of water is finalized. Perhaps one in three mornings will see some light topwater action as white bass force shad to the surface for about 20-25 minutes either side of sunrise on Cork Rigs equipped with Sandy Sandwich streamers. Downriggers rigged with #12 or #13 Pet Spoons are the way to go to cover lots of ground. When fish are found, work that area until you stop catching, then down-rig again to find another concentration of fish. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Benbrook

GOOD. Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.84 feet below pool. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.70 feet below pool. Water level is dropping. Bass have been feeding on points and doing a lot of surface feeding. A few bigger bass have been caught on structure in 15-20 feet of water. Crappie have been slow to bite but minnows and jigs are both doing OK. Catching some timber and brush piles in all depths. White bass are surface feeding for long periods and throughout the day. Catfish have been doing good on baited areas. Channels are doing best on stink bait if you can keep it on the hook. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide. Dock knockers and small clousers should be producing bass and crappie around retaining walls. Look for midday shade near boat houses. Topwater patterns in lilies should be good at mid and late day. Look for larger fish cruising the brush piles and creek channels. Clousers on sunny rocky shores might draw a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 86-89 degrees; 0.76 feet below pool. Early morning bass bite has slowed down but pondweed is the ticket for a shallow bite. Frogs, flukes, small Texas rigs or shaky heads at the edge of the weeds. The Texas rig rules on this lake pitching and casting around timber in 4-12 feet. Big worms are fair but creature baits rule or beavers. Offshore bite is coming back a bit with Carolina rigs and big crankbaits over points, brush piles and rock. 15-27 feet has been good. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.48 feet below pool. The lake is low and ramps are closed. There is a temporary use ramp available. It is possible to catch crappie and bass from the crappie house and from the bank

Braunig

GOOD. Water normal stain; 90 degrees; Redfish action is fair in the areas near the front of the plant and the dam, with anglers trolling and casting silver and gold spoons as well as a variety of plastics from different manufacturers. Catfish and stripers have been slow, while black bass fishing off the bank has been excellent at times, with live tilapia producing the best results. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 88 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Crappie bite is good on the bridge, dock poles and brush piles. Largemouth bite is decent using jigs, deep crankbaits and wacky rigged baits near deep docks and main lake points. White bass and hybrids are good on main lake humps with slabs or trolling. Catfish bite is fair on cut bait and shrimp. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.63 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 5.63 pounds in 18-25 feet of water on shaky heads with green pumpkin F5 worms, dropshots with 6-inch worms in Morning Glory, whopper ploppers and square bill crankbaits. Crappie are good to 11 inches on minnows and jigs in 12-25 feet on deeper large docks with brush on the main lake and on scattered brush piles. White bass are fair to 1.25 pounds on crappie jigs and minnows out of the lights at night. Catfish are good to 10 pounds on jug lines with cut shad on the main lake flats and minnows around the docks. Some catfish are being caught on artificial lures.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees. Bass continue to be good on brush piles and the dam. Shaky head and jig has been the most effective technique. Few fish are up shallow but you may come across a few if fishing slow. The evening bite continues to be most productive. Report by Landon Hernandez, Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

GOOD. Water slight stain; 87 degrees; 0.48 feet below pool. Striper fishing in 18-20 feet of water on main lake points and humps, trolling with downriggers and live shad. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

GOOD. Water stained; 87-88 degrees; water level at 168.60 feet. The pads and grass are finally coming out thick as the level of the lake falls to normal levels after all the rain this year. Have a frog, fluke, worm or a buzzbait ready to throw around the edge of the pads or up in the pads and grass. Look for the birds or listen for pads that pop to help find productive spots that would be holding bass because of the bait. Around the trees try a Pop-R or a Texas rig worm in a junebug color, a Senko is still good and a shaky head is also good. In the river you can use a dropshot, shaky head or light Texas rig to catch them - just look for cuts and turns in the river where the shad are holding up. The lake looks good, fishing is good and is it always a good time to come visit and fish this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water normal stain; 94 degrees; Redfish are excellent, averaging 5-20 pounds, in shallow areas around 181, Striper Ridge, and Picnic Point. Anglers are having success trolling and casting with Silver and Gold and K-Dan plastics, as well as H&H and Hoagie baits, using downriggers at speeds of 2.8-3.5 miles per hour. Catfish are strong in the main channels, with blues in 5-20 feet of water taking cheese, live bait, tilapia, and other stink baits. Stripers have been slow, while black bass fishing off the bank has been excellent at times with live baits, tilapia, crawfish, and shrimp producing the best results. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 16.54 feet below pool. Bass fishing is showing signs of improvement with some good catches being reported.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 0.73 feet below pool. Catfish are good on main lake humps and flats in 12-24 feet on cut shad and other usual baits like shrimp or prepared baits. Drifting larger cut bait is best for bigger fish. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures. Big numbers of white bass and several trophy-class hybrid stripers have hit the deck. We are consistently finding the best action in 15-22 feet of water. Good go-to setups include a variety of slabs, spinners and the always-reliable yellow bladed Bo Blade spinner using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling Pet Spoons with a hellbender set-up at 3 mph in 13-17 feet of water is absolutely crushing the white bass. Water temperatures are currently holding around 86-88 degrees and will continue to rise as summer heats up over the next couple of weeks. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck's Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 36.67 feet above pool. Bank fishing in certain areas is excellent, with catfish in the channels, blues, crappie, and stripers all being caught. For the latest updates and regulations, check with the Texas Parks and Wildlife main office. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 14.51 feet above pool. Fishing has been good, with catfish, bass, and especially crappie biting well at night. While there is still some action in the mornings, the bite is noticeably stronger after dark. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals

Coleman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 1.49 feet below pool. Black bass to 2 pounds are slow in 10-20 feet of water around the lake off points with a scope minnow. Crappie are excellent to 14 inches on minnows in 8-15 feet under docks in Rattlesnake Cove on the right side going in. Hybrid bass are good to 6 pounds on squarebill crankbaits in the lighted docks. Catfish are slow on prepared bait, nightcrawlers and chicken livers.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 91 degrees; 0.86 feet above pool. Bass fishing has been slow, with most action occurring in the early morning using soft plastics around wood. A few bites are coming on swim baits. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

Comanche Creek is closed for the summer and will reopen in October.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.43 feet below pool. Catfish are spread out around the lake in 10-25 feet of water, especially near ledges and structure. Use catfish bubblegum, liver or stink bait, and try drifting natural baits over flats for a few bigger catches. Largemouth bass are active around deeper docks, offshore structures and brim beds. Schooling bass can also be found in 16-22 feet of water chasing baitfish. Bream are everywhere from 1 foot deep to 20 feet, holding near structure and docks. Great action on small jigs, minnows, worms or crickets - perfect for anglers of all ages. Report by Bradley Doyle, Bradley's Guide Service. Crappie are finicky, finding them on structure and standing timber in 16-21 feet. Using minnows have been outperforming jigs this past week. Hybrids and whites are schooling well and providing good action, being productive using slabs, spoons or shad, finding them on flats and the edge of drop-offs in 12-30 feet. Check the tooth patch to see if it's a white or hybrid on the Outdoor Annual app. Catching several juvenile hybrids lately. Always wear your life jacket and stay hydrated in this heat. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.01 feet below pool. As the summer temperatures increase, target crappie are in deeper timber along the river channel and brush piles. Start on the edge of the timber line working towards the dam then to the timber in coves. Summer bite is typically best on live bait. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 88 degrees; 15.03 feet below pool. This past weekend’s fishing was slow under hot, calm conditions. This past Saturday, two anglers launched at Weber’s and fished for a few hours before the heat and lack of wind drove them in, managing only a Gaspergou and a blue catfish. The next day, a shore angler from Orange Grove fished for a few hours, with evidence suggesting he caught at least a small channel catfish and a carp. Winds were minimal both days, only picking up slightly late Sunday afternoon, and this morning has started off the same-still, calm, and already very hot. Report by Glenwood Weber, Weber's Landing

Cypress Springs

FAIR. Water normal stain; 89 degrees; 0.52 feet below pool. Water level is dropping. Bass have been feeding on points and doing a lot of surface feeding. A few bigger bass have been caught on structure in 15-20 feet of water. Crappie have been slow to bite but minnows and jigs are both doing fair. Catching some fish on timber and brush piles in all depths. White bass are surface feeding for long periods and throughout the day. Catfish have been doing good on baited areas. Channels are doing best on stink bait if you can keep it on the hook. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide.

Eagle Mountain

FAIR. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 1.73 feet below pool. Sand bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on deep water brush piles. Black bass are fair early and late evening on topwater baits. Perch are good on nightcrawlers around docks and boat houses. Catfish are good on manufactured and cut bait in 28 feet of water on humps. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 46.67 feet below pool. Keeper catfish are being caught in 10-25 feet of water along ledges or hardwoods in the river channel, with pinch bait and small cut bait working well on a Carolina rig. Trophy catfish are held in isolated timber in 20-30 feet of water, taking live perch, shad, and fresh cut bait. Gar fishing has been excellent throughout the lake, targeting 8-15 feet of water along creek and river flats using cut cart and tilapia. Bow fishing is also producing big gar in areas like Pearces Cove and inside the Veleno. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 90 degrees; full pool. Grass is looking good, so cast a frog to see if you can get a bass to bite. Bass are good in 20 feet of water biting deep diving crankbaits, shaky heads and Carolina rigs. The bite slows midday. Perch can be caught from the bank to 10 feet of water on nightcrawlers. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. Water cloudy to clear; 86-95 degrees; 0.49 feet below pool. Bass can be caught mid morning in 5-7 feet on the first drop-off, tree line or point. Square bill crankbaits are good in 2.5 bream patterns. Carolina rigs are good midday on points and road beds in 15-18 feet. Deep crankbaits are good in the same areas and deeper in 22-25 feet deep in staging areas. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Short early and late topwater bite around grass lines near ledges, creek channels and points. Try frog and mouse patterns for topwater. Bream are shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Brush piles are the key to big bass. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been tough this summer. We are seeing huge schools of black crappie loaded up on brush piles, laydowns, tire reefs and underwater bridges. These fish are very finicky and hard to get to bite. Small minnows, small hand tied jigs and small plastics may help get the bites. You may also need to weed through numbers of short fish to get some keeper crappie. The white crappie are on timber and some brush in 12-40 feet but you have to cover water and find the right areas holding fish. Some of those fish will bite better and some will not bite at all. We should see the bite getting better when the water and air temps begin to cool down in September and October. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

FAIR. Water stained; 3.79 feet below pool. Bass are slow flipping shallow water. Crappie can be caught with minnows or jigs in shade and brush

Georgetown

GOOD. normal stain; 82 degrees; 1.01 feet above pool. Bass are deeper and a shaky head works wonders on this lake around offshore humps and ledges. Find some lay laydowns in around 3-5 feet and flip those for some good bites. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 80s degrees; 1.62 feet below pool. Crappie are good in brush piles in 12-14 feet of water on minnows and jigs. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling around the hot water outlet good on slabs and jigs. Largemouth bass are slow biting in shallow water vegetation on moving baits. Catfish are good on cut shad on main lake flats.

Granbury

GOOD. Water good clarity; 87 degrees; 0.28 feet below pool. Water temperatures are in the upper 80s to low 90s in the back of creeks and sloughs. Thermoclines are present at 25 feet depth in some areas. Crappie fishing has been good to excellent on small minnows and jigs on submerged timber and bridge pilings. Largemouth bass to 6 pounds are good on rattle traps and soft plastics near shaded docks and near major creek entrances. Catfish action is best at night on cut and prepared baits. White bass and small stripers continue to school early and late from in-town to Decordova on feeding flats. Bigger striped bass are slow to fair to 10 pounds on live bream, shad, downrigged jigs and swimbaits. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Black bass are good to 5 pounds on worms and crankbaits fished around cover. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished over brush piles in 6-10 feet of water. White bass are very good to 2 pounds on slab spoons fished over main lake humps and ridges. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

FAIR. Water clear to slightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.56 feet below pool. White bass are very inconsistent– either you’re going to catch a lot or nothing at all. Very inconsistent pattern. Catching white bass and some catfish on jigging spoons under schooling fish in 40-50 feet of water. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 48.81 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 88 degrees. Topwater early and late will produce good black bass action. Bream should be making their move shallow for their spawn. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.03 feet above pool. Bass are on deeper brush and shaded docks with soft plastics. Crappie are on deep brush biting minnows and jigs.

Hubbard Creek

FAIR. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 12.12 feet below pool. Bass are fair to good with soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Several anglers out trolling for white bass.

Inks

SLOW. Water normal stain; 86-90 degrees; 0.92 feet below pool. Those who are willing to get up early and fish right at sunrise can be rewarded with a good topwater bite. A bone colored walking bait such as a 6th Sense catwalk fished around docks adjacent to deep water can be good. Later in the day use your sonar to locate rock piles in 10-20 feet of water. A dropshot, Texas rigged craw, or football jig will work well. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water stained; low 90s degrees; 0.14 feet below pool. Bass bite has been extremely tough, finesse baits such as dropshot and shaky head are getting some bites on deeper brush piles and structure, as well as on big worms on Texas rig. Schoolers can be caught on swimbaits and traps. Report by Greg Lotun.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 86 degrees; 1.08 feet above pool. Bass are good on shallow flats next to deep water with lipless crankbaits and square bill crankbaits. Topwater baits are good early morning and late afternoon. Crappie are good on slip cork minnows or jigs 12-15 feet of water on brush piles and timber. Report by Brian Vickery Fishing.

Lavon

GOOD. Water normal stain; 86 degrees; 1.56 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 12-15 feet on brush and timber using 1/16-ounce jigs in any color. Minnows working well too but you will catch a ton of babies so jigs are preferred to save money. There are not many fish below 18 feet. Black bass are good with white and chartreuse spinnerbaits in the mornings along with jerkbaits and soft plastics like the original Slugo worked Texas rigged without weight. If water is super clear, use that technique. If not clear, throw a 3-6 foot crawfish colored square bill around boat ramps and riprap for limits before 8 a.m. After 8 a.m., switch to a 12-foot KVD Series 5 in sexy shad. Soft plastics in watermelon red work well Texas rigged, or creature baits Carolina rigged. Brush piles produce using swimbaits glided over the top. White bass have been at 15 feet consistently. White slabs 1 ounce with treble hooks cut off except one work best at Little Ridge Point, Hybrid Point and the island tip. Anglers are limiting out by 7:45 a.m. at the latest. Tying a jig 12 inches above your slab on a loop knot catches two fish at a time. For some reason, they are still spooked by the thumper but the splash is still working bringing them to the boat. Catfish are good at 15 feet on the flats, especially near drop-offs. Throw maize around the boat and they will show up looking like sand bass schooling on your screen. You could catch your limit within an hour or two with punch bait after you bait around your boat. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 92 degrees; 0.26 feet below pool. Crappie are good 15-20 feet of water with minnows and chartreuse jigs. Water is stained but the flooding has cleared. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 86-89 degrees; 1.29 feet below pool. White bass are slow on points and humps in 15-32 feet of water. Some topwater action with smaller fish has begun in deeper open water. Slabs, spoons, spinners, and live bait are working. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are slow in similar depths as the white bass. These fish have been moving fast. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Blue catfish are slow to fair on cut shad anchored or drifting humps, points, and flats in 20-40 feet of water. Channel catfish are fair on baited holes on humps and points in 15-35 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. Crappie are slow to fair in 15-28 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, rock piles, and submerged cover close to a drop-off ledge. Minnows and jigs are catching those fish. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 89 degrees; 1.34 feet below pool. Noodling under boat ramps for catfish will slow down as catfish move to deeper water. The thermocline is from 14-16 feet. Summer patterns will hold on until sometime in September. Crappie are good in 8-14 feet of water on minnows. Offshore fresh willow tree piles are best, but standing timber and concrete pylons are also holding fish. Largemouth bass are good on docks, bulkheads, and brush piles in 4-14 feet of water with Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, chatterbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on silver War Eagle Super Slabs in 7-17 feet of water on humps, points, and flats. Catfish are good noodling or on cut bait all the way to 20 feet deep on points, humps, and flats. Lake Limestone Marina will be the best spot for bank fishing as the summer goes on. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Normal stain; 87 degrees; 0.21 feet above pool. Bite has been great in the morning and afternoons. Look for schooling fish right after daylight and late in the evenings. Catching most white bass in 6-17 feet but can be caught on humps in 24-30 feet as well. Ducktracker slabs have been the ticket. Catfish have been decent on flats 10-20 feet. Drifting shad. Largemouth have been good on swim jigs and hitting rocks on wind blown points with square bill crankbaits. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 87 degrees; 0.69 feet below pool. Bass are good with medium diving crankbaits or paddle tail swimbaits fished around rock. Locating bait is key, so before stopping to fish spend time graphing and looking for schools of shad. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 94 degrees; 0.73 feet below pool. Bass are good early and late on Texas rigged worms off points and along the hydrilla. Crappie are good suspended in brush piles and standing timber in 20-25 feet. Minnows and pintail jigs will work well. For large catfish, use large live bait under the schools of crappie. Use a deep sea rig with large circle hook with weight on the bottom. Report by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 79.97 feet below pool. The lake is very low at only 6.4 percent full. Medina Lake is closed due to low water levels.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 79 degrees; 43.31 feet below pool. Bass fishing is good, with sand bass being caught all over the lake - gray or pink jig-heads with red eyes paired with pearl blue or pearl white grubs are producing well. White jerkbaits, rattling shad, and minnows have also been effective for both largemouth and smallmouth. Catfish action is great, especially around Harbor Bay and Bugbee, with shrimp, frozen shad, and cut bait working well; some are even being caught off the docks. Crappie fishing is fair, with catches coming from Sanford Yake area, Blue West, and the shallows around Fritch Fortress. Perch and bluegill are biting great under docks and in shallow areas using worms and corn. Walleye are excellent, especially in the evenings and at night, with minnows, bottom bouncers with floating worm harnesses, pearl blue plastics, white or gray crankbaits, and vibrating blades all producing. Trout action has slowed, with fair results at Spring Canyon and the Stilling Basin. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.00 feet below pool. Crappie have improved to fair in 3-4 feet of water. Fish are weeks from spawning. Sand bass are fair around the dam when shad are surfacing. Shad are spawning so the bite should improve for all species. Channel and blue catfish are slow in 15 feet of water. Bass are good pitching creature baits and plastic worms shallow and in hardwoods.

Nacogdoches

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 93 degrees; 0.93 feet below pool. Water has been heavily stained but not quite muddy. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs and Carolina rigs on creek channel swings in groups of 15-20 at a time. You can pick three or four of them off and then the rest of the school swims away on the creek channels in 15-20 feet of water with those Carolina rigs. Crappie are also good - the bigger ones are on the timber, smaller ones in those secondary brush piles on chartreuse and white crappie jigs. Light ones have been the move for sure. Catfish have been fair on live shiners. Bass are excellent on Carolina rigs on secondary main lake points. Texas rigs and Carolina rigs work well with groups of 15 at a time. Crappie are excellent with a lot of them in groups on timber with white and chartreuse crappie jigs. Big ones with a lot of fish over one and a half pounds - they are big crappie right now and we've been having awesome crappie fishing trips. The catfish have been good on live shiners. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water clearing; 87 degrees; full pool. The lake is half a foot below full pool, and the summer pattern is fully in effect for the next few months. Early morning and late evening are the best times to fish, though those willing to brave the heat can still find success. Offshore, fish are suspending 8-10 feet over taller water above the thermocline-downsized lures like 6-8 feet divers or underspins in Natural Shad colors are producing well. Larger bites are being found 8-20 feet near the bottom, with soft jerkbaits taking most of the action; a big worm rigged for twitching or crawling near timber along boat lanes in creek backs is also effective. Topwater and frog presentations are working early and late for aggressive feeders. Crappie populations remain strong, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.03 feet below pool. The largemouth bass bite has been good flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water. The bass are staying in the shallows but seeking the shadiest places possible around reeds. Don't be afraid to flip back into the thickest cover you can find. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Crappie were fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs and catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by Riley Hindes, Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.05 feet above pool. White bass are found off the points in the mornings and evenings. They are moving points and not on one in particular every time. In the evenings they are moving closer to shore and can be caught from the bank. Silver and white spoons are working best, but they are not picky. Crappie are hit-or-miss. Some days they are packed in the brush, and the next they are in 3 feet of water. A few crappie are still coming off the docks daily. Minnows are the preferred bait. If using jigs, blue and white colors work best. Catfishing has slowed, but can be caught with whole or cut perch and goldfish. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 88 degrees; 29.94 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 16.90 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 7 pounds on topwater frogs and whopper ploppers. Numbers are up on a variety of worms and creature baits in 10-12 feet with some schooling activity around shad schools. Crappie are picking up good around timber 12-14 feet deep suspended. Minnows are best but jigs have been coming on strong midlake and upriver. White bass have no report. Catfishing is good with cut shad and a variety of stink baits in 5-8 feet around boat ramps. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 20.40 feet below pool. Few reports due to the fluctuation of water level. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Palestine

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.30 feet below pool. Fishing is tough this week due to the weather. Crappie are fair on brush in 12-18 feet of water on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait around brush and timber. Bass are slow but a few are being caught around docks in the shade. White bass and hybrids are scattered but some are being caught trolling on points and roadbeds.

Palo Pinto

FAIR. Water clear; 89 degrees; 1.05 feet below pool. Light conditions are looking good but the lake level is slowly receding. Blue catfish are slow with cut bait early in the mornings and at night using carp and drum for cut bait. Black bass and crappie are slow with few anglers reporting catches. Sand bass and hybrids are very slow with most anglers catching fish in deep water near the spillway. Report by David Holt, Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water clear; 84 degrees. Water clarity is clear with 5 foot visibility. Bass are good on dropshots and large swimbaits on main points or suspended in the middle of the lake. Crappie are fair on white and chartreuse jigs or live minnows. Catfish are poor on Lake Pinkston, but live shiners or live bluegill around deep brush piles or deep water by the dam have been good for catfish. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

FAIR. Water stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.30 feet below pool. Water clarity is 2-8 feet of visibility. Stripers are slow. Live bait is your best bet. Nothing is being caught trolling at the moment. Look for them in 20-40 feet of water. They are moving fast, so you'll have to slowly move around and just pick them off one at a time till you find a good school. Then try to stay on top of the school, which can be extremely tough as they are moving fast. Sand bass are fair. Look for them in 10-20 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are good. Baited holes are your best bet to catch numbers but won't produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.38 feet below pool. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait with reports of good catches of channels. Patience seems to be key, letting baits sit rather than constantly retrieving is producing better results. Brush piles are holding fish with some good takedowns reported. Striper fishing has been reported by local anglers. Reports of white bass caught trolling in shallow water. Crappie are transitioning to brush piles.

Raven

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 90 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on weedless rigged artificial worms in red-tinted colors with glitter. Anglers should target the cove where the boathouse is located. This area has seen recent success when working the hydrilla grass line. No reports of crappie or catfish in recent weeks. Bluegill are good off of the boathouse dock on hotdogs and worms under a bobber.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water clear; 86-88 degrees; 1.00 feet below pool. White bass have been good in the mornings with surface activity on the common flats. Throw small swimbaits, tail spinners or rattle traps. Later in the morning white bass are shallow in 12-16 feet on long points, coves and ledges. Best technique is to troll in 14-15 feet of water. Crappie are slow and relating to brush piles in 12-15 feet of water. Crappie are at bridge columns. Beat the heat and night fish with submerged green lights and minnows. Catfish are slow in wooded timber in 12-15 feet on prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.63 feet below pool. Things are starting to make a transition and it's getting a little tougher with water temps getting up to the 90s. Crappie are starting to move out deeper to deep brush in 35-40 feet and in trees in 25-40 feet of water. Now they're also moving out a bit and you can catch them better on timber in 12-18 feet of water, brush piles the same. Early mornings on windblown points for sand bass. Channel catfish are about the same - you can still fish baited holes. Sand bass are in 35-45 feet of water. Largemouth bass are on offshore rocks or shallow brush. Nothing fishing good except channel catfish. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.05 feet below pool. White bass can be caught on topwater early. The action doesn't last long, but they will hit spinners and slabs. Eater size catfish are being caught on points in 20-25 feet of water. The hybrids are eating 5-6 inch live gizzard shad when you find them. They are moving a lot and feeding at night. The black bass are on main lake docks and brush piles. This will be the same pattern until the water cools off. Always continue to cover water. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 6.84 feet below pool. The water is low with large stumps exposed and fish moving back to deeper water. Conditions are changing quickly with bass moving to points, humps, and offshore structure due to water releases. Caroline rigs and big baits are working for the deep bite. There’s some topwater action in the shallows early in places, but fishing is mainly focused on deep structure. With all the water being released, the bite has been challenging. Bluegill are abundant on brush piles. Crappie are fair. Catfish are good in creek channels and off points. Lots of freshwater is still coming in from recent rains, but heavy water releases are making fishing difficult. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.15 feet below pool. Summer pattern with early and late bite better than midday. No water is being discharged at the dam. At the marina, crappie bite is fair, bluegill are fair on crickets and worms, and catfish are fair on minnows and punch bait. On the lake, crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush in 8-15 feet of water with late afternoon bite good. Catfish are fair in 10-15 feet of water around the structure using cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastic baits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are good trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are good in deeper water using jigs and cut bait. Below the dam, all species are slow with zero water being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 86 degrees; 48.78 feet below pool. Few reports due to the fluctuation of water level. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff. Channel catfish are doing good using punch bait and fresh cut bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.16 feet above pool. Quality fish are possible, but numbers are down which is typical for August. Bass are scattered but some nice ones are being caught deep and shallow.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.84 feet above pool. Dropping about 0.04 feet per day with a 200+ CFS release ongoing. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reopened all boat ramps except Cedar Gap near the FM3481 bridge. The drastic drop in water level and increased water temperature has adversely impacted the white bass fishing for the time being. Any concentrations of fish and shad are very hard to come by. Life seems to be scattered between 25-30 feet deep over the entire lake. White bass fishing is poor right now and likely to remain so until the release of water is finalized. If you fish, downriggers rigged with #12 Pet Spoons are the way to go to cover lots of ground; when fish are found, work that area until you stop catching, then down-rig again to find another concentration of fish. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.51 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni continues to fish decently as we head into August. Fish are moving often–staying on them has been a challenge. The hybrid striper, striper and white bass bite has been good. Fish are stacking up on shallow points in 10-20 feet. Surface feeding is also happening sporadically in early mornings and late evenings when we have some wind. Slab spoons, downriggers and swimbaits are working equally good. The eating sized 1-3 pound catfish bite is red hot. Limits are being caught daily in just a few hours. Prepared baits such as punch and dip baits are working best. The crappie bite has picked up. Minnows are working best in 12-20 feet near bridge pilings. The largemouth bite is good on frogs at daylight and working over to shallow cranks around dock legs and submerged irrigation intakes. Shaky heads have been good too. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.02 feet below pool. Fishing is good, with catfish biting well on trotlines and both crappie and bass producing good action north of Highway 59. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.84 feet above pool. Striper fishing lures are working well for surfacing fish and on big schools of fish in deeper water. Topwaters, swimbaits and slabs are producing. Watch for birds and fish surfacing and look for the bigger schools under them. They're not in the same place twice very often right now. Catfishing is great on punch bait for numbers on points near flats in 20-25 feet of water. Fish are schooled up and staying under the boat on anchor. Blues are in deeper water on cut shad near river ledges. In the hot days of summer utilize electronics to locate active crappie near brush and structure in 18-25 feet of water near coves and creeks. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 90 degrees; 2.45 feet below pool. Water temperatures are holding around 90 degrees, but recent afternoon storms have helped improve the late bite. Early morning and midday action has been slow, with the best window from about 4 p.m. until dark. Texas rigs and crankbaits fished in 14-22 feet on main lake points and ridges have been most productive. No night fishing reports have come in. Crappie remain slow, but with cooler temperatures expected this weekend and into next week, both bass and crappie action should improve. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 6.63 feet below pool. The most consistent bass fishing is deep. Target submerged brush in 15-25 feet of water with weedless Texas rigs and dropshots. Rocky secondary points in 15-25 feet of water adjacent to the main lake or a major creek channel are also holding fish. A 6th Sense 300DD in Citrus Shad has been a great bait to trigger more active fish. A Carolina rigged creature bait or Texas rigged worm has also been working well when they want something presented slower. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 86-87 degrees; 32.27 feet below pool. Channel catfish have been good in the evenings and early mornings using punch bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 90 degrees; 0.41 feet below pool. Bream are fair on red worms. Catfish are fair on liver, nightcrawlers and cut bait. Crappie are good on minnows in 16 feet of water. Bass are fair on crankbaits. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

FAIR. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Crappie are good on structure in 10-18 feet of water. Live bait is best. Fish are sluggish and bait must be presented slow and close to fish. They will not move very much to feed. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water slightly stained; mid-80s degrees. The boat ramp continues to be closed and blocked off through 2025, but personal watercraft like kayaks, canoes and small boats can still be launched from the bank with some effort. Fishing seems to have slowed some, but the lake is still productive despite the hydrilla establishing thick mats throughout the lake. Working moving baits like crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits and chatterbaits over and along the outside edge of submerged vegetation is still effective. Slower presentations like Texas-rigged and wacky worms, craw and shad profiles, and dropshots continue to work. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 88 degrees; 4.14 feet below pool. Water visibility is about 10 inches. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair in deeper water with minnows and shad. Catfish are fair with cut bait and shad.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 94 degrees. Bass can be caught in deeper water with crankbaits and Carolina rigs.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 16.91 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 18 feet. Catfish are good on live bait in 5-10 feet. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Whitney

GOOD. Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.02 feet above pool. Catfish are fair using cut bait in 25-35 feet of water. The striped bass bite is fair on live bait in 30-40 feet. Afternoon bites are better. Crappie are up in the main lake in brush in 15-20 feet of water. White bass fishing is fair on slabs on main lake humps in 12-15 feet of water. Largemouth bass fishing is good using soft plastics on deep structure. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.91 feet below pool. Reports of catches of carp with bait balls. Catfish can be caught on punch bait.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 5.36 feet above pool. Fish are in 8-14 feet of water, stacking up on brush. Using minnows and small hair jigs. Fish are holding close to the structure. Best bite is on minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 86 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. 1,010 CFS coming down at 59 in Humble. Water is looking great for all species. Largemouth bass are in the shade late morning under docks on the main lake and up the west fork eating grubs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are biting pretty good tight to structure, eating hand tied jigs and minnows in the east fork and Luces Bayou with a few spots on the south end at the old pump house deep. White bass are picking up well trolling with divers and power spoons with vertical jigging getting them going on the humps of the main channel on the south end. Catfish are decent by the railroad tracks eating live shad. Be sure to put your fresh caught shad in ice water to keep them fresh and your success will skyrocket. Be safe and always wear your kill switch. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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