Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of October 29, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 70 degrees; 3.70 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 20-30 feet over trees with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water very stained 81 degrees; 59.28 feet below pool. The bite is picking up, with two bass over 9 pounds checked in this week. Most of the action is coming from shallow water in the 0-6 foot range. Reaction baits such as chatterbaits, Otters, and squarebills are producing well in the mornings, while anglers are finding success later in the day by slowing down with soft plastics. A large cold front is expected to move into South Texas on Wednesday, which should make the bite even better. Report by Kurt Dove, Amistad Bass Guide

Aquilla

GOOD. Water normal stain; 74 degrees; 1.21 feet below pool. Expect the water temperature to cool after the midweek cold front. Crappie are good on brush piles in 15-20 feet of water on minnows and jigs. Bass are good on spinnerbaits in 3-10 feet of water. Catfish are good in the timber on prepared baits. Sand bass are fair in 20-30 feet of water on jigging spoons off main lake humps. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.76 feet below pool. After the recent rain the lake is up about a foot. It was a warm rain that pushed a lot of bait shallow, consequently bass and white bass should be up there shallow with them in the creeks. Crappie are loaded in main ditches and creek channel timber and brush. Catfish are in creek channels too. Report by Cade Rudiger, local angler.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.12 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; 74 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. 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; 76 degrees; 0.63 feet below pool. Bass are good in shallow water working moving baits and plastics over and around the grass. There are plenty of bass suspended around bait balls in 10-25 feet of water, so cast small swimbaits and flukes above. As the water temperatures begin to drop, the fishing should continue to improve. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.25 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; 76 degrees; 0.39 feet above pool. White bass fishing is good and getting stronger with each passing cold front as the water cools through the 70s. Fish are gathering in large schools and using bottom features in 32-42 feet of water most of the morning and in the late afternoons after feeding briefly in shallow water right around sunrise. The MAL Lure, original or heavy, and with either a white tail or chartreuse tail is a good lure to have on the rods right now. Once a school of fish is found on sonar use your trolling motor to stay on top of them, then drop the lure to bottom and crank it up fast enough to ensure the blade starts spinning and stays spinning. Observe fish reaction using live imaging sonar or 2D sonar. Once the fish settle down and no longer chase, move on and look for the next school. No bird activity, and very limited topwater activity typically with cloud cover just after sunrise. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are fair. The recent cold front has temporarily slowed the activity but this will not last long. Anglers can expect catfish to be very active and feeding throughout the fall months. River channels and sand flats are locations worth fishing. Fresh cut bait is best in 15-25 feet of water and is a great starting point. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 2.94 feet below pool. Catfish are fair on cut and stink bait in 15-30 feet of water. Hybrids are fair on live bait in 15-45 feet of water. Crappie are good in 18-30 feet of water on small minnows near trees and stumps. Report by Hundley's Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.17 feet below pool. Crappie are excellent from 10-25 feet of water in the river channels. Fish will transition to creek channels for the next few weeks. Focus fishing efforts west of the Highway 21 bridge to midlake. Minnows are best, but jigs will catch a few bites. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

EXCELLENT. Normal stain; 73 degrees; 1.82 below pool. There is good bass top water action with choppos or spook type baits early around pond weed or grass. Wind blown banks with grass are producing good catches with spinnerbaits and chatterbaits in 1-3 feet. Try and match the size of the bait in the water. White is the best color. Flukes and yum dingers are good on the edge of pond weed and grass on windy banks 1-4 feet. Squarebill crankbaits are fair over shallow pond dams 3-5 feet. Texas rig bite is slow on timber 3-5 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Crappie are good in deep trees in 15-30 feet of water suspended in 15-22 feet. Fish are transitioning and related to the bottom due to the northern wind. As a southern front moves in expect the fish to rise again. Secondary creek channels and bank line break lines are good. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.67 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Braunig

SLOW. Water stained; 79 degrees; Fishing has been slow overall, with redfish, black bass, stripers, and shadow cats all showing limited activity. Anglers are reporting few bites across most areas, likely due to stable conditions and warmer water. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water clear; 73 degrees; 3.78 feet below pool. Before the cold front the fishing patterns were consistent. Post cold front the crappie will either push shallow or go deep, and hybrids and white bass will be slower. Crappie are good on the docks, and brush piles in 15-30 feet with minnows, or natural colored jigs. Largemouth bass are good using topwaters, flukes, senkos, and chatterbaits on main lake rock and around docks. White bass and hybrids are scattered on main lake humps and points with topwaters, slabs or trolling. Catfish bite is good on cut and live bait main lake humps and in the rivers. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 73 degrees; 2.30 feet below pool. Black bass to 4.96 pounds are excellent in 3-8 feet of water on wake baits Hag’s green pumpkin tornados along shoreline grass with chatterbaits, crankbaits and jigs in the brush 5-12 feet of water. Crappie are excellent to 15 inches on minnows and jigs on main lake scattered brush piles in 12-20 feet of water. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night and schooling action in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake in 10-20 feet.

Bryan

FAIR. Water stained; 75 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; 1.76 feet below pool. The water is slowly clearing but most of the lake is stained in color. Trolling for stripers showed signs of improvement with a few keepers caught. Topwater schools slowed some over last week, but the ones that did surface were large fish. The best depths to target have been 15-35 feet of water. Still waiting on a cold front, rain event or 3 days of consistent winds to change the water conditions and the stripers attitude. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Hybrid stripers and white bass are slow with live shad or trolling with downriggers and umbrella rigs. Catching very few keepers. The forecasted cold front should get the high pressure off, and bring cooler temperatures which will improve the bite. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Bass are good with fish piled up on rocks and ledges in and around creek mouths. A frog early and a trap or crankbait in the 5-15 feet range is catching good numbers. A spinnerbait, swimbait, or fluke is working around timber. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Caddo

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; water level at 168.81 feet. The bass are still in a transitional stage as we go from hot to cooler temperatures. Expect a slower bite the days after a cold front. Navigate with caution in the river because the salvinia is thick and there are floating logs. The white bass and crappie should pick up as the weather cools and there is some current. Fall is a beautiful and majestic time to come visit this lake we call Caddo. Report by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained; 78 degrees; Redfish action is excellent right now with gold and silver spoons, Fishbites, and live tilapia all producing strong bites. Catfish are also biting well - both channel and blue catfish are being caught in 5-25 feet of water on stink bait and shrimp. Black bass and stripers are slow at the moment, and the water level is about one foot below normal. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees; 18.66 feet below pool. The fall bite is definitely starting to turn on. There is an early morning largemouth bass topwater bite with small walking baits or poppers. Look at wind blown main lake points and pockets. Smallmouth bass have also been very active around these areas with finesse jigs, ned rigs or small creature baits on a light Texas rig. Later in the day weightless worms along the edge of the hydrilla and flooded brush or flipping the hydrilla with heavy weights and creature baits or big jigs will get you the better bites. Striper and white bass have been slow. Expect this to pick up with the upcoming cold front. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; 2.54 feet below pool. Consistent white bass and hybrid action has been found in 12–17 feet of water. Productive setups include slabs, spinnerbaits, and Alabama rigs, especially when using the sawtooth retrieve technique. Trolling pet spoons with a Hellbender setup at about 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water has been highly effective for catching white bass on several humps throughout the lake. Early morning hybrid action has remained very steady as cooler morning temperatures continue. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are still good on mainlake humps anchored with cut shad on the bottom in 12-24 feet of water, or drifting in the same depths throughout the lake. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 38.07 feet below pool. Bank anglers are reporting good action on black bass, white bass, and crappie, with excellent catches of catfish and channel catfish as well. All of these reports are coming from the shoreline, as all boat ramps remain closed at this time. For the latest updates and safety information, please contact Texas Parks and Wildlife. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 15.89 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; 72 degrees; 2.56 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; 2.48 feet above pool. The water remains stained with temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s, and the lake is near normal pool level. Bass fishing is very slow, while crappie are fair, with decent action coming off brush piles. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake

Comanche Creek

80 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Largemouth bass action is tremendous with many folks bragging on 100 plus fish per day. Channel catfish limits are common on prepared baits on many areas of the lake. Tilapia are abundant and can be taken on rod and reel, but this invasive species can be taken using a throw net. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.81 feet above pool. Catfishing is excellent on baited areas in 10-30 feet of water using Catfish Bubblegum, liver, worms, and punch bait, with drifting natural baits producing some larger fish. Bass are biting well around grass beds and docks on creature baits and are also hitting crankbaits on wind-blown points and near shad schools. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie are being caught on structure in 12-19 feet of water, mostly on hair jigs and minnows, with some smaller fish mixed in. Hybrid and white bass are scattered and schooling flats and along drop-offs in 12-22 feet, hitting slabs, spoons, and shad. Many of the schools are small, and juvenile hybrids are common - check the tooth patch to confirm the species using the Outdoor Annual app. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 3.10 feet below pool. Crappie are good with some fish still shallow in 2-6 feet of water at the base of trees, and some fish have transitioned to the creek channels in 15-20 feet of water. Minnows are preferred over jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. Water stained; 81 degrees; 17.00 feet below pool. Fishing activity has been light this week, but conditions are pleasant as temperatures begin to cool. Mornings have started off foggy with calm winds, giving way to slightly breezy afternoons. Nights are cooler and days more moderate as fall settles in. The current lake water temperature is 72 degrees, with today’s air temperature expected to reach a high of 93 degrees and a low of 70 degrees. Report by Glenwood Weber, Weber's Landing

Cypress Springs

FAIR. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 0.84 feet below pool. Crappie are primarily on structure, but a few are transitioning to roam in creek channels. The best bite is on minnows, but a few bites can be had on jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

FAIR. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 2.26 feet below pool. Catfish are good on cut bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around boat dock and over deep water brush piles. Black bass are fair on swimbaits and spinnerbaits in 4-6 feet of water. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 47.50 feet below pool. Conditions remain steady overall, with no major changes in fishing activity. The only noticeable difference is that water levels are slowly dropping. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors

Fayette

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; full pool. The lake has settled from the turnover. Bass are in 12-15 feet of water with shaky heads or dropshots. Along the reeds cast rattle traps, swimbaits, or underspins. The midweek cold front should ball the shad up, so gamefish should be in pursuit to feed up. Catfish are on deeper edges in 14-25 feet of water. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen's Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. normal stain; 74 degrees; 2.03 feet below pool. The morning bass bite is good with topwaters, buzz baits popper, and sexy dawgs on points and around grass. Work chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and flukes off the edge of grass and in the flats. Midday timber just off the edge of points is producing bites with shaky heads and Texas rigs 5-7 feet. Squarebill crankbaits are fair in 3-5 feet around ditches. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Black Bass are beginning to school in open water. Fly fish with small top water patterns. Cooler nights will drop water temperatures and bass will move shallower. Streamers are enticing bass early and late. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sandbass 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; 5.01 feet below pool; 78 degrees. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. Hybrid and white bass are good on wind blown points. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 76 degrees; 8.46 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 73 degrees; 3.21 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 12-14 feet of water on brush with minnows. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling around the hot water outlet. Catfish are good on shallow flats using cut shad. Bass are good in the pockets with moving baits. Bass are feeding on schools of shad early and late in the day.

Granbury

GOOD. normal stain; 75 degrees; 0.76 feet below pool. Sand bass are good to excellent mid-lake near Bentwater on slabs and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow to fair on live bait and trolled jigs on the lower ends. Look for these fish feeding shallow early and late. Largemouth bass are good in numbers and many are schooling with the sand bass on flats adjacent to the deeper channels. There is a good topwater bite early then switch to soft plastics later in the day. There is good catfish action midlake and upstream on cut and prepared baits. Some good blue catfish to 25 pounds are possible. Crappie action continues to be good to excellent on small jigs or minnows fished on submerged structure, standing timber or bridge pilings. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.30 feet above pool. Fishing was consistent before the midweek cold front. Expect a slower bite heading into the weekend. Black bass are good on plastic worms fished in shallow cover all over the lake. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished over cover in 4-15 feet of water. White bass are good on slab spoons fished over points and main lake ridges. Blue catfish are good on jug lines. Yellow catfish are good on live bait fished around cover all over the lake. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 0.08 feet below pool. Fishing is typically slow after a cold front. White bass are good in the morning and afternoons. Numbers can be caught, but you will have to sift through undersized fish. Continue to look for working birds and target fish jigging slabs in 15-17 feet of water. The patterns should remain consistent until the water temperature drops to 60 degrees. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 50.47 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hawkins

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees. Topwater early and late will produce good black bass and bream action. Small white poppers working shallow around the shoreline are a good bet. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.09 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; 73 degrees; 13.49 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Inks

SLOW. Water stained; 81 degrees; 8.72 feet below pool. The lake level has been drawn down to allow for home owners to make repairs to their waterfronts. This has put the boat ramps out of the water making the lake inaccessible to boats. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing,

Jacksonville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 0.11 feet above pool. Water clarity is fairly clear considering all of the recent rains. Bass are biting soft plastics on brush and offshore structure at any depth up to 25 feet. A few bass can be caught on topwater walking baits, buzz baits, poppers and ploppers. Fish are also on docks with jigs and soft plastics.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 0.19 feet above pool. Crappie are fair schooling on timber in the flats off the river channel with 2 inch plastics jigs. Catfish can be caught chumming near shallow stumps. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service. Water clarity is stained in the upper end above Highway 155 and transitions to clear mid-lake and south. Seasonal cooling trends are beginning to influence fish movement toward fall patterns. Bass are still being caught in shallow water around shoreline cover and creek swings. Productive baits include Texas-rigged creature baits, spinnerbaits, and bladed jigs. As cooler weather continues, bass will begin transitioning toward major creek channels and secondary points. Crappie remain consistent on standing timber in 15–20 feet of water, with fish holding 8–12 feet down. Minnows and small jigs continue to produce. The brush pile bite is showing slight improvement as water temperatures cool and fish begin to group more predictably on structure. Catfish are fair in stump fields using cut bait and prepared stink baits. Best results reported near submerged timber edges and channel swings. Report by ETX Outdoors.

Lavon

FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees; 2.71 feet below pool. Crappie can be caught on brush and standing timber in 10-20 feet with minnows and jigs. White bass are very active until 9 a.m. in 10-20 feet of water. Check every main lake point until you land on a school. The best bite is on white or chartreuse 1 ounce slabs. Catfish are on flats near drop-offs in 10-15 feet of water with punch bait, stink bait and cut bait. Having a spot chummed out before you get there will make it way easier. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 15-20 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. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are moving shallow hitting topwater frogs and spinnerbaits. You can still catch fish on main lake points with a dropshot or Texas rig. Water clarity 2-4 feet of visibility. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 0.71 feet below pool. Expect to fish feed heavily leading into a cold front, then the bite will slow during a few days after. White bass have slowed on points and humps in 15-32 feet of water. Slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits and live bait are working. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are fair in similar depths as the white bass. Birds diving or sitting on the water have helped locate fish. 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 10-28 feet of water. Check brush piles, submerged timber, laydowns, rock piles and submerged cover close to a drop-off ledge. Minnows and jigs are catching those fish. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing. The overall bite is tough right now. Hybrid and white bass are cruising the main lake around points and creek channels. Largemouth are sitting around shallow rocks and brush pretty well through the day.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 70 degrees; 1.60 feet below pool. There is no longer a thermocline and there is no sign of a turnover. The midweek cold front should kick start the fall patterns as water temperatures decline closer to 60 degrees. Shad are moving into the creeks and birds are showing up in the trees. Crappie are in 6-18 feet of water on offshore brush, standing timber and concrete. 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. White bass are on main lake points and flats in 7-15 feet of water hitting super spoons. Lots of shad are still moving to the backs of creeks. With the cooler weather in the forecast the fall fishing patterns should begin soon. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. Normal stain; 78 degrees; 0.98 feet above pool. A strong cold front is moving into the area, bringing cooler temperatures and shifting conditions across the lake. Expect the bite to change over the next few days as fish adjust to the falling water temperatures and increased north winds. Catfish remain the most consistent bite, with good numbers of channel and blue catfish being caught in 10-25 feet of water on stink bait, liver, and fresh shad. Bass anglers should focus on wind-blown points and coves, where reaction baits like spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and shallow crankbaits are producing before the front fully settles in. After the front passes and the water cools further, slowing down with soft plastics or jigs will likely be more effective. White bass and stripers have been spotty but can be found schooling near the main lake points early and late in the day. As temperatures continue to drop, expect fishing pressure to ease but the bite to pick up again once conditions stabilize. Bundle up, stay safe in the wind, and watch for slick ramps as the front moves through

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 78 degrees; 0.71 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; 79 degrees; 1.39 feet below pool. Bass are good using flukes and senkos over the hydrilla. Crappie have slowed and scattered. A few good catches are still possible with minnows and jigs in 20-25 feet of water on timber. Sand bass are excellent on slab spoons at the east side of Dirgin bridge and in mid lake flats in 20 feet. Reported by Hambone fishing. Report by Hambone Fishing.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 82.36 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; 70 degrees; 43.35 feet below pool. Largemouth and sand bass have been caught everywhere this week. Some nice largemouth bass and white bass have been caught on glass colored rapala with red stripes, whopper popper lures and minnows. Smallmouth bass have been great using gold panther spinnerbaits. Catfish have been really good this week from the dock, Fritch Fortress and Harbor Bay. Minnows, Worms, stink bait, and frozen shrimp have been best. Crappie are slow around the Sanford Yake Dock, Blue West, and Bugbee. Pearl white and pearl blue are the best colors on grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and perch are hitting on worms and corn. Walleye are great throughout the lake day or night. Jigs with pearl blue or white grubs, and white or blue chatterbaits should be in your tackle boxes. Live minnows are working great as well. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.16 feet below pool. Crappie are good from the pier with nice size catches reported. There is still a thermocline so be sure to keep baits above. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and buzzbaits.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.56 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good working topwater baits sub surface quickly, or using Carolina rigs off points in 12-15 feet of water. Crappie are fair for 9-12 inch fish on brush piles, with fish 14 inches or larger in the standing field above the power lines. Catfish are fair on cut bait and liver. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern is beginning to shift toward a fall bite as cooler weather moves in, and the lake is on the verge of turning over. Once it does, it’ll be prime time for power-fishing presentations like squarebills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-diving crankbaits - much more exciting than dragging a worm along the bottom. In the meantime, anglers can find some aggressive feeders early and late in the day using Spook–style baits or poppers. Crappie fishing remains good, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth are excellent on topwater frogs shallow near grass. Black crappie are excellent with small white crappie jigs over brush piles. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 72 degrees; 1.04 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. 80 degrees; 0.45 full pool. Catfish have improved with numbers of eater size and some bigger being caught. Crappie are slower than normal, but still finding several on brush. The cold fronts will affect the bite until the fish adjust. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 73 degrees; 31.18 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 71 degrees; 18.82 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 8 pounds on vibrating jigs, frogs and the new Hags flatliner worm. Green pumpkin, plum and plum apple are the best colors. The best depth seems to be 5-8 feet around brushy points and depressions along the bank. Crappie are slowing down with few limits reported but they are still biting on minnows and jigs and shad colors suspended in trees 8-12 feet. White bass no report. Catfish are good on cut shad or trotlines off the Concho River and The Colorado River. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 21.75 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Palestine

SLOW. water stained; 75 degrees; 0.16 feet below pool. The bite is inconsistent after the cold front and high winds. Crappie are slow on timber in 10-24 feet of water on minnows. Catfish are slow on punch bait over baited.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. stained; 75 degrees; 2.30 feet below pool. Blue catfish are slow. When you can locate crappie or white bass the bite is best on minnows. Black bass are slow. Water level is declining and the clarity is stained to wind. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water light stain; 71 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on topwater poppers, or Carolina rigs off secondary points. Black crappie are excellent on brush piles. White crappie are roaming in deeper water but are more difficult to catch. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.94 feet below pool. The thermocline is near 50 feet, so fish are comfortable in most of the lake. After the cold front fish will be more active and chasing bait into shallow flats and coves. Striper and white bass are schooling on or near the surface early morning and late afternoon. Fish were slow during the full moon, but are now starting to stack upon trees in main lake points. Good numbers of fish with flutter spoons and slabs after the surface schooling stopped. Catfish are good this week with the best bite being mid to late morning on main lake points at 30-35 feet of water using punch bait and fresh cut shad. The bigger fish were caught on cut shad. Crappie bite continues to improve targeting tree tops at 15-30 feet on minnows and jigs. Casting under docks is producing catches of crappie. Largemouth bass fishing has been slower this week, but should start picking up as the water cools off. Lots of undersized smallmouth bass are being caught on the south end of the lake on crankbaits near the rock points. Report by Captain Casey Armstrong, Hooked Up Outfitters. Stripers are slow with live bait in 20-35 feet of water. There are lots of smaller fish but keepers are few and far between. Sand bass are fair to good moving quickly in 25-35 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are fair to good with shad in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are your best bet to catch numbers but will not produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Catfish should be spawning, so expect a slower bite. Water clarity is 4-10 feet of visibility but slowly becoming clearer. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.34 feet below pool. Catfish are good on the dam side from the bank with worms or cut bait. Report of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 79 degrees. Bank fishing was popular and productive this past week, with several anglers reporting success. Four largemouth bass, ranging from 2-5 pounds, were caught from the bank using topwater popping frogs and crankbaits. Report by Aric Brooks, Huntsville State Park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 1.47 feet below pool. Water temperatures are cooling. White bass are fair in the mornings with surface activity starting again on the common flats. Throw small swimbaits, tail spinners or rattletraps. Later in the morning white bass are shallow in 16-18 feet on long points, coves and ledges. The best technique is to troll in 12-14 feet of water. White bass are starting to group back up and as the water temperature declines to the mid 70s fish will start to push shad in the flats early and late then be on structure the rest of the day. Crappie are fair on brush piles in 12-15 feet of water, or bridge columns. Catfish are good in wooded timber in 12-15 feet on prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.61 feet below pool. Crappie are good on brush piles in 20-28 feet of water, or timber in 6-8 or 12-18 feet of water. Use live minnows or natural bait colored jigs. Largemouth bass are good with buzz baits and topwater lures. Target offshore rocks in 16-22 feet of water, or shallow vegetation and cover 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

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.56 feet below pool. The catfish bite is the best on the lake. Hybrid bass bite is still slow, but should start soon. White bass are inconsistent, but as the cold fronts roll in the bite will improve. Black bass can be caught covering water with Biffle Bugs, chatterBaits and squarebill crankbaits. After the midweek cold front the 309 flats and the Pelican Island area should be good areas to target hybrids and white bass with slabs in 20-25 feet. Report by Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.54 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; 75 degrees; 2.09 feet below pool. At the marina the crappie bite is slow, bluegill are fair on crickets or worms, and catfish are good on minnows and punch baits. Crappie are fair on various jigs and minnows in 6-12 feet of water over mainlake brush. Catfish are fair in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs using jug lines, cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are slow on craw jigs and slowly working plastic baits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are fair, trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are slow in deeper water using jigs or cut bait. All species are slow below the dam while the gates are closed and there is no water being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 50.37 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are good to excellent on punch bait and cut bait along the river and creek channels. White bass should be moving from channels to the deep water humps on the main lake. Follow bait balls to find fish. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.89 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; 76 degrees; 0.26 feet above pool. White bass fishing is good and getting stronger with each passing cold front as the water cools through the 70s. Fish are gathering in large schools and using bottom features in 32-42 feet of water most of the morning and in the late afternoons after feeding briefly in shallow water right around sunrise. The MAL Lure, original or heavy, and with either a white tail or chartreuse tail is a good lure to have on the rods right now. Once a school of fish is found on sonar use your trolling motor to stay on top of them, then drop the lure to bottom and crank it up fast enough to ensure the blade starts spinning and stays spinning. Observe fish reaction using live imaging sonar or 2D sonar. Once the fish settle down and no longer chase, move on and look for the next school. No bird activity, and very limited topwater activity typically with cloud cover just after sunrise. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Unseasonably warm conditions have bass holding in a summer pattern. The most consistent bite is coming from nomadic schools chasing shad, best located with forward-facing sonar. Weightless soft plastic jerkbaits and mid-strolling presentations are producing steady action. A few scattered fish can still be caught around submerged vegetation and shoreline cover, but those bites have been less consistent. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.25 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; 4.20 feet below pool. Fishing has been slow overall, though catfish remain active on the main lake. Bass and crappie action has tapered off, and with the lake elevation at 39.91 feet, conditions are expected to worsen as a cold front moves in. The front will likely slow the bite further and make the lake dangerously rough through Saturday. Report by Chad Kinsfather, Lavaca Navidad River Authority.

Texoma

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.39 feet above pool. Striper fishing is good on live bait. Water temperatures are in the low 70s and falling this week. Watch for gulls working active fish near the river channels and on shallow flats. Fish are on humps and ledges in 25-45 feet of water. Catching is good and getting better. Big blue catfish are off the ledges on deep flats near the river channels in 40-65 feet of water. Whole gizzard shad or cut rough fish. Eater size catfish are still piled up in the backs of ditches off the river channels in 20-25 feet of water. Crappie are piled up on brush in 12-18 feet of water. Seeing a lot of smaller fish with larger fish being caught near rocks and structure on main lake points. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Stripers are good with slabs in 10-30 feet of water. Very few catches on the surface with topwaters in 2-3 feet of water. The water is almost done turning. The midweek cold front should improve the bite for this weekend. Birds are showing the anglers the way to surfacing bait and actively feeding fish. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 90 degrees; 3.89 feet below pool. We’re finally getting a taste of fall on Toledo Bend, with water temperatures dropping into the mid-70s at press time. A cold front on the way should push temperatures down into the low 70s and upper 60s. The lake is fishing well overall, and bass can be caught from shallow to deep water. Early mornings have been productive with topwater baits, frogs, and buzzbaits, while later in the day, anglers are finding success with Carolina rigs and Texas rigs using bit worms in 12-18 feet of water. On windy days, the crankbait bite is picking up and should continue to improve as temperatures cool. A few smaller fish are being caught deeper in 20-25 feet, but most of the quality bites are coming shallower. No new crappie reports this week, though a few anglers mentioned the bite has been slow. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 11.46 feet below pool. Bass are good with water temperatures in the high 70s and water clarity as good as a couple feet on the lower end of the lake. A weedless swimbait fished around flooded brush has been good in the mornings. Soft plastic worms and creature baits fished around drains with brush in them in 15-25 feet of water has also been good. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service. Lake Travis is fishing well. With the water temps dropping, the shad are starting to move into coves and the bass are following. You can catch them in this stage with crankbaits, spinnerbaits and swimbaits in shad colors. You can also catch them in the mouths of creeks and cuts and on main lake points and ledges on jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics such as stick worms, curly tailed worms and creature baits. A Carolina rigged finesse bait or shaky head works as well. Watermelon and green pumpkin are the best colors and if the water is off color, use dark colors such as blue fleck or green pumpkin magic. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; 34.71 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair in creek and river channels 8 feet or deeper with cut bait or punch bait. When it is cloudy, target catfish in shallower water. Crappie are fair as fish transition to brush in the channels with live minnows or jigs. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 1.29 feet below pool. Bream are good on red worms throughout the lake. Channel catfish are good on cut bait, liver and nightcrawlers in 6-8 feet of water. Blue catfish are good on liver as shallow as 6 feet of water. Crappie are good on minnows 16-20 feet of water on brush piles. Bass are fair on trick worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. Crappie feed heavily the days leading into a cold front. Before the cold front this week crappie were excellent on structure in 15-20 feet of water with any color and size of artificials, or with dead or live minnows. A 6 pound black bass was caught mixed in with the crappie on a brush pile. After a cold front expect a slow bite until the wind shifts to blow from the south. Once the water reaches around 65 degrees the crappie will push to deeper water. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees. The boat ramp remains closed to boats and water levels are very low. Kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the bank. Thick mats of hydrilla choke the coves so weedless presentations tend to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits tend to work well. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature bait soft plastics also continue to be effective. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 5.34 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 10 inches.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 85 degrees. Crappie will start roaming as the weather cools.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 18.13 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows or hand tied jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water normal stain; 76 degrees; 1.21 feet below pool. Overall, patterns remain consistent with the striped bass bite slowing from good to fair. Striped bass are fair with live bait in 25 feet of water, or topwater baits where fish are schooling. Crappie are in the main lake brush in 15-30 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. Catfish are good using punch bait in 20-30 feet of water. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

GOOD. Water normal; 78 degrees; 1.17 feet below pool. Bass are great in shallow water using crankbaits with big vibration. Crappie are good using minnows in timber. Catfish are good with numbers being caught using shad on windblown points and in timber areas. Sand bass are excellent with large schools early in the morning on slabs and fast moving baits. Report by Michael James, local angler.

Wright Patman

SLOW. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 4.23 feet above pool. The bite off after the recent rain and wind. Crappie are slow with fish sitting on the edges of the main river channel on structure in 14-21 feet of water on hair jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish can be caught chumming near shallow stumps. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Recent rainfall has picked up the flow to about 1,080 cubic feet per second at the 59 Bridge in Humble, muddying the north end of the lake while the main and south ends maintain 1-2 feet of visibility. Largemouth bass are active with the cooler weather, biting well on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and chatterbaits, while grubs on a light Texas rig in green or crawfish-red are also producing. Crappie fishing is fair to great in the East Fork and Lucious Bayou, holding 10-12 feet deep near structure, though the rain may have moved some fish out of the channels. White bass are schooling on humps on the south end and hitting slabs, swimbaits, and trolled baits, especially early and late in the day. Catfish action is steady, with good catches on jug lines using fresh shad near the train tracks and drop-offs - chumming with range cubes an hour before fishing can boost success. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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