Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of February 4, 2026

Dunlap

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish fair on bait. Bass are slow, with a few reports of single fish catches. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

FAIR. 46 degrees; 5.63 feet below pool. Crappie continue to be fair in 25-35 feet with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

SLOW. Water stained 52 degrees; 64.05 feet below pool. Water temperatures are in the low 50s, and fish are starting to group up along ledges in 25-40 feet of water. Productive techniques include slowly dragging Alabama rigs, football rigs, and soft plastics, as well as vertical approaches like drop shots and spoons. Some fish are holding higher in the water column and can be targeted with jerkbaits and jigging minnows. With improved weather expected after the recent severe cold, angler activity is likely to increase in the coming week as tournament season approaches. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 46 degrees; 0.94 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-30 feet of water with minnows or jigs. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits in 15-20 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

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 43 degrees; 1.65 feet below pool. Water temperatures dipped to the low 40s which is the coldest we can expect for the winter season. Almost all game fish are in very deep water or relating next to the deepest water in the reservoirs. This time of year all game fish tend to suspend all day chasing weak threadfin shad across the main basin and creek channels. Best action will be in the hot water discharge. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD.Water stained; 40 degrees; 2.94 feet below pool. Catfish continue to be good drifting or anchored with fresh cut shad or prepared bait in 3-25 feet of water. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 0.42 feet above pool. Fishing should be good before and after the cold front, but anticipate more fish to be offshore post front. Find offshore bass with a livescope and use umbrella rigs. Shallow bass can be caught with a weightless 5 inch stick bait in shad and bluegill patterns around docks. Mix in a dropshot, Carolina rig, and Texas rig worm on the edge of the grass line. Crappie are congregated on main lake brush piles biting crappie jigs or minnows. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

SLOW. Water stained; 51 degrees; 0.50 feet below pool. Bass are good fishing spinnerbaits and swimbaits over grass flats. Target brush piles in 10-20 feet of water throwing a jig with a craw trailer. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.19 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees. Bass will be biting at the hot water discharge, or schooled up on deep main lake humps and drop-offs. Fish slowly with Carolina rigs, Alabama rigs and jigging spoons. Any imitation shad bait will be good this time of year.

Belton

FAIR. Water normal stain; 51 degrees; 0.78 feet above pool. The warming trend and solar input on cloudless days has stabilized the water temperature around 50 degrees. This paired with the day length has drawn white bass and shad to the main Leon River and Cowhouse Creek channels. These fish are suspended and are able to be caught via a deadstick tactic with jighead and 3 inch or smaller soft plastic tied to hang horizontally. The use of a thumper will draw fish, and Garmin LiveScope will clearly show both fish and your presentation. When fish move in from the left or right of the screen, adjust your depth to be right in front of them as they pass beneath, then, ever so slowly raise the bait and watch for a follow. Misses are common, but stick with it and you will connect. There are also plenty of bottom-oriented white bass on deep topography. These fish are very responsive to snap-jigging with the white, 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab with stinger hook. The trick is adding an intentional pause after the jigging stroke, and making sure the jigging stroke ends with the slab about 6 inches off bottom. Numbers of keeper largemouth bass are falling to this deep, snap-jigging approach as well. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are excellent. The steady cold fronts have increased activity for larger trophy sized bluecatfish. Eater size catfish have slowed, but can still be caught using small fresh cut bait. Deep river channels and sand flats have been productive in 35-55 feet of water. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 2.45 feet below pool. Crappie are good next to structure on minnows in 20-30 feet. Catfish are fair on cut bait 18-30 feet. Hybrids fair on live bait in 20-40 feet. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

SLOW. Water stained; 46 degrees; 1.36 feet below pool. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

SLOW. Normal stain; 43 degrees; 2.70 below pool. Water temperatures are 40-43 degrees. The bass bite has been slow due to weather. A few bass can be caught in 6-8 feet of water with Texas rigs or shaky heads around tree lines or calmer banks catching sun. A few bite with slow reeled spinnerbaits around creeks or old ponds in 4-7 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. After freezing weather it typically takes 1-4 weeks for the bite pick up. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.44 feet below pool. Expect fish to push deeper and the bite slow due to the weather. Bass should be offshore biting Carolina rigs, jerkbaits or small swimbaits. Crappie will be scattered.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 72 degrees; Water temperature is around 72 degrees with the lake level full. Fishing near the front of the power plant has been slow overall; a few redfish are being caught from the bank, but the bite isn’t consistent. Striper action is slow, black bass are slow, and catfish are slow as well. On windy days, anglers have better luck targeting areas around Lake Braunig where moving water can help improve the bite. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 50 degrees; 4.81 feet below pool. Expect the bite to improve as fish push shallower as the water temperature starts to rise. Crappie are fair on docks 15-30 feet deep. Roaming crappie are suspended in the top third of the water column in 30-40 feet. Minnows and jigs are working. Largemouth bass are decent using jigs, Alabama rigs, and swimbaits on main lake points, creek channels, or on banks in the late afternoons with crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and docks. White bass and hybrids are fair on main lake humps and points, deadsticking slabs and flukes. Catfish bite is good on cut shad and chicken liver on main lake deep holes, deeper holes in coves, and in the river in creek channels drifting. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water stained; 45 degrees; 3.10 feet below pool. Black bass to 8.33 pounds are excellent on soft plastics, in Lone Star Disco color, scoping around docks and stroking them on the ledges in 15-18 feet of water. Throw shallow crankbaits and jigs on the rocks and docks around main lake pockets and suspended points. Crappie are slow to 11 inches on minnows or jigs on main lake scattered brush piles. The best jig colors have been chartreuse and white or shad. White bass are slow with catches up to 1.5 pounds. Fish are scattered around the main lake biting crankbaits. Catfish are slow on minnows and on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake docks and drains.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees. Continue to target bass on the bottom around deep cover with a jig or a Texas rigged craw or creature bait. When the water is a little clearer throw a suspending jerkbait with a long pause. If the bass are finicky, downsize to a shaky head or a Ned rig and just let it soak. When there is a reaction bite cast a lipless crankbait, spinnerbait or chatterbait. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.56 feet below pool. White bass are good trolling crankbaits in the river. Striped bass are good with jigging spoons or deadsticking soft plastics 30-50 feet of water. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Crappie are fair with fish bunched up in 25 feet of water on brush and standing timber suspended 25-30 feet down with minnows. Blue catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 41 degrees; water level at 169.05 feet. The bite has been very slow and the fish are extremely lethargic. Bass have been consistent on an Alabama rig with rare bites on chatterbaits and jerkbaits. White bass were tough and seemed to disappear due to the cold. When the water warms returns to around 50 degrees fishing should improve. Bass should start biting rattle traps, jerkbaits, swim jigs, chatterbaits and Alabama rigs. White bass should start biting rooster tails, spoons and Alabama rigs. Despite the cold weather it is an amazing time on this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 65 degrees. Water level is full near the back of the discharge. Redfish action has been good, averaging 5-10 pounds, hitting a variety of colored rattle traps as well H&H plastics; free-lining, trolling, and casting have all been producing fish. Catfish are being caught shallow in 3-5 feet of water on punch and cheese baits. Striper bite is slow, and black bass action is slow as well. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 21.03 feet below pool. Water temperature 51°. The stripers and White Bass have been grouped up along the creek channels in 20 to 30 feet of water along the bottom. Jigging three-quarter ounce war eagle spoons in silver or white off the bottom has been the best bet. Largemouth bass fishing has been decent. With the colder weather, the fishing has still been good. You just have to really slow. Light and weightless soft plastics along the edge of the grass and rocky drop offs have been producing some fish. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service. Bass are positioned on the outside grass edges biting a dropshot or a Texas rig. Working a swimbait over top of the grass is producing catches as well. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 46 degrees; 3.85 feet below pool. The winter deadsticking bite is in full force. Target hybrid striped bass and white bass in 36–45 feet of water throughout the lake. Use a fish thumper and splasher to draw fish beneath the boat, as schools will often move through the water column at depths of 28-34 feet. Depending on wind speed, use a ½–1 ounce jighead paired with a 3–4 inch soft plastic fluke. Be ready for subtle bites and set the hook quickly. Drift at speeds of 0.3–0.5 mph for best results. If you are not getting bites within 20–30 minutes, move to a new location. Key areas to target include sharp drop-offs, ledges, and mid-lake humps and points across the lake. Vary jig and plastic colors based on cloud cover and sunlight, rotating between bright and shad patterns for the best success. The crappie bite continues to improve. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 14-22 feet of water around bridge pylons, brush piles, and docks. Anglers are finding limits by moving from spot to spot, 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 fair drifting deep flats in 20-40 feet of water. Look for deep water with bait and fish action then drift cut gizzard shad, carp, or drum. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 40.17 feet below pool. The lake is currently at 42 percent capacity, and both boat ramps are closed at this time. Bank fishing has been good, with channel and blue catfish being caught along some bass and white bass from shore. All park trails remain open. For the latest park and fishing updates, anglers should contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife state park office. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 51 degrees; 16.70 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; 47 degrees; 3.42 feet below pool. Catfish should be shallow biting shad. Bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 3.25 feet above pool. The lake is about three feet low with slightly stained water and temperatures in the low to mid-50s. Fishing has been slow overall, with the best success coming from targeting timber and deeper brush piles where fish are holding in more stable conditions. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

GOOD. 68 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to boast on numbers of largemouth bass and limits of eater sized channel catfish. Tilapia are abundant on this power plant lake. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 58.5 degrees & dropping; 1.07 feet under pool. Catfish action has been good on baited holes in 20-50 feet of water and by drifting natural baits along channel edges. Bass fishing has also been productive, especially along edges and around large offshore schools of shad. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie are being found on structure in 17-25 feet, with minnows and hair jigs outperforming plastics this week; many bites have been very light. Hybrid stripers are active with dead-sticking patterns in the current water temperatures, and anglers are also catching them on slabs, spoons, large minnows, and shad in 25-41 feet. Many juvenile hybrids are mixed in with white bass, so anglers should check the tooth patch for identification using Texas Parks and Wildlife resources. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 4.80 feet below pool. After freezing weather it typically takes 1-4 weeks for the bite pick up. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 67 degrees; 17.91 feet below pool. Water levels are receding, but fish remain present, and anglers who get on the water and locate active pockets should find opportunities. The mild weather may also make for comfortable shoreline fishing this wReport by Weber’s Boat Landing.

Cypress Springs

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.66 feet below pool. After freezing weather it typically takes 1-4 weeks for the bite pick up. Crappie enter a hibernation state when the water drops into the 40s, so expect the bite to be slow. Crappie will be deep, then suspend higher in the water column on bright and sunny days. The best bite will be on minnows, or tiny ice jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

SLOW. Water stained; 47 degrees; 2.36 feet below pool. Few anglers on the water due to the cold weather. All species are reported to be slow. Big blue catfish can be caught drifting deep water with cut shad. Crappie are slow. Black bass are slow. Perch will always bite around structures with nightcrawlers under a cork. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 44.49 feet below pool. Conditions are largely unchanged, with the main difference being a drop in water temperature to the mid 50s. Weather patterns have remained steady, and fishing activity is following a similar trend, with no major shifts in patterns or species behavior reported. Catfish action has been excellent, with anglers reporting fish in the 30-50 pound range and even a new lake record recently caught. The most consistent pattern has been targeting transition areas along the edge of the main river channel, especially at the mouths of major creeks where the river feeds into flats and slightly shallower water. Big submerged trees near these creek mouths are holding suspended fish, and anglers using sonar, side imaging, down imaging, or livescope to locate them are finding success. Fresh cut carp, tilapia, and shad have been the top baits, with live bait producing outstanding results when available, and Carolina rigs and santee rigs both working well whether drifting or dragging. Despite cold-weather conditions slowing bowfishing, both trophy and keeper catfish are active, with keeper cats being caught in 10-20 feet of water on shrimp, cut bait, stink bait, and Fishbites catfish bait, which has been especially effective for anglers who have difficulty finding fresh bait this time of year. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; full pool. Numbers of small buck bass running the banks. Bass are good in 6-9 feet of water with Carolina rigs. A few small bass caught along the bank with a wacky rig. Reports of improved catfish bite. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

SLOW. normal stain; 43 degrees; 3.05 feet below pool. Water temperatures are 39-43 degrees. Bass have been slow due to weather conditions. Bass can be caught slowly working Texas rigs and jigs on boat houses with brush. Square bill crankbaits and lipless crankbaits are fair in the flats around drains or ditches 5-8 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has survived the arctic blast of 2026 without it affecting the bite like it did in 2021 and 2025. Fish are still stacked up on deep timber along the main lake creek channels like they have been all winter. Look for fish in the 35-60 feet depth range with fish around 15-30 feet down. We still have some fish on other patterns like bridges, brush piles, tire reefs, points and ledges. These are more hit or miss and may be smaller fish. Small hand tied jigs and minnows are working well and I’m sure soft plastics will produce fish also. The most important thing I’ve seen after the last huge cold front is to fish slowly. Try to keep your baits in the strike zone just above fish as long as possible and as still as possible. Low wind days may be the best days for catching fish until the water temperature begins rising up and the bite changes. Not all fish will bite and you may see fifty percent of the fish bite well and the other half just do not respond to baits. Do not spend tons of time on non responsive fish. Move on to fish that want to bite and you’ll end up filling the cooler up. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 48 degrees; 5.59 feet below pool. After the freeze there may be a shad kill which will bring catfish shallow to feed. Catfish should be shallow on fresh cut shad. Hybrids should be in 25-30 feet of water trolling or with live bait. Crappie are in 12-20 feet of water on structure with minnows and jigs. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

SLOW. water stained; 51 degrees; 8.58 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are consistent with a very slow bite. Largemouth bass are slow, and best to target below the thermocline tight to structure fishing slowly with jigs or soft plastics.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 50 degrees; 4.04 feet below pool. Crappie are good on rock piles in 12-14 feet of water with minnows. Sand bass and hybrids are feeding out on main lake flats. Catfish are good on cut shad in 16-18 feet of water. Bass are good on main lake points with slow moving baits like jigs and Texas rigs.

Granbury

FAIR. normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.57 feet below pool. Water temperatures fell to the to the low 40s after the last cold snap down. Water clarity is good and lake levels are close to pool level. Inclement weather has limited angler action, but the spring like forecast will bring anglers back out. Best action continues to be crappie on jigs worked near deeper structure. Some are being caught in the river above Granbury. Sand bass reports have been slow. Best sand bass action is in deeper water on 3 inch grubs fished above bait clouds. Many of the sand bass are staged in the main lake and will move upstream to spawn in the next few weeks. Striped bass have been hit and miss. Best striped bass action is on the lower ends in 25-40 feet of water. Look for birds hovering. Largemouth bass continue to be good in numbers with an occasional bigger fish. Look for largemouth near major creek entrances and near deeper docks. Best largemouth presentation is slowly working soft plastics. Cold water blue and yellow catfish bite is improving on cut shad fished on flats adjacent to the river channel on the upper ends. By Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on jigs and black Power Worms. Crappie are starting to show up in shallow sloughs and coves. They will move up after a few warm nights. White bass are beginning to make runs up the river and creek. Blue catfish are good on shad fished along shallow windy banks. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 47 degrees; 0.40 feet below pool. The weekend forecast is ideal conditions for fishing. White bass are good suspended 20-40 feet down over 50 feet. Deadstick small slabs with jigs tied 2 feet above. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 39 degrees; 51.41 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 50 degrees. Small shiny bait fish patterns are a good bet for chain pickerel. Black bass are on the move around grass in shallow sunny banks. Use small white and red streamers with good success. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 49 degrees; 0.19 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; 47 degrees; 14.59 feet below pool. Catfish should be shallow biting shad. Bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Inks

GOOD. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.76 feet below pool. The lake is now firmly set up in winter patterns. Bass are being caught on crankbaits and drop-shot rigged finesse worms fished around rocky areas and submerged vegetation in up to 15 feet of water. Fish are grouped tightly and relating closely to these areas, so slowing down and thoroughly working productive zones has been key under the colder conditions. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing, (435) 313-1838, andermeine.com. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 46 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Bass are good on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and rattle traps out to 8 feet of water. Some fish are piled up in 30 feet of water hitting finesse presentations, or suspended imitation minnow baits. Water clarity is a normal stain with some stain on the north end.

Joe Pool

SLOW. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 0.19 feet below pool. Water temperatures dipped to the low 40s which is the coldest we can expect for the winter season. Almost all game fish are in very deep water or relating next to the deepest water in the reservoirs. This time of year all game fish tend to suspend all day chasing weak threadfin shad across the main basin and creek channels. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 0.16 feet above pool. Crappie fishing was tough this week, with presentation being key. Fish were still holding on structure in the 20–25 feet range, but the bite was slower than normal. With warmer weather approaching, expect crappie to begin moving toward spawning areas in the coming weeks. Bass fishing remains good along creek channels. Fish are being caught in 6–9 feet of water on Alabama rigs, jerkbaits, and rattle traps. Report by ETX Outdoors.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 45 degrees; 2.04 feet below pool. Before the Arctic blast fishing patterns were consistent. Crappie are on the humps or in 25-30 feet of water on structures hugging the silt bottom. Find threadfin schools and the crappie will be nearby. Spider rig fishing with minnows and jigs will land fish. White bass are deep 100-500 yards off the dam. Turn on your noise making thumper or splasher and anchor up for about 10 minutes. Moving a quarter of the way down the dam until you find fish. Use live scope and watch for fish studying the bait. Then start reeling up slowly to trigger a bite. Small swimbaits on 5/8 ounce jigheads, minnows, or slabs will work. Live threadfin, if you can get them and keep them alive, work great. Expect a bi-catch of crappie, catfish, and sometimes some largemouth bass. Catfish are good in 3-15 feet and 25-30 feet. Anchoring up on tree lines in the shallows with cut bait on the bottom seems to be producing some very large catfish. There can be large schools in 25-30 feet of water in the shad wall or bait. This thick wall of bait is from the bottom to 7-15 feet. Drag cut bait and santee rigs along the bottom. Panner boards help tremendously. Black bass are on laydowns and rock piles in 15-20 feet. Cast a squarebill crankbait or a 12 foot diver on boat ramps throughout the day. Any super sharp drop-offs in around 15 feet of water are producing bass with Carolina rigged jigs and 5/8 ounce jigs with a jerkbait soft plastic minnow attached. Free swim it over the bass if you have live scope. Bluegills and tilapia seem to have disappeared for the winter. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.28 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are slow but improving on deeper rocky banks. Fishing super slowly with a worm or craw has been productive. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 49 degrees; 0.57 feet below pool. After the freezing weather, anticipate all species to push to deeper water. Expect the white bass and hybrids to concentrate in the deep river channels in 40-60 feet of water. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 45 degrees; 2.07 feet below pool. Fishing will improve heading into the weekend as the water temperature warms. Catfish thrive in the cold temperature and will be feeding. Crappie are on brush, roaming, and on the power line pylons biting minnows. White bass, catfish and crappie are roaming fish in 18-24 feet of water. Largemouth bass have started feeding on crawfish, so red and crawfish pattern baits will be a key to catching bass. Largemouth bass are in 6 feet of water or less on docks, bulkheads and rocks with red chatterbaits, red rattletraps, and Texas rigs. This pattern will be consistent until February when the water starts to warm. Numbers of catfish and white bass are in 18-24 feet of water. Catfish are biting in the creeks and on timber with birds. The best catfish bite will be at the marina for bank anglers. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Light stain; 55 degrees; 0.22 feet above pool. Lake Livingston’s water remains around conservation pool with a light stain typical for the area and winter conditions, and recent cool weather has the water in the mid-50s to mid-60s depending on timing and location. Weather has been mild but cooler fronts are pushing fish deeper and slowing some bites, so slow, deliberate presentations around deeper structure, creek channels, and tributary mouths are paying off best. Anglers are finding white bass schooling in pockets and will often hit spoons or slabs in deeper water, while catfish remain solid along main lake channels and deeper holes on cut bait or live shad. Largemouth bass activity is fair around deeper cover and creek bends on worms, jigs, and plastics, striped bass are fair on spoons or shad offerings, and crappie can be picked up in suitable cover using minnows and small jigs.

Marble Falls

FAIR. normal stain; 45 degrees; 0.66 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 48 degrees; 1.95 feet below pool. After several days with freezing temperatures focus on large schools of bait fish to catch bass with Alabama rigs, jerkbaits and crankbaits. Also move closer to the warmer water looking for temperatures around 60 degrees. Find hydrilla working the outside edge with worms, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigged worms. Make sure to navigate slowly, referring to your lake map identifying timber areas because stumps are inches below the surface. Stay warm Reported by Hambone fishing. Reported by Hambone fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 85.56 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; 42 degrees; 44.01 feet below pool. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and sand bass all have continued to flourish around many parts of the lake. Topwaters such as chatterbaits and spinnerbaits along the banks of Sexy Cove and Bugbee, as well as minnows off the dock have been great. Catfish are fair, the bite has slowed but not stopped this week. They have been caught on the dock, and Harbor Bay. Livers, frozen Shad and stink bait have been used. Crappie have been slow again this week. Sanford Yake Dock, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress. Pearl white and pearl blue are working great on grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and Perch are good hitting on worms and corn. Walleye are great with jigs with pearl blue or white grubs, as well as bottom bouncers 60 feet down between Sexy Cove and the gas well. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 45 degrees; 3.95 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; 58 degrees; 0.19 below pool. Largemouth bass are slow on medium diving crankbaits on main lake rocky points. Crappie are good on white or chartreuse jigs. Catfish are excellent on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 49 degrees; 1.33 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are excellent on suspending jerkbaits and large swimbaits on grass lines. Crappie are slow with white or chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 46.5 degrees; full pool. The lake is at full pool, and this is a great time to use power-fishing techniques like square-bill crankbaits, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep divers. The best bite has been early and late in the day, though midday action can still be productive through the remainder of the fall and winter pattern. Larger female bass are feeding up ahead of the spawn. Crappie numbers are strong, while catfish activity has been slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 47 degrees; 0.92 feet below pool. The bass bite has been fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases and laydowns 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 close to heavy cover to stay warm and ambush prey. 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 were fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs and catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

SLOW. 50 degrees; 0.27 full pool. This cold front should improve the blue catfish bite. Blue catfish have been midlake in 10-15 feet of water biting shad. Expect the crappie bite to shut off as fish scatter in deeper water. Crappie will be lethargic, but action should pick up in February. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 48 degrees; 32.11 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 46 degrees; 19.70 feet below pool. Bass are fair with catches up to 9 pounds possible, but primarily 2-4 pound fish. Best baits have been umbrella rigs, small swimbaits on quarter ounce heads, and crankbaits. Target long tapering points or 45 degree angle banks out to 24 feet. Crappie are slow, with some action reported near the Lee day area in deep pecan trees on minnows. White bass have been good in 35-45 feet of water near channel swings. Slabs and jigging spoons working best. A few catfish are still being reported in the rivers. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 48 degrees; 22.92 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

SLOW. water stained; 48 degrees; 0.11 feet below pool. These major temperature shifts usually ignite the big fish to chase bait balls in open water and feed heavily. If there is a shad kill, the catfish, white bass and hybrids will gorge themselves. Expect numbers of big fish to be caught off bait concentrations this week. Catfish will bite cut shad. White bass and hybrids will bite swimbaits.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. normal stain; 48 degrees; 0.75 feet below pool. Blue catfish are good in shallow water early morning or late evening with shad. Hybrids, sand bass and bass are slow. There is an abundance of baitfish and perch in the creeks. Report by Palo Pinto RV.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water normal stain; 51 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair with suspended jerkbaits or Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow on white or chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 50 degrees; 2.71 feet below pool. Stripers are slow to fair in 30-40 feet of water. Live bait is still doing good but the artificial deadstick bite is starting to pick up. Jigs with a red head and chartreuse fluke tail seem to be the best color but other colors have been working also. Sand bass are fair in 30-40 feet of water in the main river channel. Live bait has been out preforming artificials, but some can also be caught using deadstick techniques. Red head jigs with a white or chartreuse split tail fluke seems to be the best colors for deadsticking. Catfish are still fair to good. Cut and live shad are producing fish in 30-40 feet of water fished on or near the bottom. Bass have been steady in deep water around structure in 40-50 feet of water on live bait but can probably be targeted with deep water baits and deadsticking methods. Slow your retrieve way down. The fish are super slow and lethargic due to the cold water. The water temperature is 44-50 degrees, but may warm slightly with the coming warmer days. Water clarity is 8-12 feet of visibility and steady. Bonus rainbow trout catches are possible below the Possum Kingdom Lake Dam at the Hwy 16 Bridge. This is a light tackle fishery so bring your extra light tackle or flys for best results. Use baits like Powerbait in orange or chartreuse colors or whole kernel corn hooked on a very small hook with a light punch wait 12-18" above the bait. They will also sometimes hit small jerky baits but dough baits seem to be the best bet. Cast them out and let them sit for best results. Some can be caught using very small jerk baits and swim baits but Powerbait and corn is a more productive method. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. .

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 49 degrees; 2.89 feet below pool. The water temperature is in the 40s, so expect the fish to group up in deep channels in 22-24 feet of water. There may be a shad kill due to the cold water temperatures. This should bring catfish shallow to feed, and look for bird activity. Catfish may be caught on. Shad colored lures for hybrid should also be great. Follow the birds feeding on all the Shad. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 57 degrees. The recent cold weather has resulted in virtually no fishing pressure, with patches of ice forming in shallow areas and fishing piers becoming slick and hazardous. Angler activity has been minimal over the past week, and fish are likely less active, holding in deeper water as they settle into a cold-weather pattern. Anyone heading out should use caution around icy surfaces and plan on slow presentations in deeper areas to have the best chance of success. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

SLOW. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 1.64 feet below pool. Expect slower fishing while the water temperatures are below 48 degrees, but the bite should improve in the afternoon. White bass are scattered on deep flats in 32-38 feet. The south end of the lake is the most productive area. Locate schools of bait and fish those areas with the 2-3 jigs tied above a 1 ounce slab. Thumping the boat produces the best chances. The fish also were on the lower half of the water column. Crappie are fair as fish move from brush to deeper water along flats and levees. Big blue catfish are good drifting large baits in 38-42 feet of water. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 38 degrees; 1.07 feet below pool. Big drop in the water temperature has created a tough bite. Crappie are slow in the creeks, with a better bite bite in 25-40 feet of water on brush and rocks. Fish are very lethargic, so you will have to use a slow presentation and put the bait right in front of the fish. A chartreuse or monkey milk jig should be good. Blue catfish should be in 35-50 feet of water. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 47 degrees; 2.08 feet below pool. Hybrids are bunched up in 33-43 feet of water in and around creek channels biting deadstick flukes. White bass are in similar areas and on deep points. They are not as aggressive as the hybrids. Catfish are great on cut bait. This is a great time to Livescope for black bass. Use an Alabama rig or jerkbait around standing timber. The shallow bite for black bass will be tough due the low temperatures. Target shallow rocks if you fish shallow. Good fishing. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water muddy; 51 degrees; 9.46 feet below pool. Groundhog Day brought typical mid-winter conditions to the lake with cool water temperatures and slower overall fish activity. Anglers are finding the best success by fishing deeper structure and slowing down their presentations. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

SLOW. Water stained; 49 degrees; 3.02 feet below pool. Warming trend should improve the bite and warm the water some. As the water stabilizes the bite will pick up with the same patterns. At the marina the crappie bite is fair, and catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait. Bluegill are slow on crickets and worms. Black bass are starting to stage for spring spawn. Bass are fair on craw jigs and slow moving plastics baits in 6-14 feet of water. On the lake crappie are fair with various jigs and minnows holding tight under brush in 8-16 feet of water or roaming. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs with cut shad, punch bait or using jug lines. Chumming areas helps. 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

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 51.72 feet below pool. Channel catfish are fair on punch and fresh cut bait in deeper water. Blue catfish are fair on fresh cut bait in deep water on flats and channels. On sunny days big blue catfish can be caught on shallow flats. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 1.63 feet above pool. Bass are fair. Crappie are fair at the crappie house. Bait balls are in deeper water. Catfish are fair with juglines in 5-8 feet of water on flats.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.61 feet above pool. he warming trend and solar input on cloudless days has stabilized the water temperature around 50 degrees. This paired with the day length has drawn white bass and shad to the Lampasas River channel. These fish are suspended and are able to be caught via a deadstick tactic with jighead and 3 inch or smaller soft plastic tied to hang horizontally. The use of a thumper will draw fish, and Garmin LiveScope will clearly show both fish and your presentation. When fish move in from the left or right of the screen, adjust your depth to be right in front of them as they pass beneath, then, ever so slowly raise the bait and watch for a follow. Misses are common, but stick with it and you will connect. There are also plenty of bottom-oriented white bass on deep topography. These fish are very responsive to snap-jigging with the white, 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab with stinger hook. The trick is adding an intentional pause after the jigging stroke, and making sure the jigging stroke ends with the slab about 6 inches off bottom. Numbers of keeper largemouth bass are falling to this deep, snap-jigging approach as well. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 1.95 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni is still fishing well despite falling water temperatures after the winter weather. Water temps are 46 degrees on the main lake and much colder in the shallow areas. The white bass and hybrid-striper are still feeding. The best bite was with soft plastics in 20-25 feet on the main lake. Eating sized blue catfish are good in 40-50 feet on small cut shad and punch bait. Bigger fish are being caught compared to last week. The trophy catfish are good as fish feed up due to the falling temperatures. Quality fish up to 40 pounds are on main lake points and mid depths in 30-45 feet of water. The crappie are still fair on bridge columns and deep timber with jigs in 20-28 feet. The largemouth bass bite has slowed down with the cold shallow water temperature. Try rip rap with larger plastics in 8-12 feet. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 66 degrees; 7.28 feet below pool. Fishing pressure has been light, with not many on the water. The lake elevation is currently 36.84. Boaters should check the LNRA website for possible boat ramp closures before heading out. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

FAIR. Water stained; 42 degrees; 0.80 feet above pool. As a result of the arctic blast water temperatures have cooled 8-10 degrees across the lake pulling the shallow water fish deeper. These fish are now hanging on structures, and ledges in 20-30 feet of water. With the warmer sunny days back we should start to see those fish return to the shallower structure. Deadsticking 50-70 feet of water is producing good fish on 1-1.5 ounce jigheads and 5 inch flukes. Do not be afraid to move around looking for more active fish in the deeper water and keep an eye out for active groups of birds working schooling fish below. Catfish are staying in the 45-65 feet of water with medium to large pieces of cut gizzard shad being the bait of choice. Be patient as with the colder water temps they will be moving slower and a little more spread out in the deep water. Crappie are staying around deeper structures in 20-30 feet of water, with the colder water temps patience is key as they will be moving and feeding a little slower. Be patient once you find them on structure, and have different jigs and bodies to try till you find the one they can’t resist. Lures are king right now. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. The cooler water temperature has ignited the deadstick bite. Drop 4 inch flukes straight down and hold them still until you get a bite. Stripers are good with Alabama rigs or swimbaits on structures in 12-20 feet of water. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 50 degrees; 4.25 feet below pool. Water temperatures are in the mid to low 50s, and bass fishing has been slow due to the colder water. A few warmer days ahead could help raise temperatures slightly, which should improve activity. For now, anglers need to slow down their presentations whether fishing deep or shallow. Once water temperatures climb back into the high 50s to low 60s, the bite is expected to pick back up. No crappie report at this time. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 13.81 feet below pool. Bass are fair to good on jerkbaits fished around windblow points have been working well. Also, targeting rocky gradual sloping banks where the wind is pushing into, throwing medium diving craw colored crankbaits has been good. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 47 degrees; 35.75 feet below pool. Blue catfish will be shallow in 4-15 feet of water biting fresh cut bait. Start the hunt in 15 feet of water. Channel catfish are slow on punch and fresh cut bait in deeper water. Crappie are slow on live minnows and jigs on brush. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.92 feet below pool. Few anglers on the water due to the Arctic blast. Expect the bite to improve for crappie and bass in February. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.53 feet above pool. Crappie are in the creek and river channels. Start in deeper water around 30 feet and work your way shallow. Target the edges with depth changes like deep pockets in the mouth of the inlets and slews. Check standing timber and other structures. Present live bait extremely slowly and be prepared for a light bite. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 42 degrees. GOOD. Water temps 45°. Water levels remain low, and repairs on the boat ramp continue. The ramps are closed to power boats due to ongoing repairs but progress is being made. You can still launch personal watercraft like kayaks and canoes from the shore, and bank fishing is possible. Much of the submerged vegetation has died back and we're seeing winter conditions. This means that lower water temps will slow fish down and push them deeper. Slow down your presentations and look for reaction bites with jerkbaits, swimbaits, chatterbaits, and lipless crankbaits. Weedless soft plastics, stick baits, dropshot rigs, and jigs are also good options at grass edges and across submerged vegetation. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 47 degrees; 5.93 feet below pool. Crappie are good at the crappie house with minnows and jigs. Bass are slow in deep water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow in deep water with liver or stink bait. The visibility is 12 inches.

Welsh

GOOD. Water stained. 50 degrees. Crappie are stacking up in the brush. The best bite is casting a 1/8 ounce hair jig to them and dragging it over the top of them. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 19.28 feet below pool. Expect fish to be scattered and suspended off the bottom. Catfish will be shallow on cut bait, or deep drifting cut bait.

Whitney

FAIR. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Catfish are good using punch bait or cut bait in 30 feet of water. Catfish will be beneath roosting birds. Striped bass are good on live bait and swimbaits in 50-60 feet of water. Crappie are good up in the main lake in brush 30-40 feet of water. White bass are slow on slabs in 30 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

SLOW. Water normal; 50 degrees; 1.74 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on the main lake, but can be caught in creeks and rivers. No report for bass or white bass. Catfish are good on cut bait. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 3.10 feet above pool. Crappie are moving up the main channels migrating to their spring spawn points. Start at laydowns in 10-18 feet of water up river. Fishing is good on structure in the channels on the main lake. The closer to the dam you get the better. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. Recent heavy rainfall has muddled area waters again, with Huffman receiving about 3.5 inches, likely delaying fishable conditions on Cypress, Spring, Caney, Peach Creeks, and parts of the East and West Fork for another week or two, though The Woodlands and Conroe areas may clear sooner. White bass are the top target, biting small curly-tailed grubs on tandem rigs–white and chartreuse are best in stained water-with Rooster Tails also effective thanks to added vibration. Largemouth bass are holding near deep drop-offs and secondary points along main channels, responding to dark Texas-rigged worms, and may move shallow onto flats as the day warms. Crappie has been good in the creeks, Lucious Bayou, and the East Fork, but muddy water will slow the bite; small, dark hand-tied jigs are best when conditions improve. Catfish action is decent in deep main-lake channels on punch bait and fresh shad. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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