Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of January 14, 2026

Dunlap

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees. Bass are good with creature baits on cloudy days. Reports of 3-5 pound bass and limits of smaller bass. Catfish are biting on punch bait in the middle of the river. No report on crappie. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

GOOD. 46 degrees; 5.31 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-35 feet with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water stained 58 degrees; 63.55 feet below pool. Fishing conditions remain consistent, but may change as cold fronts roll through. Bass fishing has been somewhat challenging as fish are scattered throughout the water column, though most success is coming from shallow areas with available cover such as rocks or grass with some fish also being caught deep in 25-plus feet near adjacent 40-plus-feet of water. Crappie fishing is good around trees in 15-25 feet of water using 2-3 inch plastic minnows fished vertically, while catfish action remains steady in deep drains in 40-60 feet of water on prepared baits fished mostly vertical on small treble hooks. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.36 feet below pool. The pattern remains consistent for the start of 2026. 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

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.30 feet below pool. Bass are starting to migrate shallow for the spawn. A lot of bass are hanging around the rocky areas feeding on crawdads and shad. Alabama rigs and jerk baits have produced larger bass. Sand bass are good on shad in the main basin. Crappie are good on brush piles. Target deep piles by the dam and progressively shallower piles as you move towards the river. Catfish are in deep water feeding below shad. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 50 degrees; 2.74 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; 55 degrees; 0.40 feet above pool. Bass continue to be shallow and deep. If you like to livescope, offshore bass can be targeted with an umbrella rig, and a minnow on a jig head. 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 schooled up on main lake brush piles hitting crappie jigs or minnows. Use a lighter jig head as the water cools down if wind allows for it. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.62 feet below pool. Bass are good with the best bite in the afternoon. Seeing some fish shallow early. Chatterbait and jerkbaits have been decent. Weightless plastics fished slowly around grass edges have been producing the majority of the bites. Dropshots and Texas rigs fished out in front of hard grass 10-15 feet are good. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Bass are fair to good. Unusually warm winter temperatures have many bass positioning in pre-spawn staging areas. The most consistent bite has been on dropshot rigged finesse worms worked along the deeper, outside edges of submerged vegetation in 16 feet of water or more, just outside of spawning areas. Anglers may need to sort through smaller fish at times, but staying patient can still produce quality bass. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.42 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

FAIR. Water normal stain; 60 degrees. Bass are suspended in deeper water. Fish can also be targeted in the warmer water at the discharge.

Belton

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.75 feet above pool. Winter patterns are in place now, therefore really keeping an eye on the weather will be key to fishing success. The best results will be had during the wind shift from south through west to north as dry cold fronts push in. Fishing will improve as the winds swing through the southwest and right up to the point where the northerly winds peak. The next best scenario will be on the first day of returning southerly winds. The worst results can be expected during post-frontal conditions with classic clear, cold, calm weather in the hours or days following the passage of a front. Foggy conditions will also make fishing very difficult whenever they set in. All other conditions will typically result in average fishing. We are in the midst of a short warmup between fronts right now and the water temperature is rising. The fish have responded positively and have shown a willingness to chase farther and faster than back in mid-December when the water was nearly 5 degrees cooler. Fishing has been solid in the first three hours of the morning following sunrise, and again in the mid afternoon, from 2-4:30 p.m. The MAL Dense with silver body used vertically has been my lure of choice. Fish it by dropping to bottom, removing all slack, then cranking the lure upwards through the lower third of the water column while observing fish response on LiveScope. If the fish are reluctant, experiment with slowing the retrieve after the blade begins spinning. The best depths have been 35-41 feet. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are excellent. Trophy size blue catfish 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 under10 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; 1.89 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Crappie are good on live minnows and small jigs next to timber. Catfish are fair 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; 56 degrees; 1.37 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent with jigs or minnows. Target river channels and secondary channels with timber in 30-50 feet of water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

FAIR. Normal stain; 55 degrees; 2.62 below pool. Morning bass bite slow, but a few can be caught on spinnerbaits slow rolled around timber 3-7 feet. Midday squarebill crankbaits are best around old pond dams and long points in 3-6 feet. Texas rigs are fair on big timber in 5-7 feet along the edge of creeks. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Finding crappie is not an issue, but the bite is very hit-or-miss. The pattern remains consistent in the creek channels in 30-50 feet of water on timber with jigs or minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Bass are slow with soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow on structures, and roaming in openwater.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 68 degrees; Fishing has been hit or miss, with redfish providing the most consistent action. Redfish are being caught in 5-10 feet of water on rattle traps, while striped bass activity has been slow. Channel catfish are also slow, and black bass fishing continues to be sluggish across the lake. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 53 degrees; 4.68 feet below pool. The fishing patterns are consistent. The hybrid bite may improve deadsticking baits, if the water temperature drops. Many fish are almost in prespawn mode skipping over the true winter patterns. White bass and hybrids are fair on main lake humps and points, deadsticking slabs or trolling with deep crankbaits. Crappie are good on docks in 10-15 feet, 20-30 feet on offshore brush piles, with roamers suspended top third of the water column in 30-40 feet. Minnow bite is good and jig bite is decent. Largemouth bass are fair using medium crankbaits, Alabama rigs, and swimbaits for deeper schooling fish. Morning bite is along the bank in the morning with crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and docks. Catfish are good on cut bait and chicken liver on main lake humps, deeper holes in coves, and in the river in creek channels drifting. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.92 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.34 pounds are good on the rocks with all-around jigs and shallow crankbaits, or docks with Alabama rigs around main lake pockets and points suspended over 18 feet. Crappie are excellent to 15 inches on main lake scattered brush piles in 11 feet and shooting jigs under docks in 18-22 feet with minnows, .and white/chartreuse or shad jigs. White bass are excellent to 2 pounds on crankbaits scattered around the main lake. Catfish are fair on minnows and on jug lines with cut shad or perch in the main lake docks and drains.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 60 degrees. Bass bite is slow and inconsistent for most of the day, but starts to pick up in the late afternoon once the fish become more active. Brush piles and the dam have been the hottest spots lately with a shaky head, jig, or dropshot worked tight near cover. There have also been a few schools pushing up on offshore humps, and those fish have been eating a Carolina rig really well when you can get on them. Overall, the lake is still a little off, but the afternoon bite and key structure areas are starting to show some solid signs of life. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 2.16 feet below pool. Water is muddy to stained on the majority of the lake. Stripers continue to bite on live bait in 22-36 feet of water. Trolling for stripers has improved, but is still inconsistent. White bass are biting strong up river trolling and casting. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Stable weather conditions in the forecast, so the bite should remain consistent. Hybrids and stripers are good on jigging spoons and live bait midlake to south lake. The trolling bite is slowing. White bass are good on the north end in 25-35 feet of water on humps and points with jigging spoons and inline spinners. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. 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. Bass are good piling up in areas with rock and trees near drops. Bass seem to be in shallower areas as the water temperature is not far below 60 degrees. Throwing shallow to medium crankbaits and swimbaits are catching some good ones as well as soft plastics like craw worms and flukes. A jig out deeper on rock piles will catch some nice ones also. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Caddo

GOOD.Water stained; 56 degrees; water level at 168.88 feet. The water temperature increased to 60 degrees confusing the fish with some even trying to spawn on timber. Cooler nights are dropping the water temperature back to the mid 50s. Bass are good with Alabama rigs, shad color rattle traps, spinnerbaits, suspended jerkbaits and underspins. A fluke will still do good in the salvina, if you see them chasing shad in that junk. White bass are biting rooster tails, jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. The crappie were good but slowed after the warm weather. It is still a favorite time of year to come visit and fish this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo Lake. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 78 degrees; Fishing has been mixed across the lake, with redfish providing the best action right now. Redfish in the 510 pound range are being caught near the hot water outlets in 5-10 feet of water. Catfish action has been fair, with both channel and blue catfish holding in 5-10 feet of water and biting on cheese bait. Stripers and black bass fishing remains slow overall. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 20.69 feet below pool. Stripers have been schooling right before sunrise near the sailboat marina and around the hump at the dam. Fish are in 30 feet of water when there is no surface action present. Jigging spoons right off the bottom have been the ticket. The largemouth bass fishing is picking up. The early morning topwater and chatterbait bite has been decent. Find these fish near the edge of the grass lines. A weightless worm will do plenty of damage in these areas as well. If you are looking for a bigger bite, A heavy weighted Texas rig or big jig worked through the deep grass has been producing a few better fish. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 3.69 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Good stacks of white bass are being found on mid-lake points and drop-offs along sandy flats throughout the entire lake including the dam area, Crappie Island, Key Ranch, and the spillway humps in 8-14 feet of water. Cast spinnerbaits and slabs, and watch for these flats as well as around deeper seawalls and shorelines. Hybrids can be caught with spinnerbaits or working a slab vertically with a fast up-and-down motion, strikes are immediate. A slow retrieve with a slab cast and reeled steadily back is also effective. Try rattle traps, spoons, umbrella rigs, slabs, or sassy shads to trigger bites. The crappie bite continues to improve. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 8–14 feet under bridge pylons, brush piles, and docks. Anglers are finding limits by moving from spot to spotâ€"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 good drifting midlake to the south end in 16-30 feet of water, or anchoring in 2-8 feet of water. The best bait has been cut shad. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 39.61 feet below pool. At Choke Canyon, all boat ramps are currently closed, and anglers should contact Texas Parks and Wildlife for the latest updates. Bank fishing has been excellent, with channel and blue catfish being caught from the shore, along with some black bass, crappie, and white bass also taken by bank anglers. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 16.53 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; 55 degrees; 3.26 feet below pool. Bass are fair to 3 pounds on small finesse worms in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie good to 2 pounds on jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet of water on the main lake docks and in the timber towards the creek.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; 3.24 feet above pool. The lake remains about three feet low, with water temperatures holding in the low to mid 60s. Bass fishing has been fair, with fish holding in 5-10 feet of water around timber and brush piles, and soft plastics continuing to produce the best results. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

68 degrees; 0.82 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to produce numbers of tilapia, channel catfish and largemouth bass. Catfish are good on prepared baits. Largemouth bass are good on a variety of baits worked near points on many areas of the lake. Tilapias are also abundant and are good on worms fished under a cork. This power plant reservoir draws anglers from all over. This lake requires a reservation and is only open Thursday through Sunday during the day. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 60.6 degrees; 1.11 feet under pool. Catfish fishing continues to be strong, with both eaters and trophies being caught in 10-40 feet of water. Largemouth bass have been active both nearshore and off shore, chasing shad schools. Brad personally caught one in 37 feet of water on a slab while fishing for hybrids. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie have been productive in 17-25 feet on and near structure, with minnows giving the best results, though plastics and hair jigs are also working; bites can be light, but some areas are producing good numbers. Hybrid striped bass are being caught in good numbers in 24-35 feet using slabs, spoons, large minnows, or shad, with both keepers and juvenile fish schooling alongside some white bass. Anglers can check the tooth patch on Texas Parks and Wildlife or the Outdoor Annual App for identification. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 4.40 feet below pool. Crappie are reported to be fair to good with jigs or minnows.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 52 degrees; 17.63 feet below pool. Lake Corpus Christi remains extremely low, with the 28.53-square-mile reservoir sitting at just 11.7 percent. High winds are in the forecast. Due to the very low lake level, fishing pressure has been nearly nonexistent as access is limited mostly to kayaks or paddle boards while traditional boat launches are unusable. Shore fishing may be the most practical option at this time, and any successful catches will be reported as conditions allow. Report by Weber’s Boat Landing.

Cypress Springs

SLOW. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 0.76 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent roaming open water midlake to the dam with minnows or jigs. Black crappie are in 20-50 fish schools. It is best to cast to the schools. White crappie are suspended individually in deeper water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.98 feet below pool. Fishing patterns have been holding steady. The eater catfish will start to slow, so switch the tactic to drifting. Trophy blue catfish bite should start to pick up. Blue catfish are good with cut shad on trotlines. Yellow catfish are good with live perch on trotlines. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around boat docks and pushing shallow due to water temperature. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. White bass are fair on slabs over humps and points Perch are good on nightcrawlers around docks. Carp are fair to good on manufactured bait around docks. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 45.21 feet below pool. Catfish action on Falcon Lake 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

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; full pool. High north winds in the forecast before the weekend. Water clarity should not be affected, but fishing along the dam will be a challenge. Bass are fair with rattletraps over grass and in front of the reeds in the mornings. Then shift to 4-10 feet of water with Carolina rigs. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 55 degrees; 3.03 feet below pool. The morning bass bite is slow but improves midday and evening. Chatterbaits, lipless crankbaits, squarebill crankbaits are fair in 3-5 feet along break line and outside edges of docks. Texas rigs and jigs are fair on docks with cover 3-5 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is nothing short of on fire right now. This is the best time to catch limits of fish consistently with the occasional big fish. Fish are in 14-60 feet of water related to timber, brush, tires, bridges, ledges and points. These fish are very hungry and feeding on shad. Any crappie bait you want to try should work right now. Small hand tied jigs and minnows are working extremely well and soft plastic baits of all kinds should also work. Use small baits most days, but many fish we clean have shad in the 3-4 inch range. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees; 5.47 feet below pool. Some good catfish have been caught drifting or from the bank with fresh cut bait. Hybrid fishing has been good trolling jigs. Crappie are stacking up on structures in 15-25 feet of water. The bite is good with minnows and jigs. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. water stained; 61 degrees; 9.05 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are related to wind-blown points, though they are more scattered this week and actively feeding on shad. A few fish were caught on shallow-running crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass and crappie action has slowed near Overlook. Numbers are down compared to last week, but fish are still being caught on white jigs and small spoons.

Graham

SLOW. Water stained; upper 60 degrees; 4.07 feet below pool. Crappie are good with minnows on rock piles in 16-18 feet. Bass are good with jigs or crankbaits on main lake points in 12-16 feet. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling on main lake flats hitting jigs or crankbaits. Catfish are good in deep water near creek channels with cut shad.

Granbury

FAIR. normal stain; 57 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Lake Granbury continues to be in the upper 50s on most days. Striped bass fishing is reported as slow to fair on jigs and shad fished near channel breaks on the lower ends. White bass are fair to good from in town to the Hunter Park area. Look for birds to find the fish. There is good action on small grubs and slabs worked in shallow water to 10 feet. Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics worked near major creek entrances and working laydowns in the back of creeks and in the river. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait working shallows near the creek channel. Big yellow catfish and blue catfish are possible. The best action is near Water Edge and north of Hunter Park. Crappie action continues to be good to excellent working submerged structure from Bentwater north. There is some good action in the river near Tin Top on jigs worked slowly off the channel ledges. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.48 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on crankbaits fished up river around timber. Crappie are fair in deep water near the dam. White bass are fair up river in areas where shad are concentrated. 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

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.65 feet below pool. White bass are good targeting schools on midlake humps. Pay attention to sonar to locate fish. Birds are sitting over schools, but actively diving on schooling sand bass. White bass are in 28-30 feet of water on the bottom. A thumper or a thumper stick is a key to success. Deadsticking small slabs and small swimbaits on stinger hooks. Blue catfish are mixed in with the white bass. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 44 degrees; 51.46 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 52 degrees. Small poppers fished around grass and isolated stumps should draw a strike from black bass. Small streamers should bring action from chain pickerel. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.23 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; 55 degrees; 14.43 feet below pool. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles and roaming biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Inks

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.91 feet below pool. Unseasonably warm conditions have kept the lake from fully settling into winter patterns. Bass are stacking up in predictable pre-spawn staging areas and are being caught on dropshot rigged finesse worms, crankbaits, and jigs in 8–12 feet of water. Focus on rocky areas and the remaining submerged vegetation, slowing down to work key zones for the most consistent action. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Inks Lake is fishing good. Bass are good on docks, grass, laydowns and in deeper water. A swimbait or crankbait works well around rocks in 10-20 feet of water. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 58 degrees; 0.11 feet above pool. Water was dirty after recent heavy rain, and water temp was 56-57 degrees. We caught a few fish on brush with soft plastic on a Texas rig, but the majority of the fish we caught were on red rattle traps and white chatterbaits in under 3 ft of water.

Joe Pool

FAIR. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 0.46 feet below pool. Bass fishing is slow, but the mid morning through afternoon has been fairly good. Fish can be found on deep structures 15-20 feet of water, and in 8-12 feet on timber. Dropshot, Texas rigs, soft plastics, and the occasional football head jig on some of the deep rock structures. Look for large balls of bait and look for suspended bass just below. Think safety and wear your life jacket! Report by Gilbert Miller, GTB Outdoors. Crappie and white bass are good in the main basin. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Lake O’ the Pines is holding near full pool for the winter season, with the conservation pool around 228.5 feet above mean sea level, which is typical for this time of year. Unseasonably warm temperatures paired with gusty winds have left crappie scattered and not holding to a predictable pattern. Fish have been located in depths from 13-30 feet, often around brush piles, standing timber, and roaming mid-water. Many of the fish cleaned this week were stuffed with shad, which contributed to a tougher bite. A dead-stick presentation with a smaller profile jig produced the most consistent results, and 1.5 inch soft plastics were especially effective in these conditions. As colder temperatures return in the coming week, expect crappie to tighten back up on timber and structure along the creek channels. We are still a few weeks away from a full shift to deeper water by the dam. Bass anglers found a good bite in 4-6 feet of water along the creek channels this week. Carolina rigs, Alabama rigs, chatterbaits, and rattle traps all worked well to trigger bites in this depth range. Report by ETX Outdoors.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 51 degrees; 2.11 feet below pool. 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 jig heads, 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. Planner 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

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.26 feet below pool. Crappie are good 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. 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; 55 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. White bass are fair in 30-50 feet of water, and hybrid stripers are slow in the same depths. Check river channels and flats near the channels. Jigs, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits are working. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut shad drifting humps, points, and flats near the river channels in 20-45 feet of water. The shallow water bite is fair as well in the far ends of the lake in 2-5 feet. Crappie are fair in 15-35 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, bridge columns, and rock piles. The creeks are producing as well. Submerged cover close to a drop-off ledge usually is best. Minnows and jigs are working. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 55 degrees; 2.01 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are steady. Some crappie are as deep as 24 feet with most in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie are on brush, roaming, and on the power line pylons biting minnows. Crappie eggs are still not fully developed yet. White bass, catfish and crappie are roaming fish in 18-24 feet of water. White bass eggs are fully developed though. A few more fish have made the push toward the north end along with a few more headed into the creeks. 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; 64 degrees; 0.18 feet above pool. Lake level is fluctuating around normal or slightly varied depending on recent rains, so expect typical reservoir conditions and check local conditions before you go. Largemouth bass are fair and being caught on plastics, spinners, and crankbaits around standing timber and creek structures, while striped bass are producing on spoons and live shad near deeper structures like the bridge area. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around docks and cover, white bass are fair on spoons and Alabama rigs, and catfish are fair to good on live bait throughout the lake. Overall, fishing is steady but not blazing, with better action likely around structure and during low light periods.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.73 feet below pool. Crappie are good 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; 60 degrees; 1.97 feet below pool. Bass fishing remains good. Some are spawning in the dry creek area. Fishing the hydrilla with chatterbaits, swimbaits and wacky rig worms will do good. Crappie are good with schools beginning to bunch up in standing timber and brush piles in 20-30 feet. Larger jigs, small spoons and minnows will catch fish. Reported by Hambone fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 84.99 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; 46 degrees; 43.84 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; 47 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; 57 degrees; 0.67 below pool. Largemouth bass are fair with a Colorado bladed spinnerbait on main lake points in 5 feet of water or a shallow diving crankbait. Crappie are excellent on chartreuse and black crappie jigs on a split shot rig or live minnows. Crappie are deep and suspended on timber, so it is best to timber hop with live-scope. Catfish are excellent with live minnows, cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 52 degrees; 1.97 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are excellent on suspended jerkbaits and small swimbaits on creek channel swings. Crappie are excellent grouped up standing timber with white or chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are slow on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; full pool. The lake is at full pool and has started to clear, with some good fish beginning to stack up. This is a great time to run power-fishing presentations such as square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-divers. Early morning and late afternoon bites have been best, though mid-day action can still produce through the rest of the fall and winter. Crappie populations are strong, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are fair suspended jerkbaits and Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair grouped up standing timber with white or chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are slow with cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.93 feet below pool. The bass are heavily related to baitfish this time of year, so a good rule of thumb is find the bait and then you will find the bass. 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

GOOD. 55 degrees; 0.39 full pool. Crappie are good in 14 feet of water on remote brush piles with jigs or minnows. Blue catfish are good from the bank or the boat with cut shad. No reports of white bass or largemouth bass. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 31.95 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 19.42 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 4 pounds with some better fish to 8 pounds being caught. Umbrella rigs, deep diving crankbaits and underspins in shad patterns and citrus shad working best 12-25 feet. Channel swings and hard bottoms on flat points are best. Crappie no report. White bass good with jigging spoons in 30-45 feet of water on the main lake. Catfish are slow, but still catching them under jug lines and rod-and-reel on cheese bait and cut shad. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 22.72 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

GOOD. water stained; 51 degrees; 0.03 feet below pool. 50-53 degrees. Typical winter weather has finally arrived, so the air and water temperatures are average for this time. Bass in the 8 feet water off of points and near channels. Try Cheney Bay and the Smith Point entrance to Saline. Anglers are reporting success on slower moving large plastics. White crappie are good in 16-22 feet of water on brush and timber. Black crappie do not seem to be moving towards the shallows yet. Catfish remain good, primarily at night, on trotlines and jugs, using cut bait. Rod-and-reel anglers are producing good daytime catches with shrimp and cut baits on channel edges. Fishing report by Jim's Fishing Lake Palestine. Fish have settled into winter patterns. Crappie are good on timber in 16-25 feet of water with minnows or jigs. White bass and hybrids are good in open water following bait. Deadstick with swimbaits. Largemouth bass are good in the creeks with moving baits, or on docks with jigs. Catfish are good in shallow water with cut shad. Catfish up to 45 pounds are possible. Report by a local angler.

Palo Pinto

FAIR. normal stain; 54 degrees; 0.65 feet below pool. Blue catfish are good with cut bait, fresh shad and perch in deep water. Crappie are slow on minnows. Sant bass and hybrids are slow. There are a lot of bait fish in the creek. Catfish are feeding on the bait fish in the creek. Report by Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water slightly stain; 53 degrees. The bite is consistent. Largemouth bass are good suspending jerkbaits or small swimbaits in shallow water. Crappie are good on deep brush piles with white and clear crappie jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.60 feet below pool. Stripers are fair in 30-40 feet of water with live bait. 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 are fair. Work natural cover like heavy trees or grass with jerk baits and other twitch style baits in 5-15 feet of water. Some have been caught in deeper water around structures in 40-50 feet of water on live bait. Water clarity is 6-10 feet of visibility and steady. 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; 53 degrees; 2.79 feet below pool. Cold fronts push catfish to deep ledges and points. Before the cold front catfish were in 18-21 feet of water, and shallower on warmer days. Crappie are on ledges in about 18-21 feet. Bass moved to deep ledges. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 55 degrees. There hasn’t been much to report lately due to very light fishing pressure in the area. A few anglers are still seen on the fishing piers from time to time, but there have been no confirmed reports of fish being caught, although water conditions are clear at this time. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 1.64 feet below pool. White bass are grouped up on deep flats 32-38 feet of water. The south end of the lake is the most productive area. Locate schools of bait and fish those areas with the 2-3 jigs tied above a 1 ounce slab. Thumping the boat produces the best chances. The fish also were on the lower half of the water column. Crappie are fair and moving out from brush in the deeper water along flats and levees. Big blue catfish and larger eating size catfish are on the deep flats lower and mid lake. Drifting with large cut bait best. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.10 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 35-50 feet on brush or timber using minnows or small natural colored jigs. Sand bass continue to school under shad on deep main lake points in 35-55 feet. Fish are biting 2-3 jigs tied above a 1 ounce slab. The wind is blowing bait up on to wind blown points, so this can be a good area to target as well. Blue catfish can be found off main lake points with bait on it. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 2.25 feet below pool. Hybrids are still roaming and unpredictable, but should become more consistent with steady cold nights. White bass are good on points in 20-30 feet of water. The use of electronics is very important because there are not a lot of diving birds. The catfish guides are catching large numbers of keepers on cut bait. Black bass can be caught shallow on square bill crankbaits and chatterbaits. Bass will be around hard cover and there feeding up for the winter colder temperatures. On windy days work rocky banks with a big swimbait. You will have to cover water, but it is a way to get some really big bass in the boat. Good Fishing, Terry Hawkins Guide Service Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water muddy; 54 degrees; 9.28 feet below pool. Conditions remain about the same, with water temperatures around 55 degrees and lake levels holding steady. Previous report-Fishing conditions remain about the same as recent reports, with no major changes in patterns. Water temperatures are holding in the high 50s to low 60s, keeping fish activity steady but somewhat limited across the lake. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.95 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent with the cold night and mild days. 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

GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 51.50 feet below pool. Channel catfish are good on punch and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait. Blue catfish are in deep water on flats and channels. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

GOOD. Water normal stain; 58 degrees; 1.55 feet above pool. Fluctuating weather patterns persist, so the bite remains consistent. Crappie continue to be good with catches on the concrete structure. Catfish are fair with juglines in 5-8 feet of water on flats.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water stained; 58 degrees; 1.61 feet above pool. Winter patterns are in place now, therefore really keeping an eye on the weather will be key to fishing success. The best results will be had during the wind shift from south through west to north as dry cold fronts push in. Fishing will improve as the winds swing through the southwest and right up to the point where the northerly winds peak. The next best scenario will be on the first day of returning southerly winds. The worst results can be expected during post-frontal conditions with classic clear, cold, calm weather in the hours or days following the passage of a front. Foggy conditions will also make fishing very difficult whenever they set in. All other conditions will typically result in average fishing. We are in the midst of a short warmup between fronts right now and the water temperature is rising. The fish have responded positively and have shown a willingness to chase farther and faster than back in mid-December when the water was nearly 5 degrees cooler. Fishing has been solid in the first three hours of the morning following sunrise, and again in the mid afternoon, from 2-4:30 p.m. The MAL Dense with silver body used vertically has been my lure of choice. Fish it by dropping to bottom, removing all slack, then cranking the lure upwards through the lower third of the water column while observing fish response on LiveScope. If the fish are reluctant, experiment with slowing the retrieve after the blade begins spinning. 28-35 feet is solid in the first 90 minutes of the morning, then 38-49 feet as the skies brighten. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Bass are good, focus on roaming schools following baitfish in open water. Mid-strolling minnow-style soft plastics continue to be the most reliable option for both numbers and size. Umbrella rigs are also producing solid fish, especially when worked over submerged vegetation. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.87 feet below pool. The unseasonably warm temperatures are confusing the fish on Lake Tawakoni. The main lake temperature is 57 degrees, reaching 60 degrees in some areas. The hybrid and white bass bite is somewhat tough. Some days three boat limits are possible then the next day catches are few. This should improve as water declines to the low 50s. The eating sized blue catfish bite is still good in 35-45 feet with punch bait. Trophy catfish are good in 3-20 feet with cut shad. We are consistently seeing fish in the 30-50 pound range. Crappie are good on the 2 mile bridge in 15-25 feet of water with minnows or jigs. Largemouth bass are tough. If the weather stays warm a few more weeks the fishing for the largemouth will improve. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 59 degrees; 6.86 feet below pool. Fishing has been slow overall, with the lake level currently at 37.37 feet. Anglers are encouraged to check the LNRA website for the most up-to-date information on boat ramp closures before heading out. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.05 feet above pool. Striper fishing is continuing to improve on artificials. Swimbaits and flukes are working on structures in 15-25 feet of water and in deep water along river ledges in 50-65 feet of water. Watch for gulls over the active fish in the early mornings and before dark. Watch for fish to feed hard with the north winds and fronts. Catfish are starting to gather on deep flats off the river channels and near the mouths of deep coves. It is trophy blue time of year on Texoma but the eater fish are still stacked up on deep water in ditches on cut shad in 35-55 feet of water. Crappie have moved out off secondary ledges and humps on structure and stumps in 18-25 feet of water. Jig color makes a difference depending on the weather and the day. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers continue to be good with Alabama rigs or swimbaits. Box fish can be caught on structure and ledges in 12-25 feet of water, while bigger fish are in deep water in 40-75 feet of water. A splash motor or thumper will bring fish to the boat. Birds are working. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 56 degrees; 4.03 feet below pool. Recent rains have dropped water temperatures back into the high 50s to low 60s, and while bass fishing has been on fire, the bite is expected to slow as cooler, wetter weather moves in with rain forecasted five out of the next seven days and highs in the 50s, bringing conditions back to normal for this time of year. The shallow bite in 3-8 feet of water will become tougher, with fish holding tight to cover, so slowing down with Texas-rigged brush hogs, lizards, and wacky worms will be key. Mid-depth fish should improve, with crankbaits and Carolina rigs producing in 12-18 feet, and once the colder weather fully sets in next week, deeper fish in 20-28 feet should turn on again, with spoons, drop shots, and tail spinners. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 60 degrees; 13.81 feet below pool. Bass are good in deeper water mostly on trees and ledges. Jigs with craw trailers are catching them good and also soft plastics like craws and creature baits on shaky heads and Texas-rigs. Flipping docks will get a lot of bites as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 35.59 feet below pool. Channel catfish are good on punch bait and blue catfish are good on cutbait. Channel catfish are moving in and out from shallow to deep water with the cold fronts. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs on brush. No white bass report. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

SLOW. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.13 feet below pool. Crappie are slow with fish scattered on brush piles in 16-20 feet of water with minnows. Catfish are being caught in 20 feet of water with minnows. Bass are slow in 8-10 feet of water. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.54 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. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 58 degrees. Water levels are very low, and the boat ramp continues to be closed to power boats due to ongoing repairs. Kayaks and canoes can still launch from the shore, and bank fishing is possible, but the low water and exposed rock piles make the ramps essentially unusable. Much of the submerged vegetation has died back. Try locating vegetation with a couple feet of water above it. With cooler water 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; 52 degrees; 5.85 feet below pool. Crappie are slow at the crappie house with minnows and jigs. Bass are slow around docks with soft plastics. Catfish are slow in deep water with liver or stink bait. The visibility is 12 inches.

Welsh

GOOD. Water stained. 55 degrees. Crappie are good with fish loaded up on brush piles in 12-25 feet of water. The best bite is on hand tied jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 19.11 feet below pool. Walleye are biting cut carp.

Whitney

FAIR. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 1.57 feet below pool. Catfish are good using punch bait in 30 feet of water. Striped bass are good on live bait and swimbaits in 25-30 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 fair using soft plastics on deep structure and around docks. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

GOOD. Water normal; 56 degrees; 1.83 feet below pool. Bass are good from the bank with crankbaits midday. Crappie are good on docks and bridge columns using live minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait. Sand bass are good around schools of shad bouncing slabs and jigs. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 3.00 feet above pool. Crappie are good on 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; 0.05 feet above pool. Fishing has been excellent across the system, with largemouth bass on fire and being caught on drop-offs, back lakes, river bends, and around cypress nubs in 4-6 feet of water using grubs, worms rigged on 3/16 or ⅛ ounce weights, RoboWorms, and crankbaits worked along ledges. Crappie fishing has been great in East Fork and Luce’s Bayou, where anglers are finding success tight to structure with small plastics, jigs, or minnows, and a spot-lock trolling motor is helpful in windy conditions. White bass are moving north and are being caught in the West Fork, East Fork, and nearby bayous on Rooster Tails, curly-tail grubs, and Road Runners, especially over sandy bottoms. Catfish are holding near the train tracks, with jug lines producing best using 8-12 foot leaders, baits set around 7 feet deep, and punch bait or fresh shad. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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