Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of February 25, 2026

Dunlap

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees. Bass fair for fish up to 2 pounds on plastics. No signs of spawning bass. Crappie fair on jigs but better on minnows. Catfish slow and perch fair on corn. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

GOOD. 53 degrees; 5.81 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 15-30 feet on minnows and jigs over trees. Look for the warmer nights to heat the water up and fish moving shallow to spawn in the next couple of months. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

SLOW. Water stained 65 degrees; 65.52 feet below pool. Conditions at Lake Amistad continue to transition into a classic spring bass pattern, with water temperatures ranging from the high 50s to mid 60s. River areas are warming faster than the main lake. Many buck bass and some females are moving shallow into spawning areas, and bass are being caught in 0-10 feet of water. Moving baits such as bladed jigs and crankbaits are effective for pre-spawn fish. Slower presentations like lizards and creature baits are producing bites around beds. With a warming trend in the long-range forecast, bass fishing should remain strong over the next 8-12 weeks as fish progress from pre-spawn to spawn and post-spawn in shallow areas–making it an excellent time to be on the lake. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 0.98 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 10-12 feet of water on minnows and jigs. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits in 10-20 feet of water. Catfish are good in shallow windy banks. Sand bass are starting to move out of the main lake up the creeks to spawn. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.46 feet below pool. Prespawn bass are feeding heavily. Colder days seem to have bass relating to deep water while warmer days have fish moving shallower for the impending spawn. Crappie and white bass are being caught up the creeks. Catfish are good around big balls of shad. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 52 degrees; 2.97 feet below pool. The catfish pattern remains consistent with many blue catfish as shallow as 2-10 feet of water. Catfish are good, drifting or anchored with fresh cut shad or prepared bait in 3-25 feet of water. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 0.41 feet above pool. Bass are in pre-spawn mode with a decent concentration of fish roaming and on the deeper grass .As for the shallow bite some of the fish in the deeper grass will start moving up in the afternoons as water temps peak. A bladed jig and jerkbait are great options to cover water this time of year. Always a go to is the 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. Offshore fish can be found with live scope and caught with an umbrella rig and a minnow on a jig head. Crappie are schooled up roaming out in the main lake areas and some still on brush piles. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 0.54 feet below pool. An early week small cold front pushed the bass to deep drop-offs near spawning areas. Seeing some fish staged up ready to spawn. Dropshots and Neko rigs fished slowly around these areas have been getting bites. If the weather is overcast and windy, fish will eat a rattletrap, bladed jig and spinnerbait ripped over the grass. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Lake Austin has been producing good bass in the hydrilla. Looking for holes in the grass in 3-10 feet of water, throwing chatterbaits, swim jigs, and swimbaits have been good. Water temps are in the low 60's with great water clarity throughout most of the lake. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service. The bass spawn is well underway, with many bass positioned shallow and actively on beds. A consistent pattern has been fishing inside grass lines with drop-shot rigged finesse worms in less than 6 feet of water where bass are staging and guarding spawning areas. Large schools of bass are also roaming open water chasing shad and can be targeted with forward-facing sonar and weightless soft plastic jerkbaits. Sight-fishing remains productive, though rotating presentations are often needed to trigger bites. Fishing pressure is high, and boat traffic can occasionally stain otherwise clear areas. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.35 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

SLOW. Water normal stain; 60 degrees. Bass should be on spawning beds, target these areas with bladed jigs, rattletraps or spinnerbaits. Prespawn and spawned out fish should be on drop-offs outside of spawning areas biting dropshots or Carolina rigs.

Belton

FAIR. Water normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.87 feet below pool. It is a "tale of two fisheries" right now for Lake Belton white bass. There are fish steadily making their way up the Leon River to spawn, and there are fish still residing in the main lake. Both have their pros and cons. The river fishery is best on the weekdays and during poor weather when fishing pressure is minimized, otherwise, expect plenty of company. Trolling crankbaits which imitate medium-sized threadfin shad, like the Bomber 5A, or the Storm Smash Shad will put fish in the boat slowly but steadily. If you closely watch side-imaging, you will likely spot migrating schools which can be cast to to put bonus fish in the boat. Horsehead-style jigs with an underspin in white and chartreuse less than 2 inches long do well. Back on the main lake the deep, lethargic fish which have been present but difficult to goad into biting are now much more aggressive. Look in 35 feet or less along the old Leon River channel or Cowhouse Creek channel during bright conditions, and as shallow as 12-14 feet at first light, last light, and under cloud cover. The Mini White Bass Alabama rig with white paddle tails less than 3 inches long or MAL Originals get the job done when retrieved with a sawtooth retrieve. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are excellent in 10-25 feet of water. Slow drifting with suspended baits around points and river channels has worked best for blue catfish. Flathead catfish are slow, but have been caught near structure and rock piles with live perch and shad. Channel catfish are fair and have been caught in shallow water around timber using punch bait. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 3.57 feet below pool. Crappie are good next to timber on minnows in 20-30 feet. Catfish are good on cut bait or stink bait in 18- 30 feet. Hybrids are fair on live bait in 20-40 feet. Be aware there are many undersized fish that resemble white bass. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 1.32 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs or minnows in the mouths of coves and river channels. Fish are primarily in prespawn patterns, and should begin to spawn within the next few weeks. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

FAIR. Normal stain; 57 degrees; 2.41 below pool. Water temperature is ranging from 51-62 degrees. The morning bass bite is slow, then improves after a few hours. Squarebill crankbaits are fair around old ponds in 3-4 feet of water. Spinnerbaits, bladed jigs, flukes and stick baits are very good around big laydowns or bushes in 2-4 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are slow as fish transition to the mouths of coves and river channels. Fish are primarily in prespawn patterns, and should begin to spawn within the next few weeks. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.59 feet below pool. Crappie should be transitioning towards coves. Bass should be in a pre-spawn with fish shallow on beds or staging on points to move shallow. Bladed jigs and rattletraps are good for shallow fish.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 74 degrees; The lake is about 1 foot low. Redfish action is slow with a few catches from the bank on shrimp. Some black bass are being caught around weeds in 3-5 feet of water. Striper and catfish activity remain slow across the lake. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 54 degrees; 4.77 feet below pool. Crappie are in a prespawn and this next wave of warm weather should trigger the first spawn. Male crappie are shallow and in the creeks. Crappie bite is fair with jigs or minnows on docks in 15-30 feet of water with some roaming in 20-30 feet. Male 1-3 pound bass have pushed shallow, with big bass still in 10-20 feet. It should be another few weeks before the first spawn push. Largemouth bass are fair with Alabama rigs on main lake points, creek channels, or on banks in the late afternoons. Use crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and suspended on docks. Bass will be pushing shallower with this warm weather. Hybrids are fair deadsticking slabs and flukes on main lake humps and points. White bass are good in creeks. Catfish are good on cut shad and bluegill on main lake deep holes, deeper holes in coves, and in the river in creek channels drifting. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water stained; 58 degrees; 3.22 feet below pool. Black bass to 8.23 pounds are excellent on soft plastic finesse lure in Lone Star Disco color scoping around docks and jigs in 10-12 feet, or jerkbaits in 3-8 feet on the rocks around main lake pockets and points. Crappie are fair to 10 inches on minnows in the main lake scattered brush piles and on docks 15-18 feet. White bass are slow to 1.25 pounds with fish scattered around the main lake. Catfish are good to 10 pounds on jug lines with cut carp from Little Jim Ned to the Christian retreat.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 60 degrees. Continue to target bass on the bottom around deep cover with a jig or a Texas rigged craw or creature bait. When the water is a little clearer throw a suspending jerkbait with a long pause. If the bass are finicky, downsize to a shaky head or a Ned rig and just let it soak. When there is a reaction bite cast a lipless crankbait, spinnerbait or chatterbait. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

GOOD. Water normal stain; 63 degrees; 2.38 feet below pool. Surface water temperatures are ranging from 57-65. Water is murky in most areas from recent high winds. Stripers are biting on live bait from 12-45 feet of water, however they have been finicky after these small fronts. Right place, right time and a little luck after the fronts has been the key, but stable winds patterns should get the bite more predictable. White bass are thick from high line to Bend with big catches trolling crankbaits. Fish are also piled in the main body 20-42 feet of water biting jigging spoons. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Crappie are fair in 10-15 feet of water on brush with chartreuse jigs or minnows. Blue and channel catfish are fair in 15-25 feet of water with cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Patterns will remain consistent until the water temperature rises into the 60s. Stripers continue to be good trolling umbrella rigs and downriggers with bucktails in 15-35 feet of water on main lake points and humps, and major creek channels. Live shad and jigging spoons are fair to good along the river channel and main lake points and humps. White bass are good from Garrett Island to the river trolling crankbaits. Stop on the main points and humps with jigging spoons and smaller shad or jumbo minnows in 28-45 feet of water. Reports of white bass being caught up river. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; water level at 169.02 feet. Several nice size bass were caught during this last New Moon. Over the last week one bass weighed in at 12 pound bass, two bass over 10 pounds and four bass over 9 pounds. Best baits have been Texas or Wacky style senkos, flukes, swim jigs, bladed jigs or swimbaits. Keep colors simple with a watermelon red when it is sunny and the water is clear, then black and blue if cloudy and or water is stained. The frog bite should begin as early as mid March once the temperature is a little warmer. Crappie are good. It is a fun time to fish this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 78 degrees. Water levels are about 1 foot low and slightly stained. Redfish action is fair, with fish in the 5-10 pound range being caught on rattletraps in a variety of colors, using both trolling and casting techniques. Channel and blue catfish are being caught throughout the lake in 5-10 feet of water on shrimp and shad, as well as a variety of punch baits available at local tackle shops. Striper and black bass activity remains slow. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water normal stain; 64 degrees; 21.37 feet below pool. The striper and white bass action has really been kicking off. Large schools are midlake between Party Cove and Potters Creek Park. Umbrella rigs casted and slow rolled have been the ticket to producing limits of striper and some white bass. This action typically lasts the first hour of the day, and longer on a nice overcast day. Look for seagulls hovering on the surface, this is a good sign indicating fish are right below. Largemouth bass have definitely started to spawn. Bladed jigs, underspins, as well as weightless worms have been producing good numbers of fish along the edge of flooded brush mixed with hydrilla. Focus on the back of the cove and work your way out. Keep note of how far back you catch your fish as you can replicate this in most coves around the lake. You can also focus on the last bit of deeper water and last bit of structure you find before the shallows as this is a great pre-spawn staging location. Secondary points, brush piles, rock ledges are areas fish hold to before moving up to spawn, then return post pawn. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 58 degrees; 3.86 feet below pool. Deadstick for hybrid striped bass and white bass in 30–42 feet of water throughout the lake. Use a fish thumper and splasher to draw fish beneath the boat, as schools will often move through the water column at depths of 15-24 feet. Depending on wind conditions, use a ½–1 ounce jighead paired with a 3–4 inch soft plastic fluke. Be ready for subtle bites and set the hook quickly. Drift at speeds of 0.3–0.5 mph for best results. If you are not getting bites within 20–30 minutes, move to a new location. Key areas to target include sharp drop-offs, ledges, and mid-lake humps and points across the lake. Adjust jig and plastic colors based on cloud cover and sunlight, rotating between bright and shad-pattern colors for best results. A significant warm-up is in the extended forecast, along with periods of rain. This pattern will likely trigger the white bass spawning run, pushing fish into creek channels and sandy shallow points throughout the lake. White bass and hybrids will attempt to move up shallow creeks. However, without a solid 3–4 inches of rainfall they are expected to remain in the main lake, staging on shallow humps where water temperatures are warmer and conditions are calmer for their annual spawn. The crappie bite continues to improve. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 7-12 feet of water around bridge pylons, brush piles, and docks. Anglers are finding success by staying mobile, catching several fish per spot before moving on. Guides report improving conditions, with larger crappie showing up more consistently. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish patterns remain consistent with fish up to 45 pounds possible. Catfish are good drifting flats in 24-40 feet of water with cut gizzard shad or carp, or anchored in 3-10 feet fishing shad off the bottom. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 40.62 feet below pool. All boat ramps are currently closed; please contact Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or Choke Canyon State Park rangers for the latest access information. The lake is 46-percent full. Bank fishing is excellent for channel catfish and blue catfish, as well as some white bass and black bass. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 62 degrees; 16.78 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; 52 degrees; 3.52 feet below pool. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 3.19 feet above pool. The lake is about 4 feet low, with water temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. Fishing has improved due to the recent warm weather. Soft plastics continue to produce the most consistent results across the lake. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

GOOD. 68 degrees; 0.95 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to be one of the best fishing lakes in the area due to the warm water from the power plant. Limits of channel catfish and largemouth bass are common. The Tilapia are abundant on this reservoir as well. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 61.4 degrees; 0.99 feet under pool. Fishing is heating up across Lake Conroe as spring patterns take hold. Catfish are stacking on baited holes in 10-40 feet of water, with Catfish Bubblegum, liver, worms, and punch bait over cubes producing steady catches, while drifting natural baits is yielding quality fish. Bass action is improving quickly, with buck bass fanning beds and larger females moving in behind them; with shad pushing shallow, rattle traps and perch-colored baits are getting strong reaction strikes in skinny water. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie are moving shallow on the north end with warming water, while on the south end they remain on structure in 13-24 feet but are beginning to transition; minnows and jigs are working lake-wide. Hybrid stripers are being caught in 8-28 feet on slabs, spoons, and large minnows or shad, though many are juveniles–check identification using Texas Parks and Wildlife Department guidance or the Outdoor Annual app. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 18.30 feet below pool. A few anglers were out over the weekend fishing near the entrance to Charquitas Cove. Conditions are warming, with overnight lows rising from the mid 40s earlier in the week to the mid upper 60s, and daytime highs expected in the mid-80s to low 90s. Winds are sustained around 14 miles per hour with gusts up to 19-20 miles per hour, creating typically breezy conditions for this time of year. The lake is currently about 10.2 percent full with water temperatures near 65 degrees. Report by Weber’s Boat Landing.

Cypress Springs

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 0.54 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs or minnows in the mouths of coves and river channels. Fish are primarily in prespawn patterns, and should begin to spawn within the next few weeks. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 2.53 feet below pool. Blue catfish are good with fish moving into spring patterns. Reports of a 52 pound catch in shallow water. Crappie are moving into a pre-spawn pattern into boat docks and slips. White bass are staging at the mouth of the river and running up the river, with limits reported on beetle spins. Perch can be caught in shallow water with nightcrawlers. Black bass should be staging on spawning beds in shallow water. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 44.39 feet below pool. Catfish action has been strong, with trophy fish in the 25-50 pound range being caught around rocky ledges and main river channel flats in about 20 feet of water, with some moving shallower onto muddy, timber-lined flats along the river. Fresh bait such as tilapia, gizzard shad, carp, and gaspergou are producing best. Overall the trophy bite remains very good as fish hold in a pre-spawn pattern on the main lake and river channel; expect roughly another month before they begin moving shallow to feed heavily and spawn. Smaller keeper catfish are being caught on stink bait and small cut bait fished under a cork around timber, flats, and rocky banks from both shore and boat. Recent cold weather dropped water temperatures from about 70-71 degrees in the southern area back to 65-67 degrees. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 67 degrees; full pool. Bass are spawning in less than 5 feet of water. Many catches with bladed jigs. Squarebill crankbaits, shaky heads, and rattletrap. Spawned out fish will be on points near spawning grounds with Carolina rigs. Bass are feeding on the recent shad hatch. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

SLOW. normal stain; 57 degrees; 2.94 feet below pool. Water temperature is ranging 51-59 degrees. The morning bass bite is slow and improves when the temperature warms midday. Bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and squarebill crankbaits are best in flats with cover close by 3-5 feet. Fish are on the move to the backs of the pockets. Big wood on the edge of the channels are holding some of the bigger fish. Best baits Texas rigs with creature baits or Viper XP jigs in 5-7 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. There were some shallow crappie before this last cold blast pushed them back to deeper water. Water temperatures were hitting 60 degrees in shallow areas, but the water temperature on most of the lake was knocked back down to the mid to low 50s. Winds have also caused some change in where the fish suspend in 10-18 feet. On a very cold windy and cloudy day those fish were very close if not right on the bottom. Then with light winds and sunshine some fish moved up to 2-4 feet under the surface. The lake is super healthy and loaded with crappie and bait. We are seeing some big fish also being caught that are full of eggs, fat and shad. You should be able to find fish in 2-22 feet in all kinds of areas and patterns. Shallow fish on corks in 1-5 feet. Prespawn fish on timber and brush in 10-22 feet. Lots of black crappie still on bridges before they make a major move shallow. You can catch big fish one at a time or load the boat with eater sized fish fast. No matter the pattern it’s a good time to fish if Mother Nature plays nice that day. Most crappie baits will work this time of year if you are fishing where they are. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 5.67 feet below pool. Hybrids are great trolling with jigs in 25-35 feet of water. Crappie are good on deep structure with minnows and jigs. Catfish are good for anglers drifting or anchored up in the shallows. Crappie should spawn by the end of March, if the weather stays warm. Report by Big Country Guide Service. Reports of a 14 pound bass. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Georgetown

SLOW. water stained; 62 degrees; 7.84 feet above pool. Largemouth bass continue to transition shallow towards pre-spawn areas. Bass continue to be slow after the recent cold front, but action should improve as warming trends hold. The best bites are coming from slower presentations in the shallows. Creature baits worked methodically around cover are getting consistent looks. Bass are also feeding on shad near main lake points, especially during the middle of the day. Rattle traps and squarebill crankbaits have produced a few quality fish when fished around wind-blown structure

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 56 degrees; 4.46 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 12-14 feet deep in brush with jigs. Sand bass and hybrids are good with jigs or spoons on main lake humps in 14-16 feet. Catfish are good with cut shad in 4-8 feet on flat banks. Bass are slow on main lake points with slow moving baits.

Granbury

FAIR. normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.19 feet below pool. Granbury water levels are at full pool. Water has been flowing from Possum Kingdom, and Granbury has been releasing some water. Water temperatures are in the middle to upper 50s with some low 60s on the upper ends. Water is stained water in the river near Tin Top bridge. Water clarity is good on the main lake. There continues to be a golden algae bloom mid-lake. Low to moderate levels of the algae have been reported. Only some of the baitfish are impacted. Lake Granbury crappie bite is good to excellent on many areas of the lake. Best reports are from near Hunter Park, but some good reports in the back of creeks. Striped bass are slow to fair on jigs and live shad fished from the dam to near Decordova subdivision. Sand bass reports have been slow to fair with some catches upstream and some near Ports-O-Call. Largemouth bass up to 8 pounds are fair to good working soft plastics near creek entrances and in the back of creeks on those warmer afternoons. Catfish action has been good on cut bait fished on the upper ends. Some blue catfish up to 20 pounds have been reported. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.30 feet above pool. Black bass are good to 7 pounds on jigs and worms fished up river around cover. Crappie are fair on minnows fished up river at night and on jigs fished in shallow water in the backs of sloughs and ditches. White bass are good up river around Dickerson's Bottom. 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; 56 degrees; 0.54 feet below pool. White bass are good in 22-24 feet of water on humps with white jigging spoons off the bottom. Numbers of fish can be caught but not all keeper sizes. Fish are typically in deep water staging to move into the creeks. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 60 degrees; 51.52 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 56 degrees. Small shiny bait fish patterns are a good bet for chain pickerel. Black bass are on the move around grass in shallow sunny banks. Use small white and red streamers with good success. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.13 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; 58 degrees; 14.85 feet below pool. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Inks

GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 1.04 feet below pool. Bass are in a mix of late pre-spawn and early spawning phases, though reduced water clarity has made sight-fishing more challenging. Crankbaits, finesse jigs, umbrella rigs, Neko-rigged finesse worms, and compact soft plastic stick baits will all produce catches. Fishing docks and rocky structure has been the most consistent pattern, with some fish still relating to remaining submerged vegetation. Most bites are coming from less than 15 feet of water as bass continue transitioning shallow. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Bass are good in 8-15 feet of water with deep diving jerkbaits around submerged trees or rockpiles was very productive. The white, hybrid, and striped bass are also very active around the river channel edge on the main lake. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.08 feet above pool. Bass are good in shallow water on bladed jigs or rattletraps. Suspended fish can be caught on Alabama rigs and imitation minnow baits.

Joe Pool

GOOD. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Prespawn bass are feeding heavily. Colder days seem to have bass relating to deep water while warmer days have fish moving shallower for the impending spawn. Crappie and white bass are being caught up the creeks. Catfish are good around big balls of shad. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler. Bass fishing is picking up, water temperatures are starting to rise back up to what they should be this time of the year. Fish are moving up to mid range depths 5-10 feet, you can tell they have been deep with their white color. It will not be long until the big girls start to move up. Fish can be caught on Texas rigged soft plastics, shaky heads, and small swimbaits on main lake flats bordered by old creek channels or steep drops. Stay safe and wear your life jacket! Report by Gilbert L. Miller, GTB Outdoors LLC.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.80 feet above pool. Crappie are good with fish hanging out in flats and at the mouths of coves. As the water temperatures rise fish will start moving shallower to spawn. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service. Black crappie fishing is good as fish move into creek channels north of the 155 bridge to stage for the upcoming spawn. Males are being caught as shallow as 4–5 feet and are beginning to show strong spawn coloration. White crappie are holding on timber and transitioning toward shallower areas as they prepare to spawn. Both species are biting aggressively on minnows and jigs. Bass are transitioning to 3-6 feet of water on bladed jigs, rattletraps and Texas rigged senkos. Report by ETX Outdoors.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 1.21 feet below pool. The recent cold front stalled the pattern from changing. White bass are fair to good as some fish migrate to the creek systems, and some are scattered across the main lake. Look for surface activity where fish are pushing baitfish, often indicated by diving birds. Target main lake humps and points in 15-25 feet. Effective tactics for surfacing fish include rattle traps or swimbaits. Then switch to slabs or vertical jigging when fish are holding in one area. Patterns shift every couple of days, some days on points and other days fish are holding 200 yards or more off the dam. Crappie are fair with many roaming north from the dam area, and scattered in shallow water away from the dam. Others are suspended 10-20 feet in the water column, often solitary. A scope helps locate these open-water fish. Some good groups are holding in brush piles at 15-20 feet. Focus on structure and suspended fish for best results with minnows or jigs. Catfish are good with monster-sized fish in 2-10 feet, while a school holds deep at 30-35 feet with some scattered in between. Cut shad has been very effective for both shallow and deep fish. Target ledges, flats, or structure across these depths. Tilapia are fair and improving. Fish are starting to show along shorelines, holding in 3-8 feet, best in 3-5 feet. Use light tackle: 4-pound line with a bobber, small split shot, and a small panfish hook baited with a piece of worm. Alternatives like one granola piece, sweet corn, or small dough balls also produce bites. Largemouth bass are fair with fewer suspended fish reported recently. Catch a few in 15 feet around rock piles and concrete structures. A 12 foot diver crankbait has been productive on most days. Focus on deeper cover as fish relate to structure. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.24 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 15 feet of water on brush with jigs. Male crappie are on spawning nests. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 20 feet of water on cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are in all stages of the spawns. Spawning bass can be caught with weightless plastics up shallow. Prespawn and post spawn can be caught over shallow rock piles and rocky banks with Texas rig. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 0.07 feet below pool. White bass are slow to fair in 40-60 feet of water. Hybrid stripers are slow in that same depth. 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 on cut shad drifting or anchoring on points, ledges, and flats near the river channels and in river channels in 20-40 feet of water. The shallow water bite in 2-8 feet in the upper ends of the lake is good. Crappie are slow to fair in 15-38 feet of water with minnows and jigs. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, bridge columns, and rock piles near a drop off ledge, and in creeks. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 57 degrees; 2.36 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Anticipate lots of bed fishing in the creeks over the next few months. Bank fishing continues to be excellent for crappie, largemouth bass and white bass. Catfish are in the creeks, but not all the way back. Crappie are starting to load up on the Lake Limestone Marina and campground pier. Largemouth bass will move to 5 feet or less to spawning beds on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits. White bass are in the Navasota River for the annual spawning run. Cast minnows, beetle spins, and rooster tails. Some white bass will stay in the lake and spawn on main lake flats closer to the middle or end of March. White bass will continue to be caught on silver super spoons. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Light stain; 60 degrees; 0.03 feet above pool. On Lake Livingston, water levels remain slightly below normal with light stain in most areas, and recent mild weather has stabilized conditions after earlier fronts. Water temperatures are trending through the upper 50s to low 60s, keeping fish in late-winter to early-spring transition patterns. White bass are beginning to stage in creeks and river channels with improving action on jigs and minnows, while catfish are providing steady catches on baited holes and ledges in 10-25 feet using shad, liver, and punch bait. Black bass activity is fair, with fish holding on points, timber, and creek mouths; slow-rolled spinnerbaits, soft plastics, and crankbaits are producing the best results. Overall, fishing should continue to improve with stable warming trends.

Marble Falls

GOOD. normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.59 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 15 feet of water on brush with jigs. Male crappie are on spawning nests. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 20 feet of water on cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Martin Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 1.80 feet below pool. Bass are excellent with bladed jigs and wacky worms in the hydrilla. Crappie are excellent with minnows in brush piles from 12-20 feet. The larger fish found in the warmer water. Catfish are good at the discharge area with cut bait and punch bait. Reported by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 86.13 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; 55 degrees; 44.12 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 again this week. 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; 55 degrees; 4.04 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; 62 degrees; 0.02 below pool. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs and shallow diving crankbaits in shallow water. Work swim jigs close to the banks and around docks. Crappie are good on docks and shallow stumps with chartreuse and black jigs. Catfish are fair on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 59 degrees; 1.17 feet below pool. The water temperature rose significantly bringing some bass to spawning beds a few weeks earlier than normal. Cast a Texas rigged craw to catch these fish. Largemouth bass are excellent in shallow water with a bladed jig, or large swimbaits. Crappie are fair on small 1/16 ounce white and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 57.5 degrees; full pool. The lake is at full pool and the bite has improved as expected. Quality fish are being found in and around timber near creek channels, making this a great time for power-fishing presentations such as squarebills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep divers. The best action is early and late in the day, though midday bites can still produce through the remainder of the fall and winter period. Larger females are continuing to bulk up ahead of the spawn. Crappie populations remain good, while catfish action is slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 0.97 feet below pool. Bass are fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases and laydowns in 1-3 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are transitioning into spawning areas. Docks leading into spawning pockets are going to be key for staging females. You should also focus your efforts around flat, shallow, protected bedding areas for early spawners. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs. Catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. 62 degrees; 0.30 full pool. Catfish continue to be excellent with cut carp off bank points. Crappie are fair to good in the staging zone just outside shallow water or on brush piles with blue jigs or minnows. The best bite is the afternoon and evening. White bass are fair trolling. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 32.24 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 56 degrees; 19.94 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good for catches up to 6 pounds, a few up to 9 pounds, and one over 13 pounds. There are a lot of fish moving shallow in 3-6feet of water biting swim jigs, weightless flukes, and bladed jigs. Deeper fish are still being caught on umbrella rigs with small swimming minnows and larger swimbaits scoping a little deeper 15- 25 feet. Crappie fishing is starting to improve in 20-30 feet of water with fish suspended 10 feet into the treetops. Minnows working best. White bass are good with a few reports of them moving up rivers. Rattletraps are working best suspended in the river channels or in the mouth of small creeks. Catfish are slow. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 23.09 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; 60 degrees; 0.03 feet below pool. Crappie and bass are good with fish spawning along the banks. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs. Bass are biting rattletraps and spoons.

Palo Pinto

GOOD. normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.71 feet below pool. Smaller crappie can be caught in the shallows, with larger catches still in deeper water. As the water continues to warm, crappie will move to the banks to spawn. Sand bass and hybrids are improving to good around the Spillway. Blue catfish are good in shallow water with fresh cut, bait and whole shad. Hybrids are fair with minnows and jigs. Report by Palo Pinto RV.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 58 degrees. The water temperature rose significantly bringing some bass to spawning beds a few weeks earlier than normal. Cast a Texas rigged craw to catch these fish. Largemouth bass are excellent in shallow water with a bladed jig, or large swimbaits. Crappie are fair on clear crappie jigs. Catfish are slow on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.78 feet below pool. Stripers are fair in 30-40 feet of water. Live bait is out performing artificials by a long shot, but some catches are being made, deadsticking red head jigs with a lime green fluke tail. Sand bass are fair to good in 30-40 feet of water in the main river channel. Live bait has been out performing artificials. As the temperatures rise the deadstick bite is tapering off. A red head with a green or pink split tail fluke seems to be the best colors for deadsticking. Catfish are still fair to good with cut or live shad in 2-5 feet of water, or in 30-40 feet fished on or near the bottom. Bass have started to move up shallow in 10 feet or less water using crankbaits and swimbaits. Water clarity is 8-12 feet of visibility and steady. Rainbow trout can be caught below Possum Kingdom Lake Dam at the Hwy 16 Bridge. This is a light tackle fishery so bring your extra light tackle or flies 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 pinch weight 12-18 inches above the bait. They will also sometimes hit small jerky baits but Powerbait seem to be the best bet. Cast them out and let them sit for best results. Powerbait and corn is a more productive method. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.94 feet below pool. Good afternoon. This week the water temp is 58 degrees. Crappie are on ledges in about 12-18 feet. Bass moved to ledges around 15 feet. Catfish moved shallow to 5-15 feet. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel suspended. The fish have started an early spring pattern and will be moving closer to banks soon. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees. Conditions are steadily improving as water temperatures rise, and fishing pressure remains light. Largemouth bass activity should increase with more sunny, water days as they transition into pre-spawn patterns, moving from deeper water into the shallows to feed in preparation for spawning. Crappie are also becoming more active as temperatures approach the mid-50s, following a similar pre-spawn feeding pattern. Expect crappie to push toward shallower areas of the lake by late February into early March, possibly sooner depending on weather trends and water temperature. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.11 feet below pool. White bass are excellent on deep flats 32-38 feet of water. No reason to start at daylight as the mid morning and afternoons have produced excellent catches. The south end of the lake is the most productive area. Locate schools of bait and target those areas with the 2-3 jigs tied above a 1 ounce slab. Thumping the boat produces the best chances. The fish are in the lower half of the water column. Afternoons will be best as the water starts warming back up. Multiple reports of white bass being caught in the feeder creeks as the spawn has started. Crappie are fair and also moving out from brush and out of deeper water along flats and levees moving into feeder creeks on the warm sunny days. Big blue catfish bite picked up with the colder water. Drifting large baits in 38-42 feet of water is working best. Reports of blue catfish in shallow water on the north end of the lake. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.06 feet below pool. Warmer weather in the forecast so the pattern is consistent. Some crappie are starting to spawn. Crappie are good in 12-15 feet of water near spawning flats with jigs or minnows. Catfish are slow drifting in 18-25 feet of water near main lake points and humps. Some fish have moved shallow after the rain. Bass are staging to spawn in 5-12 feet of water. Cast typical pre-spawn baits like swim jigs, squarebill crankbaits, or bladed jigs. Sand bass are beneath the birds with live bait or deadsticking slabs. Blue catfish and crappie are mixed in. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.86 feet below pool. Black Bass will continue to make their way to the spawning coves as long as the warming trend continues. The coves on the north side of the lake are a good place to start. Target boat docks in these coves working your way to the backs of the coves. Cover water with a bladed jig, squarebill crankbait, and a spinnerbait. Hybrids are starting to school up in big numbers. The birds have been working early and late in the afternoon. You can run an Alabama rig through the school and hold on, many times getting two hybrids at a time. Deadstick a fluke when there is no schooling action. Fish have been on points going out to 38 feet of water. The big white bass have been in similar areas. Downsize your fluke on a half ounce jig head with a bucktail 18 inches above the jig. The catfish guides are constantly catching numbers of quality size fish using cut bait. The prime time is approaching soon. Good Fishing. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water muddy; 46 degrees; 9.01 feet below pool. Water temperatures in the pockets are 58-62 degrees, and the lake has risen slightly but remains about 9 feet low. A recent cool front is expected to slow the bite for a few days, but fish should soon begin moving up to scout bedding areas. Focus on points and pockets where bass are staging and preparing to transition shallow. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; 3.05 feet below pool. The nightbite has picked up this week. At the marina the crappie bite is good, and catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait. Bluegill are good on crickets and worms. Crappie are good with fish scattered on the main lake brush in 8-16 feet of water with chartreuse and white or shad color jigs and minnows. Fish have eggs in them, not quite spawning yet. Catfish are good in 3-10 feet of water on drop-offs using chum, jug lines, cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are staging for the spring spawn. Fish can be caught on jigs and slow moving crankbaits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are fair along drop-offs with minnows or shad from the shore, or anchored on humps with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are slow in deeper water using cut shad. Below the dam all species are slow, with no water being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 51.94 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait on shallow water flats. Catfish are being caught with eggs inside so the spawn is soon. No signs or reports of crappie. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 1.73 feet above pool. High winds in the forecast will create tough conditions. The bite is sensitive to the changing weather patterns, but improves as conditions stabilize. Crappie and bass are in a prespawn and the spawn should fire up any day. Crappie are good at the crappie house and concrete structures with jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair. Bass are fair with red crankbaits or lipless crankbaits in 5-8 feet of water on points, or on steep rocky banks.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 1.90 feet below pool. It is a "tale of two fisheries" right now for Stillhouse white bass. There are fish steadily making their way up the Lampasas River to spawn, and there are fish still residing in the main lake. Both have their pros and cons. The river fishery is best on the weekdays and during poor weather when fishing pressure is minimized, otherwise, expect plenty of company in tight quarters. Trolling crankbaits which imitate medium-sized threadfin shad, like the Bomber 5A, or the Storm Smash Shad will put fish in the boat slowly but steadily. If you closely watch side-imaging, you will likely spot migrating schools which can be cast to to put bonus fish in the boat. Horsehead-style jigs with an underpin in white and chartreuse less than 2 inch long do well. Back on the main lake the deep, lethargic fish which have been present but difficult to goad into biting are now much more aggressive. Look in 35 feet or less along the old Lampasas River channel during bright conditions, and as shallow as 12-14 feet at first light, last light, and under cloud cover. The mini white bass Alabama rig with white paddle tails less than 3inches long or MAL Originals get the job done when retrieved with a sawtooth retrieve. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.34 feet below pool. The hybrid striper and white bass bite is good. We were seeing big schools of fish on different parts of the lake that are feeding on huge schools of threadfin shad. Swimbaits and slabs are working best in 10-30 feet. The eating size catfish bite has been very reliable. Small pieces of cut bait have been working best in shallow water. Trophy sized catfish have been feeding well. We are seeing consistent catches of 40 pounds and up on most trips. Fresh cut bait in 3-25 feet is the ticket. Crappie have been decent on the 2 mile bridge in 15-20 feet on jigs. The largemouth bite has been better than average over the last two weeks. Good numbers of larger fish have been caught in shallow water on soft plastics. Key points here are coves and small flats near deep water. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 71 degrees; 7.91 feet below pool. Crappie anglers are getting out on the water, but the bite remains slow as temperatures are still on the cool side. Be sure to check for any boat ramp closures before heading out. The lake level is currently at elevation 36.15. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.16 feet above pool. The striper bite is inconsistent due to the fluctuating weather, but the forecast is looking like spring from here on. Look to find the striper in 10-20 feet on points and structure casting swimbaits. There are a lot of fish in the open water 40-65 feet, deadsticking flukes over the active fish. We should start seeing a transition into a bait bite within the next week or two. Catfish remain scattered in the open water 45-65 feet, drifting medium to large cut baits such as gizzard shad or drum has been the ticket! Look for fish laying on the bottom using electronics. Crappie have been holding on structure and ledges in 20-25 feet of water, but be looking for them to be on the move to shallower water as the warm weather continues this week. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers are good but the bite can be hit-or-miss. The primary action is on structure in 10-30 feet of water with swimbaits, or Alabama rigs. Bigger fish can be caught in the middle under the birds deadsticking flukes or using swimbaits. The bite is tough while high winds persist. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 46 degrees; 4.06 feet below pool. Fishing has slowed significantly due to high winds and cold temperatures, with water temperatures dropping back into the mid-50s. A few fish are moving shallow, but presentations must be worked very slowly to get bites. The most consistent action is coming from mid-depth ranges of 8-14 feet using football jigs, Texas-rigged plastics, and crankbaits. Access to main-lake areas has been limited by wind, but conditions are expected to improve and fishing should return to more normal patterns by the weekend. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 62 degrees; 14.81 feet below pool. Bass are good with a 4 inch swimbait rigged on a keel weighted hook fished around shallow submerged brush. Water clarity is stained with visibility as good as 3 feet in some parts of the lake on the lower end of the lake. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 35.83 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait on shallow water flats. Catfish are being caught with eggs inside so the spawn is soon. Crappie are in the creeks and rivers gearing up for the spawn. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 0.63 feet below pool. The water temperature should warm up quickly with the warmer forecast. Crappie are good in shallow water with minnows or jigs. Catfish are slow throughout the lake. Bream are good in shallow water on red worms. Bass are good in shallow water with rattletraps. There are signs of early spawning. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.47 feet above pool. Crappie are excellent while fish are in prespawn patterns staging on brush and structure in 15-18 feet of water along the edges of creek channels. Female crappies are full of eggs. Forecasted warm days and nights should bring the females to spawning nests within the next few weeks. Live bait is best, but the smallest grape with chartreuse artificial possible will work. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 58 degrees. Water levels are slowly rising. The ramp is scheduled to be closed until 2027 to power boats. Kayaks and canoes can still launch from the shore, and bank fishing is possible. Much of the submerged vegetation has died back leaving a lot of didymo, or rock snot. Because of this, suspended baits and open water fishing tend to be less frustrating. 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; 58 degrees; 5.94 feet below pool. Crappie are good at the crappie house with minnows and jigs. Yellow bass are mixed in. Bass are slow in deep water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow in deep water with liver or stink bait. The water clarity is heavily stained with 6 inches of visibility.

Welsh

GOOD. Water stained. 55 degrees. Crappie are good with fish holding on shallow structure near spawning grounds. The best bite is casting a â…› ounce hand tied jig. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 19.55 feet below pool. Fishing should improve for all species as the weather warms. Bass should be staging on spawning beds, or on points nearing spawning grounds. Now is the time for rattletraps, and bladed jigs. Catfish will be moving shallow biting cut bait.

Whitney

FAIR. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Catfish are good using cut bait in 15 feet of water on windy shallow banks. Striped bass are good on live bait and swimbaits in 25-35 feet of water. Crappie are in 15 feet of water moving up the creeks and rivers. White bass are good up the Brazos River and Nolan River on ghost minnows and small jigs. Largemouth bass are fair using crankbaits on windy bank lines. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

SLOW. Water normal; 60 degrees; 1.60 feet below pool. Bass are good using spinnerbaits up against the cattails. Crappie are good in shallow timber using jigs. White bass are slow, but some are being caught trolling crankbaits along bank lines. Catfish are good using cut bait in shallower water. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 3.56 feet above pool. Crappie are good as fish start to pull off of main channels and move into staging areas to spawn. Look for these fish to be getting shallower as the temperatures warm up. The best bite is plastic jigs over minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Fishing on Lake Houston is heating up as water temperatures rise, making it an excellent time to target multiple species. Largemouth bass are being caught in 2-4 feet of water under dead lily pads and around cypress trees near adjacent drop-offs, with spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and chatterbaits in white and green producing strong results. White bass have pushed into Spring, Cypress, Peach, and Caney creeks as well as the East Fork, where they’re hitting small rattle traps, curly-tail jigs, and Rooster tails in white, black, and chartreuse; focus on pockets, holes, and eddies, especially behind laydowns. Crappie are holding tight to structure in the muddy East Fork and Lucious Bayou and are biting hand-tied jigs and small dark plastics. Catfish are active along creek and river drop-offs on punch bait and fresh shad. Always wear your kill switch and stay prepared for changing weather conditions. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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