Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of November 5, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 70 degrees; 3.91 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 20-30 feet over trees with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water very stained 81 degrees; 59.41 feet below pool. Water temperatures have finally dropped into the 70s, and the recent South Texas cold front has pushed bait and bass toward the backs of pockets. Buzzbaits and other topwater lures are producing well during low-light conditions, while some bass are relating to new grass growth from the recent rise in water levels. Shallow crankbaits are working in shad-filled pockets, and others are finding success around hardwoods with minnow-style baits. With lows in the 50s and highs in the 80s, conditions are ideal for a great day on the water. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 1.37 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-25 feet of water with minnows and jigs. Bass are good on spinnerbaits in 5-10 feet of water. Catfish are good in the timber on prepared baits. Sand bass are slow in 20-30 feet of water off main lake humps with jigging spoons. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.76 feet below pool. Shad are still on shallow flats, so all the game fish are beneath them feeding heavily before winter. The cold fronts seem to migrate the balls of shad to deeper water areas like a ditch or creek channel. Focus on these low spots around flats to find game fish like largemouth, white bass, catfish and crappie. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.22 feet below pool. Catfish continue to be good drifting with shad in 15-20 feet of water. After the forecasted cold front catfish could push as shallow as 10 feet. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are steady but may be slower due to the full moon. Bass are feeding on shad and bluegill gearing up for winter. There has been a better concentration of fish shallow all day now that it has cooled off. Still using a weightless 5 inch stick bait or 5 inch soft jerkbait in shad and bluegill patterns. Mix in a hollow body frog and spinnerbait. Crappie are schooled up on main lake brush piles and deep grass lines hitting crappie jigs or minnows. Use a lighter jig head as the water cools down if wind allows for it. Water clarity is 3-4 feet of visibility. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water clarity good; 68 degrees; 0.51 feet below pool. Fishing has been hit or miss with fall conditions causing daily changes in activity. The most consistent bite has come from drop-shot rigged finesse worms along the outside edge of submerged grasslines in 15–20 feet of water. Topwater hollow-body frogs can also produce at times, but results vary day to day. Staying flexible with lures and presentations is key to finding quality fish. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.25 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water normal stain; 88 degrees. Bass are good on rocks and ledges with a shaky head or crankbait. A frog or wakebait around grass will catch some good bass as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Belton

GOOD. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 0.59 feet above pool. The water temperature dropped to the low 70s as far as 50 feet down after the cold front last week. This threw gas on the fire for white bass fishing. We had multiple two-angler trips exceeding 100 fish landed during a 4-hour morning trip. The bite is running strong from 7:30-10:50 a.m. High numbers of fish can be caught vertically out to 20 feet until 8:15 a.m., then fish push to 30-40 feet. Use a MAL Heavy with white or chartreuse tail fishing in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope and assisted by a slashing device. Once the catching at a particular area seems to go past peak, you have to be willing to leave those fish to find better biting fish. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are excellent. Anglers can find blue catfish around sand flats and river channels in 10-20 feet. Larger fresh cut baits have been effective for trophy size fish. Eater fish under 10 pounds can be caught deadsticking with small cut shad along ledges and river channels. Channel catfish are great and can be caught on punch bait in 10-20 feet of water. Flatheads are good on live bait in shallow water around river mouths. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 62 degrees; 3.10 feet below pool. Catfish are good in 18-30 feet on cut or stink bait. Hybrids are fair in 15-40 feet on live bait, many smaller smaller size fish are being caught. Crappie are fair next to timber in 15-30 feet on minnows. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.33 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent in river channels to the highway 21 bridge and in secondary depressions on timber in 20-40 feet of water. Jigs are better than minnows, especially on days with a south wind. When the wind is blowing from the north on a cold front day, bring minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

EXCELLENT. Normal stain; 70 degrees; 1.96 below pool. Bass are good in 2-5 feet of water on points or grass early in the day with choppos, topwater frogs, and rage swimmers. Squarebill crankbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits are best around grass and pond dams in 2-4 feet. There is a fair bite on Viper XP jigs, Texas rigs or creature baits around road bed timber and fence rows in 5-7 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are good in the channels in 25-40 feet of water with plastic jigs over hand ties. Drop the bait down and shake it. Finding keeper size crappie can be a challenge. You will have to cover a lot of water to find keepers. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.79 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 79 degrees; Redfish are running slow this week, with a few being caught in 5-20 feet of water on gold and silver spoons. Stripers and black bass are also sluggish, showing little activity. Channel catfish have been slow as well, making for an overall tough bite across the lake. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 67 degrees; 4.06 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 10-25 feet on docks, and offshore brush piles, minnows are best but the jig bite is good. Largemouth bass are good using topwaters for deeper schooling fish or on banks in the morning, flukes, senkos, and chatterbaits on main lake rock and docks. White bass and hybrids are biting good on main lake humps and points with topwaters, slabs or trolling. Catfish are good with cut and live bait on main lake humps, deeper holes in coves, and in the river on boulders. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 72 degrees; 2.47 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.96 pounds are excellent in 3-8 feet of water on Hag’s Cheat codes in juice box in the rivers, or with green pumpkin tornados in shoreline grass. A few can be caught in 5-12 feet of water with Shad Spawn Hag’s hurricane, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are excellent with minnows and jigs scattered on main lake brush piles in 12-20 feet of water. Fish up to 15 inches possible. White bass are slow, 1.50 pounds fish, on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night. There is schooling action in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake in 10-20 feet of water.

Bryan

FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees. As cold fronts start to cool the water temperature expect the bite to improve. Bass can be caught with topwater baits, or on ledges with Carolina rigs.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.87 feet below pool. Striper fishing has improved, we are starting to see some limits and keeper fish with an abundance of 12-16 inches in the mix. Trolling and vertical jigging are best patterns as the fish are still moving fast. There is limited to no topwater activity. White bass have been mixed in the same areas in 15-35 feet of water. Persistence and covering water has been the key. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. White bass are good on jigging spoons, with some smaller schools on top. Stripers and hybrids are slow to fair trolling with umbrella rigs and downriggers. Occasionally there are some smaller schools on top. Main lake points and humps from 18-35 feet is where most white bass, stripers and hybrids are holding. As water temperatures drop, fishing should improve. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Bass are good with fish piled up on rocks and ledges in and around creek mouths. A frog early and a trap or crankbait in the 5-15 feet range is catching good numbers. A spinnerbait, swimbait, or fluke is working around timber. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Caddo

GOOD.Water stained; 61 degrees; water level at 168.59 feet. Fishing was tough after the cold front as water temperatures dropped 10 degrees to 61 degrees. The bass had a locked jaw, but would hit a shad colored rattle trap or chatterbait. The frog and fluke bite was not active. Start looking for white bass running in the river and bayou. Anything shad related should work on the lake or river, but if it warms back up some the topwater action should still be in play with a buzzbait, pop r, spook or plopper. The crappie bite improves this time of year, as long the clarity does not get too muddy. The lake is beautiful and majestic, so it is always a great time to come visit this divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 78 degrees; Catfish are biting well in 15-25 feet of water, with both blues and channels taking CJ’s stink bait. Redfish action has been slow, with a few caught in 5-20 feet using shrimp, live tilapia, or gold and silver spoons. Black bass and stripers are also slow this week, showing limited activity overall. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 18.95 feet below pool. The bass fishing is picking up! The early morning topwater bite has been great with small poppers and walking baits on windblown main lake points. The fish are getting shallow and feisty with the cooler days. Flooded brush with hydrilla near has been best. Fish the conditions. When there is some breeze and cloud cover using chatterbaits and topwaters can do a lot of damage later in the day. If you are fishing bluebird skies slowly working a weightless worm has been the ticket. There is still no sign of striped bass schooling action, but this should change soon. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 71 degrees; 2.85 feet below pool. Water is 71 degrees and conditions are excellent for fall. Consistent white bass and hybrid action has been found in 12–17 feet of water. Productive setups include slabs, spinnerbaits, and Alabama rigs, especially when using the sawtooth retrieve technique. Trolling pet spoons with a Hellbender setup at about 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water has been highly effective for catching white bass on several humps throughout the lake. Early morning hybrid action has remained very steady as cooler morning temperatures continue. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are still good on mainlake humps anchored with cut shad on the bottom in 12-24 feet of water, or drifting in the same depths throughout the lake. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 38.31 feet below pool. The lake is currently 47 percent full with a water temperature of 76 degrees. Bank fishing has been excellent, especially for catfish, with both channel and blue catfish biting well and averaging 5-15 pounds. White bass are slow while crappie and gaspergou are fair. All boat ramps are currently closed, so anglers should check with Texas Parks and Wildlife for updates before planning a trip. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 16.05 feet above pool. Fishing conditions are pleasant with nice weather, and anglers are having success using minnows and worms, which are producing steady bites across the lake. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 72 degrees; 2.70 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; 91 degrees; 2.51 feet above pool. The water remains stained with temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s, and the lake is near normal pool level. Bass fishing is very slow, while crappie are fair, with decent action coming off brush piles. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

80 degrees; 0.05 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to boast excellent numbers for largemouth bass up to 6 pounds. Bass are being caught on crankbaits, soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Limits of channel catfish are common on prepared and cut baits. Tilapia are abundant and good on worms fished under a cork or many folks will toss throw nets to fill up the cooler. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 72.3 degrees; 0.98 feet above pool. Catfish are biting well as they transition toward their winter spots, with plenty of good-sized eaters being caught. Baited holes in 12-30 feet of water are producing on Catfish Bubblegum, liver, worms, and punch bait, while wind-blown points and flats are yielding fish for anglers drifting natural baits. Largemouth bass are active up shallow, hitting rattle traps and creature baits. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie numbers are improving, with fish holding on various structures in 12-21 feet and biting on minnows, hair jigs, and plastics - hair jigs and minnows have been especially productive. Hybrid stripers are scattered and schooling in smaller groups, found on flats and drop-off edges in 12-22 feet, and biting on slabs, spoons, and shad. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

FAIR. Water stained; 73 degrees; 3.45 feet below pool. Crappie are in the river channels migrating to the dam. All species are thick at the dam making it difficult to target a specific species. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 81 degrees; 17.20 feet below pool. Fishing activity has been light this week, but conditions are pleasant as temperatures begin to cool. Mornings have started off foggy with calm winds, giving way to slightly breezy afternoons. Nights are cooler and days more moderate as fall settles in. The current lake water temperature is 72 degrees, with today’s air temperature expected to reach a high of 93 degrees and a low of 70 degrees. Report by Glenwood Weber, Weber's Landing

Cypress Springs

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 0.95 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent in the old river channels dropping jigs down and shaking them. Fish are suspended 13-20 feet down in the water column migrating to deeper water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 2.39 feet below pool. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait on humps and flats. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines with live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around boat dock and over deep water brush piles. Black bass are good on swimbaits and spinnerbaits in 4-6 feet of water. Perch are good on nightcrawlers under corks near docks. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 48.25 feet below pool. As temperatures begin to drop, catfishing has picked up, with both keepers and larger cats being caught in 10-15 feet of water on fresh cut bait. Gar fishing has also been good on the south end of the lake, with anglers finding success in 5-10 feet of water using fresh cut carp. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors

Fayette

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; full pool. The bite slowed over the weekend and may continue to be off until the lake settles after the turnover. When you find bass the same techniques should work. Early rattle trap bite is good on the points, but the worm bite is tough. Bait fish are not bunching up like they should. The warming trend this week will not improve lake conditions or the bite as fish are stuck in limbo between summer and fall patterns. Beautiful weather may be appealing to the anglers, but it does not entice the fish to bite. There is a better evening bite than morning due to the midweek full moon. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 74 degrees; 2.29 feet below pool. Water temperatures are 65-73 degrees. The lake has turned over for the most part in the coves. Early morning bass bite is good but did slow down after the cold front. Choppos and Yellow Magics around the grass was best. Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits are good around grass most of the day in 1-4 feet of water. Flukes and Yum Dingers are good off the edge of the grass out to 5 feet. Squarebills in points and shallow humps have been good 3-6 ft . Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Black Bass are beginning to school in open water. Frog and baitfish patterns are working well. Cooler nights have dropped water temperatures and bass are cruising. Streamers are enticing bass early and late. Bream are shallow, so try small hoppers. Sand bass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie are good as the fish transition to a fall and winter pattern. Fish can be found throughout the lake in 10-40 feet of water. Seeing lots of fish still on brush piles, underwater bridges and shallower trees in 10-20 feet. We also still have fish on some lay downs in big numbers. Also look for fish on timber in 18-40 feet along creek channels, flats and the edge of timber lines. Small hand tied jigs actually out fished minnows this week on my boat but any crappie baits will get you bit as water temps cool down. We should see fish on mid lake bridges as the fish migrate towards deeper water chasing the bait fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

SLOW. Water stained; 5.13 feet below pool; 78 degrees. Hybrids are fair on windy banks and points. Catfish are good on cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. White bass fair on windy points Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 76 degrees; 8.68 feet above pool. Bass are good offshore in 8-15 feet of water. Bass are in the grass, but it can be difficult to find good areas of grass. A shaky head is your friend but a jig or crankbait will get some good bites as well. Work the ledges near shore with jigs or Texas-rigged plastics to get some good bites as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 73 degrees; 3.38 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush in 13-15 feet with minnows. The bass bite is good with topwater baits as in the back of pockets while bass feed on shad. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling around the hot water outlet. The bite is good on shad or bucktail jigs. Catfish are in pockets feeding on shad, so cast cut shad to land a catch.

Granbury

GOOD. normal stain; 72 degrees; 0.89 feet below pool. Granbury water temperatures are in the low 70s, but will warm again this week. Sand bass continue to be good mid-lake on slabs fished in 10-15 feet of water. Striped bass are slow to fair on live bait fished on the lower ends. Some of the striped bass are moving north with some good fish reported near the city beach area. Catfish action is picking up on the upper ends on shallow flats near the river channel. Largemouth bass are good in numbers near major creek entrances. Lipless crankbaits and soft plastics are effective. Some good topwater action is possible early and late near shallow points. Some of the largemouth are schooling with the sand bass. Look for the birds. Crappie action continues to be good to excellent on small jigs and minnows fished on submerged timber and bridge pilings and deeper docks. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on worms and crankbaits fished in shallow cover. Crappie are fair on jigs fished in timber from 6-13 feet deep. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with Zote soap or shad. Yellow catfish are good on live bait fished around heavy cover. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.17 feet below pool. Water clarity is stained due to the high winds last week, so use white slabs and scented slabs to help entice the bite. White bass are good in the morning, and later into the afternoon due to the super moon. Numbers can be caught, but you will have to sift through undersized fish. Continue to look for working birds and target fish jigging slabs in 15-17 feet of water. The patterns should remain consistent until the water temperature drops to 60 degrees. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 50.61 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees. There is an early and late bite on small topwater patterns for bass and bream. Watch for schooling bass mid-lake. Chain pickerel will become more active when water cools. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.02 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; 73 degrees; 13.63 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Inks

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 8.67 feet below pool. The lake remains drawn down, and boat access is currently limited. Few fishing reports available. Anglers fishing from the bank or kayaks have been reporting fair success, but no real reports about specific patterns or techniques that may be working. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 0.06 feet above pool. Fishing is fair, water is clear and in lower 80's. Fish are keying on shad, and can be caught with topwaters and swim baits off of the shad in deeper water. Soft plastics and jigs on brush piles and around docks.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 0.03 feet above pool. Crappie are good in timber off main channels in 18-24 feet of water with 2 inch plastics. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service. Cooler weather has finally arrived, and the water temperature is dropping fast across the lake. Crappie fishing has been productive as fish push deeper with the cooling trend. White crappie are holding in mid-lake timber 10–12 feet down, a little spooky but willing to bite once you settle in. Black crappie are balled up tight on standing timber 12–18 feet deep, with the best action coming off laydowns and angled timber, which continue to out-fish straight-pole trees. The brush-pile bite is fair, but anglers locating fish on rock piles or rubble are finding steady bites near the bottom. Natural-colored jigs, minnow-tipped presentations, and a slow, dead-stick approach remain key to success. Bass are being caught in brush piles 12–14 feet deep on jigs and Texas-rigged creature baits. The cooler temperatures have fish holding tight to cover and feeding more aggressively around mid-lake structure. Catfish are still biting well in the stump fields near Big Pines Boat Ramp. Anglers using range cubes and Stubby’s Cheese Bait are catching good numbers of fish anchored near the timber lines. Overall, Lake O’ the Pines is in great shape heading into November. Slow your presentation, work mid-lake structure, and expect solid bites from all three species. Report by ETX Outdoors.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees; 2.97 feet below pool. Crappie are great in 15-20 feet on structure with igs and minnows. Some black bass are in 2-10 feet of water. A few bass have been caught on a ledge in 22 feet, but the best catches are in 10-15 feet when the sun comes up with a squarebill crankbait and 12 foot series 5 diver, watermelon red watermelon green creature baits, or plastic worms. White and chartreuse spinnerbait is good early. If you have live scope a small 5/8 ounce paddle tail jigs will land a bite. There are still a few white bass in 10-15 feet of water, but most of them are now in black water. Black water means the water appears black due to the abundance of gizzard shad. You should see this in 2-4 feet along the bank. Cast to the bank, almost hitting the bank and drag it across over their heads. After the third reel on your fishing reel, it is pretty much over and you have to repeat. It is a quick bite and accuracy matters. If you cast 2 feet from the bank, your cast landed on fish and they will not bite. White and chartreuse paddletail swimbaits are best. While the water temperature is dropping in the mid 60s the catfish are primarily in 10-15 feet of water, but can be schooling deep. Bite is on cut bait. Bluegills spawned about a month ago because fish smaller than a pinky nail can be caught. Bluegill, shad and tilapia spawn multiple times per year. Bluegills are active on almost every brush pile in 15-20 feet. Worms are best with the white pieces of bacon, if they are very active as they will not pull the bait off the hook and you can reuse it multiple times. A big factor in this is using two or 4 pound monofilament line anything more than that your catch ratio plummets. Tilapia can found along the banks of the marinas, and 2 feet off the shoreline in schools of 10-30 every 20 feet apart. Use a small barber 2 to 4 pound line and a small piece of worm will catch them just as fast as you can catch bluegill on brush piles. Target sandy banks and rip rap, which is the Boulders surrounding boat, ramps, dams, railroad tracks. If you do not get anything after one minute, go ahead and make your bobber deeper until you start getting bit. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.35 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 15-20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good in 20-25 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. The morning bite has been solid around grass with moving baits and topwaters. As the sun rises higher Texas rigged worms on main lake points has been producing. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 1.00 feet below pool. White bass are slow on points and humps in 12-32 feet of water. Slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits and live bait are working. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are slow to fair in similar depths as the white bass. 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 15-32 feet of water. Channel catfish are good on baited holes on humps and points in 15-30 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. Crappie are fair in 10-34 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, rock piles and submerged cover close to a drop-off ledge. Minnows and jigs are catching those fish. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 70 degrees; 1.88 feet below pool. There is no longer a thermocline and there is no sign of a turnover. The midweek cold front should kick start the fall patterns as water temperatures decline closer to 60 degrees. Shad are moving into the creeks and birds are showing up in the trees. Crappie are in 6-18 feet of water on offshore brush, standing timber and concrete. Largemouth bass are in 4-12 feet of water on brush, docks and bulkheads hitting Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Catfish can be caught throughout the lake in 10-20 feet of water on cutbait. Some catfish are following shad into the creek. White bass are on main lake points and flats in 7-15 feet of water hitting super spoons. Lots of shad are still moving to the backs of creeks. With the cooler weather in the forecast the fall fishing patterns should begin soon. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Normal stain; 78 degrees; 0.81 feet above pool. Lake Livingston is currently in great shape, with water temperatures holding steady in the low 70s and levels near normal. The recent cold fronts have improved overall fishing conditions, especially for catfish, which are biting well on cut shad and stink bait around creek channels and wind-blown points in 10-20 feet of water. White bass are beginning to school up on main-lake points and humps, hitting slabs and small spoons. Largemouth bass are fair, with fish moving shallow in the mornings to feed on shad - try spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, or square-bill crankbaits near grass lines and docks. Crappie are fair to good around bridge pilings and submerged brush in 12-18 feet, using minnows or small jigs. With cooler mornings and mild afternoons, it’s a great time to be out on Livingston.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 75 degrees; 0.52 feet below pool. As cold fronts start to roll through expect a good bite a few days before then the bite to slow after. Look for early morning bass topwater action. Watch for birds to lead the way to actively feeding fish.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Water temperature in the discharge area is mid to upper 80s. Bass are good along the hydrilla with senkos, swimbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good around timber in 20-25 feet with minnows and jigs. Large catfish are where the crappie are. Use large bait with saltwater gear with a weight on the end of line and a large circle hook about 18 inches up the line. Reported by Hambone Fishing Report by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 82.69 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; 65 degrees; 43.43 feet below pool. Smallmouth bass and sand bass are great trolling and jigging. Some have been caught with bright colored jig heads with watermelon grubs, particularly over in sexy cove and blue west. Catfish are good on stink bait in blue west, and Harbor Bay. Crappie are slow at the Sanford Yake Dock, blue west, and Bugbee. Pearl white and pearl blue are working great on grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and perch are hitting on worms and corn. Walleye are great l on deep divers, minnows and translucent crankbaits. They have been especially good around the north canyon and blue west. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.29 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.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.69 feet below pool. Crappie fishing is excellent on Lake Nacogdoches, with good numbers holding on standing timber in the middle of the lake. White and chartreuse jigs like Crabby Chicks on 1/32-ounce heads or Scrubby Jacks with a split shot are producing well. Bass are fair on Carolina rigs and drop shots around secondary points, and also hitting flukes and spinnerbaits in shallow water near stumps. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live shiners. Water temperature is around 64 degrees, and with temperatures continuing to drop, fish are beginning to move deeper toward their fall patterns. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water muddy-brown; 66.5 degrees; full pool. The lake is at full pool and has officially begun its fall turnover, signaling that cooler weather is here to stay. Once the water clears, it will be a great time to switch to power-fishing techniques - square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-divers are all solid choices and much more exciting than dragging a worm along the bottom. In the meantime, try a Spook-style bait or popper early and late in the day for aggressive surface strikes. Crappie numbers are looking good, while catfish action remains slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth are excellent on topwater frogs shallow near grass. Black crappie are excellent with small white crappie jigs over brush piles. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.91 feet below pool. 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 beginning to transition into the backs of pockets and upriver with the bass close behind. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs and catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. 75 degrees; 0.62 full pool. Crappie are great in deep brush piles with minnows. Catfish are good with many eater sized fish and the occasional large fish. No reports of white bass or largemouth bass. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 73 degrees; 31.44 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 19.03 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 8 pounds on topwater frogs and 6 inch worms in green pumpkin plum or red apple in 6-12 feet are best depth. A few fish are being caught on crankbaits as well on main lake points. Crappie are slowing down and moving into their winter positions. Reports of fish being caught on minnows still around bigger stumps and trees 12-22 feet. White bass are slow. Catfish good on a variety of baits up both rivers. Cut shad and cheese baits seem to be working best 2-8 feet. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 21.90 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Palestine

GOOD. water stained; 65 degrees; 0.36 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 16-25 feet of water with jigs or minnows. Catfish are good in shallow water in the creeks with cut bait.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. stained; 67 degrees; 2.44 feet below pool. Blue catfish are slow with cut bait. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good in deep water with minnows. Sand bass are surfacing near the spillway hitting topwaters over around the spillway. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water light stain; 71 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on topwater poppers, or Carolina rigs off secondary points. Black crappie are excellent on brush piles. White crappie are roaming in deeper water but are more difficult to catch. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.11 feet below pool. Eater catfish are on fire off of the river channel on ledges and flats. Crappie are good on docks and brush. Bass are fair on swimbaits and crankbaits. Striper are fair but most have been undersized on live bait. Striper are migrating to the north end of lake for the winter. Report by Captain Casey Armstrong, Hooked Up Outfitters. Stripers are slow. Live bait is your best bet. Look for them in 20-35 feet of water. There are lots of smaller fish but keepers are dew and far between. Sand bass are still fair to good. Look for them in 10-20 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white are good colors to use. They are moving fast so be ready to move with them. Catfish are still fair to good. Cut shad is producing fish in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are also producing good numbers but won't produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Water clarity is 4-10 feet of visibility. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees; 2.53 feet below pool. Catfish are good on the dam side from the bank with worms or cut bait. Report of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 79 degrees. Water temperature is around 74 degrees and fishing has slowed down with the recent cold weather. No catches have been reported this week, and it’s likely that largemouth bass have moved deeper water seeking more stable temperatures, becoming less aggressive in their feeding. Anglers targeting bass should focus on deeper structures like submerged logs or drop-offs near creek channels. The fishing piers continue to see steady activity, with anglers going after crappie and bluegill - though no confirmed catches, the consistent presence of fishermen suggests some are finding success. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 1.81 feet below pool. Water temperatures are cooling, but the bite remains consistent. White bass are fair in the mornings with surface activity starting again on the common flats. Throw small swimbaits, tail spinners or rattletraps. Later in the morning white bass are shallow in 16-18 feet on long points, coves and ledges. The best technique is to troll in 12-14 feet of water. White bass are starting to group back up and as the water temperature declines to the mid 70s fish will start to push shad in the flats early and late then be on structure the rest of the day. Crappie are fair on brush piles in 12-15 feet of water, or bridge columns. Catfish are good in wooded timber in 12-15 feet on prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.98 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-28 feet of water, or timber in 6-8 or 12-18 feet of water. Use live minnows or natural bait colored jigs. Largemouth bass are good with buzz baits and topwater lures. Target offshore rocks in 16-22 feet of water, or shallow vegetation and cover with spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, or swimbaits. Channel catfish are good on baited holes. Blue catfish can be caught on flats with 18-24 feet of water with cut bait. Sand bass are fair on humps with live bait, or slabs. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.78 feet below pool. White bass are good in 17-25 feet of water on slabs with a small buck tail jig 18 inches above. Many times you can catch doubles. Hybrids are starting to show up on points and humps near the sandies biting swimbaits. Black Bass are on the move as well. Bass are around docks and structure between docks. Catfishing is off the charts right now. Large numbers can be caught around timber where the birds roost. Usually up the Richland arm. Good Fishing, Terry Hawkins Guide Service Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.80 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.22 feet below pool. At the marina crappie are slow. Bluegill fair on crickets or worms. Catfish are good on minnows and punch bait. On the lake crappie are good with various jigs and minnows over brush in 6-12 feet of water. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs with cut shad, punch bait or using jug lines. Black bass are fair on craw jigs and slow plastics baits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are slow trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are slow with jigs or cut bait in deeper water. Below the dam all species are fishing slowly with zero water being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 50.48 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are good to excellent on punch bait and cut bait along the river and creek channels. White bass should be moving from channels to the deep water humps on the main lake. Follow bait balls to find fish. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.01 feet above pool. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow. Crappie are fair with fish scattered in mid depths and on brush on concrete structures.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.51 feet above pool. The water temperature dropped to the low 70s as far as 50 feet down after the cold front last week. This threw gas on the fire for white bass fishing. We had multiple two-angler trips exceeding 100 fish landed during a 4-hour morning trip. The bite is running strong from 7:30-10:50 a.m. High numbers of fish can be caught vertically out to 20 feet until 8:15 a.m., then fish push to 30-40 feet. Use a MAL Heavy with white or chartreuse tail fishing in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope and assisted by a slashing device. Once the catching at a particular area seems to go past peak, you have to be willing to leave those fish to find better biting fish. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Fall weather swings have made the bite unpredictable, but overall fishing has been solid. The most consistent pattern has been fishing football jigs around rocky structures in 3–15 feet of water. Bass are also hitting hard and soft jerkbaits in the same areas when chasing baitfish near the rocks. Flexibility and patience are key to finding quality bites. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.58 feet below pool. The hybrid striper and white bass bite are good. The fish are moving hard looking for good pockets of water. Fish main lake points in 8-15 feet using inline spinners and slab spoons. The eating sized catfish bite is still red hot. Easy limits on half day trips are the standard right now. Baited holes in 12-20 feet using prepared baits such as punch or dip baits. The trophy blue catfish are beginning to feed. We have seen fish in the 20-30 pound range on medium sized pieces of cut baits in 10-25 feet. Crappie are improving under bridges and on shallow brush with the bite on minnows. Largemouth bass are extremely shallow and prefer fast moving shallow crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 4.51 feet below pool. Fishing has been slow overall, though catfish remain active on the main lake. Bass and crappie action has tapered off, and with the lake elevation at 39.91 feet, conditions are expected to worsen as a cold front moves in. The front will likely slow the bite further and make the lake dangerously rough through Saturday. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Striper fishing is good on live bait and swimbaits. Gulls have arrived and keep an eye out for working birds along the river channels and on shallow main lake points early. Fish are schooled up on ledges and humps in 25-45 feet of water catching them anchored with live shad. Crappie are moving on structure and docks. Bigger fish are roaming 8-12 feet on flats off creek channels and points. Brush is loaded with smaller fish and bigger crappie will move in as water temps cool. Catfishing is still good, drifting big cut shad and rough fish on deep flats off the river channels 40-60 feet of water. Eater size fish are still piled in the backs of creeks and on deep ledges off the banks. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers are good with slabs in 10-30 feet of water. Very few catches on the surface with topwaters in 2-3 feet of water. The water is almost done turning. The midweek cold front should improve the bite for this weekend. Birds are showing the anglers the way to surfacing bait and actively feeding fish. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 90 degrees; 4.40 feet below pool. We’re finally getting a taste of fall on Toledo Bend, with water temperatures dropping into the mid-70s at press time. A cold front on the way should push temperatures down into the low 70s and upper 60s. The lake is fishing well overall, and bass can be caught from shallow to deep water. Early mornings have been productive with topwater baits, frogs, and buzzbaits, while later in the day, anglers are finding success with Carolina rigs and Texas rigs using bit worms in 12-18 feet of water. On windy days, the crankbait bite is picking up and should continue to improve as temperatures cool. A few smaller fish are being caught deeper in 20-25 feet, but most of the quality bites are coming shallower. No new crappie reports this week, though a few anglers mentioned the bite has been slow. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 11.98 feet below pool. Cooling fall weather has improved the bite, though conditions remain variable. The best action has come on topwater stickbaits, wake baits, and jerkbaits fished shallow in less than 10 feet of water. Focus on transition areas with a mix of brush and rock for quality largemouth. Staying flexible with lure choice continues to be important. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Bass are very good targeting fish shallow around rocky points and brush near the mouths of coves. A topwater walking bait in bone has been good early around sunrise. Later in the day use a 3.5 inch weedless paddle tail swimbait to get through the brush to catch numbers. When the shallow bite slows, Texas rigged plastics in 10-20 feet of water around patches of submerged brush have been producing catches. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; 34.98 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair in creek and river channels 8 feet or deeper with cut bait or punch bait. When it is cloudy, target catfish in shallower water. Crappie are fair as fish transition to brush in the channels with live minnows or jigs. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 1.42 feet below pool. Bream are good on red worms throughout the lake. Channel catfish are good on cut bait, liver and nightcrawlers in 6-8 feet of water. Blue catfish are good on liver as shallow as 6 feet of water. Crappie are good on minnows 16-20 feet of water on brush piles. Bass are fair on trick worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.54 feet above pool. Crappie bite was excellent before the cold front. Lots of big fish were in 12-15 feet of water in standing timber. Lots of little fish on brush piles in 12-15 feet of water. Jig and minnows are both effective. After the cold front fish spook easily and have a case of the lock jaw. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees. The boat ramp remains closed to boats and water levels are very low. Though challenging, kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the bank. Hydrilla continues to choke the coves so weedless presentations tend to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits tend to work well. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature bait soft plastics also continue to be effective. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 5.54 feet below pool. Bait is starting to transition to the creeks. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows and jigs. After the cold front crappie should start showing in the crappie house. Catfish are fair around rock with cut bait and shad. Bait fish are primarily congregated in the main lake, with some fish shallow. Water visibility is 10 inches.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 85 degrees. Crappie will start roaming as the weather cools.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 18.26 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows or hand tied jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 1.43 feet below pool. Catfish are good using punch bait in 20-30 feet of water. Striped bass are good early in the morning on live bait in 25 feet of water, or on topwater baits where fish are schooling. Crappie are in main lake brush in 20-30 feet of water. White bass are slow on main lake humps in 25-30 feet of water. Largemouth bass are good using soft plastics on deep structure and around docks. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

GOOD. Water normal; 74 degrees; 1.39 feet below pool. Bass are good when the sun is up on points and deeper structure. Crappie are slow, but some are caught using minnows around bridge pylons. Smaller catfish are being caught off of shad. Sand bass are good on the deeper end of the lake using slabs and small crankbaits. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 3.98 feet above pool. Crappie are good in timber off main channels in 18-24 feet of water with 2 inch plastics. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Lake Houston is clearing up nicely despite low flow, with about a foot of visibility in both the East and West Forks, while the south end is especially clear with a foot and a half of visibility. Largemouth bass are active in the shallows, hitting chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and small green grubs, with Texas-rigged setups working well around boat docks and riprap. Crappie fishing is excellent in 8-14 feet of water near structure, biting well on minnows and silver hand-tied jigs. White bass are stacked up on humps in 12-14 feet on the south end, hitting slabs, rattle traps, and deep-diving crankbaits, with #12 pet spoons tipped with gold feathers producing steady action. Catfish are being caught around bridges and areas with current using fresh-cut shad - keeping bait cold helps improve success. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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