Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of November 12, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 63 degrees; 4.08 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; 59.49 feet below pool. Water temperatures have finally dropped into the 70s, and the recent South Texas cold front has pushed bait and bass toward the backs of pockets. Buzzbaits and other topwater lures are producing well during low-light conditions, while some bass are relating to new grass growth from the recent rise in water levels. Shallow crankbaits are working in shad-filled pockets, and others are finding success around hardwoods with minnow-style baits. With lows in the 50s and highs in the 80s, conditions are ideal for a great day on the water. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 1.51 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; 1.87 feet below pool. Threadfin shad are moving to deeper water after the cold fronts. Many bass are still in shallow water, but focus on the areas near deep water for a more consistent bite. Crappie are schooled up in deep water on brush piles, with bigger crappie suspended in isolation across the basin. White bass are schooling in the evening on the edge of big flats where the deep water drops off. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.29 feet below pool. Catfish continue to be good drifting with shad in 15-20 feet of water. After the forecasted cold front catfish could push as shallow as 10 feet. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 69 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Bass are feeding on shad and bluegill gearing up for winter. There has been a better concentration of fish shallow all day now that it has cooled off. Still using a weightless 5 inch stick bait or 5 inch soft jerkbait in shad and bluegill patterns. Mix in a hollow body frog and spinnerbait. Crappie are schooled up on main lake brush piles and deep grass lines hitting crappie jigs or minnows. Use a lighter jig head as the water cools down if wind allows for it. Water clarity is 3-4 feet of visibility. Report by Captain Kirk Pasalich, Artifishable Fishing Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water clarity good; 72 degrees; 0.65 feet below pool. Bass are biting spinnerbaits and jerkbaits fished around main lake submerged vegetation. Focus on the outside, deeper edges of the grass for the most consistent action. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Bass fishing is good right now on Lake Austin. With the grass starting to die off, there is a pretty good stain to the water. Quite a few fish are up shallow and the back pockets have been holding groups of bait with fish schooling around them. The majority of the fish are out in the river channel, suspended around bait. Weightless flukes, small swim baits, jerkbaits and Alabama rigs are all good options to catch these fish. Fish are starting to thicken up for the winter for sure. Great time to get out on the lake. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.30 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

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

Belton

GOOD. Water normal stain; 71 degrees; 0.76 feet above pool. White bass fishing improves as the water temperatures continue to drop. The bite is running strongest from 7:45-10:50 a.m. Fish can be caught in high numbers fishing vertically out to 20 feet until 7:45 a.m., then move out to 35-45 feet. The MAL Dense with chartreuse tail fishing in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope and assisted by a slashing device. Once the catching at a particular area seems to go past peak, move to a new location even when fish are still showing on sonar. Keep an eye on the skies as the first gulls, terns, and loons should show before Thanksgiving. 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. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are excellent. Anglers can find blue catfish around sand flats and river channels in 10-20 feet. Larger fresh cut baits have been effective for trophy size fish. Eater fish under 10 pounds can be caught deadsticking with small cut shad along ledges and river channels. Channel catfish are great and can be caught on punch bait in 10-20 feet of water. Flatheads are good on live bait in shallow water around river mouths. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 62 degrees; 3.21 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; 1.41 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent in river channels to the highway 21 bridge and in secondary depressions on timber in 20-40 feet of water. Jigs are better than minnows, especially on days with a south wind. When the wind is blowing from the north on a cold front day, bring minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

FAIR. Normal stain; 63 degrees; 2.07 below pool. Morning bass bite has slowed due to the dropping water temperature. Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits are best on the outside edge of grass in 3-5 feet. Yum dingers and flukes are also good on the edge of grass. Texas rigs and jigs are good around bushes and timber 4-7 feet. Squarebill crankbaits are fair around rocks and boat ramp areas in 3-5 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are good in the channels in 25-40 feet of water with plastic jigs over hand ties. Drop the bait down and shake it. Finding keeper size crappie can be a challenge. You will have to cover a lot of water to find keepers. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.88 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 69 degrees; Fishing has been slow across the board this week, with redfish, catfish, striper, and black bass all showing limited activity. The lake is currently about one foot low, which may be contributing to the slower bite. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 64 degrees; 4.26 feet below pool. 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

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.62 feet below pool. Black bass to 9.25 pounds are excellent in 13-28 feet of water on imitation minnows, craws in juicebox in the rivers, and green pumpkin tornado worms in the shoreline grass. Some catches in the brush in 3-8 feet of water on a soft plastic that mimics baitfish during the spawn, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good with catches up to 14 inches on minnows and jigs on main lake scattered brush piles in 8-18 feet. White bass are slow to 1.25 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night. Catfish are slow on jug lines with cut shad, or perch.

Bryan

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees. As cold fronts start to cool the water temperature, expect the bite to improve. Bass can be caught with topwater baits, or on ledges with Carolina rigs.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.94 feet below pool. Striper fishing has improved, we are starting to see some limits and keeper fish with an abundance of 12-16 inches in the mix. Trolling and vertical jigging are best patterns as the fish are still moving fast. There is limited to no topwater activity. White bass have been mixed in the same areas in 15-35 feet of water. Persistence and covering water has been the key. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Same pattern, but increased topwater action for hybrids and stripers. White bass are good on jigging spoons, with some smaller schools on top. Stripers and hybrids are fair to good trolling with umbrella rigs, downriggers, on live shad. Occasionally there are some smaller schools on top. Main lake points and humps from 18-35 feet is where most white bass, stripers and hybrids are holding. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; water level at 168.58 feet. There is a major cold front in the forecast with a warm-up to follow, so the fish continue to stay in transition mode while we wait for the fall bite to really kick in. Schooling black bass can be caught on chrome rattle traps, shad color chatterbaits, spinning baits and swimbaits. Frog and watermelon flukes will still work in the pads and grass mats, but this vegetation will die off soon due to colder temperatures. White bass and black bass will be good in the river very soon with Alabama rigs, rooster tails and underspins. This is really a fun time of the year to fish Caddo between the cold fronts. Key on shad in the river using your graph, or look for the birds sitting on the boat lane poles to let you know the bait is in the water at that spot. Really a fun time to come fish this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 72 degrees; Redfish are running slow this week, averaging 5-10 pounds. Catfishing is excellent, with both channel and blue catfish biting well in 5-25 feet of water. Striper and black bass action remain slow overall. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 68 degrees; 19.18 feet below pool. There is good early morning schooling bass action around main lake wind blown points and banks. Small walking baits and poppers early can get you a few good bites. There are a lot of fish around the hydrilla, and in the flooded brush. Weightless worms on the edge of the grass can be very effective. There is also a good number of fish that have gone up shallow. The striped bass fishing is slowly picking up. There is still no sign of schooling action, but there were a few fish caught last week on jigging spoons. Check heavy bends along the old river channel and in the tops of submerged cypress trees. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 6 degrees; 3.05 feet below pool. 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; 70 degrees; 38.53 feet below pool. All boat ramps are currently closed, so anglers should contact Texas Parks and Wildlife for the latest updates on ramp access. Bank fishing, however, is excellent right now, with good catches of channel and blue catfish, crappie, black bass, and white bass all being reported from the shoreline. For more information, reach out to the Texas Parks and Wildlife State Park office. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 16.17 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; 2.81 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; 2.64 feet above pool. The lake is about two and a half feet low, with water temperatures holding in the mid 70s. Bass fishing is fair, with most catches coming from timber in 5-10 feet of water using soft plastics. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

80 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to boast on limits of eater sized channel catfish using prepared baits. Largemouth bass numbers are excellent on soft plastics and crankbaits. Some anglers are reporting catches around 100 bass per day with some bigger fish to 6 pounds possible. Tilapia are abundant and are good on worms fished under a cork. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 69.6 degrees; 1.01 feet above pool. Water temperatures are holding around 73 degrees midday on the main lake, and fish are on the move. Bait is beginning to gather at the mouths of the creeks, drawing in more predatory fish. Catfishing has been good, with eater-sized blue and channel catfish hitting Catfish Bubblegum, liver, worms, and punch bait on wind-blown points and ledges with structure in 15-40 feet of water. Drifting natural baits through channels can produce both solid eaters and the occasional trophy blue. Largemouth bass are active, biting crankbaits on shad–loaded, wind-blown points, moving offshore during the day, and along banks and grasslines early and late. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie catches are improving, with anglers finding better numbers - though many are still small - around timber and structure in 12-21 feet using minnows, hair jigs, or plastics. Hybrids remain scattered and schooling, taking slabs, spoons, or shad off flats and drop-off edges in 16-23 feet, with a mix of smaller pods and a few larger schools. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

FAIR. Water stained; 67 degrees; 3.71 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; 79 degrees; 17.36 feet below pool. Lake Corpus Christi is at a historic low, sitting only 12.2-percent full and down an incredible 17.4 feet from full pool. This is the lowest it has been since the Wesley Seale Dam was built in the late 1950s. With water levels this low, most coves have become shallow basins leading to the exposed riverbed of the Nueces River, making fishing opportunities extremely limited. Current conditions are sunny with winds gusting up to 20 miles per hour, a high near 83 degrees, and a low around 54 degrees. Water temperatures remain warm at 79 degrees despite the continued drop in lake levels. Report by Glenwood Weber, Weber's Landing

Cypress Springs

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 1.02 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; 2.48 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around boat docks. 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; 48.52 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 have limited the fishing, and the blue bird days are slowing the bite. A few bass can be caught on shallow points with rattle traps, or on shaky heads in deeper water. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 63 degrees; 2.45 feet below pool. The morning bass bite has slowed due to cool fronts and dropping water temperatures. Midmorning squarebill crankbaits and spinnerbaits around deeper grass and timber in 4-6 feet is fair. Work Viper XP jigs on big timber in the creeks and ditch edges in 7-10 feet of water. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Black Bass are beginning to school in open water. Frog and baitfish patterns are working well. Cooler nights have dropped water temperatures and bass are cruising. Streamers are enticing bass early and late. Bream are shallow, so try small hoppers. Sand bass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie are good as the fish transition to a fall and winter pattern. Fish can be found throughout the lake in 10-40 feet of water. Seeing lots of fish still on brush piles, underwater bridges and shallower trees in 10-20 feet. We also still have fish on some lay downs in big numbers. Also look for fish on timber in 18-40 feet along creek channels, flats and the edge of timber lines. Small hand tied jigs actually out fished minnows this week on my boat but any crappie baits will get you bit as water temps cool down. We should see fish on mid lake bridges as the fish migrate towards deeper water chasing the bait fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

SLOW. Water stained; 5.24 feet below pool; 68 degrees. Hybrids are becoming more active with the cooler weather on cut bait and slow trolling. White bass are fair on windy points in the morning. Catfish are good drifting cut bait. Crappie are good on structure with jigs and minnows. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 76 degrees; 8.89 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; 3.50 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; 1.03 feet below pool. Lake Granbury water temperatures are from the low to middle 60s with some temperature close to 70 on those warmer days. Water levels are about 1.5 feet low. Sand bass and small striped bass are being caught all over the lake from near Blue Water Shores to the area near the city beach. Look in 10-15 feet of water on flats adjacent to creek channels. Striped bass are slow to fair on live shad fished near ledges from Striper Alley to Indian Harbor. Look for birds to point you to active fish. Largemouth bass are good in numbers with an occasional bigger fish. Best action is reported near main lake points and in the river above Granbury. Crankbaits and topwater early and then soft plastics later. Crappie action continues to be good to excellent on small minnows and jigs fished on submerged structure. The best crappie action is from near Indian Harbor to Bent water on submerged timber and near bridge pilings. Catfish action is picking up for those bigger yellows and blues on the upper ends. Cut shad is preferred fished on flats adjacent to the river channel. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.43 feet above pool. Black bass are fair up the river and around main lake structures with worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs fished in standing timber. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with Zote Soap or shad. Yellow catfish are good to 30 pounds on live bait. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.23 feet below pool. White bass are feeding heavily with mixed bags of crappie and catfish mixed in. Target white bass midlake on the north shore in 12-17 feet of water under the birds. Water clarity has improved, so use Irish special or shad slabs fished off the bottom. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 50.74 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees. There is an early and late bite on small topwater patterns for bass and bream. Watch for schooling bass mid-lake. Chain pickerel will become more active when water cools. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.01 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; 13.73 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; 8.63 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; 67 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Bass are keying on shad all over the lake. Cast Alabama rigs, swimbaits, and topwaters to catch these fish. Catch brush fish on Texas rigs, shaky heads, jigs and dropshots.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Prior to the cold snap, bass were being caught in 3–5 feet of water on 1.5 square-bill crankbaits and bladed jigs. A few fish are also being taken from deeper brush on Texas-rigged creature baits as temperatures cool. With the arrival of the cold front, crappie have pushed a few feet deeper in the water column, with the best bite coming from 14–18 feet. Look for laydowns or timber with a V shape as fish have been notably more aggressive on those structures. Single standing pole timber has not produced much. Productive water can be found from Ashley Mountain up to Big Oak, focusing on mid-lake timber. Follow the river channel and target timber either in or just off the channel. Jigs tipped with minnows or small-profile plastics have both been effective. There has not been significant change for catfish this week. Fish remain scattered in stump fields and along channel swings biting cut bait and punch bait when anchored. Report by ETX Outdoors.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 68 degrees; 3.21 feet below pool. Crappie are great in 15-20 feet on structure with igs and minnows. Some black bass are in 2-10 feet of water. A few bass have been caught on a ledge in 22 feet, but the best catches are in 10-15 feet when the sun comes up with a squarebill crankbait and 12 foot series 5 diver, watermelon red watermelon green creature baits, or plastic worms. White and chartreuse spinnerbait is good early. If you have live scope a small 5/8 ounce paddle tail jigs will land a bite. There are still a few white bass in 10-15 feet of water, but most of them are now in black water. Black water means the water appears black due to the abundance of gizzard shad. You should see this in 2-4 feet along the bank. Cast to the bank, almost hitting the bank and drag it across over their heads. After the third reel on your fishing reel, it is pretty much over and you have to repeat. It is a quick bite and accuracy matters. If you cast 2 feet from the bank, your cast landed on fish and they will not bite. White and chartreuse 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; 0.42 feet below pool. 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 shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. The morning bite has been solid around grass with moving baits and topwaters. As the sun rises higher Texas rigged worms on main lake points has been producing. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 1.22 feet below pool. White bass are slow on points and humps in 12-32 feet of water. Slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits and live bait are working. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are slow in similar depths as the white bass. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut shad drifting humps, points and flats in 15-32 feet of water. Channel catfish are good on baited holes on humps and points in 15-30 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. Crappie are fair in 10-34 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, rock piles and submerged cover close to a drop-off ledge. Minnows and jigs are catching those fish. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 68 degrees; 2.04 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; 78 degrees; 0.97 feet above pool. Lake Livingston is in good shape this week with stable conditions and water temperatures cooling into the upper 60s. White bass are schooling on main lake points and humps, chasing shad and hitting slabs and small spoons. Crappie are fair around brush piles and standing timber in 12-18 feet of water on minnows and jigs. Catfish action is steady, with blues and channels biting cut shad and stink bait along the river channel edges in 20-30 feet. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texas rigs worked along rocky points and submerged timber, especially early and late in the day.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 70 degrees; 0.51 feet below pool. As cold fronts start to roll through expect a good bite a few days before then the bite to slow after. Look for early morning bass topwater action. Watch for birds to lead the way to actively feeding fish.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 1.64 feet below pool. Bass are good with flukes, senkos and lipless crankbaits over the hydrilla. Crappie are fair using pintail jigs and minnows. Crappie are scattered in the timber in 20-25 feet of water. Catching one or two fish per tree. Sand bass are good on a classic tail-spinner lure, and jigging spoons on hard bottom flats in 15-20 feet. Reported by Hambone fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 82.95 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; 43.49 feet below pool. Smallmouth bass and sand bass are great trolling and jigging. Some have been caught with bright colored jig heads with watermelon grubs, particularly over in sexy cove and blue west. Catfish are good on stink bait in blue west, and Harbor Bay. Crappie are slow at the Sanford Yake Dock, blue west, and Bugbee. Pearl white and pearl blue are working great on grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and perch are hitting on worms and corn. Walleye are great l on deep divers, minnows and translucent crankbaits. They have been especially good around the north canyon and blue west. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.40 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; 0.85 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; 65 degrees; 1.85 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 muddy-heavily stained; 65 degrees; full pool. The lake has started to clear, and some good fish are beginning to stack up. As the water continues to clear, it’s a great time to break out the power-fishing gear - square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-divers are all producing and make for a much more exciting bite than dragging a worm along the bottom. In the meantime, try a Spook-style bait or popper early and late in the day for aggressive topwater strikes. Crappie action remains solid, while catfish have been 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; 65 degrees; 0.93 feet below pool. Bass are fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-5 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are holding back in the shade around heavy cover to escape the sunlight. Early morning and late evening topwater is also effective for targeting bass. Baitfish are beginning to transition into the backs of pockets and upriver with the bass close behind. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs and catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. 70 degrees; 0.71 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; 31.52 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 62 degrees; 19.20 feet below pool. Black bass are good in creeks and pockets feeding on shad. Work small shad or bluegill patterned swimbaits, or green pumpkin plum and plum apple in 8-12 feet of water. Crappie are fair with scattered limits reported on minnows around deep brush and trees. No report on white bass. Catfish are good under jug lines and trot lines rigged with cut bait and perch in 8-18 feet. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 22.01 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Palestine

GOOD. water stained; 55 degrees; 0.47 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; 65 degrees; 2.57 feet below pool. Catfish are slow in deep water on minnows and small jugs. Crappie are biting chartreuse and gray jigs or blackjigs. Sand bass and hybrids are slow. Black bass are slow. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water light stain; 71 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; 2.23 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; 71 degrees; 2.66 feet below pool. Catfish are good with cut bait. Report of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.

Raven

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

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 2.02 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 relating 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; 63 degrees; 1.12 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; 1.91 feet below pool. Catfish are excellent on punch bait and cut shad. Most are being caught in the Richland Arm of the lake. White bass are being caught on slabs and in-line spinners on points and humps in 18-25 feet. Hybrids have been mixed with the white bass but are mostly undersized. This is great news for the future of hybrid fishing after the recent stocking of the lake. Black bass are going to start following the shad to the creek channels in the main lake coves. Squarebills and chatterbaits will be good and allow you to cover water. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.95 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; 63 degrees; 2.32 feet below pool. At the marina crappie are slow. Bluegill fair on crickets or worms. Catfish have slowed to fair on minnows and punch bait. On the lake crappie are fair with various jigs and minnows over brush in 6-12 feet of water. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs with cut shad, punch bait or using jug lines. Black bass are fair on craw jigs and slow 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. Below the dam all species are fishing slowly with zero water being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 63 degrees; 50.63 feet below pool. Work the creek and river channels for blue catfish and channel catfish 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; 1.09 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; 0.70 feet above pool. White bass fishing improves as the water temperatures continue to drop. The bite is running strongest from 7:45-10:50 a.m. Fish can be caught in high numbers fishing vertically out to 20 feet until 7:45 a.m., then move out to 35-45 feet. The MAL Dense with chartreuse tail fishing in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope and assisted by a slashing device. Once the catching at a particular area seems to go past peak, move to a new location even when fish are still showing on sonar. Keep an eye on the skies as the first gulls, terns, and loons should show before Thanksgiving. Stillhouse 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. 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; 1.73 feet below pool. The hybrid striper and white bass bite are good. The fish are moving hard looking for good pockets of water. Fish main lake points in 8-15 feet using inline spinners and slab spoons. The eating sized catfish bite is still red hot. Easy limits on half day trips are the standard right now. Baited holes in 12-20 feet using prepared baits such as punch or dip baits. The trophy blue catfish are beginning to feed. We have seen fish in the 20-30 pound range on medium sized pieces of cut baits in 10-25 feet. Crappie are improving under bridges and on shallow brush with the bite on minnows. Largemouth bass are extremely shallow and prefer fast moving shallow crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 4.80 feet below pool. Catfishing is good on the main lake, with anglers finding steady action, while all other species remain slow. The lake elevation is currently 39.40 feet. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.61 feet above pool. Striper fishing is good on live bait and swimbaits. Gulls have arrived and keep an eye out for working birds along the river channels and on shallow main lake points early. Fish are schooled up on ledges and humps in 25-45 feet of water catching them anchored with live shad. Crappie are moving on structure and docks. Bigger fish are roaming 8-12 feet on flats off creek channels and points. Brush is loaded with smaller fish and bigger crappie will move in as water temps cool. Catfishing is still good, drifting big cut shad and rough fish on deep flats off the river channels 40-60 feet of water. Eater size fish are still piled in the backs of creeks and on deep ledges off the banks. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers are hit-or-miss but will improve as the weather cools. The bite is good on days with working birds. Target the flats in less than 30 feet of water slabs, live bait, and some swimbaits. Early topwater bite is slowing as fish move to deeper water. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 71 degrees; 4.56 feet below pool. Water temperatures have finally cooled into the mid-60s, putting bass on the feed. Despite some strong winds this week, and more wind and storms expected this weekend, fishing has been solid overall. The shallow bite is good on chatterbaits, weightless flukes, senkos, and spooks. Mid-range fish are also active in 8-15 feet of water on Texas rigs and mid-depth crankbaits especially around creek beds and main lake points. The deeper bite has not fully turned on yet, though a few smaller fish are being caught on Carolina rigs, spoons, and drop shots. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 72 degrees; 12.36 feet below pool. Cooling fall weather has improved the bass bite, though conditions remain variable. The best action has come on Texas-rigged plastics in less than 10 feet of water. Focus on transition areas with a mix of brush and rock for quality largemouth. Forward-facing sonar can be used to locate schools of bass roaming open water following baitfish, with suspending jerkbaits producing steady action. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Bass are very good targeting fish shallow around rocky points and brush near the mouths of coves. A topwater walking bait in bone has been good early around sunrise. Later in the day use a 3.5 inch weedless paddle tail swimbait to get through the brush to catch numbers. When the shallow bite slows, Texas rigged plastics in 10-20 feet of water around patches of submerged brush have been producing catches. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 63 degrees; 35.14 feet below pool. Catfish can be caught throughout the lake in 3 feet or deeper on recently submerged structures with punch bait or fresh cut gizzard shad. Crappie are 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; 1.55 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; 0.66 feet above pool. Crappie bite was excellent before the cold front. Lots of big fish were in 12-15 feet of water in standing timber. Lots of little fish on brush piles in 12-15 feet of water. Jig and minnows are both effective. After the cold front fish spook easily and have a case of the lock jaw. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 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; 5.69 feet below pool. Bait is starting to transition to the creeks. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows and jigs. After the cold front crappie should start showing in the crappie house. Catfish are fair around rock with cut bait and shad. Bait fish are primarily congregated in the main lake, with some fish shallow. Water visibility is 7 inches.

Welsh

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

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 18.37 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 1.54 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 slow on main lake humps in 25-30 feet of water. Largemouth bass are good using soft plastics on deep structure and around docks. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

GOOD. Water normal; 72 degrees; 1.49 feet below pool. Bass are good using chatterbaits in shallow water and on rocky banks. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good with cut shad. Sand bass being caught on the deeper end of the lake, bumping slabs off of the bottom. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 3.91 feet above pool. Crappie are good in timber off main channels in 18-24 feet of water with 2 inch plastics. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are active around docks and shallow cover, especially early in the morning near riprap, brush, and shallow dock ends, hitting well on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Texas-rigged worms before moving slightly deeper later in the day. White bass are biting in the early morning, evening, and midday on humps along the south end of the lake, with trolling a diver and #12 Pet Spoon proving effective. Crappie are holding tight to structure in the East Fork and Lucious Bayou, biting live minnows and hand-tied jigs in silver, chartreuse, or darker colors when the water muddies. Catfish are steady on jug lines around the railroad tracks using fresh-caught shad, with the best action in the thermocline zone around 8-10 feet deep. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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