Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of December 24, 2025

Dunlap

SLOW. Water stained; 63 degrees. Post front bass were biting small plastics ned rigs or shallow crankbaits. Conditions were tough with bright sun and no clouds, so you had to downsize to get a bite. There are a bunch of chunky 14-15 inch fish. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

GOOD. 52 degrees; 4.85 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 30-45 feet over brush with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water stained 58 degrees; 61.09 feet below pool. Bass action remains strong with plenty of fish still being caught shallow, as water temperatures sit in the low 60s, though a noticeable trend of larger bass is developing deeper in the 15-25 foot range. Abundant grass remains throughout the lake, and baitfish are roaming in large schools, making forward-facing sonar an effective tool for targeting bass around shad. Largemouth bass up to 10.5 pounds were reported this week, along with solid numbers of 2-3 pound smallmouth bass. Catfish have largely moved into deeper water. Holding in 35 feet or more, while crappie continue to relate to timber near drains, suspended in 5-20 feet of water. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.12 feet below pool. Warm fishing weather in the holiday forecast. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-25 feet of water with minnows or jigs. Bass are good 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; 0.32 feet below pool. Numbers of bass can be caught in 5-10 feet near deep water on crankbaits. Sand bass are schooling in the mouths of creeks in 15-20 feet of water. Catfish are in deep water. Crappie are in brush piles. All species will sit facing the warm water current at the discharge during the winter months. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD.Water stained; 47 degrees; 2.55 feet below pool. Blue catfish are good with fresh cut shad and punch bait in 20 feet of water. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 0.45 feet above pool. Bass are feeding on shad and bluegill gearing up for winter. There has been a decent concentration of fish shallow and deep. Use live-scop to locate offshore bass and have an umbrella rig or a minnow on a jig head ready. Cast a weightless 5 inch stick bait in shad and bluegill patterns for shallow fish. 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 the wind allows for it. Water clarity 3-4 feet of visibility. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.51 feet below pool. The bass are fair with dropshots fished on the outside edge of healthier grass lines. A lot of fish are suspended out deep in the river channel around bait. Fishing around deep rock on channel swing banks with a jig or Texas rig has been producing some decent bites. Seeing a lot of bait in these areas too. Forward facing sonar with a deep diving jerkbait and a ball head minnow is a good way to target fish right now. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.08 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; 59 degrees; 0.50 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 a front's passage. Foggy conditions will also make fishing very difficult whenever they set in. All other conditions will typically result in average fishing. Focus on 27-31 feet of water for white bass and hybrid striped bass. Slowly and steadily reel a white ¾ ounce Bladed Hazy Eye slabs off the bottom and anticipate that fish will follow. When they do, keep right on reeling until they strike or turn away. This lure includes a stinger hook which will account for a majority of your wintertime fish. If your slab does not have a stinger hook, you are missing a lot of wintertime fish. Anticipate a majority of smaller fish in your catch, 9-12 inch white bass and undersized hybrid striped bass, with plenty of bonus largemouth bass and freshwater drum. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish continue to be excellent. Anglers can expect the numbers of trophy size bluecatfish to increase. Slow drifting with fresh shad or brim works best in 45-65 feet of water and along ledges and points. Smaller bluecatfish are still excellent with smaller baits along sand flats and old river channels. Channel and Flathead catfish are slow. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 60 degrees; 1.76 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 18-30 feet next to structures with live minnows. Catfish are good in 20-30 feet with stink bait and cut bait. Hybrids are fair on live bait in 20-40 feet. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.29 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent with jigs or minnows. Stay west of the Highway 21 Bridge and focus on timber in 30-50 feet of water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

SLOW. Normal stain; 47 degrees; 2.25 below pool. Water temperatures are 44-54 degrees. Early morning bite is slow, with a better bite mid morning to evening. Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits are fair around bushes and pad stems in 3-6 feet. Suspending jerkbaits still work around trees, but are best around pond dams in 4-7 feet. Texas rigs are fair on big timber in 5-8 feet with beavers or creature baits. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are slow in the creek channels in 30-50 feet of water on timber. Cover a lot of water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.11 feet below pool. Bass are slow with soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow on structure and roaming.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; Fishing remains slow overall, with limited action for redfish, stripers, and black bass, while catfish are also slow with only a few fish being caught from the bank. The lake level is running about 2 feet below normal, which continues to affect fish activity and angler access. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 50 degrees; 4.48 feet below pool. Crappie bite is good on docks, offshore brush piles, and suspended above boulders with minnows and there is a decent bite jig bite in 8-15 feet and 25-45 feet. Largemouth bass bite is decent using deep crankbait, Alabama rigs, and swimbaits for deeper schooling fish, or on banks in the morning with crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and docks. White bass and hybrids are biting decently on main lake humps and points, deadsticking slabs or trolling with deep crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait and chicken liver on main lake humps, deeper holes in coves, and in the river on boulders. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 52 degrees; 2.65 feet below pool. Black bass to 8 pounds are good in 3-18 feet of water on all around jigs in juice box, crankbaits on the rocks and docks, or on soft plastics scoping main lake pockets suspended over 18-25 feet. Crappie are excellent to 1.90 pounds on minnows, pink and yellow or shad colored jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles and docks in 18-22 feet. White bass are good to 1.50 pounds in the lights and scattered around the main lake. Catfish are Slow on jug lines with cut shad or perch in the Main lake ditches 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 slightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.12 feet below pool. Surface temperatures range 58-61 degrees and the water is slightly stained on most of the lakes, and muddy from the mouth of the river and north. Stripers are good on live bait, or vertically jigging with half ounce to one ounce slab spoons. Trolling has produced catches, but is less consistent. White bass are biting with the same vertical jigging technique in the same areas. Bird activity has been limited. Fish have been in the 18-36 feet depths. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Hybrids and stripers are good on jigging spoons and live bait trolling midlake to south lake. 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 25-30 feet of water on brush or timber piles with minnows. Blue catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Caddo

GOOD. Water stained; 52 degrees; water level at 168.88 feet. Black bass and white bass have been on fire. being caught on a variety of things like rattle traps, underspin, Swimbaits, crank baits, spoons and Alabama rigs. White bass are good on a rooster tail and an Alabama rig in the lake or in the river system. Just have a shad pattern bait of your choice on the deck of your boat and just cover water. Look for the birds or look for the shad on your graph. This is my favorite time of the year to take folks fishing on this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 68 degrees; Redfish action has been fair, with some fish in the 5-10 pound range being caught around warm-water discharge areas on shrimp and fishbites, while catfish continue to bite well on CJ’s punch bait. Striper and black bass activity remains slow, and the lake is running about one foot below normal pool. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 20.08 feet below pool. Striped and white bass continue to school near the dam for the first hour of the day. Look for seagulls and fish surfacing. Some days they come to the top and some days they do not. Three-quarter ounce spoons and heavy underspins casted have been working well. If there is no surface action present. Search ledges and drop-offs around the hump at the dam and river channel swings near the dam in 30-50 feet of water. Side imaging is the best for finding these schools below the surface so that it can also be done with 2D sonar. spoons dropped to the bottom and jigged in the schools have been working well. The fish move a lot, so you will have to try and keep them under the boat. Anchoring is probably not the best idea. Using a trolling motor or just drifting through the schools will be the best option. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are good focusing on rocky drops and points. A weightless worm or finesse jig has been working well. The schooling action should continue to be good through the end of the month and well into January. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 3.27 feet below pool. Fishing remains steady. Good stacks of hybrid striped bass and 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 schooling fish on these flats as well as around deeper seawalls and shorelines. Fish any hump in 10-14 feet across the lake to find schools stacked up as the day warms. Schooling activity is best on cloudier days. Birds will show you the way and will become more consistent indicators of active fish as fall continues and throughout December. Target hybrids with a spinnerbait or work 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 5–12 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 cut gizzard shad and other rough fish like drum or carp in 20-30 feet of water. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 39.11 feet below pool. All boat ramps are currently closed, and anglers should contact Texas Parks and Wildlife for the most up-to-date access information; however, bank fishing remains very good, with catfish, black bass, crappie, and white bass being caught along the shoreline edges. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 16.27 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; 3.03 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; 3.06 feet above pool. The lake is currently about two and a half feet low, with water temperatures in the low to mid 60s and slightly stained conditions. Bass fishing has been fair, with most fish holding around standing timber and along extended points. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

68 degrees; 0.45 feet above pool. Black Bass continue to be good in numbers on soft plastics. The warm lake draws anglers from all over the state. Catfish anglers are catching good numbers of eater sized channel catfish on prepared baits. Tilapia continue to be abundant in the warmer water and many are taken using a cast net. Tilapia are great table fare, so take as many as you can catch. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 59.8 degrees; 1.01 feet above pool. Water temperatures have been holding around 60 degrees, but record heat expected through Christmas week and beyond could warm the water and shift fish patterns. Catfish action has been excellent, with strong numbers of eater-sized fish and trophy-class catfish coming from baited areas near structure in 10-50 feet of water using catfish bubblegum, liver, worms, and punch bait, while drifting natural bats is also producing depending on bait size. Bass are actively chasing shad along ledges, with deep-diving crankbaits performing well. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie continue to be productive on structure in 13-24 feet, with hair jigs producing best though plastics and minnows are also effective, as many bites have been very light. Hybrid stripers are being caught in good numbers in 17-33 feet on slabs, spoons, large minnows, and shad, with some fish coming on dead-sticking, a technique that will improve as water temperatures drop; anglers are also seeing many juvenile hybrids, so be sure to check identification guidelines through Texas Parks and Wildlife. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

SLOW. Water stained; 53 degrees; 3.86 feet below pool. Crappie continue to be slow in the river channels with minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 54 degrees; 17.35 feet below pool. Rainy conditions are currently present at Lake Corpus Christi, with overnight lows in the mid-60s and daytime highs expected to reach the low 80s through next weekend, while light winds around 5 miles per hour with gusts up to 10 miles per hours, high humidity near 95 percent, and clear visibility up to 8 miles persist. Water temperature is holding at 54 degrees, but lake conditions remain extremely challenging as the water level sits at 76.67 feet. Fishing activity is very limited due to the difficulty and safety concerns of accessing the lake, with all public boat ramps well out of the water and numerous hidden hazards such as tree trunks, stumps, and brush making boating dangerous. At this time, only experienced anglers with waders can realistically reach fishable water, and even shoreline fishing is tough, as shallow cove topography leaves only inches of water extending far from shore, making it difficult to reach depths suitable for fishing. Report by Weber’s Boat Landing. The low lake level has compressed all species into fewer pockets. Anglers will need to target deep channels and the remaining cover. The key now is patience, stealth, and focusing on depth rather than formerly obvious shallow-water cover.

Cypress Springs

SLOW. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 0.81 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent roaming midlake to the dam with jigs, but have some minnows just in case. Black crappie are in 10-50 fish schools. White crappie are roaming solo in open 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; 47.14 feet below pool. The catfish bite remains steady and unchanged from the last report, with similar weather patterns keeping fish behavior consistent. Trophy catfish are good in 15-30 feet of water along the main river channel. Anglers targeting vertical structure with fresh cut bait. Big catfish are suspended around submerged hardwoods. Keeper-size catfish are also biting well early and late, hitting small pieces of cut bait or stink bait on suspended float rigs in 3-10 feet of water. Bank anglers are catching fish, especially when fish move shallow to warm up in the sun. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 66 degrees; full pool. Bass are scattered with some good quality fish being caught. The bite is slow to fair along the banks with rattle traps, or in 14-20 feet of water on deep diving crankbaits when the wind allows. Dropshots are finally landing bass in 16-20 feet in the afternoon. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

FAIR. normal stain; 51 degrees; 2.74 feet below pool. Water temperatures are 48-55 degrees. The morning bass bite is slow, with a better bite midday to evening. Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits are good around small creeks or ditches in 3-5 feet. Red square bill crankbaits are good in the same areas around big stumps. Flats are fair with lipless crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits. Jerkbaits work best around docks. Jig bite has slowed down, but should bounce back with warmer temperatures. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is finally in a wintertime pattern. There are some fish on brush piles, tire reefs, lay downs and points in 18-25 feet of water. You can also find fish on bridges as fish move to deeper water. Tons of fish have moved into the deeper water areas following bait fish. You can find large schools of crappie congregating on timber along creek channels in 35-60 feet of water. These fish may only be 12-25 feet deep grouped up on tree tops or limbs. They will bite anything you put in front of them. We are having great success with hand tied jigs in all kinds of color combinations. Minnows will most certainly work as well as soft plastics of all shapes and sizes. The winter bite on Lake Fork is the best time of year to catch a limit of crappie quickly and even catch some giant crappie mixed in with the eater size fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 5.22 feet below pool. Quality crappie are feeding in deep structure biting jigs or minnows. Hybrids are chasing shad that are schooled up in deeper water trolling jigs or shad. Catfish are mixed in with the hybrids under the shad. Drifting shad will get a catch. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 60 degrees; 9.18 feet above pool. Reports of sand bass action from the bank and from the overlook. Bass are feeding up for the winter chasing shad. Target bass on points casting small shad imitation baits into the schools. When you can find grass, cast topwaters or spinnerbaits. Bait fish should be moving towards the creek channels.

Graham

SLOW. Water stained; upper 60 degrees; 3.84 feet below pool. Bass are good early and late on main lake points. Crappie are good in 16-18 feet deep in brush and on rock piles with minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad in deeper water feeding on shad near the main lake channels. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling in the back of pockets and on main lake flats with the shad. The bite is good with jigs and crankbaits.

Granbury

GOOD. normal stain; 55 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. Granbury water temperatures have been see-sawing some with the cold and then warm ups. Water temperatures are in the low to middle 50s. Best action for striped bass continues to be on the lower ends on live bait and jigs. Look for those striped bass in 20-30 feet of water. Largemouth bass are also being caught at those deeper depths feeding on the bait fish. Soft plastics and crankbaits are on order. You might find bass on top where sand bass and striped bass are feeding. Big blue and yellow catfish have been hit-and-miss, but your best option is cut shad fished mid lake to near Hunter Park on the upper ends. Crappie continue to be good suspended on timber and bridge pilings on many areas of the lake. Sand bass have been slow to fair on slabs and spinnerbaits near hoving birds mid-lake. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair up the river near the primitive campground. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad or Zote soap. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.02 feet below pool. White bass are in a solid deep water winter pattern. The active schools of white bass have been on the east half of the lake in 45-48 feet of water along creek channels. A thumper or a thumper stick is a key to success. Deadsticking small slabs and small swimbaits on stinger hooks. Crappie and channel 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; 51.14 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; 0.09 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; 14.10 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

GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.85 feet below pool. Cooler weather has bass holding shallow and relating to visible cover. Dropshot rigged finesse worms and jigs are producing the most consistent action around docks, laydowns, isolated brush, and rocks in less than 8 feet of water. Cover water and hit multiple shallow targets to locate active fish. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 58 degrees; 0.08 feet above pool. Water is clear and in upper 50s. A few bass caught on docks and brush with jigs and soft plastics. Most fish caught on minnow style baits and Alabama rigs in open water on fish chasing shad.

Joe Pool

FAIR. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 0.36 feet below pool. Fish are officially in the winter patterns. A lot of game fish are in the deepest water of the lake or next to the deep water. Shad migrate to these deep holes for the winter and thus game fish follow them. Focus primarily for the 10-15 feet depths range this winter and then on the warm days try the shallow areas next to deep water. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler. Water temperatures dipped into the upper 50s and warm up throughout the day to 60. Bass are related to bait and the bait has slid out to the mid depth up to 25 feet over major structure changes. The bass bite has been a little slow in the mornings but picking up in the afternoon. It is time to slide out to that first major break in 12-15 feet of water. Soft plastics on Texas rigs and Carolina rigs are working. Shad color crankbaits are working, and it may be time to pull out the Alabama rig and go after the bass. Stay safe and wear your life jacket. Report by Gilbert Miller, GTB Outdoors, LLC.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 0.17 feet above pool. Crappie are very good on jigs or minnows. Crappie can be found in 30 feet of water suspended at 22-24 feet on trees. Bass have slowed down some but can still be found on structure in 10-15 feet of water. Jigs, crankbaits and jerkbaits fished in and over brush piles along the 10-15 feet on structure lines have taken the best bass. Catfish reports have been very few due to the colder water temperatures. Report by ETX Outdoors. Pines. Crappie are stacking up on timber in the lower third of the lake off of the main channel. Deeper timber is holding quality fish. The bite is best on 2 inch plastics. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 51 degrees; 2.12 feet below pool. Crappie are deep hugging the bottom of humps, in 25-30 feet on structure, and hugging silt bottoms. Spider rig fishing working with minnows and jigs. Some crappie can be caught in 6-12 feet in the private boat slips with structure from 7-9 a.m. then from 3 p.m. to dark. White bass are deep anywhere from 100-500 yards off the dam. Turn on your noise making thumper or splasher and anchor up for about 10 minutes. If fish do not come, move a quarter of the way down the dam and try again. Fish should be in the same area as the threadfin. Use live-scope to watch fish get near your lure, then slowly reel up to trigger a bite once the fish starts to study the bait. Small swimbaits on 5/8 ounce jigheads, minnows, or slabs will work. Live threadfin are great. Expect to catch crappie, catfish, or a largemouth while targeting sandies. Catfish are good anchoring on tree lines in 3-15 feet of water with cut bait on the bottom and seem to be producing some very large fish. Catfish are schooling in 25-30 feet feeding on shad. There is a thick wall of bait from the bottom and anywhere from 7-15 feet. Once you see that, you know catfish are in the area. Start dragging cut bait on a santee rig. Black bass are in 15-20 feet of water on laydowns and rock piles. Throw a square bill crankbait up on boat ramps, even in the middle of the day. Put on a 12 foot diver if you do not get a bite. You will be surprised to find not all the fish are deep. Any super sharp drop-offs in 15 feet of water are producing bass with Carolina rigged jigs or a 5/8 ounce jig with a jerkbait soft plastic minnow attached free swimming it over the bass if you have live scope. No reports of bluegill, they have disappeared for the winter. No reports of tilapia. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 52 degrees; 0.29 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25 feet of water on brush piles with minnows or 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. Look for bass suspended around grass or isolated structure and throw an Alabama rig, underspin or minnow. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 0.03 feet below pool. Hybrid striper and white bass are slow to fair in 30-50 feet of water in river channels and flats near the channels with jigs, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, and live bait. 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 in 15-40 feet of water. The shallow water bite is good as well in the far ends of the lake in 2-5 feet. Crappie are fair in 10-34 feet of water in brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, bridge columns, and rock piles. Submerged cover close to a drop off ledge usually is best. Minnows are working better than jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 54 degrees; 1.77 feet below pool. More white bass, catfish and crappie are roaming fish in 18-24 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 eggs are fully developed though. 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. 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. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Normal stain; 55 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Lake Livingston is currently experiencing stable water conditions with slightly stained water and cooler temperatures typical for this time of year, as recent weather patterns have brought mild days, cooler nights, and occasional fronts that can influence fish activity. Largemouth bass are being caught around creek channels, submerged timber, and points, with crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics producing best, especially during warmer parts of the day. White bass and hybrid stripers are showing up in schools near deeper structure and along river channels, biting slabs, spoons, and live bait. Catfish action remains solid throughout the lake, with blue and channel catfish responding well to punch bait, cut bait, and worms around ledges and baited areas. Crappie are holding tight to brush and timber in deeper water, with minnows and jigs producing consistent bites for patient anglers.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.67 feet below pool. Bass are feeding on shad to bulk up for the winter. Be sure to size lures to match the size of shad. Watch for birds to lead the way to topwater action.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.87 feet below pool. Bass are good along the hydrilla with light colored swimbaits, chrome rattle traps and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are fair to good around brush piles in 10-15 feet of water using tube jigs and minnows. Sand bass are good with slab spoons around the warm water discharge. Catfish are good at the discharge area too with live and cut bait. Reported by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 84.15 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; 43.77 feet below pool. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and sand bass are great and continue to flourish around many parts of the lake. Topwaters, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits along the banks of Sexy Cove and Bugbee, as well as minnows off the dock have been great. Catfish bite has slowed to fair on the dock, and Harbor Bay with livers, frozen shad and stink bait. Crappie are slow from Sanford Yake Dock, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress with pearl white, pearl blue, grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and perch are good on worms and corn. Walleye are great with jigs with pearl blue or white grubs, as well as bottom bouncers. Target walleye 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; 3.62 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; 0.73 below pool. Fishing conditions and patterns remain consistent for the holiday weekend. Largemouth bass are slow with a Colorado blade spinnerbait or a shallow diving crankbait on main lake points. 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, or a crappie jig. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 51 degrees; 1.94 feet below pool. The bite is consistent for the holiday weekend. Largemouth bass are excellent on Carolina rigs or deep diving crankbaits offshore in 18-22 feet of water. Crappie are good with chartreuse and black crappie jigs, the lighter weight the better. Bigger fish are in standing timber, with keepers on brush pies in 20 feet of water. Catfish are slow on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 59 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 good on swimbaits and jigs along grass edges. Crappie are slow in 8 feet of water with white crappie jigs, the lighter the weight the better. Catfish are fair with cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.90 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. 57 degrees; 0.27 full pool. Crappie are good in 14 feet of water on remote brush piles with jigs or minnows. Quality catches up to two pounds. 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; 31.69 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 19.03 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 9 pounds, with most fish 2-3 pounds. Big fish are reported on deep diving crankbaits around 15 feet deep off long flat points on the main lake. Most fish are being caught on an underspin with 3 inch swimbaits. Alabama rigs are in the same depth 15-25 feet. No reports on crappie this week. White bass have been reported picking up around Channel swings and ledges 20-30 feet deep on jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish fair on jug lines. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 22.42 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; 50 degrees; 0.09 feet below pool. 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.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. normal stain; 52 degrees; 0.34 feet below pool. Blue catfish are slow with cut bait. Crappie are biting in deep water on minnows. Black bass, sand bass and hybrids are slow. Report by Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water normal stain; 52 degrees. The bite is consistent. Largemouth bass are fair with swimbaits and jigs along grass lines. Crappie are good on deep brush piles with white and clear crappie jigs, the lighter the weight the better. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 2.35 feet below pool. Stripers are slow to fair in 20-35 feet of water. There are lots of smaller fish, with a few keepers mixed in. Sand bass are fair in 25-35 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. White is the best color but chrome is also catching a few. Catfish are still fair to good with cut shad on the bottom in 20-30 feet of water. Water clarity is 6-10 feet of visibility. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.43 feet below pool. Catfish moved deep to 18-21 feet, but will move shallow during the 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. Not much has changed from last week, with fishing patterns holding steady across the lake. Bank anglers continue to see the most consistent action, while overall conditions and species activity remain similar to recent reports. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 52 degrees; 1.34 feet below pool. White bass are grouped up in large schools on deep flats in 32-38 feet of water. The south end of the lake is the most productive area. Locate schools of bait and fish in those areas with two or three jigs tied above a 1 ounce slab. Thumping the boat produces the best chances. Most fish are suspended in the middle of the water column. Crappie are fair as fish move out from brush to the deeper water along flats and levees. Reports of big blues catfish on the deep flats from the lower end to mid lake. Drifting with large cut bait best. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.94 feet below pool. Crappie are on main lake brush piles 35-45 feet of water, and in the creeks in 12-18 feet of water on timber and in deep holes. Crappie are good with natural colored jigs or minnows. Channel catfish are good on baited holes. Blue catfish can be caught on flats with 40-60 feet of water with cut bait. Sand bass are fair on humps with live bait, or slabs. Largemouth bass are fair to good running in pockets, ditches and draws with a swim jig. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 2.12 feet below pool. White bass and hybrid bass were starting to bite as the water temperature was cooling with the cold fronts, but has slowed to fair with this warming trend. Catfish are good, fishing points in 25-30 feet of water using cut bait. Some anglers are baiting holes and others fishing trees where the birds roost. It is a nice time to fill up the freezer. Black bass could still be caught on boat dock poles with a medium to shallow water crankbait and cover water. A general rule, most docks run out to 6 feet of water at normal lake levels. You can cover a lot of water using this method. Hopefully soon, the water temperature will cool and bunch the hybrids together. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water muddy; 54 degrees; 9.23 feet below pool. The water level is holding just under 9 feet low, and water temperatures are fluctuating in the low 60s with this week’s changing weather pattern. Overall fishing conditions and activity remain much the same as the previous report. 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. Bass are still heavily targeting bait balls and feeding up during this winter time. Focus on main lake drains that feed into flats that are holding bait. If bait is not present, continue to look with electronics. Throw Alabama rigs, Carolina rigs, dropshots and crankbaits for fish grouped up on the sides, and in the backs of drains and on points. Target suspended fish with Alabama rigs and jighead minnows. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

Somerville

FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 2.85 feet below pool. Looks like we will be running the air conditioner the rest of this year with forecasted temperatures in the low 80s. 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 and starting to roam. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs with cut shad, punch bait or using jug lines. 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; 55 degrees; 51.14 feet below pool. Channel catfish are good on punch and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs on brush. 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; 1.35 feet above pool. Water has cleared to 18 inches of visibility, but may become murky after the forecasted wind. The current warming trend will work against us but when the cold fronts come back it will group the fish back up. Crappie are good on concrete structure, docks and at the crappie house with any colored smaller profile jig. Bass are good with small squarebill crankbaits on rocky points in the cove near the crappie house. Catfish are fair with juglines in 5-8 feet of water on flats.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 1.10 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 a front's passage. Foggy conditions will also make fishing very difficult whenever they set in. All other conditions will typically result in average fishing. Focus on 18-25 feet of water for white bass under early, low light conditions, then 35-40 feet of water once the sun brightens in mid morning and late afternoon. Slowly and steadily work white ¾ ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slabs up off the bottom and anticipate that fish will follow produced well in deeper water. When they do follow, keep right on reeling until they strike or turn away. This lure includes a stinger hook which will account for a majority of your wintertime fish. If your slab does not have a stinger hook, you are missing a lot of wintertime fish. When fish are spread along the bottom in shallow water slowly work 3 inch curl-tail grubs on jigheads. Stillhouse has a nice population of quality white bass with 14-15 inch fish not at all uncommon. Anticipate a by-catch of outsized largemouth bass and freshwater drum when working these slabs deep under brighter conditions. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.65 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni has settled into a healthy winter pattern and all species of fish are feeding! Water temperatures are sitting right at 52 degrees on the main lake. There is a big warm-up in the forecast, so water temperature could rise as high as 55 degrees on the main lake. The hybrid striper and white bass bite has been solid. Lots of big whites and some jumbo hybrids being caught on artificials in 30-50 feet. Best lures have been 4 inch swimbaits and 4 inch chartreuse flukes. The eating sized catfish bite has slowed some as it does every year when waters get into the lower 50s. Fishing under the cormorant roosts still are producing good numbers of quality eating sized fish 3-6 pounds. The trophy catfish bite is good for fish up to 55 pounds. Targeting fish in 20-35 feet has been the ticket on fresh cut gizzard shad. The crappie bite is steady. Fish have staged up in deeper more open water and finding the bigger schools of fish is important. Jigs are working best in 18-35 feet near bridge pilings and deep vertical timber. The largemouth bite is surprisingly good right now. Docks in 4-7 feet have been very good with Texas or Carolina rigged soft plastics, or slow rolled square bills crankbaits. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 59 degrees; 5.88 feet below pool. Lake elevation is slowly dropping, with today’s level reading 38.14, and anglers should continue to monitor changing water conditions as falling levels may concentrate fish and impact access around the lake. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Stripers are in between patterns due to the weather warming back up and water temperatures hovering in the mid 50s. Live bait in 30-50 feet of water is catching good fish with a few bigger fish mixed in. Good fish size fish can be caught with swimbaits on structures and points in 10-20 feet of water. Still waiting on bigger fish to move in on the structure. The Deadstick bite is producing fish in 40-60 feet out in the open water areas off river ledges. Catfishing is good in deeper water 50-60 feet range on bigger cut baits suspended just off the bottom. Crappie will continue to settle in on deeper structures in 20-30 feet of water with jigs and dead minnows being the bait of choice. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers are hit-or-miss with fish easy to find but hard to tempt to bite. Continue to deadstick in 24-50 feet down in deep water, when this bite ends there is an active bite shallow with Alabama rigs or swimbaits. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 56 degrees; 4.10 feet below pool. Unseasonably warm conditions at Toledo Bend have pushed water temperatures back into the upper 60s and low 70s, and bass fishing has been very good, with fish being caught from 2-25 feet of water on a wide variety of presentations. Shallow fish are responding well to squarebills, lipless crankbaits, and swim jigs, while deeper bass are being taken on crankbaits, Carolina rigs, and spoons. The main challenge has been heavy fog caused by warm air over cooler water, which has lingered for hours and, at times, all day, so with increased boat traffic on the lake, anglers are urged to use extra caution when running. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 64 degrees; 12.97 feet below pool. Bass are good targeting fish in 10-20 feet of water around drains and creek channels not far from the main lake with soft plastics and jigs. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 35.27 feet below pool. Channel catfish are good on punch and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs on brush. Blue catfish are in deep water on flats and channels. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

SLOW. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.30 feet below pool. As the weather cools there have been fewer anglers on the water. LBream are slow on red worms 6-8 feet. Channel catfish are slow on cut bait and nightcrawlers in 6-8 feet of water. Crappie are slow on minnows or jigs in old creek beds, grouping up in 20-30 feet of water or in brush piles in 16 feet. Bass are fair with bigger fish being caught on spinnerbaits or trick worms scattered in 6-10 feet of water. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.42 feet above pool. Crappie are slow and difficult to find. Crappie may be transitioning to deep channels and ledges. When you find fish, tempt a bite with live minnows. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 63 degrees. The boat ramps remain closed to boats and are currently being repaired. During this time the water levels are extremely low. Kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the shoreline but expect challenging, potentially muddy conditions. Though the hydrilla mats have been steadily shrinking, fishing weedless presentations still tends to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and jerkbaits. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature bait soft plastics also continue to be effective. With cooling wintertime conditions, slow your presentations down. Report by Team YAKUSA Report by Team YAKUSA

Weatherford

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 5.55 feet below pool. Crappie are fair to good at the crappie house with minnows and jigs. When the cools again the crappie should pick up. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits. Bass are moving to deeper water ledges for the winter pattern. Catfish are slow around rock with liver or stink bait. The visibility is 10 inches.

Welsh

GOOD. Water stained. 61 degrees. Crappie are holding on brush piles. Fish are very scattered, but when you find them they are in big schools. There are some fish in open water by the dam. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 18.82 feet below pool. Walleye are biting cut carp.

Whitney

FAIR. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 1.44 feet below pool. Fishing remains consistent but the crappie bite has slowed. 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; 58 degrees; 1.84 feet below pool. Bass are slow but a few are caught on slow moving baits. Crappie are good under the bridge. Sand bass good bouncing slabs off bottom in mid lake. Catfish are good on cut shad. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 3.31 feet above pool. Crappie are good in 18-25 feet of water in the channel and on timber off the main river channel and minor creek channels. The best bite is on plastics. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.02 feet above pool. With warming temperatures and reduced flow from Lake Conroe, fishing conditions are strong, as water clarity continues to improve in Luce Bayou, the East Fork, and the West Fork with visibility around 6-8 inches, while the south end is clearer at 1-1.5 feet. Largemouth bass are biting well on Texas-rigged worms and green Rage Craws around points, drop-offs, and cypress knees, and squarebill crankbaits in pilchard patterns diving 3-5 feet are producing along riprap. Catfish are active near the train tracks and in the West Fork on fresh shad kept on ice, while crappie are making a solid return with good limits coming from brush piles in 8-12 feet of water in Luce Bayou and the East Fork on hand-tied jigs or minnows. White bass action remains strong on the south end by trolling a 25-foot diver with a 3-foot leader and #12 Pet Spoon at 2.6-2.9 miles per hour in about 14 feet of water, with slabs and crankbaits also working near the West Fork. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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