Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of October 1, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 76 degrees; 2.88 feet below pool. Crappie continue to be fair in 20 feet of water using minnows. Catfish are fair in 12-16 feet of water over baited holes. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water very stained 81 degrees; 59.55 feet below pool. Bass anglers are finding success either shallow out to 5 feet of water, or deeper in 25 feet or more. Shallow action has been good on plastics flipped or pitched into new vegetation, as well as slow-moving topwaters like frogs or walking baits, with some better fish being caught this way, along with spinnerbaits working slowly. Deeper fish are coming from dragging plastics on ledges in 25-35 feet, with weight sizes adjusted for wind to maintain bottom contact while keeping the presentation natural. Water temperatures are holding around 80 degrees, and with lots of new grass growth across the lake, fishing should only improve as the water cools. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.67 feet below pool. Shad have migrated to the shallows, so most game fish that feed on shad are active in the 1-10 feet of water. Bass are good moving to shallow water to feed on shad. Crappie are great congregated in big schools around brush, timber, and in the channels. Catfish are great, fish are feeding around the main river and creek channels. White bass are great. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD.Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.66 feet below pool. The pattern remains the same as the water temperature starts creeping into the upper 70s. Catfish continue to roam in open water. Fish can be caught drifting with fresh cut shad 15-30 feet in open water. Many anglers are catching white bass trolling around the dam, points and main lake open water with crankbaits. Bass are slow and the crappie are slow. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Fall is upon us as cooler nights approach. Bass are starting to feed on shad off main lake points and flats. When you can find bass use a topwater or a spoon. Start thinking about fishing shallow in the mornings and evenings using a weightless 5 inch stick bait or 5 inch soft jerkbait. Mix in a hollow body frog and spinnerbait shallow as well. Crappie are schooled up on main lake brush piles and deep grass lines in 12-20 feet of water hitting crappie jigs or minnows. Water clarity 3-4 feet of visibility. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Guide.

Austin

GOOD. Water clarity good; 82 degrees; 0.46 feet below pool. Bass are feeding up good on Lake Austin. There is a good shallow bite while bass are feeding on bait fish. Some nice bass in the 3-5 pound range can be caught in the grass with flukes, wacky worms, frogs, dropshots and punching rigs. There has been significantly less boat traffic. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Lake Austin has been great. Bass are great schooling midlake. Throw crankbaits and swimbaits through schoolies, or cast a jigging spoon. Working the outside grass line with worms and creature baits will catch plenty. Skip jigs or Texas-rigged soft plastics under deeper docks to catch some good ones right now, even at night. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.13 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water normal stain; 90 degrees. Bass are good with small topwaters, frogs and jerkbaits will get some bites as well as a shaky head with a finesse or trick worm. The discharge or the intake side is a good place to start. Look for some bass schooling up after shad. Later, move out to ledges or any rock you can find and work a jig or any Texas rigged soft plastic to get bit. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Belton

GOOD. Water normal stain; 81 degrees; 0.05 feet above pool. Morning lows are in the high 50s or low 60s giving the white bass fishing a boost. Fish are now starting to relate on the bottom once again in depths up to 42 feet. Fish will continue to transition from suspending to holding on bottom as the water continues to cool and the days continue to grow shorter. The best fishing of the day is within 90 minutes of sunrise or sunset. Downrigging with multi-lure rigs equipped with #12 or #13 Pet Spoons to find concentrations of fish is still very productive. However, this past week, once fish were found via downrigging, greater results were had by then Spot-Locking in the area and working MAL Heavy Lures vertically in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope. Do not be surprised when a majority of the fish you see pass beneath you outright refuse your lure. You may have to present to 15, 20, or 25 fish to get a response, but a response will come when you stick with it. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. The catfish pattern remains consistent as we hang on to the last stages of the thermocline at about 30 feet, but as the water turns over trophy blue catfish will be headed to the deeper river channels around mid lake. Anglers can find blue catfish around sand flats and river channels in 10-20 feet of water. Larger fresh cut baits have been effective for trophy size fish. Eater fish under 10 pounds can be caught dead-sticking with small cut shad along ledges and river channels. Channel catfish are great and can be caught on punch bait in 10-20 feet of water. Flatheads are good on live bait in shallow water around river mouths. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

Water normal stain; 79 degrees; 2.61 feet below pool. Crappie are good on live minnows in 18-30 feet on brush piles and timber. Catfish are good in 20-30 feet on cut bait. Hybrids are fair on live bait in 25-45 feet of water. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.87 feet below pool. Crappie will start staging in deep water or creeks and river channels. As the fall pattern emerges the bite will improve on jigs, but minnows will still catch fish. Crappie are good in timber, brush and around docks with jigs or minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

EXCELLENT. Normal stain; 83 degrees; 1.46 below pool. Morning bite is good on topwaters, buzz baits and some yellow magics around pond weed, flats and points. Squarebill crankbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits are good on flats with bushes and points and pond dams. Texas rigs are good in timber areas with creature type baits in 3-6 feet of water, and 7-12 feet on bigger timber. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are good as fish transition to deeper water to a fall pattern, but can still be shallow. The bite will improve on hand tied jigs, but minnows will still catch fish. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees; 1.24 feet below pool. Fishing is improving after the recent rise in the water level.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 88 degrees; Fishing this week has been mixed across the board. Redfish are fair in 15-20 feet of water, while black bass and catfish action remains slow. On the brighter side, tilapia fishing is excellent, making them the top target for consistent catches right now. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 78 degrees; 2.98 feet below pool. Crappie are good on the docks, and brush piles in 15-30 feet of water. The minnow bite is best but the jig bite is there. Largemouth bass are fair using topwaters, crankbaits, and chatterbaits on main lake rock and around docks. White bass and hybrids are scattered on main lake humps and points with topwaters, slabs or trolling. Catfish bite is good on cut and live bait main lake humps. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.81 feet below pool. Black bass to 4.69 pounds are excellent in 3- 8 feet of water on topwater frogs in the shoreline grass. Some catches in the brush in 5-12 feet of water with flukes, chatterbaits, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are excellent with catches up to 13 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake and scattered brush piles in 10-20 feet of water. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits in the lights at night or schooling in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are food on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake flats and drains in 10- 25 feet of water.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees. The bass bite is improving on brush piles and offshore structures with finesse style baits. The dams are producing bites during lowlight hours of the day. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.81 feet below pool. The water is slowly clearing but most of the lake is stained in color. Trolling for stripers showed signs of improvement with a few keepers caught. Topwater schools slowed some over last week, but the ones that did surface were large fish. The best depths to target have been 15-35 feet of water. Still waiting on a cold front, rain event or 3 days of consistent winds to change the water conditions and the stripers attitude. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Striped bass and white bass are slow with many catches of smaller sized fish. Best bet is to troll downriggers and bucktail jigs. Focus on main lake points and the backs of creeks in 18-32 feet of water. Small schools of white bass are sporadically surfacing throughout the lake from 11 a.m. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; water level at 168.61 feet. Bass continue to school in areas with lily pads and grass, so cast a frog for some topwater action. School fish are being caught on flukes, topwaters, and swimbaits. Listen for your popping pads or look for your white birds as they will show you the productive spots to fish. There is good bite in the river cuts and turns on a dropshot, shaky head and light Texas rig with a June bug trick worm or finesse worm. There are even white bass now schooling in the river and can be caught on chrome traps, underspin and spoons. This is a great time to come out to this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo and take photos or fish. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 89 degrees; The lake is sitting about a foot low, but fishing conditions are strong for some species. Redfish are excellent in 5-20 feet of water, and both blue catfish and channel catfish are also biting well in 10-25 feet. On the other hand, black bass and stripers have been slow, requiring extra patience from anglers targeting them. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny

Canyon Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 17.60 feet below pool. After the recent rise in lake level bass are spread out, with some moving into flooded brush. The lake turned over, and there is now a lot of tiny shad surfacing. Largemouth bass are best early morning with small topwaters, or tiny 1.0 crankbaits. During the heat of the day flip the grass for a few bites. Stripers are slow but should improve as the weather cools. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.88 feet below pool. Consistently finding the best hybrid action in 13-18 feet of water with slabs, and spinnerbaits using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons with a hellbender set-up at 3 mph in 13-17 feet of water is absolutely crushing the white bass on several humps throughout the lake. As water temperatures decrease into the low 70s we will target big hybrids on shallow ledges and humps with Alabama rigs. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck's Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are good on main lake humps and points in 16-24 feet of water using cut shad on the bottom. Lots of small fish with some decently sized fish mixed in. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 37.49 feet above pool. The lake is only 47 percent full, with just one boat ramp open on the North Shore, so be sure to contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife main office for the latest access updates. Water temperature is around 85 degrees, and fishing has been productive. Channel and blue catfish are excellent off the bank, while crappie, white bass, and black drum are all reporting good action, also with strong opportunities from the bank. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 15.38 feet above pool. Fishing conditions are pleasant with nice weather, and anglers are having success using minnows and worms, which are producing steady bites across the lake. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 82 degrees; 2.18 feet below pool. Bass are fair to 3 pounds on small finesse worms in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie good to 2 pounds on jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet of water on the main lake docks and in the timber towards the creek.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 91 degrees; 1.87 feet above pool. The water remains stained with temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s, and the lake is near normal pool level. Bass fishing is very slow, while crappie are fair, with decent action coming off brush piles. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

90 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. Comanche Creek reservoir opened to the public on October 2. Reservations are required, so go to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website to find out more details. This lake typically boasts an abundance of largemouth bass and channel catfish. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 82.12 degrees; 0.46 feet above pool. Catfish are biting well in 10-25 feet of water on Catfish Bubblegum, liver worms, and punch bait, while bream are thick around docks, brush, and banks from just a foot deep out to 15 feet. Bass are good early and late along the edges and can be found on offshore structures during the day. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie are holding on timber and structure in 12-20 feet, with many around 9.5 inches being caught on minnows, hair jigs, or plastics, though you may need to move to stay on them. Hybrid and white bass are schooling on flats and drop-off edges in 15-21 feet, hitting slabs, spoons, and shad - use the Outdoor Annual app to check the tooth patch and tell hybrids from whites. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 2.32 feet below pool. Crappie will start staging in deep water or creeks and river channels. As the fall pattern emerges the bite will improve on jigs, but minnows will still catch fish. Crappie are good in timber, brush and around docks with jigs or minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 16.18 feet below pool. Conditions on Lake Corpus Christi remain steady this week, with high winds around 92 degrees, northeast winds at 5-10 mph with gusts up to 12 mph, and a mix of sun and clouds at about 37 percent coverage. Mornings have been calm before winds pick up in the afternoon, and water temperatures continue to drop, now sitting at 80 degrees. Very few anglers to report. One angler fishing from the shore with cut bait caught only turtles, while an unusual catch came when a family dog managed to grab a catfish in its mouth before it wriggled free. Much of the past week was also spent cleaning up the western shoreline at Weber’s Boat Landing, where tall saplings, driftwood, and plastics were cleared away, leaving the beach freshly mowed and in excellent shape for shoreline fishing access. Report by Glenwood Weber, Weber's Landing

Cypress Springs

FAIR. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.60 feet below pool. Crappie will start to roam and pull off structure. As the fall pattern emerges the bite will improve on jigs, but minnows will still catch fish. Crappie are good in timber, brush and around docks with jigs or minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

FAIR. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 2.12 feet below pool. Expect the bite to improve as the weather cools. The catfish are good on manufactured bait and cut bait. Sand bass continue to be slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over deep water brush piles. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. Perch are good on nightcrawlers around boat docks under corks. Carp and Buffalo are good on sweet corn around boat docks. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 46.15 feet below pool. Trophy catfish are good on ledges and flats with cover along the main river channel. Live bait and cut bait have been working well in 10-15 feet of water. Keeper catfish are good in 5-10 feet of water along vertical cover like hardwoods. A float rig with stink bait or small cut bait has been working well. Gar fishing and bow-fishing has been great all over the lake. Carp and cut tilapia are producing a lot of bites. When using rod-and-reel target gar on shallow flat areas along the river channel. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors. Bass are fair to good with bigger fish being caught on senkos in 12-15 feet of water, and smaller bass can be caught on square bill crankbaits in shallow water. Report by Jimmy Steed, Lake Falcon Guide Service.

Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 90 degrees; full pool. The cooler weather should bring fish shallow and turn on the topwater bass bite. Bass are good early in the morning working underspins on points just off the grass, then rattle traps and deep diving crankbaits off the bank. Cast Carolina rigs, shaky-heads and drop-offs in 14-16 feet of water later in the day. The average fish is about 3-6 pounds. Some bait fish can be seen surfacing along the banks early in the morning. Thermocline is at 12-15 feet of water. Boat traffic has slowed. Few catfish anglers on the water. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 84 degrees; 1.46 feet below pool. Bass are good with topwaters early in the morning around grass or pond weed. Squarebill crankbaits and chatterbaits are good in 2-5 feet of water on shady banks and around isolated grass mid morning. Once the sun is high, target fish in 7-12 feet on the edge of points near deep water with Carolina rigs and Power Shaky heads 3/8-1/2 once rigged with Yum dingers or crawfish type baits. Deep crankbaits will still catch fish on some points and road beds in 15-18 feet of water. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Early and late topwater bites around grass lines and isolated cover on main lake and secondary points. Try frog and mouse patterns for topwater. Bass are schooling in creeks, so a hard-bodied popper should work. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sand bass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is heating back up as we begin to head into early fall. The black crappie are stacking up in huge numbers this week on brush piles and other structures. The bite for them is still a little finicky but small hand tied jigs swam over them or small jig heads tipped with minnows are working to get them in the boat. Still having to go thru numbers of fish to find the larger ones. The white crappie are also showing up on timber along creek channels in 18-28 feet. That bite has gotten stronger and the minnow tipped jig heads are working well on those fish. Have caught some fish on soft plastics the last few weeks. We should see the bite getting even better when water temps drop down as we begin to cool down more. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

SLOW. Water stained; 4.54 feet below pool; 80 degrees. Crappie are good on brush piles and docks in 12-15 feet of water on minnows. Hybrids are slow biting in 20 feet of water. Report by Big Country Guide Service. White bass are schooling on lighted docks. Catfish are fair in 4-6 feet of water on ledges, and the edges of channels in 15-22 feet of water. The best bite is on cut bait.

Georgetown

GOOD. normal stain; 82 degrees; 6.41 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. Reports of bass biting in the San Gabriel River above the steps.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 80 degrees; 2.66 feet below pool. Crappie are good in standing timber near creek channels with minnows. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling in pockets off the main lake feeding on shad. Sandies are good on spoons and jigs. Catfish are good in main lake pockets with cut shad. Bass are feeding early and late on schooling shad in shallow water. There is a good bite on crankbaits or topwaters baits.

Granbury

GOOD. normal stain; 83 degrees; 0.78 feet below pool. Water temperatures on Granbury and most reservoirs are in the low 80s and should be falling. Granbury striped bass are slow with the best catches on live bait fished on the lower ends. Crappie action continues to be good with many folks catching limits on many areas of the lake. Crappie are suspended near standing structure and near bridge pilings and deeper docks. Catfish action is good on the upper ends on cut bait. Some good channel catfish are being caught midlake, and some blue catfish are good on the upper ends. Largemouth bass are good early on top water near laydowns near creek entrances. Lipless crankbaits are effective early and soft plastics are a consistent producer. Sand bass are schooling most days from Indian Harbor to Bentwater. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Black bass are good in shallow main lake cover and up river around cover. Crappie are very good on jigs and minnows fished in 4-16 feet of water around cover. White bass are fair on spoons. Blue catfish are fair on jug lines. Yellow catfish are good on live bait. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water clear to slightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.62 feet below pool. The bite remains consistent. White bass are good casting in-line spinners into schools. Watch for bird action to locate fish. Bounce slabs off the bottom when fish are on structure. Be sure to match the hatch with 1-1.5 inch bait. A few catfish can be caught mixed in. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 49.84 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees. Topwater early and late will produce good black bass and bream action. Small white poppers working shallow around the shoreline are a good bet. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 13.04 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Inks

SLOW. Water normal stain; 81 degrees; 0.90 feet below pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. The bass bite is tough, with some schoolers caught on topwater and swimbaits. There is some action around the docks and on deeper brush with soft plastics.

Joe Pool

FAIR. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 1.17 feet below pool. Bass are good in shallow water early and late in the day, with fish deeper midday. Catfish are good with cut shad or cut bluegill. White bass are fair with small silver or white slabs. Crappie are good on jigs. Bass are good with shallow running crankbaits, lightweight Texas rigs, lightweight jigs, topwater in the morning and evenings. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Lake O' the Pines

FAIR. Water normal stain; 86 degrees; 0.62 feet above pool. The fall turnover has slowed the bite. Bass can be caught in less than two feet of water with topwaters. Keep your eyes peeled for surfacing bass and cast a lipless crankbait or topwater. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 2.18 feet below pool. The pattern is consistent but the bite is tough after the lake turnover. Crappie are fair to good with limits possible, when the water temperature cools the bite will improve as fish start feeding up. Target crappie in 10-18 feet of water with structure in 15-18 feet being the sweet spot. Any colored jigs is good as long as it is in their face. Bass are good in 5-20 feet of water on rock or concrete structures, such as boat, ramps, riprap, and bridges. Cast white and chartreuse spinnerbaits in the morning, then switch to a square bill crankbait in crawfish or sexy shad colors. In the morning bass can be as shallow as 2 feet hugging the bank. Around 8 a.m. switch to a 12-15 foot diver in the same colors. If the crankbait bite is slow, switch to a soft plastic and slow the presentation down. Try a slender flat-bodied creature bait in Okeechobee, watermelon, red and watermelon green, Zoom motor oil worms, or Beaver tails. Watermelon red or watermelon green with watermelon red is best. Bass are not attacking swimbaits. White bass are on underwater points and ledges on the main lake in 10-15 feet of water. Use a white or chartreuse 1 ounce slab with a jig tied approximately 18 inches above to produce two fish on one rod. A thump or a splash or will keep them under your boat. Tap the bottom of the boat with a broom stick or something to make noise to keep them under you as they are very curious. Larger catfish are starting to move as shallow as 9 feet with a concentration in 15-18 feet of water. Cast cut shad, bluegill, or drum for the big fish. Channel catfish are sitting in 12-15 water on shallow flats with drop-offs nearby. Fish are primarily staying on the flats all day long. Remember, if you chum, they will come. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.28 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 15-20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good in 20 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Water clarity 2-4 feet of visibility. Bass are good with a white spinnerbaits in the mornings around shallow structure. As the sun rises the fish are moving to deeper main lake points. A Texas rig worm and dropshot have produced catches. Crappie bite has been fair in brush piles around 18 feet of water. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.86 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady but as the water cools more white bass should be showing up on humps and points. White bass are fair on points and humps in 15-32 feet of water. Slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits and live bait are working. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are slow in similar depths as the white bass. These fish have been moving fast. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut shad drifting humps, points and flats in 15-32 feet of water. After the recent rain, the river and creek mouths should hold fish. Channel catfish are fair to good on baited holes on humps and points in 15-30 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. Crappie are slow to fair in 10-28 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, rock piles and submerged cover close to a drop-off ledge. Minnows and jigs are catching those fish. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing. The overall bite is tough right now. Hybrid and white bass are cruising the main lake around points and creek channels. Largemouth are sitting around shallow rocks and brush pretty well through the day.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 79 degrees; 1.23 feet below pool. Shad are moving towards the backs of creeks, so expect fish to follow. It will not be long until fall patterns will be in effect. Crappie are good in 8-15 feet of water on offshore brush, power lines, and standing timber with minnows. Largemouth bass are good on offshore brush, docks, bulkheads and rocks in 4-12 feet of water with Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, or Carolina rigs. White bass are on main lake points and flats in 7-16 feet of water with spoons. White bass can also be caught on beetle spins at night around docks with lights. Catfish can be caught with cut bait or minnows on the main lake or at the mouths of creeks. Shad are transitioning to be the backs of creeks. Limestone Marina continues to be the best place for bank fishing. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.50 feet above pool. Catfish are good with cut bait. Bass can be targeted on structure with Carolina rigged worms. Look for schooling bass and cast topwaters. Crappie can be found on brush piles with minnows or jigs.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.66 feet below pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.06 feet below pool. Water conditions have improved after recent turnover. Bass are good on lipless crankbaits, underspin swimbaits, and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are good suspended in timber in 25 feet with minnows. Catfish are good in 10-15 feet of water using punch bait. Report by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 81.28 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; 79 degrees; 43.06 feet below pool. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are great with white crankbaits, green jointed repalas and topwater lures. Catfish are good on the dock, Blue West and Harbor Bay with minnows, worms, stinkbait, and frozen shrimp. Crappie are fair in Sanford Yake, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress with pearl white and pearl blue, grey or yellow jigs. Bluegill and perch are good with worms and corn. Walleye are great all over the lake throughout the day on jigs with pearl blue or chartreuse grubs, bottom bouncers, yellow skirt chatterbait or live minnows. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.76 feet below pool. Crappie are good from the pier with nice size catches reported. There is still a thermocline so be sure to keep baits above. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and buzzbaits.

Nacogdoches

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 83 degrees; 1.10 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are fair on topwater poppers, small walking baits, and flukes. There are a lot of schooling fish chasing shad, so the bite is best on imitation shad lures. Crappie are excellent with smaller fish on brush and bigger fish isolated in small groups in timber or creeks above the powerlines. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern has returned, leaving bass in a bit of a funk and seemingly confused about whether to stay deep or move shallow, making the fall transition uncertain. Still, anglers can find some aggressive feeding fish early and late by running a frog or other topwater baits. Crappie populations remain strong, while catfish are running slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth bass are fair on topwater poppers, small walking baits, and flukes. There are a lot of schooling fish chasing shad, so the bite is best on imitation shad lures. Crappie are excellent on the deep brush piles with 1/32 ounce crappie jig on a light line. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.95 feet below pool. Shad are still deep, but should be moving shallow as the weather cools. The bass continue to be fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are holding back in the shade around heavy cover to escape the sun. Early morning and late evening topwater is also effective for targeting bass. 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

GOOD. 85 degrees; 0.24 full pool. Eater size and larger catfish are excellent with any catfish bait. White bass are fair trolling. Crappie are good in 15 feet of water on brush piles in the morning and evening with jigs or minnows. Bigger crappie are on the bottom. Largemouth bass are slow with occasional catch while targeting other species. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 30.84 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 18.11 feet below pool. Black bass are slow with few catches up to 9 pounds, but fish are primarily 3-5 pounds. Target bass with topwater frogs, spooks and small creature baits flipped in heavy cover. Shallower water close to a channel bend with deeper water nearby works best, or a point with a drop near one side. Crappie are fair around bigger trees suspended 8-12 feet down. Minnows are best, but also jigs with red heads and shad patterns will catch fish. Catfish are good in the river suspended in trees and brush. Some reports of catches under bobbers and floats with cut shad or stink bait. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 21.25 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Palestine

GOOD. water stained; 81 degrees; 0.22 feet below pool. Crappie good in 8-16 feet of water on brush, timber and boathouses using hand tied jigs. Catfish are excellent in 3-12 feet of water cut bait and punch bait. Bass are good around boathouses and vegetation at the backs of creeks. Bait fish are transitioning to the backs of creeks.

Palo Pinto

GOOD. normal stain; 82 degrees; 2.01 feet below pool. Blue catfish up to 40 pounds are good drifting in 10 feet of water with cut drum or carp. Sand bass and hybrids are biting near the spillway on spoons and roadrunners. Crappie are biting minnows on deep brush piles and around boat docks. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent, throwing a dropshot worm or Carlina rigged around mainlake points. Crappie are slow to fair with a white 1/32 ounce crappie jig. Catfish are fair on live minnows or cut baits. Water clarity is 4 feet of visibility. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.35 feet below pool. Striper action remains strong on topwater early mornings and late afternoons. Anglers are catching lots of undersized fish with a healthy mix of 5–8 pound keepers. Sand bass are schooling on topwater at first light, then stacking up on sandy points as the day goes on. Great action once located. Catfish are grouped up off main-lake points in 20–35 feet of water. Punch bait is producing plenty of eater-sized fish, while cut shad is best for bigger bites. Crappie continue to go strong under brushed-out docks. Shooting docks with jigs has been the most effective technique for steady limits. Largemouth are crushing topwater at first light, then shifting to shallow crankbaits around dock legs as the sun climbs. Shaky heads are producing steady catches as well. Once the sun gets higher, a Texas-rigged worm fished in 15–25 feet of water has been a strong producer. Hot Tip: Keep your eyes peeled for topwater striper activity at first light and again in the evening. Bigger fish are hanging off main-lake points early, cast spooks or pencil poppers. Report by Captain Casey Armstrong, Hooked Up Outfitters. Stripers are slow to fair with live bait in 20-40 feet of water. Put your baits down in areas that you have marked fish recently and slowly move around with your trolling motor. You will bump into smaller schools of fish, but it will take patience while you wait for a bite. Sand bass are fair to good moving quickly in 20-25 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are still fair to good with shad in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are your best bet to catch numbers but will not produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Catfish should be spawning, so expect a slower bite. Water clarity is 4-10 feet of visibility but slowly becoming clearer. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.71 feet below pool. Catfish are good on the dam side from the bank with worms or cut bait. Report of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 79 degrees. Largemouth bass are becoming more active as the water cools, with the best action coming around submerged logs, weed edges, and other structure on spinnerbaits, plastic worms, chatterbaits, and crankbaits. Bluegill and sunfish remain slow, though some bites are coming on nightcrawlers under a bobber, while catfish and crappie are also sluggish but can be found near structure in 8-20 feet of water. Overall, fishing is best early in the morning or late in the afternoon for all species. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.26 feet below pool. White bass are good in the mornings with surface activity starting again on the common flats. Throw small swimbaits, tail spinners or rattletraps. Later in the morning white bass are shallow in 16-18 feet on long points, coves and ledges. The best technique is to troll in 12-14 feet of water. White bass are starting to group back up and as the water temps get into the mid 70’s will start to push shad in the flats early and late then be on structure the rest of the day. Crappie are fair and also moving relating to brush piles in 12-15 feet of water. Crappie are showing up at the bridge columns. Catfish are good in wooded timber in 12-15 feet on prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.03 feet below pool. The transition to fall patterns is just around the corner. Crappie are fair on timber in 12-18 feet of water with minnows or natural colored or silver and chartreuse jigs. Largemouth bass are good offshore, and secondary points at the mouths of creeks with jigs or shad imitation baits. Large worms are not as productive. Start using topwater frogs on mats and vegetation. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 1.00 feet below pool. The slightly cooler temperatures are a start in the right direction to get the bite going in the coming weeks for all species of fish. Hybrids and white bass are still a little off. Black bass are being caught on squarebill crankbaits and chatterbaits on docks. You can also use a Biffle Bug on an All-Terrain swing head to fish long points in 3-8 feet of water. Look for points that have rock, or root systems on them. Remember to cover water because this is a timing pattern. Catfish are still being caught in large numbers. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.55 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.89 feet below pool. Navigate with caution watching for stumps near timber, and stay clear of rocky shorelines. Crappie are slow at the marina, but bluegill remain fair with crickets and worms, and catfish remain good with minnows or punch bait. The main lake bite has slowed some. The crappie are fair with jigs or minnows over brush in 8-15 feet of water. Catfish are fair in 10-15 feet of water near structures with jug lines, cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are slow on crankbaits and soft plastic baits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are fair trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are slow in deeper water using jigs and cut bait. Below the dam, all species are slow with zero water being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 49.80 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are good with fish scattered deep and shallow. As the water temperature starts to creep down catfish will move shallow for a fall pattern. Target catfish in the creeks, river channels, and brush using punch bait and fresh cut bait. White bass surfacing activity has stopped, but fish can be caught in deep water off the channels suspended 15-17 feet below the surface. Sandies are chasing bait balls. Crappie are fair as fish transition to brush in the channels with live minnows or jigs. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.57 feet above pool. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow. Crappie are fair with fish scattered in mid depths and on brush on concrete structures.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Morning lows are in the high 50s or low 60s giving the white bass fishing a boost. Fish are now starting to relate on the bottom once again in depths up to 42 feet. Fish will continue to transition from suspending to holding on bottom as the water continues to cool and the days continue to grow shorter. The best fishing of the day is within 90 minutes of sunrise or sunset. Downrigging with multi-lure rigs equipped with #12 or #13 Pet Spoons to find concentrations of fish is still very productive. However, this past week, once fish were found via downrigging, greater results were had by then Spot-Locking in the area and working MAL Heavy Lures vertically in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope. Do not be surprised when a majority of the fish you see pass beneath you outright refuse your lure. You may have to present to 15, 20, or 25 fish to get a response, but a response will come when you stick with it. Some smaller schoolie-sized largemouth bass are feeding on the surface on the lower third of the lake. Action is now stronger than the week before with greater concentrations of fish participating, and longer lasting feeding periods, up to 2 or more hours at a time. A small, clear soft plastic on a jighead cast fast and accurately is about the only thing these shad-eating bass will respond to consistently. Consider well-filled spinning reels with light lines for maximum distance with light lures. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.89 feet below pool. Hybrid stripers and white bass are good with limits possible. Fish are feeding midday. The best depth has been 10-14 feet of water with lures. Eating sized catfish are red hot on prepared baits. This bite will continue until late November. The trophy catfish bite is kicking off. Starting to see fish in the 20-30 pound range being caught on fresh cut shad in 18-30 feet. Crappie have been slow. Largemouth bass are picking up and we are seeing fish feeding at daylight and dusk. Shaky heads, frogs in pads and shallow cranks on dock legs and irrigation intakes are working best. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 3.19 feet below pool. Catfish are still producing well on trotlines and jug lines, while crappie are fair north of Highway 59. The lake level is currently at 41.00 feet. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.28 feet above pool. Striped bass are good on lures, and will be getting better on live bait. Big fish are up shallow early and late off sand points and on flats in 2-5 feet of water using big pencil poppers. Smaller fish are schooling on the surface across river channels and ledges during the day as well. Small swim baits or slabs are catching them. Catfish are good and the cooler weather will start to produce big blue catfish more consistently. Numbers of fish can be caught on baited holes on points and in the backs of ditches in 15-25 feet of water using our favorite punch bait. Drift deep flats 40-55 feet of water off the river channels with whole shad for big fish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass can be found off the banks in 5-12 feet of water with a hard drop-off. Topwaters early and reaction baits through the day are best. Docks and structures will catch numbers, while bigger fish will be roaming the deeper ledges. Crappie fishing is about improve to good as water temperatures drop and shad schools are larger in the lake. Fish brush and structure in 14-20 feet of water using electronics to locate active fish. Spinner jigs and paddle tail jigs will get a reaction from bigger fish near docks as well. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers continue to be hit-or-miss as there are signs of the lake turning over. Live bait is doing fair, or cast topwaters switching to slabs later in the day. Target structure and the ledges of drop-offs in deeper water. Some bigger fish can be caught shallow in the morning. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 90 degrees; 4.01 feet below pool. Water temperatures remain in the mid-80s, and fishing has been just fair as we wait for that fall cool-down to arrive. Topwater action is decent during the first few hours of daylight in 2-6 feet around grass and timber, but anglers are having to move out to main lake points and ridges in 12-18 feet later in the day with Texas rigs and crankbaits. A few fish are being caught deeper in 20-26 feet on Carolina rigs and spoons, though most have been small. A strong cool front should really help kick things into gear. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 9.49 feet below pool. Bass fishing on Lake Travis is still strong as water temperatures cool to the low 80s. The best bite has been targeting fish in 20-30 feet of water with football jigs or carolina rigs off deep secondary points or offshore humps with brush on them. If you can locate the hydrilla that is starting to come back, a light Free Rig rigged up with a 6th Sense Bodega in 10-20 feet of water has also been working well. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service. Bass are following shad into the mouths of creeks and coves. Bass are also feeding on flats and shallow ledges around larger boulders. Throwing worms, creature baits, jigs, or small to medium sized swimbaits around those places will get you a bite. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 33.69 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are good with fish scattered deep and shallow. As the water temperature starts to creep down catfish will move shallow for a fall pattern. Target catfish in the creeks, river channels, and brush using punch bait and fresh cut bait. White bass surfacing activity has stopped, but fish can be caught in deep water off the channels suspended 15-17 feet below the surface. Sandies are chasing bait balls. Crappie are fair as fish transition to brush in the channels with live minnows or jigs. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.94 feet below pool. Bream are good on red worms throughout the lake. Catfish are scattered with a good bite on liver Crappie are good on minnows in 16-20 feet of water on brush piles. Bass are good on trick worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Some catches of bass on topwater. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.22 feet above pool. Crappie are fair to good on live bait and small artificials 1/16-1/32 ounce in 10-18 feet of water on brush or structure. Large quantities can be caught but the quality is off. Black bass are good on a wacky worm or crankbaits. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees. The boat ramp is still closed and unusable, but kayaks and small craft can be launched from the shoreline. The hydrilla is thick throughout the lake making weedless presentations more effective. Locate areas where submerged vegetation has a few feet of water above it. Moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits tend to work well. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature baits soft plastics are always effective. The early morning frog bite and afternoon punch rig can also trigger fish to eat. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 88 degrees; 5.01 feet below pool. Water visibility 8 inches. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows and shad. Catfish are fair with cut bait, shrimp. Bait are still congregated in the main lake.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 90 degrees. Crappie will start roaming as the weather cools.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 17.60 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows or hand tied jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water normal stain; 81 degrees; 0.62 feet below pool. Catfish are good using punch bait in 25 feet of water. Striped bass are good on live bait in 25 feet of water and topwater baits where fish are schooling. Crappie are up in the main lake in brush 15-30 feet of water. White bass fishing is poor on main lake humps in 25-30 feet of water. Largemouth bass are good using soft plastics on deep structure. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.17 feet below pool. Catfish are good off of points using cut bait or punch bait. Bass are excellent in shallow water up against cattails and and any structure using shallow water crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow, but can be caught off docks with live bait. Sand bass are good as fish migrate and chase bait on the deeper end of the lake. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 4.46 feet above pool. Crappie are good in the timber off of the main channel in 12-18 feet of water with hair jigs or minnows. Brush piles are producing smaller sized fish. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are active in the mornings around riprap, cypress trees, and brush piles, biting on grubs, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and especially pink “cream” worms, before moving to offshore points and structures later in the day where Texas-rigged worms and deep crankbaits are producing. Crappie are steady in Lucious Bayou and the East Fork, holding tight to structure in 10-16 feet of water and hitting minnows and small hand-tied jigs. White bass are fantastic, with strong action in the river - deep-diving crankbaits off treelines in the West Fork and trolling 25-foot divers with gold pet spoons and yellow feathers on the south end, while vertical jigging with Duck Tracker slabs and a Texan teaser is also highly effective. Catfish are plentiful under the 1960 bridge, around train tracks, and in deeper river channels, with fresh shad and stink baits working well on jug lines. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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