Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of November 19, 2025

Dunlap

GOOD. Water normal stain; 74 degrees. Fishing is best on days with cloud coverage. Bass are good with many limits reported. Early morning bass are biting on buzzbaits, then later in the afternoon switch to soft plastics, or crawfish colored crankbaits under the docks in 8 feet of water. Crappie are good in 10-15 feet of water in the trees with minnows. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

FAIR. 63 degrees; 4.24 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 25-35 feet over trees with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water stained 81 degrees; 60.27 feet below pool. Weather conditions at the lake this past week have been warm with light winds, and bass patterns have stayed consistent. The backs of creeks continue to produce most of the action, with spinnerbaits, squarebills, and topwaters working well early, and pitching plastics becoming most effective when conditions calm down. Another cooling trend in the forecast should help increase bass activity. Crappie fishing has been good for several weeks on small jigs and plastic tubes, and a few anglers have also found success catching catfish in the Pecos River. Cooler temperatures ahead should continue improving the overall bite. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 1.59 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent, but expect the bite to slow during and after a cold front. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-25 feet of water with minnows and jigs. Bass are good on spinnerbaits in 5-10 feet of water. Catfish are good in the timber on prepared baits. Sand bass are slow in 20-30 feet of water off main lake humps with jigging spoons. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.82 feet below pool. A lot of fish are shallow feeding on shad before the winter. Largemouth and sand bass can be caught on a variety of imitation shad lures. Crappie are in schools in brush piles around main creek channels and ditches. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 2.38 feet below pool. Catfish continue to be good anchoring or drifting with fresh cut shad in 25 feet of water. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 0.11 feet above pool. Bass are feeding on shad and bluegill gearing up for winter. Shad are in the backs of the coves. There has been a better concentration of fish shallow all day now that it has cooled off. Bass can be caught on weightless 5 inch stick bait or 5 inch soft jerkbait in shad and bluegill patterns. Mix in a Texas rig worm, spinnerbait, or jig around docks. Crappie are schooled up on main lake brush piles hitting crappie jigs or minnows. Use a lighter jig head as the water cools down if the wind allows for it. Water clarity 3-4 feet of visibility. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water clarity good; 72 degrees; 0.59 feet below pool. The bass bite is slowing. Fish are really keyed in on small bait fish out in the river channel. Small ball head swimbaits, jerkbaits and Alabama rigs are good choices to catch these fish. Still quite a bit of grass matted. Punching a heavy jig through the tops of it is still getting good bites. The water has a decent stain throughout the entire lake right now. A lot of the grass is starting to brown up. Fish have also been eating a spinnerbait and chatterbait with the right conditions. Wind and cloud will keep them shallow. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.36 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; 80 degrees. Bass are good on rocks and ledges with a shaky head or crankbait. A frog or wakebait around grass will catch some good bass as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Belton

GOOD. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 0.88 feet above pool. The white bass bite is improving as the water temperatures decline. The bite is running strongest from 7:45-10:50 a.m. High numbers of fish can be caught vertically in 20 feet or less until 7:45 a.m. then fish in 35-45 feet. Use a MAL Dense with silver body fishing in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope and assisted by a slashing device. Once the catching at a particular area seems to go past peak, move to a new area even when they are still showing on sonar. Lake Belton is producing high numbers of smaller fish, whereas nearby Stillhouse is producing lower numbers of larger fish. Afternoons are producing about 70-percent of the catch versus mornings. The best news this past week was that the first of our gulls arrived. They have yet to be helpful in finding fish, but by Thanksgiving they should lead the way. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Large numbers of blue catfish under 10 pounds can be found along old river channels in 10-25 feet of water. Drifting with fresh cut shad has worked best. Channel catfish have been excellent using punch bait around gravel beds and timber. Flatheads have been slow but can be found around large rock piles using live bait. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 3.26 feet below pool. Catfish are good in 18-30 feet on cut or stink bait. Hybrids are fair in 15-40 feet on live bait, many smaller smaller size fish are being caught. Crappie are fair next to timber in 15-30 feet on minnows. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.45 feet below pool. Crappie are good in river channels to the highway 21 bridge and in secondary depressions on timber in 20-40 feet of water. Jigs are better than minnows, especially on days with a south wind. When the wind is blowing from the north on a cold front day, bring minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

FAIR. Normal stain; 65 degrees; 2.17 below pool. Bass are good in the morning and mid morning on chatterbaits and spinnerbaits around grass and wind blown points or flats 2-4 feet. Squarebill crankbaits are fair around pond dams and rocks in 3-5 feet. Bass are good with Texas rigs and jigs on big trees just off the edge of Timber Creek, and in 6-7 feet with creature baits or beavers. Spinnerbaits and flukes good around piled up limbs around trees. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs midlake in the river channel from the 897 bridge to the dam. Targeting crappie can be tough on windy days. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.93 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 76 degrees; The lake sits about 1 foot low, and overall fishing is slow. Redfish, stripers, and black bass are all sluggish with limited activity. Catfish are also slow across most depths. Water remains stained. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 62 degrees; 4.32 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Crappie are good in 10-25 feet of water on docks, and offshore brush piles with minnows or jigs. Largemouth bass are good using topwaters on banks in the morning or for deeper schooling fish. Some can be caught on crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and docks. White bass and hybrids are fair on main lake humps and points with topwaters, slabs or trolling with deep crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut or live bait on main lake humps, deeper holes in coves, and in the river on boulders. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.72 feet below pool. Black bass to 4.25 pounds are good in 13-28 feet of water in the river with soft plastic minnow styled baits and juice box colored soft plastic creature bait. There is a good bite along the shoreline brush in 3-8 feet of water with bladed jigs, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie up to 14 inches are good on minnows and jigs in main lake scattered brush piles in 8-18 feet. White bass up to 1.25 pounds are slow on crappie jigs and crankbaits in the lights at night. Catfish are slow on juglines with cut shad or perch.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 70 degrees. Bass bite is slow and inconsistent for most of the day, but starts to pick up in the late afternoon once the fish become more active. Brush piles and the dam have been the hottest spots lately with a shaky head, jig, or dropshot worked tight near cover. There have also been a few schools pushing up on offshore humps, and those fish have been eating a Carolina rig really well when you can get on them. Overall, the lake is still a little off, but the afternoon bite and key structure areas are starting to show some solid signs of life. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.92 feet below pool. Striper fishing continues to improve daily. Limits with some solid keeper fish with an abundance of 16-17.5 inch fish in the mix. Fish are suspended about 20 feet down in the thermocline throughout the lake in all depths with bait fish. Topwater action is still limited to none. Trolling and vertical jigging are best patterns for striped bass and white bass while the fish continue to move quickly. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. There is topwater action for hybrids and stripers. White bass are good on jigging spoons, with some smaller topwater schools on the north end of the lake. Stripers and hybrids are fair to good trolling with umbrella rigs, downriggers, or live shad. Most white bass, stripers and hybrids are holding on main lake points and humps from 18-35 feet is where. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; water level at 168.60 feet. Caddo is fishing small and tough. The salvinia is thick on the Texas side of the lake, so fishing in the river or bayou will be almost impossible in places until we receive rain or current to push it out. Some bass can be caught on flukes, frogs and punching grass mats mixed up in the lily pads. A rattletrap or buzzbait will do good covering water on the edge of the grass trying to locate the fish. Remember, when you get bit in one spot there is usually more fish in the area. The white bass are running good in the river, but it is hard to target the same spots every day as the wind is blowing the salvinia around. This is a perfect time to come out and fish this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 77 degrees; Redfish are slow right now, with a few being caught from the bank. Channel and blue catfish are excellent in 15-25 feet of water of cheese bait. Black bass action is slow, and stripers are also sluggish. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; 19.37 feet below pool. Water temperatures are ranging from the high 30s one week and 70s the next so the bass are scattered. Flooded brush near hydrilla close to a creek or river channel will hold fish. If you catch one there is likely more close by. Mid to late day hydrilla edges in 15-25 feet have been the most consistent this week. Weightless or lightly weighted straight tail worms have been doing the most damage. Striper action is slowly picking up. Look for schooling action under seagulls from mid-lake to the dam. Cast or jig ¾ ounce spoons through the schools, shake a minnow or slow roll an umbrella rig around fish to get a few more bites. Expect the bite to improve in the near future. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 3.19 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Good stacks of hybrid striped bass and white bass are being found on mid-lake points and drop-offs along sandy flats throughout the dam area, Crappie Island, Key Ranch, and the spillway humps in 12–22 feet of water. Cast spinnerbaits and slabs, and watch for schooling fish on these flats as well as around deeper seawalls and shorelines. Fish any hump in 14–22 feet across the lake to find schools stacked up as the day warms. Schooling activity is best on cloudier days. Birds are starting to show up with the cooling weather and will become more consistent indicators of active fish as fall continues. To catch hybrids use spinnerbaits or work a slab vertically with a fast up-and-down motion for immediate strikes. A slow retrieve with a slab cast and reeled steadily back is also effective. Try rattle traps, spoons, umbrella rigs, slabs, or sassy shads to trigger bites. The crappie bite continues to improve. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 5–12 feet under bridge pylons, brush piles, and docks. Anglers are finding limits by moving from spot to spot catching several fish before relocating. Guides report conditions improving, with larger crappie showing up more frequently. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfishing is good in 2-8 feet of water on the north end, or drifting 10-36 feet of water throughout the lake with fresh gizzard shad and cut rough fish. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 38.65 feet below pool. The lake is only 42 percent full, and all boat ramps are currently closed, but bank fishing has been excellent. Channel and blue catfish are biting well, with fish ranging from 5-10 pounds. White bass, black bass, and crappie remain slow. For the most up-to-date conditions, please contact Texas Park and Wildlife or the local State Park office. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 16.25 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; 68 degrees; 2.86 feet below pool. Bass are fair to 3 pounds on small finesse worms in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie good to 2 pounds on jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet of water on the main lake docks and in the timber towards the creek.

Coleto Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 91 degrees; 2.73 feet above pool. Water is stained and temperatures are in the mid 70s. Bass fishing is fair at best, with most action coming around timber in 3-8 feet of water. The lake is currently about 2.5 feet low. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

80 degrees; 0.24 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Some of the best reports come from the upstream feeder creeks. Channel catfish limits are common on prepared baits. Tilapia are abundant with a good bite on worms fished under a cork. Tilapia are great table fare and you can catch them using cast nets. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 69.7 degrees; 1.19 feet above pool. Catfish are doing great on baited holes in 15-40 feet of water using Catfish Bubblegum, liver, worms, and punch bait, while drifting cut shad and bream is producing blues, including some trophy-class fish. Bass have been good along banks, grasslands, and docks throughout the day, with a few coming offshore structure around midday; Texas-rigged creature baits are working well. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie continue to produce solid numbers and a mix of quality fish and juveniles, with minnows performing best on structure in 12-21 feet and hair jigs close behind. Hybrids are scattered and schooling on flats in 14-23 feet, hitting slabs, spoons, and shad, with mostly smaller schools but some larger groups mixed in. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

FAIR. Water stained; 67 degrees; 3.88 feet below pool. Crappie are in the river channels migrating to the dam. All species are thick at the dam making it difficult to target a specific species. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 67 degrees; 17.50 feet below pool. The lake is only 11.9-percent full, and the current water temperature is 67 degrees. The lake level is extremely low with little to no fishing activity at this time. Report by Glenwood Weber, Weber's Landing.

Cypress Springs

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 1.03 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent in the old river channels dropping jigs down and shaking them. Fish are suspended 13-20 feet down in the water column migrating to deeper water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 2.49 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around boat docks. Expect catfish to start relating to deeper water. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait in 6 feet of water. Black bass are fair around boat docks on swim baits and jerkbaits. Yellow catfish are good on live bait. Sand bass are fair on slabs on main lake humps. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 48.85 feet below pool. Reports are saying the crappie fishing has been great and catfishing is steady as usual for this time of year. Water levels are dropping, so anglers should adjust accordingly. Crappie are being caught on isolated brush piles and standing timber in about 20 feet of water using artificial lures. Trophy catfish are biting in 15-30 feet on fresh cut bait such as shad, carp, and tilapia. Gar fishing and bowfishing have slowed down. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors

Fayette

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; full pool. High winds continue to hamper fishing efforts, and the bite should continue to be slow with the forecasted rain. Boat traffic on the lake is down. Bass can be targeted in shallow water rattle traps or spinnerbaits or in 12-15 feet of water on shaky heads, dropshot or Carolina rigs. or on shaky heads in deeper water. There are few fish in the grass biting soft plastics. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 66 degrees; 2.54 feet below pool. There is a good shallow bass bite. around grass on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and some topwaters. Squarebill crankbaits are good on shallow road beds and high spots in 3-6 feet. Carolina rigs are fair on points and road beds 10-12 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Black Bass are feeding in the backs of creeks and coves. Cooler nights have dropped water temperatures and bass are cruising the shallows. Streamers are enticing bass early and late in the day. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sand bass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie are good as the fish transition to a fall and winter pattern. Fish can be found throughout the lake in 10-40 feet of water. Seeing lots of fish still on brush piles, underwater bridges and shallower trees in 10-20 feet. We also still have fish on some lay downs in big numbers. Also look for fish on timber in 18-40 feet along creek channels, flats and the edge of timber lines. Small hand tied jigs actually out fished minnows this week on my boat but any crappie baits will get you bit as water temps cool down. We should see fish on mid lake bridges as the fish migrate towards deeper water chasing the bait fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

SLOW. Water stained; 5.33 feet below pool; 68 degrees. Crappie are good on structure with minnows or jigs. Hybrids are great trolling swimbaits in 10-15 feet of water. Catfish are good on cut bait. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 76 degrees; 9.09 feet above pool. Bass are good offshore in 8-15 feet of water. Bass are in the grass, but it can be difficult to find good areas of grass. A shaky head is your friend but a jig or crankbait will get some good bites as well. Work the ledges near shore with jigs or Texas-rigged plastics to get some good bites as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 65 degrees; 3.57 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush in 13-15 feet with minnows. The bass bite is good with topwater baits as in the back of pockets while bass feed on shad. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling around the hot water outlet. The bite is good on shad or bucktail jigs. Catfish are in pockets feeding on shad, so cast cut shad to land a catch.

Granbury

GOOD. normal stain; 65 degrees; 1.10 feet below pool. Striped bass are slow on live bait fished on the lower ends. The bite is best on colder days. Sand bass are fair to good mid-lake on slabs and spinnerbaits. Small striped bass are mixed in with the sand bass in many areas of the lake. The bite for bigger blue catfish and yellow catfish is picking up on the upper ends near channel breaks with cut shad. Crappie action continues to be good on small jigs and minnows fished on standing structure mid lake. Largemouth bass are schooling early with the sand bass and small striped bass. There has been good topwater action early and late near creek entrances and on shallow flats. Look for birds hovering. Some good reports for largemouth bass in the river north of Granbury near laydowns with spinnerbaits and crankbaits early, then soft plastics later in the day. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.44 feet above pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs fished in standing timber. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on live bait. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. The morning bite has been best. There is sporadic bird action leading the way to birds. White bass are good but may slow after the midweek rain. Target sand bass in 12-15 feet of water near drop-offs with smaller imitation shad slabs fished off the bottom. Use white slabs if the water clarity becomes stained. Sand bass are getting ready to spawn so a smaller lure will work best. Bass and catfish are mixed in with the sandies. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 50.85 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees. Small poppers fished around grass and isolated stumps should draw a strike from black bass. Small streamers should bring action from chain pickerel. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.02 feet above pool. As the weather cools, bass should transition to shallow water to feed on bait fish. Cast reaction baits to land a catch.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 67 degrees; 13.83 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Inks

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 8.53 feet below pool. Boat access continues to be limited. Few fishing reports available. Anglers fishing from the bank or kayaks have been reporting fair success, but no real reports about specific patterns or techniques that may be working. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 64 degrees; 0.02 feet above pool. Bass are tough with a few bites on jigs and soft plastics around docks, brush, and points.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Bass can still be caught in 3-5 feet of water around major creek channels using Texas Rigged creature baits and squarebill crankbaits. Look for log piles and stumps to target. Crappie can be found suspended around standing timber in 20-22 feet of water. A 1/8 ounce or 1/16 ounce jig with small plastic shad pattern bodies and jigs tipped with minnows have been productive. Mid-lake is a productive area of the lake, and fish timber along the river channel. Catfish can be found scattered in the stump fields near channel swings. Catfish can be caught on punch bait and cut bait. Report by ETX Outdoors.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 68 degrees; 3.32 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are consistent but there is rain in the forecast. While it is raining fish like to hide under structure, such as underwater lay-downs, docks, or underwater rock shelves. Fish near creek mouths for catfish feeding on stunned baitfish, and other fish coming out of the creek system. Use cut shad drum or blue gill. Crappie are great in 15-20 feet on structure with igs and minnows. Some black bass are in 2-10 feet of water. A few bass have been caught on a ledge in 22 feet, but the best catches are in 10-15 feet when the sun comes up with a squarebill crankbait and 12 foot series 5 diver, watermelon red watermelon green creature baits, or plastic worms. White and chartreuse spinnerbait is good early. If you have live scope a small 5/8 ounce paddle tail jigs will land a bite. There are still a few white bass in 10-15 feet of water, but most of them are now in black water. Black water means the water appears black due to the abundance of gizzard shad. You should see this in 2-4 feet along the bank. Cast to the bank, almost hitting the bank and drag it across over their heads. After the third reel on your fishing reel, it is pretty much over and you have to repeat. It is a quick bite and accuracy matters. If you cast 2 feet from the bank, your cast landed on fish and they will not bite. White and chartreuse paddle tail swimbaits are best. While the water temperature is dropping in the mid 60s the catfish are primarily in 10-15 feet of water, but can be schooling deep. Bite is on cut bait. Bluegills spawned about a month ago because fish smaller than a pinky nail can be caught. Bluegill, shad and tilapia spawn multiple times per year. Bluegills are active on almost every brush pile in 15-20 feet. Worms are best with the white pieces of bacon, if they are very active as they will not pull the bait off the hook and you can reuse it multiple times. A big factor in this is using a two or four pound monofilament line anything more than that your catch ratio plummets. Tilapia can be found along the banks of the marinas, and 2 feet off the shoreline in schools of 10-30 every 20 feet apart. Use a small barber 2 to 4 pound line and a small piece of worm will catch them just as fast as you can catch bluegill on brush piles. Target sandy banks and rip rap, which is the Boulders surrounding boat, ramps, dams, railroad tracks. If you do not get anything after one minute, go ahead and make your bobber deeper until you start getting bit. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.39 feet below pool. Fishing patterns will hold steady until there is a very cold front. Crappie are fair in 20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good in 20-25 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait and cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Try baits that put off a little less action and look more natural as the weather cools. The morning bite has been solid around grass with moving baits and topwaters. As the sun rises cast Texas rigged worms on main lake points. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 1.36 feet below pool. The fishing patterns should remain consistent until the water temperature reaches 50 degrees. Hybrid striper and white bass are slow on points and humps in 10-30 feet of water with slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut shad drifting humps, points, and flats in 15-32 feet of water. Channel catfish are fair on baited holes on humps and points in 15-30 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. Crappie are fair in 10-34 feet of water on brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, and rock piles. Submerged cover close to a drop off ledge has been best. More crappie have been showing up around the bridge pilings as well. Minnows are working better than jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 67 degrees; 2.12 feet below pool. Water temperatures rose to 70 degrees before the cold front, but expect water temperatures to dip into the 60s afterwards. Crappie are in 8-20 feet on minnows. Most fish have started migrating towards the mouths of creeks. White bass are grouping up and starting to feed for the winter. Largemouth bass are in 4-12 feet of water on brush, docks and bulkheads hitting Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Catfish can be caught throughout the lake in 10-20 feet of water on cutbait. Some catfish are following shad into the creek. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Normal stain; 59 degrees; 1.07 feet above pool. Lake Livingston continues to fish steadily this week with water conditions slightly stained and temperatures holding in the upper 60s to low 70s. Catfish remain the most consistent bite on the lake, with blues and channels hitting well on cut shad, shrimp, and punch bait along the river channel and ledges in 15-25 feet. White bass are scattered but showing up in small schools on mid-lake humps, taking slabs and small spoons when you can stay on them. Black bass are fair, with the best action coming early around bulkheads, grass lines, and shallow rocky points on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Texas-rigged worms; a few fish are showing up midday on deeper brush. Crappie are fair around docks and timber in 10-18 feet, with minnows producing slightly better than jigs. Striper activity has been slow but should improve as cooler weather pushes bait into more predictable patterns. Overall, cooler nights ahead should help stabilize the bite across the board.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 70 degrees; 0.64 feet below pool. As cold fronts start to roll through expect a good bite a few days before then the bite to slow after. Look for early morning bass topwater action. Watch for birds to lead the way to actively feeding fish.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 78 degrees; 1.73 feet below pool. Bass are fair fishing the hydrilla with senkos and flukes. Larger bass are around offshore brush and clay points in 10-25 feet using Carolina rig worms and black-blue jigs with trailers. Crappie are fair with one or two fish being caught per tree in standing timber in 20-25 feet of water with pintail jigs and minnows. Sand bass are good on small slab spoons at the county line road bridge and Dirgin bridge in 20-25 feet. Reported by Hambone fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 83.17 feet below pool. The lake is very low at only 5.8-percent full. Medina Lake is closed due to low water levels.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 65 degrees; 43.55 feet below pool. Largemouth bass and sand bass are great with suspended jerkbaits in north canyon, as well as chartreuse chatter baits along the banks before Bugbee. Catfish are slowing but the bite continues to be good on stink bait or frozen shrimp at the dock, Fritch Fortress and Harbor Bay. Crappie are fair in 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 with worms and corn. Walleye are great with jigs with pearl blue or white grubs, as well as bottom bouncers have been great. Fish are 60 feet down between the cove and the gas well. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.47 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; 63 degrees; 0.87 below pool. Largemouth bass are slow on shallow diving crankbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are excellent on standing timber with chartreuse and black crappie jigs. Catfish are good with cut bait, live minnows, or crappie jigs. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 1.93 feet below pool. Water temperatures are dropping quickly. Largemouth bass are excellent on swimbaits along grass lines, and bladed jigs in shallow water. Crappie are fair in standing timber with live minnows or chartreuse jigs. Fish are 1.5-2 pounds. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 63.5 degrees; full pool. The lake has begun to clear, and some good fish are starting to stack up, making it a great time for power-fishing tactics such as squarebills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-divers. The early and late bite has been strongest, though midday can still produce fish through the remainder of the fall and winter run. Crappie populations remain good, while catfish continue to be slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth are slow rattle traps and bladed jigs on shallow grass lines. Crappie are slow to fair with chartreuse jigs. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.94 feet below pool. Bass are fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-5 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are holding back in the shade around heavy cover to escape the sunlight. Early morning and late evening topwater is also effective for targeting bass. Baitfish are beginning to transition into the backs of pockets and upriver with the bass close behind. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. 70 degrees; 0.79 full pool. Crappie are great in deep brush piles with minnows. Catfish are good with many eater sized fish and the occasional large fish. No reports of white bass or largemouth bass. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 31.61 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 19.29 feet below pool. Black bass are good for 5 pound fish. Good numbers of schooling bass throughout the lake. Target bass in the pockets and drains with 3 inch shad patterned swimbaits on quarter ounce heads. Schools of bait are back in the pockets. Work 6 inch plum apple worms through brush and grass in 5-18 feet of water. Very few reports of crappie limits. Target crappie in the Turkey Bend area suspended down 18-25 feet on main lake pecan trees in 30-25 feet of water. Minnows are working best. No reports of white bass. Catfish are good up both rivers in 5-20 feet of water on cut shad and cheese bait under drop lines as well as rod and reels. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 22.11 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Palestine

GOOD. water stained; 65 degrees; 0.49 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are consistent as the water temperature drops. Crappie are good in 16-25 feet of water with jigs or minnows. Catfish are good in shallow water in the creeks with cut bait.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. stained; 68 degrees; 2.67 feet below pool. Crappie are on deep water brush piles biting minnows. Catfish are slow on cut bait. Black bass, sand bass and hybrids are slow. The water clarity is murky. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water light stain; 61 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair for fish between 3-6 pounds. Target grass lines and points with flukes on small jig head, or ribbon tailed Texas rigged worms. Crappie are fair on brush piles. Bluegill are excellent on small crappie jigs with a slip bobber. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.27 feet below pool. Water is stained and 2.11 feet below pool, holding at 67 degrees. Eater-size catfish are on fire along river-channel ledges and adjacent flats. Trophy catfish will start to move shallow on wind blown points picking off lethargic shad. Crappie are good on docks and brush. Bass are fair on swimbaits and crankbaits. Sand bass are really starting to stack up on points on the north end of the lake, and slabs bounced off the bottom will produce solid numbers. Striper action is fair, though most have been undersized on live bait, and they are beginning the winter migration to the north end. Report by Captain Casey Armstrong, Hooked Up Outfitters. Stripers are slow. Live bait is your best bet. Look for them in 20-35 feet of water. There are lots of smaller fish but keepers are few and far between. Sand bass are good in 15-30 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats with chrome and white slabs. Catfish are fair to good. Cut shad is producing fish in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are also producing good numbers but not big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Water clarity is 4-10 feet of visibility. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 62 degrees; 2.73 feet below pool. Hybrid and white bass are on ledges from 15-18 feet of water. Trolling shad colored crankbaits can catch a few. Catfish are good midlake in 8-15 feet of water for smaller eater size catfish. The forecasted cold front should push bigger fish deeper. Bait fish can be caught with a net. Largemouth bass are on the rocks near the dam. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Raven

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

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 63 degrees; 2.10 feet below pool. White bass have been fair throughout the day in shallow water on long points and coves. Later in the morning white bass are shallow in 18-21 feet on long points, coves and ledges. White bass are starting to group up and as the water temperature declines to the mid 60s fish will push to deeper open water. Crappie are good, and also moving. Fish are related to brush piles in 18-25 feet of water and on bridge columns. Catfish are good in wooded timber in 18-22 feet on prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Some reports of big blue catfish catches on deep flats mid lake drifting with large cut bait. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 66 degrees; 1.17 feet below pool. Crappie are good off creek channels in 12-18 feet of water with green and chartreuse jigs. Largemouth bass are good with buzz baits and topwater lures. Target offshore rocks in 16-22 feet of water, shallow vegetation, or ditches inside secondary points with spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, or swimbaits. Channel catfish are good on baited holes. Blue catfish can be caught on flats with 18-24 feet of water with cut bait. Sand bass are fair on humps with live bait, or slabs. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan's Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.99 feet below pool. Catfish continue to bite very well. Some anglers are drifting for trophy size fish and others are catching large numbers of box fish. There are several ways to catch them, but one way is to go late or early and see where the birds are roosting. The catfish will set up around those trees. You can pitch your bait with a cork and catch them. The white bass and hybrids need cooler weather to have a more consistent and active bite. Black bass can be caught on brush piles. This time of year you can spot wolf packs of bass chasing large shad in shallow water. Cover water with a big swimbait. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 9.19 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.52 feet below pool. The gates at the dam are now open, letting 260 cfs out. There is now a fair bite below the dam for all species. At the marina crappie are fair. Bluegill fair on crickets or worms. Catfish are fair on minnows and punch bait. On the lake crappie are fair with various jigs and minnows holding tight to brush in 6-12 feet of water. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs with cut shad, punch bait or using jug lines. Black bass are fair on craw jigs and slow plastic baits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are slow trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are slow with jigs or cut bait in deeper water. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 50.78 feet below pool. Blue and channel catfish are excellent in the creek and river channels in 8-30 feet of water with cut gizzard shad or lunch bait. White bass can be caught but are primarily undersized. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.17 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; 70 degrees; 0.84 feet above pool. The white bass bite is improving as the water temperatures decline. The bite is running strongest from 7:45-10:50 a.m. There is some light topwater action until 7:45 a.m. then vertically fish in 35-45 feet. Use a MAL Dense with silver body fishing in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope and assisted by a slashing device. Once the catching at a particular area seems to go past peak, move to a new area even when they are still showing on sonar. Lake Belton is producing high numbers of smaller fish, whereas nearby Stillhouse is producing lower numbers of larger fish. Afternoons are producing about 70-percent of the catch versus mornings. The best news this past week was that the first of our gulls arrived. They have yet to be helpful in finding fish, but by Thanksgiving they should lead the way. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Fall conditions have bass scattered, making it difficult to find big groups or consistent patterns. Large schools of nomadic bass are roaming the main lake chasing shad. Bass fishing is fair utilizing forward-facing sonar and mid-strolling small minnow-style soft plastics. For bigger bites, fish a football jig along steeper rocky shorelines. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.76 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni has been fishing good as we enter the fall time. The unseasonably warm temperatures have slowed the fishing some. Hybrid stripers have been slow this week while the white bass are good. Starting to see a solid open water bite setting up, but with the extreme heat this week the fish pulled back into shallow water. Slabs and swimbaits are working best in 5-10 feet. Eating size catfish is as good as it gets. Daily limits of 1-2 pound channel catfish can be caught on punch bait and dip bait. Trophy blue catfish are picking up in 12-18 feet of water with fresh cut bait. This past week a 42 pound blue catfish and 65 pound yellow catfish were caught. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows under bridges and on timber in 12-16 feet. Largemouth bass are good in 1-4 feet of water on dock legs and riprap with shallow crankbaits, shaky heads and spinnerbaits. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 5.03 feet below pool. Catfish remain good, but all other fishing has been poor due to the low lake elevation. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.60 feet above pool. Stripers are good on live shad and swimbaits. With the forecasted cold front this week watch for feeding gulls on the main lake, and fish schooling in the river channels or on deep flats. Big fish are still hit-and-miss shallow early on topwaters off main lake sandy points. Catfishing will start to pick up for trophy blue catfish in deeper water drifting big baits, like shad or rough fish. Fish in 40-55 feet of water off the river channels towards the ends of the lake. Look for bigger crappie roaming 8-12 feet on stump flats and in the backs of coves. Smaller fish are still piled up on brush in 12-15 feet of water on jigs. Use dark colors on cloudy days and bright colors on sunny days. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers are good on the ledges and dropshots in 15-30 feet of water on drop-offs and ledges with slabs. Baitfish are everywhere throughout the lake. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 71 degrees; 4.55 feet below pool. There’s really no change from last week, but rain is expected over the next several days, and some fresh water should help the lake conditions a lot. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 72 degrees; 12.76 feet below pool. Bass are good on small topwaters at the marinas for 2-3 pound fish. Bass are good on bluff walls 30-35 feet down bouncing a football head jig with a craw on it on the ledges. Bait fish are very small so match the hatch. Report by Randal Frisbee, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 35.30 feet below pool. Catfish are fair with fish scattered throughout the lake in 3 feet or deeper on recently submerged structures with punch bait or fresh cut gizzard shad. Crappie are fair scattered in 14-18 feet of water on brush piles. No catches of white bass to report. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 1.62 feet below pool. Bream are slow on red worms throughout the lake. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers in 6-8 feet of water. Blue catfish are slow on minnows in shallow water. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs 10-20 feet of water on brush piles. Bass are fair on trick worms and crankbaits. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.74 feet above pool. Crappie are fair in 12-18 feet of water in standing timber, brush piles and other structures. Jigs and live bait performing equally well. The jig color does not matter, but you will need to use a very slow presentation and get the lure right in front of the fish. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 72 degrees. All boat ramps remain closed to boats and water levels are extremely low. Kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the bank but expect muddy conditions. Hydrilla has thinned with less surface mats, so weedless presentations tend to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature bait soft plastics also continue to be effective. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 5.81 feet below pool. Bait is starting to transition to the creeks. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Crappie are showing up in the crappie house. Catfish are fair around rock with cut bait and shad.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 70 degrees. Crappie will start roaming as the weather cools.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 18.45 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 1.66 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent, but expect the bite to slow during and after a cold front. Catfish are good using punch bait in 20-30 feet of water. Striped bass are good early in the morning on live bait in 25 feet of water, or on topwater baits where fish are schooling. Crappie are in the main lake brush in 20-30 feet of water. White bass are fair on slabs in 20 feet of water. Largemouth bass are fair using soft plastics on deep structure and around docks. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

GOOD. Water normal; 69 degrees; 1.51 feet below pool. Bass are good on rocky and gravel banks using crankbaits with vibration thrown up against the cattails. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad in timber and off of points. Sand bass are excellent on slabs and trolling crankbaits in the main lake. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 3.82 feet above pool. Crappie are biting crappie jigs on the flats off the river channel and are currently holding on structure. Fish are also biting up river on submerged brush. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.11 feet above pool. Water clarity across the lake is good, with about a foot of visibility in the West Fork, East Fork, and south end, up to a foot and a half on the south end, and roughly six inches in Luces Bayou. Largemouth bass are snapping from midlake to the south end, as well as in pockets of the East Fork and West Fork, hitting spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, crankbaits, Texas-rigged worms and grubs, and even some early topwater if you time it right; points, second drop-offs, and nearby docks are producing best. Catfish are great around the train track bridge in 12-15 feet near the thermocline. Crappie are strong in Luces Bayou and the East Fork, tight to structure and biting minnows and small jigs, especially during low-pressure periods. White bass are active on the south end with good size, caught trolling jet divers with #12 pet spoons, vertical jigging half-ounce slabs, or working deep-diving crankbaits over humps. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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