Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of November 26, 2025

Dunlap

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees. Bass are good on spinnerbaits early along the banks and docks, but the bite slows by late morning. Crappie are slow with minnows. Report by Lee Johnson and Kenneth Linder, local anglers.

Alan Henry

FAIR. 59 degrees; 4.39 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 30-45 feet over trees with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water stained 81 degrees; 60.65 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; 67 degrees; 0.99 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent, with a slight improvement for sand bass. Sand bass are fair in 20-30 feet of water off main lake humps with jigging spoons. 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. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.94 feet below pool. The weather has been relatively warm keeping most game fish shallow feeding on shad. With these next cold fronts, most game fish will be hanging around the first break leaving shallow water areas. Bass will be keying in on shad baits like a crankbait and rattle trap. Crappie will be related to larger piles of wood in schools. Catfish will be on the lower side of the drop-offs eating weak shad falling to bottom as cooler temperatures approach. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 2.30 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; 0.67 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; 67 degrees; 0.57 feet below pool. Bass 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 matted grass to punch through with a heavy jig. 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; 0.02 below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Target bass in shaded areas or submerged vegetation with a slow approach.

Bastrop

FAIR. Water normal stain; 67 degrees. Bass should be in the reeds and shallow grass hitting Texas rigs, or squarebill crankbaits. When the water temperature drops below 60 degrees fish will suspend in deeper water.

Belton

GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 0.25 feet above pool. We are at peak fall fishing conditions now for white bass and hybrid striped bass. The fishing is excellent and will likely stay this way until the water temperature drops below 60 degrees in a few weeks. The only thing that could make this better is the arrival of our migratory, fish-eating birds like gulls and terns. A few are present, but so far have been unhelpful locating fish. Sonar remains the staple for finding fish in 30-35 feet around sunrise and sunset, then 35-52 feet the rest of the day. The MAL Dense worked vertically by cranking it upward through the lower third of the water column assisted by viewing this on Garmin LiveScope is my go-to tactic. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Large numbers of blue catfish under 10 pounds can be found along shallow banks in 10-15 feet of water. To catch larger blue catfish drift in 25-40 feet with fresh cut shad. Channel catfish are excellent using punch bait around gravel beds and timber. Flathead catfish are slow, but can be found around large rock piles using live bait. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

FAIR. Water normal stain; 64 degrees; 1.82 feet below pool. Catfish are good in 18-30 feet on cut and stink bait. Hybrids are fair in to 20-30 feet on minnows and small jigs with lots of shorter fish 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; 1.16 feet below pool. Crappie are good on minnows in river channels to the Highway 21 bridge and in secondary depressions on timber in 20-40 feet of water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

FAIR. Normal stain; 65 degrees; 1.88 below pool. The morning bass bite has slowed due to weather, but mid-morning has been good on swim jigs, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits around any grass you can find 2-4 feet. Then transition to 3-7 feet and slowly work flukes and soft plastic stick baits around bushes or deeper grass. As always Texas rigs rule on this lake with lots of fish on wood. Sometimes big wood and sometimes small bushes 5-7 feet. Cooler weather will probably slow this down a bit. 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. Crappie are slow. Fish are holding to the bottom of the lake. 897 Bridge to the dam in a migration pattern. Tough to find. Minnows over jigs.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.42 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 74 degrees; Fishing remains slow across the lake, with redfish, black bass, stripers, and catfish all showing limited activity. Anglers are reporting sluggish bites overall, and bank fishing has also been slow with few catches. Patience will be key until conditions improve. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 62 degrees; 4.22 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remain consistent except the crappie bite has slowed to fair due to the cold front. Target crappie 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; 65 degrees; 2.28 feet below pool. Black bass to 8 pounds are good in 13-28 feet of water on Alabama rigs, and along the shoreline in 3-8 feet with a bladed jig, crankbait or jigs. Crappie are excellent to 12 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles in 10-15 feet. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds out of the lights at night. Catfish are fair on jug lines with cut shad or perch.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 65 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; 1.14 feet below pool. The lake has received some good inflow, with the possibility of more to come this next week. There is an abundance of 16-17.5 inch stripers, but some solid keepers are mixed in. Vertical jigging has produced the best action with ½ ounce to 1 ounce slab spoons. The magnum sized white bass have shown up and are biting the same vertical jigging technique in the same areas. The gulls are working intermittently as the lack of wind the past week has made the bite a little slow depending on the time of day. Fish have been in the 18-36 feet of water. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. There is some bird action leading the way to topwater action for hybrids and stripers. White bass are excellent on jigging spoons or smaller live shad from midlake to the north end. Stripers are fair to good midlake to the south end trolling with umbrella rigs, downriggers, or live shad. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; water level at 168.91 feet. The water level on Caddo Lake is at a good level for this time of year, and the water temperature hit 70 this past weekend. There is lots of rain in the forecast which should create a good current. Black bass are fair on flukes, frogs, buzzbaits and chatterbaits around the shallow edge of the grass and pads, or rattle traps and shallow running crankbaits in the deeper water where the grass is not thick. It will take some cooler nights to drop the water temperature into the 50s for the black bass to bite to improve to good. White bass are good on rooster tails, underspins, small rattle traps also and Alabama rigs. Come early for bass then as the bite slows shift the focus to chase white bass in the river system. It is a fun time to be out on this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 73 degrees; Catfish action remains excellent on the lake, with both channel and blue catfish ranging from 5-20 pounds hitting well on cheese bait. Redfish, black bass, and stripers continue to be slow, with limited activity reported across most areas. Anglers targeting catfish will have the best success right now, as other species remain sluggish. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; 19.48 feet below pool. Striper action is really starting to pick up. The first and last hour of the day is best, but look for schooling action under seagulls. Umbrella rigs, 3/4 ounce spoons, and big topwater walking baits worked quickly will get it done. Search from mid lake to the dam. Largemouth bass are good on the deep edge of the hydrilla slowly working a weightless worm. Crappie are slow. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 64 degrees; 2.94 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; 71 degrees; 38.76 feet below pool. The lake is currently only 46-percent full, and all boat ramps are closed at this time. Anglers should contact Texas Park and Wildlife State Park for the latest access information. Despite the low water and limited ramp access, bank fishing remains excellent across the lake, with strong catfish action reported for anglers fishing from shore. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 15.96 feet above pool. Cooler weather and passing fronts have brought north winds and occasional light rain to Lake Cisco, making conditions a bit tougher but still producing fish. Catfish remain the most consistent bite, with anglers catching good numbers on cut shad and punch bait around creek channels. Crappie action is slowly improving on brush and timber in 12-20 feet using minnows. Bass reports are light, but a few are moving shallow on warmer afternoons and hitting spinnerbaits and squarebills around rocks. Wind can make the lake choppy, so use caution.

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 68 degrees; 2.70 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; 74 degrees; 2.77 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; 0.07 feet above pool. Comanche Creek continues to produce limits of eater sized channel catfish. Largemouth bass numbers are excellent with many anglers bragging on 100 fish days with an occasional fish to 6 pounds. Crankbaits and soft plastic drop shot rigs have been producing catches. Tilapia are abundant and are easily caught using worms under a bobber. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 71 degrees; 1.19 feet above pool. Water temperatures are creeping back into the mid-70s during the day and the lake sits just over a foot low, but the fishing remains productive. Catfish action is solid–numbers are down from summer, but quality fish are showing up on baited holes in 10-40 feet using Catfish Bubblegum, liver, worms, and punch bait, and drifting natural baits along river channels and ridges is producing plenty of eater-size blues with a shot at a trophy. Bass are biting well along edges, with rattle traps, creature baits, and cranking wind-blown points around shad schools proving effective. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie are producing nice catches on structure in 13-28 feet, with minnows working best and hair jigs close behind. Hybrids remain scattered and schooling on flats in 14-34 feet, hitting slabs, spoons, and shad, with many juvenile fish mixed in, so check the tooth patch for proper identification. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

SLOW. Water stained; 67 degrees; 3.51 feet below pool. Crappie are slow and difficult to find. Best bet is to target river channels with minnows. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 67 degrees; 17.29 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

SLOW. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 0.75 feet below pool. Crappie are slow and easily spook. The best bait will be minnows. Smaller fish are in schools and on brush, while keeper fish are roaming independently in the river channels. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.64 feet below pool. Blue catfish are excellent with cut shad. Yellow catfish are good with live perch. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around boat docks and pushing shallow due to water temperature. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. White bass are fair on slabs in open water. Perch are good on nightcrawlers around docks. Carp are good on manufactured bait around docks. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 47.77 feet below pool. The trophy catfish bite is picking up as water temperatures drop, with reports of big fish being caught along the river channel in 15-30 feet of water using fresh cut bait such as carp, tilapia, and shad. Dragging or drifting with a Carolina-style or standard rig has been very effective. Crappie fishing is also improving, with anglers finding fish on isolated vertical timber in 15-30 feet. Low lake levels are limiting structure. Fish are holding tight to what cover is available, biting jigs and live minnows. Keeper-size catfish are abundant in 5-15 feet around hardwoods, bushes, and other vertical structure, hitting small cut bait, shrimp, and stink bait on bottom rigs or float rigs suspended about two feet down. Alligator gar bowfishing and rod-and-reel action have slowed, and no recent bass reports were available. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors

Fayette

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; full pool. The weather is not favorable for fishing over the Thanksgiving weekend with high winds and rain in the forecast. The water temperature is mid 70s, but should hopefully drop after this cold front. Some baitfish are moving up shallow. Bass are slow in shallow water with rattletraps and spinnerbaits, or in 12-15 feet of water on Carolina rigs. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 66 degrees; 2.33 feet below pool. The morning bass bite has slowed due to the weather changes. Mid-morning bite is good with chatterbaits and spinnerbaits around grass in 2-4 feet of water. Midday seems to be fair with lipless or squarebill crankbaits on the flats in 3-6 feet. The Carolina rig bite is still fair on points and high spots or old 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. Lake Fork crappie fishing is about as hot as it has ever been going into the last week of November. Fast limits of crappie can be caught off all kinds of structure. The lake has tons of keeper sized black crappie congregated on brush piles, tire reefs, underwater bridges, regular bridges, road beds, humps, points, ledges and timber. Lots of big white crappie are on deeper timber and some brush piles in 14-40 feet of water. Crappie will bite anything you put in front of them as they feed hard and fatten up for the coming cold water. Small hand tied jigs, minnows and soft plastics are producing catches. This winter should continue to be some very good crappie fishing and a great time to fill your freezer up. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

SLOW. Water stained; 4.96 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; 65 degrees; 9.10 feet above pool. Bass are feeding up for the winter chasing shad. Target bass on points casting small shad imitation baits into the schools. When you can find grass, cast topwaters or spinnerbaits. Bait fish should be moving towards to the creek channels.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; upper 65 degrees; 3.54 feet below pool. Crappie are good on minnows in brush in 12-14 feet of water. Crappie and bass are feeding on shad. Bass are good on crankbaits on main lake points. Catfish are good on cut shad. Fish are feeding on shad in the back of pockets. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling around the hot water outlet. The bite is good with cut shad or jigs.

Granbury

GOOD. normal stain; 65 degrees; 0.13 feet below pool. Water temperatures are in the low to middle 60s and falling slowly. Recent rains have helped but have not fully filled Granbury. Sand bass action continues to fair to good midlake from Indian Harbor to Mallard Pointe. Striped bass are slow to fair on live bait fished from the dam to Decordova Bend Estates. Black bass are good to 4 pounds on soft plastics near weeds and laydowns. Some good topwater action for largemouth bass is good near schooling sandbass and on main lake points and flats. Look for the birds. Best black bass reports come from the area near town and in the river above Granbury. Catfish action is picking up on cut bait. Some big blue catfish can be caught mid-lake to Hunter Park on cut shad. Crappie action remains good to excellent on small jigs and minnows fished near standing timber and bridge pilings. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.35 feet above pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair up the river near the primitive campground. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad or Zote soap. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.00 feet below pool. Before the cold front the white bass bite was phenomenal. Numbers of white bass can be caught while the fish are feeding up for the winter. White bass are moving quickly and frequently and there is good bird action to follow. Big schools are best on the north side of the lake. 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 preparing their bodies to spawn, so smaller lures 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; 50.89 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; 67 degrees; 0.31 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; 13.82 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; 66 degrees; 3.61 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; 69 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Bass were biting on deeper brush and structure with Texas rigged big worms and jigs. Spotted bass were biting wacky worms and jigs around docks.

Joe Pool

FAIR. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 0.25 feet below pool. The weather has been relatively warm keeping most game fish shallow feeding on shad. With these next cold fronts, most game fish will be hanging around the first break leaving shallow water areas. Bass will be keying in on shad baits like a crankbait and rattle trap. Crappie will be related to larger piles of wood in schools. Catfish will be on the lower side of the drop-offs eating weak shad falling to bottom as cooler temperatures approach. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Crappie are good with fish holding on timber in 15–20 feet of water. The more active fish are positioned closer to the bottom of the structure rather than mid-column. The brush-pile bite has improved, especially where pockets of fish are grouped together inside the heavier cover. With recent rainfall early in the week, anglers should expect more stained water on the north side of the lake. Black crappie in particular may reposition toward cleaner water as conditions settle. The fall pattern is running a little late this year, but it is beginning to take shape, and crappie action should steadily improve on the south end of the lake. Report by ETX Outdoors. Crappie are moving down the lake towards the dam. Crappie are fair with hair jigs while fish holding on structure in the main channel and on structure on the flats right off the channel. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 68 degrees; 2.21 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; 70 degrees; 0.34 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. Look for bass suspended around grass or isolated structure and throw an Alabama rig, underspin or minnow. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 0.18 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; 68 degrees; 1.67 feet below pool. The pattern will remain steady steady until there is a major change in the weather. Shad patterned lures will be best right now. Crappie are in 8-20 feet of water on minnows. Most fish are 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; 0.71 feet above pool. Lake Livingston fishing has been steady this week, with the lake sitting slightly below normal pool and stained water conditions in the upper river and feeder creeks following recent rain. Water temperatures are running in the low to mid-60s, pushing bait and gamefish into shallower zones. Catfish remain the most consistent bite, with good numbers of blues and channels coming off the river ledges and along bulkheads on cut shad and punch bait. White bass are scattered but schooling at times on main-lake points and sandbars, hitting slabs and small spoons when active. Crappie action is improving around brush and timber in 12-20 feet, with minnows producing best. Largemouth bass are fair, with a few fish pushing shallow around wood and reeds; spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and squarebills have been the most reliable. As always, check wind forecasts before heading out–Livingston can get rough in a hurry.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 67 degrees; 0.70 feet below pool. Bass are feeding on shad to bulk up for the winter. Be sure to size lures to match the size of shad. Watch for birds to lead the way to topwater action.

Martin Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.75 feet below pool. Expect the water temperature to take a substantial dip after the cooler weather in the forecast. Bass are fair along the hydrilla with larger fish in deeper wood and brush piles. Best baits are Texas rigged worms, swimbaits and large deep crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good with minnows, pintail jigs and small silver spoons. There are a few schools in treetops in 15-25 feet, but most are scattered with 2-3 fish per tree. Sand bass are good with large schools found in 20-25 feet on hard bottoms along old county line roadbeds. Tail spinners and small slab spoons work well. Reported by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 83.46 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; 59 degrees; 43.52 feet below pool. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and sand bass all have continued to flourish around many parts of the lake. Topwaters, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits along the banks of sexy cove and Bugbee, as well as minnows off the dock have been great. Catfish are fair on the dock, and Harbor Bay with liver, frozen shad and stinkbait. Crappie are fair at Sanford Yake Dock, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress with pearl white, pearl blue, grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and perch are good hitting on worms and corn. Walleye are great in 60 feet of water near the cove and gas well with jigs, pearl blue or white grubs, as well as bottom bouncers. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.38 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 fair with a small chartreuse squarebill crankbait or bladed jig on shallow rocky points. Crappie are excellent on standing timber with a 1/32 ounce white and chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are good with stink bait, or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 61 degrees; 1.73 feet below pool. Water temperatures are dropping quickly. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs or deep diving crankbaits on creek channel swings. Crappie are good with black and chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait or stinkbait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service. There are a lot of bass grouping up around small depressions in the grass in 5-7 feet of water chasing bait. Fish are staging to chase bait on main lake points or swings. Bass can be caught shallow on squarebill crankbaits or chatterbaits, or in deeper water with Carolina rigged jigs or Alabama rigs. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 61 degrees; full pool. The lake is sitting about 6 inches below full pool and has begun to clear, with last week’s 80+ degree weather raising water temperatures enough to reestablish a thermocline in parts of the lake. Some good fish are starting to stack up, making this a great time to lean into power-fishing presentations such as squarebills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep divers. The early and late bite has been the most productive, but don’t overlook the mid-day window as the fall and winter pattern continues to develop. Crappie population is good, while catfish remain slow. Crappie are fair on chartreuse and black crappie jigs. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs or dropshots on main lake grassy points. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.78 feet below pool. The bass are heavily related to baitfish this time of year, so a good rule of thumb is find the bait and then you will find the bass. 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. 67 degrees; 0.15 full pool. All species are good, but the size of fish is down. White bass are good trolling with spoons. Crappie are good in 12 feet brush piles with minnows. Catfish are good throughout the lake on perch. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 31.41 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 18.78 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; 22.10 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Palestine

GOOD. water stained; 65 degrees; 0.14 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are consistent, but this cold front should knock the water temperature to the upper 50s. 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

GOOD. stained; 68 degrees; 0.07 feet below pool. The lake level is on the rise and the creeks are running. Blue catfish are good with cut bait and fresh shad. Crappie are good in deep water with minnows. Drum and carp are biting on worms. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

FAIR. Water light stain; 61 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes and bladed jigs on shallow grassy points. Numbers of 2-5 pound fish. Crappie are good with small white pearl jigs. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 2.07 feet below pool. The water clarity is just murky enough to make every fish think it is invisible. Catfish are very good, but do not waste time beating up the shallows. Catfish have slid off the river channel and are hanging 30-50 feet of water. If you are not bumping bottom or dragging bait through the deep edge, you are basically just sightseeing. Sand bass are stacking on shallow points 15-30 feet like folks waiting at Buc-ees gas pumps. The bite is strong. Silver and white slab jigs have been the magic ticket. Rip them, let them fall, try not to look smug. Stripers are where the chaos kicks in. Be careful there are tons of little stripers mixed with the sandies. Some keepers sprinkled in, but do not assume every head shake is payday. The largemouth bass winter pattern is starting. Bass are feeding on the shad around docks and structure. Bass are eating, but not in a hurry. Think slow presentations with a steady head, do not rush it like you are late to church. That is the rundown. Go catch fish, try not to fall in, and do not name every sand bass after your ex. Report by Captain Casey Armstrong, Hooked Up Outfitters. Stripers are slow in 20-35 feet of water with live bait. There are lots of smaller fish, and keepers are few and far between. Sand bass are good in 20-30 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats with white slabs. Catfish are air to good fishing cut shad off the bottom in 10-20 feet of water. Baited holes are also producing good numbers but will not produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Water clarity is 6-10 feet of visibility Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 64 degrees; 2.25 feet below pool. Crappie are on ledges in about 15-18 feet. Bass are moving to deep ledges. Catfish are moving deeper in 15-20 feet. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel following the shad, so follow the shad busting the top of the water. The front pushing in is causing all the fish to start moving deeper. There is a double cold front in the forecast so expect a tough bite. 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 is 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, for anglers targeting crappie and bluegill. Though no confirmed catches, the consistent presence of anglers suggests some are finding success. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 63 degrees; 0.88 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; 0.69 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are fair to good running in pockets, ditches and draws with a swim jig. Crappie are good with natural colored jigs or minnows. Orange and chartreuse or green and chartreuse jigs when the clarity is muddy. Target fish in the middle of the creeks channels in deep holes and pockets, on flats with timber in 12-18 feet or in 25-30 deep brush. 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; 67 degrees; 1.85 feet below pool. White bass are excellent with large schools on humps and points. Idle these main lake areas until you locate fish then drop a 2 ounce slab with a bucktail jig or spoon 18 inches above the slab. If the fish stop biting sometimes you only have to move 20 yards to find them again. Undersized hybrids are mixed in. As the water temperature cools expect the hybrid bite to turn on and fish to congregate in large groups. Catfish are good and catches are filling coolers. Black bass can be caught on shallow cover following schools of shad. Limits are possible with a squarebill crankbait. Target larger bass with a swimbait or glide bait. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water muddy; 65 degrees; 9.29 feet below pool. The lake is 9.29 feet below pool but rising with recent rain, and the water has turned a bit muddy in the creeks and upriver areas, with temperatures around 60 degrees. Bass are pushing shallow and chasing shad with the influx of new water, and any remaining grass in holding fish. Crankbaits and swim jigs are the best options for covering water and locating active bites. Everything is on the move upriver or into shallow zones with the rising water, and both crappie and white bass are also making their way upriver. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Late summer patterns were easing into the fall pattern with water in the mid to low 70s. Expect the water temperature to get in the mid to high 60s after this next cold front. The major populations of bass are in 10-15 feet of water or 20-25 feet of water on main lake drains, or secondary points and creek channel swings. Fish are staging to chase bait in the main lake or creeks. The shallow bite is on quarter ounce rattle traps, switching to square bill crankbaits or deep diving crankbaits around timber on main lake flats. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

Somerville

FAIR. Water stained; 64 degrees; 2.66 feet below pool. The gates at the dam are now closed so the bite has slowed below the dam. At the marina all species are fair. On the lake crappie are fair with various jigs and minnows holding tight to brush in 8-12 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; 50.72 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; 65 degrees; 1.15 feet above pool. Bass are good with crankbaits and spinnerbaits on points and shallow in 3-5 feet of water. Catfish are good with juglines. Crappie are good with pink and white or black and chartreuse jigs in 9-11 feet of water on brush or concrete structures. Some crappie can be caught in the crappie house.

Stillhouse

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.59 feet above pool. We are at peak fall fishing conditions now for white bass and hybrid striped bass. The fishing is excellent and will likely stay this way until the water temperature drops below 60 degrees in a few weeks. The only thing that could make this better is the arrival of our migratory, fish-eating birds like gulls and terns. A few are present, but so far have been unhelpful locating fish. Sonar remains the staple for finding fish in 30-35 feet around sunrise and sunset, then 35-52 feet the rest of the day. The MAL Dense worked vertically by cranking it upward through the lower third of the water column assisted by viewing this on Garmin LiveScope is my go-to tactic. 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; 64 degrees; 1.36 feet below pool. Lake Tawakoni has settled into a solid fall pattern and is fishing good the week of Thanksgiving! Hybrid striper and white bass action has been solid. Seeing limits of big hybrids, and white bass. Best depths have been 10-20 feet with swimbaits and slabs. Eating sized catfish are very good. Limits of quality channel catfish have been reliable on cheese based punch bait in 16-25 feet. Trophy catfish to 65 pounds are good in 10-25 feet of water with cut bait. As the water temperature cools the bite will improve. Crappie have improved in 10-18 feet of water on bridge pilings, docks and vertical timber are holding fish. Largemouth bass are good on squarebill crankbaits in super shallow water next to dock legs and shallow stickups. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 5.09 feet below pool. Lake Texana fishing has been fair this week, with water levels slightly below normal and stained conditions in the creeks following recent rain. Water temperatures are holding in the mid to upper 60s, pushing baitfish shallow and improving the bite along the shorelines and grass edges. Catfish remain the most consistent, with good numbers of channels and blues caught on cut shad, shrimp, and punch bait around points and creek mouths. Bass action is hit-or-miss, but anglers are finding fish shallow around wood and vegetation, with spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and soft plastics producing the best results. Crappie reports continue to improve, with anglers picking up fish on brush in 10-18 feet using minnows and small jigs. Wind has been a factor at times, so plan accordingly.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.27 feet above pool. Striper fishing is good on live bait and swimbaits. Fish are schooling in deep water under gulls and off river ledges 35-55 feet of water. Catfish can be found on deep flats and creeks channels in 40-60 feet of water. Drift whole gizzard shad or cut rough fish off the bottom. Bigger fish are moving up into coves and creeks. Crappie are in brush and structure in 8-12 feet of water with fish being suspended near the top of the water column. Bigger fish are roaming shallow flats 5-12 feet of water, jigs and small shad produce fish on the right weather day. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers are good in 10-30 feet of water in ditches, drop-offs and ledges near flats with slabs, live bait, and Alabama rigs. Birds are working. The pattern is finally more consistent with what is typical for this time of year. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 71 degrees; 4.24 feet below pool. Toledo Bend water temperatures have climbed back into the low to mid 70s, warming conditions over the past week and slowing the overall bite. Anglers are still catching good numbers of bass, but fewer quality fish have been reported. The shallow bite in 1-6 feet has produced some action on swim jigs, traps, and squarebills around creek bends, while the mid-range zone in 8-15 feet has been the most consistent, with shad on the surface early and some schooling activity; topwaters and crankbaits have worked, but deeper-diving crankbaits and Texas rigs performed best. The deep bite has slowed with the warmer water, but cooler weather with the highs in the 50s and rain in the forecast should improve the deeper pattern rebound next week. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 72 degrees; 12.32 feet below pool. The pattern may change after the cold front so use trial and error to locate fish and determine the pattern. Start in shallow water with topwater frogs, then move deeper. Before the front bass were good on small topwaters at the marinas. Bass were 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; 35.01 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; 1.37 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

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.36 feet above pool. Crappie are slow to fair in 12-18 feet of water in standing timber, brush piles and other structures. Crappie are not very active so you will have to work for a bite. Use a very slow presentation deadsticking. Smaller profile jigs and live bait performing equally well. If the water turns murky after the forecasted wind and rain use a blue, or black jigs. 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; 5.28 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; 18.49 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water normal stain; 69 degrees; 1.42 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 slow early in the morning on live bait in 25 feet of water, or on topwater baits where fish are schooling. Crappie are fair in the main lake brush in 20-30 feet of water. White bass are slow 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; 67 degrees; 1.20 feet below pool. Bass fishing is good along cattails and under concrete bridge pilings using crankbaits with big vibration. Crappie are slow. Sand bass are good in deeper water on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 3.98 feet above pool. Crappie are fair on hair jigs while fish are scattered at all depths. The highest concentration of fish is in timber off of main channels. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 70 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. Water temperatures on Lake Houston are dropping, and recent rain has reduced clarity in the East and West Forks, while the south end remains clearer and continues to offer strong fishing. Largemouth bass are biting well on drains, points, docks, and riprap banks on the south end, with squarebills, shallow crankbaits, and spinnerbaits producing early, followed by Texas-rigged worms and grubs near structure as fish transition. Crappie are steady in the East Fork on brush and channel-related cover in 12-14 feet, with live minnows and silver or white hand-tied jigs working best. White bass fishing is excellent, with anglers finding peak action on the south end by scanning humps and drop-offs and pulling divers with No. 12 pet spoons, then vertical jigging slabs once schools are located. Catfish action has been decent, especially when chumming or baiting holes with range cubes and targeting the bottom with live shad. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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