Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of February 11, 2026

Dunlap

GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees. The bass bite has turned on this week. Bass are good for quality size fish up to 7 pounds and quantities of fish being caught on soft plastics and crankbaits. The spawn is just around the corner. Crappie are good on mainly minnows and a few on jigs. Catfish are good. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

FAIR. 50 degrees; 5.68 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 59 degrees; 64.96 feet below pool. Water levels at Lake Amistad continue to drop and are now nearing 65 feet below pool. Despite recent cold fronts, water temperatures have climbed into the high 50s. Bass fishing remains challenging overall, though quality fish are being caught at times, with the most consistent bites coming off the tops of ledges in 15-20 feet of water near steep drop-offs, as well as in remaining grass beds in pockets with gradually tapering depths. Crappie reports have been limited over the past couple of weeks. Catfishing has been fair, with glow nightcrawlers producing the best results. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 51 degrees; 0.95 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 25-30 feet of water with minnows or jigs. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits in 15-20 feet of water. Catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water in the timber with prepared baits. Sand bass are slow in 20-30 feet of water on jigging spoons off main lake humps. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.64 feet below pool. Bass are good as fish move shallower and feed heavily. It is that 2-4 week period before the spawn that we call pre-spawn. White bass are running up the creeks and rivers. Crappie are loading up around docks getting ready to spawn. Big catfish are feeding heavily on shad. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD.Water stained; 50 degrees; 2.97 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; 0.45 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

FAIR. Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.45 feet below pool. Bass fishing is quickly heating up on Lake Austin. Starting to see bass cruising in shallow water, but not quite on spawning beds yet. Bass are good just outside spawning areas with a wacky worm, dropshot, and smaller Texas rigs. Watermelon red fluke or senko fished weightless around points in the grass and hard edges are also good. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits fished over submerged vegetation and mid-strolling minnow-style soft plastics targeting suspended, nomadic fish following baitfish. Bass relating to grass are being caught in 12–20 feet of water, while roaming fish can be found over a variety of depths. Fish are grouped up in areas, and anglers can often catch multiple bass once productive zones are located. Some very large bass have recently been caught, likely representing early spawning fish beginning to stage ahead of the spawn. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.40 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; 55 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; 0.83 feet above pool. We are starting to see a transition from winter spring due a lengthy warming trend in the forecast. White bass are slowly working up the Lampasas River channel to stage for the spawn. The consistently productive deep flats which held fish all winter have fewer fish lingering with each passing day. Target fish early when there is low-light and bird activity in less than 30 feet of water. Find fish with the aid of Garmin LiveScope and draw fish under the boat with a thumping device. Work a white 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab with a stinger hook vertically, using a snap-jigging method or a slow-smoking method. The fish quit feeding around mid morning once the sun brightens things up. Shift the focus to hovering over schools of threadfin shad in the river channel using a deadstick tactic with a light jighead and a soft plastic under 3 inches. Here again, LiveScope and a thumping device will significantly up your catch. Largemouth bass bycatch is beginning to decrease. Some fish have entered the Lampasas River, but are only coming and going in spurts right now. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are excellent in 25-45 feet of water. Slow drifting with suspended baits around points and river channels has worked best for blue catfish. Flatheads are slow but have been caught near structure and rock piles with live perch or shad. Channel catfish are slow but have been caught around deeper timber using punch bait. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 3.03 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; 50 degrees; 1.36 feet below pool. Crappie are slow with the best bite on jigs. Fish are moving towards spawning grounds in the river channels near the 21 Bridge. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

FAIR. Normal stain; 55 degrees; 2.76 below pool. Water temperatures are 50-54 degrees and have risen as high 55-58 degrees in the trees. The morning bite continues to be slow, with the best bite midday. Shallow fish can be caught in 3-6 feet of water around bushes with spinnerbaits. Texas rigs are fair around creeks edges in 3-5 feet. The offshore bite has picked up with big crankbaits and deep husky jerkbaits over structure or old pond dams in 15-22 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are slow with fish clinging to the bottom. When you can find fish, vertically jig. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.56 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; Fishing has been slow across the board, with redfish, black bass, catfish, and stripers all seeing limited activity. Anglers may need to work presentations more slowly and target deeper structure-oriented areas to find bites. Water level is currently full. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 50 degrees; 4.79 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on docks 15-30 feet deep with some roaming in 20-30 feet. Fish are biting minnows or jigs. Largemouth bass are fair using Alabama rigs on main lake points, creek channels, or on banks in the late afternoons. Crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and suspended on docks are landing catches as well. Bass will be pushing shallower with this warm weather. White bass and hybrids are fair on main lake humps and points, deadsticking slabs and flukes. Catfish are good on cut shad and bluegill on main lake deep holes, deeper holes in coves, and in the river in creek channels drifting. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 3.14 feet below pool. Black bass to 9.05 pounds are excellent on soft plastic Prickly Pears in Lone Star Disco scoping around docks and jigs in 10-12 feet of water. Use squarebill crankbaits on the rocks around main lake pockets and points. Crappie are slow to 11 inches on minnows in main lake scattered brush piles. White bass are slow to 1.5 pounds scattered around the main lake. Catfish are slow on minnows and on jug lines with cut shad or perch in 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; 2.50 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. Stripers are good trolling umbrella rigs and downriggers with bucktails in 31-52 feet of water on the points and humps. Livebait and jigging spoons are fair to good along the river channel and main lake points and humps. White bass are good, with some hybrids mixed in, from Garrett Island to the river trolling crankbaits. Stop on the main points and humps with jigging spoons and smaller shad or jumbo minnows in 28-45 feet of water. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; water level at 169.04 feet. The water temperature has risen to the mid 50s. The new moon paired with warmer weather seems to have fish pulled up around the trees already, and we have seen wasps and even a snake. Bass can be caught on senkos, flukes, chatterbaits, swim jigs and swimbaits. Hoping we have more rain and cold weather before it starts really turning spring time on us but we have no control over that so fish on! Crappie will be moving up around the trees in 3 feet of water on the main lake soon. Fun times ahead for us on this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 75 degrees. Redfish action has been fair, with anglers finding success trolling and casting rattle traps and soft plastics in a variety of colors. Catfish are also fair, with both channels and blues holding in 5-10 feet of water and biting well on shrimp and punch bait, especially stink baits like cheese blend. Striper fishing has been slow, and black bass are sluggish as well. Water level is currently full. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 21.15 feet below pool. There has been a good number of striped and white bass schooling mid lake between Tom’s Creek and Canyon Lake Marina. Umbrella rigs and spoons casting through the schools have been the ticket. Jigging spoons dropped through the schools when they are a little deeper have also been working. The largemouth fishing has improved, fish seem to still be holding out a little deeper. Look in areas with a good rock or grass transition in 15-25 feet of water. Weightless soft plastics or a drop shot rig have been producing good numbers of decent fish. Catching a few better fish early in the day on umbrella, rigs, and chatterbaits. The current warming trend will improve the bite and bring fish shallower to pre-spawn locations. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service. Bass are good on the outside grass lines of main lake points with a neko rig and a dropshot. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 3.92 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. Adjust jig and plastic colors based on cloud cover and sunlight, rotating between bright and shad patterns for the best success. A significant warm-up is in the extended forecast, along with periods of rain. This pattern will likely trigger the white bass spawning run, pushing fish into creek channels and sandy shallow points throughout the lake. White bass and hybrids will attempt to move up shallow creeks. However, without a solid 3–4 inches of rainfall they are expected to remain in the main lake, staging on shallow humps where water temperatures are warmer and conditions are calmer for their annual spawn. The crappie bite continues to improve. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 14-22 feet of water around bridge pylons, brush piles, and docks. Anglers are finding success by staying mobile catching several fish per spot before moving on. Guides report improving conditions, with larger crappie showing up more consistently. Big Catfish are being caught regularly, with anglers reporting limits by making long drifts in 30–45 feet of water using cut shad fished right off the bottom. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are fair drifting deep flats in 24-40 feet of water with cut gizzard shad or carp. Some catfish are still being caught anchored in 3-10 feet fishing shad off the bottom. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 40.25 feet below pool. All boat ramps are currently closed; however, bank fishing has been excellent. Anglers are catching blue and channel catfish from shore on shad and shrimp. Some black bass are also being caught off the bank, along with white bass and a few crappie. For the latest updates and access information, please contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife main office. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 16.75 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; 50 degrees; 3.45 feet below pool. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 3.28 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; 0.64 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to produce numbers of largemouth bass and channel catfish. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut shad. Largemouth bass are good on a variety of baits. Some good reports on dropshot rigs near creeks and points. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 54.4 degrees; 1.19 feet under pool. Lake Conroe water temperatures briefly dipped into the low 50s before climbing back into the upper 50s, and fishing has been good overall as baitfish shift and predators follow. Catfish are active from shallow water out to 50 feet, with baited holes along creek channel ledges producing well; drifting natural baits, targeting soft bottom flats, and fishing wind-blown coves have all been effective. Bass fishing shows a split pattern, with some fish holding deep and feeding on shad–responding to deep-diving crankbaits and jerkbaits–while others are moving shallow with early bedding activity beginning. Crappie fishing has been good when schools can be located, though weather swings have them moving; the north end is producing limits in 3-8 feet on jigs and minnows, while the south end bite is more inconsistent in 12-34 feet. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Hybrid stripers are still being caught dead-sticking in 22-44 feet, though that pattern may fade as temperatures rise; slabs, spoons, and large minnows or shad are also working, with many juvenile hybrids mixed in with white bass, so check identification features if needed. As conditions stabilize, the multi-species bite should continue improving. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 4.89 feet below pool. Crappie slow and vertically jigging will be the best tactic. Look in river channels further from the dam for crappie staging in spawning grounds. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 18.01 feet below pool. Lake Corpus Christi is sitting at about 9.4 percent capacity, with partly cloudy skies and a warming trend expected this week. Gusty winds of 35-40 miles per hour, with sustained winds around 20-25 miles per hour, will make conditions breezy, while daytime highs reach the low 80s and overnight lows settle in the low 60s. There is a 30-35 percent chance of late afternoon showers, and Tuesday’s UV index is low at Level 2. Anglers have been seen fishing from the bank near the mouth of Charquitas Cove where it meets the main lake, an area with slightly deeper water due to the old river channel. They spent several hours along the rock bluff near the Pernitas Point edge of the cove, though no catch reports were confirmed. Report by Weber’s Boat Landing.

Cypress Springs

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.65 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent as fish migrate shallow to spawning grounds. The fish will spook easily, so cast versus vertically jig. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 2.54 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; 54 degrees; 44.36 feet below pool. Despite fluctuating conditions, the bite has been strong, with water temperatures ranging from 55-57 degrees in some areas to as warm as 64 degrees in others, depending on locations and sunlight. Fish are holding both shallow and deep, with quality catfish and larger fish being caught from 8-10 feet out to around 30 feet, often tight to structure or suspended slightly off the bottom. Cold fronts tend to push fish deeper, while warming trends move them shallower. Productive areas have included flats near the mouths of coves such as Tigers and Pierces Cove near Marker 7, and using electronics to locate fish has been key. Fresh cut bait–such as gizzard shad, drum, or tilapia–has produced best, with live bait working even better when available. Smaller catfish are being caught in 2-5 feet of water under slip cork rigs with cut bait or shrimp. Overall, the bite has been very good, with plenty of big fish being landed. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 66 degrees; full pool. Bass are in a prespawn mode. Many small bass are running the banks biting rattle traps. 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 activity. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

SLOW. normal stain; 54 degrees; 3.07 feet below pool. Water temperatures have risen to 51-56 degrees. The morning bite is slow, but picks up by mid morning. Squarebill crankbaits and chatterbaits are good in 4-6 feet around flats. Lipless crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits are good around ditches or drains in 5-7 feet. Some deeper fish showing up suspended over road beds and humps in 16-23 feet of water with deep diving crankbaits or flutter spoons. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are 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; 5.62 feet below pool. 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. Reports of a 14 pound bass. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Georgetown

SLOW. water stained; 57 degrees; 8.40 feet above pool. Water temperatures are warming back up after the recent freeze and are now ranging between 56–58 degrees. Fishing remains slow, but bass are beginning to transition toward prespawn locations. The warmest water is being found in the northern coves, where fish are starting to stage. Several bass were marked on sonar in 8–10 feet of water, holding tight to structure. As conditions continue to stabilize, expect activity to improve especially during the warmest parts of the day and around areas that absorb heat quickly, such as rock, and timber.

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; 0.52 feet below pool. Lake Granbury water temperatures are close to 50 degrees. Some dead baitfish have been reported midlake. If you see any dead or dying fish, please report to the Texas Parks and Wildlife or the Brazos River Authority. Granbury fishing has been on and off for many species. Striped bass are slow on 5 inch soft plastics worked from near the dam all the way to the Peninsula Subdivision in 30 feet of water. Sand bass reports are slow, but they are staging for their spawning run. Some sand bass are being caught in the river above Granbury. Blue and yellow catfish are fair to good on cut shad fished around the Hunter Park area. Largemouth bass are good near deeper docks and creek channel entrances slowly working soft plastics. The best fishing action on Granbury will be crappie. Target deeper docks and submerged structures on the main lake. Some good catches in the river around Tin Top. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on jigs and Rattl-traps fished up river around timber. Crappie are showing up in shallow sloughs and coves off the river with night fishing producing best. White bass are fair up river from Dickersons Bottom to Fox Bottom. Blue catfish are good on shad fished along windy shorelines. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 47 degrees; 0.36 feet below pool. White bass are good in areas with baitfish and then utilize a thumper to bring fish to the boat. Fish near creek channels to locate fish in 45-50 feet of water suspended 37-30 feet down. The bite is very light, and use a very slow retrieve. Small males are moving in the creeks. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 43 degrees; 51.43 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; 0.15 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; 50 degrees; 14.63 feet below pool. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Inks

GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees; 0.75 feet below pool. Bass are being caught on crankbaits in 5–12 feet of water around rocky areas and submerged vegetation. Fish are grouped up, and anglers can often catch multiple bass in small productive zones. Bass are holding in shallow to mid-depth areas and appear to be shifting toward pre-spawn patterns. Anglers should expect to see more fish staging and preparing for the spawn over the next few weeks. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 46 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Water is clear and 51 degrees. Bite was very slow, some fish caught out really deep with jig and dropshot.

Joe Pool

GOOD. Water normal stain; 51 degrees; 0.18 feet below pool. Bass are good as fish move shallower and feed heavily. It is that 2-4 week period before the spawn that we call pre-spawn. White bass are running up the creeks and rivers. Crappie are loading up around docks getting ready to spawn. Big catfish are feeding heavily on shad. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler. Water temperatures are in the low 50s and should rise to the mid 50s with the warmer weather in the forecasts. The sudden drop in temperature has shocked the fish and pushed them out deep along with the bait. Bass have been found in the 15-20 feet depth range on rock piles, submerged old creek banks, and channel swings. Fish have been in decent size schools hugging the bottom. Be persistent in one area until you get one to bite. Baits of choice have been dropshot, shaky head, and Ned rigs. You want to use small subtle baits with very little action like senkos, creature baits that do not have a lot of appendages. Be safe and wear your life jacket, falling in cold water will shock you and your body will lock up quick. Report by Gilbert Miller, GTB Outdoors.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. Crappie are good at the mouth of coves on timber. Some numbers of fish are stacked on timber in deeper water, but the bigger fish are shallower in 10-20 feet of water. The best bite is with 1/16 ounce hand ties. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 50 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; 59 degrees; 0.19 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 fishing is picking up as the water temperature rises. Bass are good slowly dragging a Texas rig over shallow rock piles and rocky banks. Water clarity 2-3 feet of visibility. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.59 feet below pool. White bass are fair to good in 40-60 feet of water. Hybrid stripers are fair in that same depth. Check river channels and flats near the channels. Jigs, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits are working. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Blue catfish are fair on cut shad drifting or anchoring on points, ledges, and flats near the river channels and in river channels in 25-50 feet of water. The shallow water bite in 2-8 feet in the upper ends of the lake is fair as well. Crappie are slow to fair in 15-38 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, bridge columns, and rock piles near a drop off ledge. The creeks are producing as well. Minnows and jigs are working. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 55 degrees; 2.16 feet below pool. The water temperature rose to 55 degrees. Bass are headed for the banks to get on spawning beds, so it is time for the bank anglers to shine. Hot spots for bank anglers will be Branch Marina, Dooley Creek on Farm to Market 3371, and Lambs Creek on Farm to Market 1512 Bridge, Navasota River on Texas State Highway 164, Blaines Creek Bridge, and Lake Limestone Marina. As far as the lake fishing goes, largemouth bass will move to 5 feet or less on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits. Crappie are still deep, but will start trickling into the creeks very soon. Minnows will be the bait of choice. Catfish will be in creek channels and points on mouths of creeks. White bass will make the annual trip up the river and lay eggs. Cast minnows, beetle spins, and rooster tails. Some white bass will stay in the lake and spawn on mainlake flats closer to the middle or end of March. White bass will continue to be caught on silver super spoons. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Light stain; 55 degrees; 0.18 feet above pool. Water conditions at Lake Livingston are typical for this time of year, with the lake near conservation pool and water clarity moderately to highly turbid, providing plenty of cover for fish to hold. Recent water temperatures are in the low-60s, though cooler air and an approaching arctic blast may push some fish deeper and slow the bite at times. Weather has been cool but stable, with early mornings and late afternoons often producing the best action as fish become more active around structure. White bass remain one of the more reliable targets and can still be found reacting to fast lures when schools are located, while largemouth bass and striped bass will relate to deeper cover and creek channels as they adjust to changing conditions. Catfish are active along main lake channels and creek edges on cut bait or shad, and crappie are fair on minnows and jigs, especially around woody structure and tributary mouths. Adjust depths and presentations with the changing weather, focusing on deeper water during cooler periods and structure edges as fish move with warming trends.

Marble Falls

FAIR. normal stain; 55 degrees; 0.77 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; 58 degrees; 1.95 feet below pool. Bass are good with fish in a pre-spawn and spawning in different areas of the lake. Red lipless crankbaits and Texas rigged worms are working well over the hydrilla. Scoppers do well in the current in 25 feet on the cold side of the lake. Crappie remain good fishing brush piles in 20-25 feet with jigs and minnows. The lake is very crowded this time of year so plan your trip earlier for better parking. Use extreme caution while running due to stumps just below the surface. Reported by Hambone fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 85.75 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; 39 degrees; 43.99 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; 3.88 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; 50 degrees; 0.19 below pool. Largemouth bass are slow with medium diving crankbaits and half ounce bladed jigs around main lake points. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are excellent on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 51 degrees; 1.29 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are excellent on small swimbaits, and Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on small 1/16 ounce white and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 51 degrees; full pool. The lake is at full pool, but the bite has been tough lately, though conditions should improve soon. This is a good time to cover water with power-fishing techniques such as square-bill crankbaits, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-diving plugs. The best action has come early and late in the day, but midday opportunities can still develop as we move through the fall and winter season. Larger female bass should be feeding heavily as they build up before the spawn. The crappie population remains strong, while catfish activity has been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are good in shallow water with Carolina rigs or Alabama rigs on main lake points. Crappie are good in schools of 10-20 fish swimming around timber lines. Vertically fish a white and chartreuse crappie jig to fish suspending 10 feet down. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.92 feet below pool. Bass are 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 beginning to transition into spawning areas with the warmer weather we have had lately. Secondary points leading into spawning pockets are going to be key. It is important to slow down your retrieve during the winter months because the fish are more lethargic due the colder water temperatures. 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

SLOW. 50 degrees; 0.27 full pool. So sorry. Crappie bite is fair with best bite in the afternoon over morning. Target crappie in shallow water or on brush piles with blue jigs or minnows. Trophy and eater dose catfish are excellent with carp or shad. Seeing signs of white bass mixed in with crappie, but no schooling action yet. Sandies are biting minnows. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 32.14 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 52 degrees; 19.79 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 11 pounds with most fish in the 2-4 pounds. Reports of fish being caught as deep as 25-30 feet on big swimbaits and spoons. Fish around the brush in 5-12 feet as well, but smaller on a variety of baits. Crappie reports are improving. Reports of a limit of crappie in the tops of trees as deep as 50 feet, but primarily in 25-30 feet in the tops of deep trees with minnows working best. White bass are good on spoons and Alabama rigs 30-35 feet on deep points and channel swings. Catfish are good up rivers on a variety of baits with rod-and-reels with shrimp. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 22.99 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; 50 degrees; 0.06 feet below pool. The arctic blast dropped water temperatures to the 40s. The bass fishing practically stopped, crappie either retreated to staging areas or never left them. The only semi good news was with catfish and hybrid stripers. Bass were just about stopped cold, pun intended, but did get somewhat active during the bright, sunny, mild wind days. Crappie, mostly white crappie, continue to be caught primarily deep, around brush and timber 16-22 feet down. Some mixed crappie have been caught around the standard winter bridge and deep end areas, with a lot of juveniles. No male crappie seem to be wearing the tuxedos or blackface yet, but many females are showing the growing eggs. Catfish bites were fair to good, rod and reel and set lines, in 6-25 feet around structure. Hybrids have been fair, occasionally very good, trolling spoons or big lead heads with spinners under. Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing Lake Palestine.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. normal stain; 54 degrees; 0.80 feet below pool. Blue catfish are good with an aggressive bite in shallow water with cut bait or fresh shad. Hybrids and sand bass are starting to bite on minnows in deep water. Crappie are good in the creeks. Conditions on the lake are good with an abundance of bait fish and perch. Report by Palo Pinto RV.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 51 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair with white colored bladed jigs or swim jigs around grass lines. Crappie are good on white or chartreuse jigs. Catfish are slow on live minnows or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.72 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 performing 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 fair to good with cut and live shad 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 12-18m inches 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; 50 degrees; 2.91 feet below pool. The warmer weather has pushed fish shallower for this time of year. Crappie are on ledges in about 12-18 feet. Bass moved to deep ledges. Catfish moved shallow to 5-15 feet. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel on bottom. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 45 degrees. Conditions are steadily improving as water temperatures rise, and fishing pressure remains light. Largemouth bass activity should increase with more sunny, water days as they transition into pre-spawn patterns, moving from deeper water into the shallows to feed in preparation for spawning. Crappie are also becoming more active as temperatures approach the mid-50s, following a similar pre-spawn feeding pattern. Expect crappie to push toward shallower areas of the lake by late February into early March, possibly sooner depending on weather trends and water temperature. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 1.71 feet below pool. White bass are excellent on deep flats 32-38 feet of water. No reason to start at daylight as the mid-morning and afternoons have produced excellent catches. The south end of the lake is the most productive area. Locate schools of bait and 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. Afternoons will be better after the water starts warming back up. Crappie are fair and also moving out from brush and out of deeper water along flats and levees moving into feeder creeks on the warm sunny days. Big blue catfish bite picked up with the colder water. Drifting large baits in 38-42 feet of water is working best. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 50 degrees; 1.06 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; 54 degrees; 2.02 feet below pool. Hybrids are eating up and following bait. They can be caught on Alabama rigs and deadsticking flukes. If you able to see the birds working, get ready to catch the hybrids. They have been in the middle of coves and in the main lake in 30-45 feet. Big white bass are around the hybrids, or in schools off of points in 30-40 feet. Anglers are catching limits of catfish and some trophy sizes. Black bass can be caught on shallow baits such as square bills and chatterbaits. The docks are becoming more of a player as a lot of shore line cover is out of the water. Good Fishing. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water muddy; 46 degrees; 9.34 feet below pool. Water temperatures at the lake are warming, currently ranging from 53-59 degrees, and fish are starting to move toward stumps, edges, and back into pockets. Warmer weather should continue to get them more active. Spinnerbaits and rattle traps are effective for covering water and locating active fish. Crappie and white bass are still holding up the river, with minnows and Road Runners producing the best results. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

SLOW. Water stained; 53 degrees; 3.06 feet below pool. The nightbite has picked up this week. At the marina the crappie bite is good, and catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait. Bluegill are 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 good 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 fair 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; 56 degrees; 51.76 feet below pool. Expect this cold front to push fish to deeper water in search of stable water temperatures. Fish will suspend off the bottom, and stack up in channels. 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; 1.64 feet above pool. The bite is waking up for all species after the cold spell. Crappie are good at the crappie house and concrete structures with jigs and minnows. Catfish and drum are mixed in with the crappie on the concrete structure. The best bite has been in the afternoons. Bass are fair with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits. Target deeper points on the northern half of the lake.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 1.70 feet above pool. We are starting to see a transition from winter spring due a lengthy warming trend in the forecast. White bass are slowly working up the Leon River channel to stage for the spawn. The consistently productive deep flats which held fish all winter have fewer fish lingering with each passing day. Target fish early when there is low-light and bird activity in less than 30 feet of water. Find fish with the aid of Garmin LiveScope and draw fish under the boat with a thumping device. Work a white 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab with a stinger hook vertically, using a snap-jigging method or a slow-smoking method. The fish quit feeding around mid morning once the sun brightens things up. Shift the focus to hovering over schools of threadfin shad in the river channel using a deadstick tactic with a light jighead and a soft plastic under 3 inches. Here again, LiveScope and a thumping device will significantly up your catch. Largemouth bass bycatch is beginning to decrease. Some fish have entered the Leon River, but are only coming and going in spurts right now. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Bass are fair targeting nomadic fish roaming in open water with minnow-style soft plastics. Forward-facing sonar will play a key role in locating these schools. Large groups of bass, sometimes numbering dozens of fish, are following bait and can provide fast action once located. Alabama rigs will catch fish in submerged vegetation in 12–20 feet of water, where anglers can often catch multiple bass from the same area. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing,

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.98 feet below pool. 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; 67 degrees; 7.53 feet below pool. There have been no recent fishing reports or notable angler activity on the lake. The lake elevation is currently at 36.66 feet. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

FAIR. Water stained; 42 degrees; 0.75 feet above pool. With the warmer sunny days since the arctic cold we experienced over the last couple weeks the water temperatures have warmed back up a few degrees. Casting swimbaits in 15-25 feet of water on points and structure is producing fish, along with deadsticking on more active groups of fish in 50-65 feet of water. Keep an eye out for actively working groups of birds, most are lying lately but worth checking. Big fish will move back shallow, 5-12 feet of water on big swimbaits and roadrunners. Catfishing remains a deep water game, finding fish scattered in 50-70 feet of water drifting medium to large cut gizzard shad is producing some good catfish. Have patience and stick with it as they are more scattered in the deep water. With the warmer sunnier days we have had and are forecasted in the coming days the crappie will be moving a little more into the 15-20 feet of water on structures. Productive bite on jigs, colors, and sizes vary day to day. 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. 53 degrees; 4.33 feet below pool. Toledo Bend is fishing well, with water temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and bass being caught in a wide range of depths from 2 to 25 feet, giving anglers success with a variety of techniques across the lake. Crappie are beginning to bite well in the backs of creeks, showing up in 2-8 feet of water on live bait and jigs. However, heavy rain is forecast this weekend, which could muddy up the creeks and slow the bite; it may take several days to a week for conditions to stabilize afterward. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 14.16 feet below pool. Bass are fair being caught mid-strolling minnow-style soft plastics for nomadic fish roaming open water, with forward-facing sonar playing a key role in locating these schools. Large groups of bass, sometimes numbering dozens of fish, are following bait and can provide fast action once located. Crankbaits are also producing bites along steep, rocky shorelines, particularly during the early morning hours. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 56 degrees; 35.75 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait in the channels and on the flats. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.93 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 8-12 feet of water on the main lake or in 1-3 feet of water in the creeks with jigs or minnows. Bream are slow on red worms in 8-10 feet or in deeper water. Catfish are slow with few reported catches. Bass are slow in 6-8 feet of water and in deep water with crankbaits, or finesse worms. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.54 feet above pool. The crappie bite is slow while fish are scattered and lethargic. Small fish are in 20-25 feet brush piles, some more active fish are on brush piles in 40 feet. Some crappie are roaming in channels in 30 feet of water. Small live minnows or small jigs in blue and chartreuse, or purple and chartreuse jigs seem to be the best. You will have to get the bait right in front of the fish and hold it very still with a slight twitch every few minutes. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 45 degrees. 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 are seeing winter conditions. This means that lower water temperatures 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; 50 degrees; 5.96 feet below pool. Crappie are good at the crappie house with minnows and jigs. Yellow bass are mixed in. Bass are slow in deep water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow in deep water with liver or stink bait. The water clarity is heavily stained with 6 inches of visibility.

Welsh

GOOD. Water stained. 50 degrees. Crappie are schooled up on structure and scattered. The best way to find them is to utilize electronics to locate these schools. The best bite is on plastic jigs.. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 19.40 feet below pool. The Arctic front will push fish to deeper water. Expect fish to be scattered and suspended off the bottom.

Whitney

FAIR. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 1.54 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; 1.82 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; 3.16 feet above pool. Crappie are good on timber along the main channel, and up the river on structure or roaming. The best bite is plastic jigs over minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Creeks around Lake Houston are clearing and returning to good fishing conditions, though more rain is in the forecast, especially Saturday night; while heavy rainfall can affect clarity and flow, white bass action is building toward peak fun conditions, where consistent catches should become more common as females move in to spawn. Curly tail grubs on ⅙-⅛ ounce jig heads are producing well, and tandem rigs can lead to double hookups, while 3/16-¼ ounce Rooster Tails are also effective. Crappie are moving in with the white bass and are being caught on similar lures in the same areas. Catfish are holding on main river channels and biting on punch bait and fresh shad. Largemouth bass fishing continues to improve, with strong tournament weights reflecting a healthy population; anglers are catching them on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Texas rigged grubs with 3/16-¼-ounce weights–heavier if current increases–focusing on secondary drop-offs near docks as well as shallow cypress trees and knees. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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