Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of July 9, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. Water clear; 81 degrees; 0.83 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-35 feet of water over trees with jigs and minnows. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water very stained; 82 degrees; 63.39 feet below pool. Some solid rain is in the forecast, with winds expected 12-15 miles per hour. Despite the weather, catfishing should remain decent using punch bait. White bass are also biting well, especially off points, as they begin to move into deeper water. Report by Shon Riley, Lake Amistad Fishing Guides.

Arlington

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.69 feet below pool. Bass can be caught with deep diving crankbaits on deep points.

Arrowhead

FAIR. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Summer patterns are holding steady. The catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water drifting fresh cut shad. Reports of catches of white bass trolling crankbaits. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 0.28 feet above pool. Summer fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are good in grass in 8-12 feet of water with Texas rig worms, wacky rig senkos and crankbaits. Bass are good on brush in 15-18 feet of water with spoons and Texas rig worms. Crappie are slow on small jigs over brush. Report by Reagan Nelson, Lake Athens Bass Guide.

Austin

GOOD. Water normal stain; 81 degrees; 0.71 feet below pool. Most of the creeks flowing into Lake Austin carried a lot of water this week. There is quite a bit of debris around the lake and a good stain to the water. There is a good shallow bite early in the morning. Whopper ploppers, spooks, poppers, and weightless flukes are getting bites. Once the sun is up fish are moving out deeper around brush piles. Texas rig worms fished slow around and through brush piles is good. A lot of fish are chasing small baitfish out in the river channel. Small jighead minnow style baits are good around these areas. If they’re shallow in the water column they react well to a jerkbait as well. Still a lot of grass growing around the lake and a ton of bluegill in it. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stain; 84 degrees; 0.58 feet below pool. Very few anglers on the water.

Bastrop

GREAT. Water stained; 90 degrees. Largemouth bass are schooling in the evenings on flats in 15-22 feet of water biting small green plastics.

Belton

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 4.71 feet above pool. Lots of changes over this past week and Lake Belton is now flooded. The lake is 4.71 feet above normal and still rising with U. S. Army Corps of Engineer releasing 1962 CFS. The lake was flooded by both the Cowhouse Creek and the Leon River, so the upper ends of both tributaries are dirty with much flotsam. The walkways to all courtesy docks are submerged. Check the USACE website for closures going into the July 12-13 weekend. Plan an alternate means to secure your boat after you launch. Some topwater action is occurring, but it is far from reliable. Mornings are best for encountering this action. Get upwind and drift into these fish. Do not motor to them and put off a wake, and avoid chasing after them with the trolling motor. A cork rig has been the go-to rig for these fish with the trailer behind the cork closely matching the forage size. If there is no topwater action, or once it dies, downrigging is the next best option. Using multi lure rigs with #12 Pet Spoons will get bit. Surface temperatures cooled to 82 degrees with recent rain and clouds. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfish are good. Anglers can find blue catfish around points and sand flats in 10-20 feet of water. Larger fresh cut baits have been effective for trophy size fish. Eater fish under 10 pounds are active and slow drifting with small cut shad along sand flats will produce. Channel catfish are good and can be caught on punch bait in 10-25 feet of water. Flatheads are excellent on live bait in shallow water around river mouths. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 1.58 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are good early morning on live bait in 20-40 feet of water. Report by Hundley’s Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. The overall bite has slowed down this week. Bass are fair at night feeding under lights and active at day break. Crappie slow to fair between 15-25 feet deep on any structure above the thermocline. Catfish are good, actively roaming points and humps. White bass have been the most aggressive biters this week hitting minnows and anything shiny. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide. Flyfishing for bass should produce bass with Dock knockers and small clousers around retaining walls. Look for midday shade near boat houses. Topwater patterns in lilies should be good at mid and late day. Catfish are shallow, wooly buggers should work well. Clousers on sunny rocky shores might draw a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie continue to congregate on structure, schooling on timber in 10-30 feet of water. Minnows are preferred over jigs. The quality of fish is phenomenal. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Bois d'Arc

GOOD. water normal stain; 83 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Early morning bass bite is fair with flukes and frogs near pond weed in 2-4 feet. Texas rigs with beavers and creature baits are good in timber areas or bushes 3-7 feet. Offshore bite is very good on brush piles, pond dams, rock piles in 16-24 feet. Carolina rigs and Texas rigs are best with big worms or big brush hawgs. Deep crankbaits are good over and around humps, points and over brush piles and pond dams 16-22 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Crappie limits are still possible but will take some time. Target fish on timber from 15-30 feet of water with minnows over jigs. The key will be to cover water to catch the active fish, do not beg them to bite. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Brady

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.26 feet below pool. The lake is very low and ramps are closed. There is a temporary use ramp available. It is possible to catch crappie and bass from the crappie house and from the bank.

Braunig

GOOD. Water stained, 88 degrees. Redfish action is excellent right now, with fish being caught while trolling and casting 10-20 feet of water using gold and silver spoons as well as plastics in a variety of colors. Catfish and striper bites remain slow, and the lake is currently about one foot low. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Bridgeport

FAIR. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Crappie are good in the morning then become sluggish as the days heats up. Largemouth bass are good off main lake points and rocks using Texas rigs and deep crankbaits. Hybrids and white bass are good using slabs and live shad on main lake humps. Catfish are fair using cut shad and big live minnows. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.34 feet above pool. Black bass to 5 pound are good in 3-15 feet of water on big soft plastics on deep brush, wacky rig senkos, Hag’s swim jigs and Outlier Frogs in the shoreline grass. Crappie are good to 11 inches on minnows and jigs in 10-18 feet on deeper large docks with brush on the main lake and on scattered brush piles. White bass are good to 1.5 pounds on crappie jigs and crank baits out of the lights at night with some schooling early and late. Catfish are fair on cut shad on the main lake flats.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees. Bass are pushing out toward main lake points, and offshore structure. The evening bite is the most productive. Report by the Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

EXCELLENT. Water slight stain; 82 degrees; 7.67 feet below pool. The Lower Colorado River Authority is advising the public to avoid the lake for the remainder of the week while lake conditions are dangerous due to floating debris, fast currents and possible bacteria levels associated with flooding. Check the LCRA website current conditions.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.00 feet above pool. Bass schooling activity has started to improve, as well as the topwater frog bite around the lily pads. Listening for the popping noise to find the fish. You can catch the bass chasing shad on flukes, worms, pop r’s, ploppers, buzz baits and small swimbaits. The river has cleaned cleared and the current slowed. down some the bass will be schooling and can be caught on Texas rig worms and drop shots plus top water. And as always no matter how good the bite is it is always a good time to come visit this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GREAT. Water stained, 91 degrees. Excellent redfish action continues in 5-25 feet of water with anglers having success trolling and casting a variety of colors of plastic H&H and Hoagie baits. Fish are averaging 5-15 pounds. Blue and channel catfish are also excellent in 15-25 feet of water on shrimp and stink bait. Striper activity remains slow. Bank fishing is producing well for both redfish and catfish at Picnic Point and Jet Ski Cove using shrimp, dead crawfish, and tilapia. The lake is a foot below normal pool. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 19.40.10 feet below pool. The lake rose over 15 feet in a week after the recent flooding. Be sure to call and check on conditions before heading out. Navigate with caution watching for floating debris.

Cedar Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.26 feet above pool. Big numbers of white bass and several trophy-class hybrid stripers have hit the deck. We are consistently finding the best action in 15–22 feet of water. Good go-to setups include a variety of slabs, sometimes paired with 2–3 jigs above, and the always-reliable yellow bladed jig using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons at 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water absolutely crushed the white bass. Water temperatures are currently holding around 83 degrees and will continue to rise as summer heats up over the next couple of weeks. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Catfish are good anchoring on humps in 12-24 feet using small shad or cut shad on the bottom, or drifting larger cut carp, drum or big gizzard shad on flats in 10-25 feet all around the lake. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

Choke Canyon

SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 36.04 feet below pool. All boat ramps remain closed as the lake is only 40-percent full, though some johnboats and kayaks are allowed in certain areas. Bank fishing is a great option right now, with excellent catfish action along with good catches of crappie and freshwater drum. The state park is open to the public. For the most up-to-date information on Choke Canyon access and regulations, please contact Texas Parks and Wildlife. Report by Manny Martinez, Fishing With Manny.

Cisco

GREAT. Water stained; 80 degrees; 13.49 feet below pool. Reports of stringers of catfish caught. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 0.55 feet below pool. Black bass to 2 pounds are slow in 10-20 feet of water around the lake off points with a scope minnow. Crappie are excellent to 14 inches on minnows in 8-15 feet under docks in Rattlesnake Cove on the right side going in. Hybrid bass are good to 6 pounds on squarebill crankbaits in the lighted docks. Catfish are slow on prepared bait, nightcrawlers and chicken livers.

Coleto Creek

FAIR. Water slightly stained, 87 degrees; 0.40 feet below. Bass are fair with most catches coming on red shad soft plastics in 5-10 feet of water around stumps and submerged trees. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake.

Comanche Creek

0.38 feet above pool. Comanche Creek is closed for the summer and will reopen in October.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Most of the catfish have finished spawning and are moving into summer patterns. Expect lots of tiny fish mixed with good eater sized and some occasional trophies. Largemouth bass have been good on offshore structures and docks as well as schooling on shad in up to 30 feet of water. Crappie have been poor overall with minimal numbers being caught. Bluegill are on fire. Fish love hot water and can be caught deep, shallow and anywhere in between. Docks and brushpiles are a good place to start. Report by Bradley Doyle, Bradley’s Guide Service. Hybrids are active on flats and drop-offs in 12-32 feet, hitting slabs, spoons, and live bait. Finding a thermocline in 46 feet and the thermocline sitting at 32.5 feet. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees: 0.50 feet below pool. As the summer temperatures increase the water temperature target crappie are in deeper timber along the river channel, and brush piles. Start on the edge of the timber line working towards the dam then to the timber in coves. Summer bite is typically best on live bait. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

GOOD. 80 degrees; 13.99 feet below pool. Another week of good gar fishing reports. The weather has been calm. Report by Weber’s Landing.

Cypress Springs

FAIR: Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. The overall bite has slowed down this week. Bass are fair at night feeding under lights and active at day break. Crappie slow to fair between 15-25 feet deep on any structure above the thermocline. Catfish are good, actively roaming points and humps. White bass have been the most aggressive biters this week hitting minnows and anything shiny. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide. Crappie are excellent on brush piles and docks but you will have to weed through numbers of small fish to catch a limit. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

FAIR. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.17 feet above pool. Thermocline has set in 25-30 feet of water. Catfish are good on manufactured baits 20 feet of water on deep water humps and points. Sand bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs in 15-20 feet of water on ridges south of Pelican Island. Sand bass are schooling in the lights at night biting medium diving crankbaits and rattle traps. Crappie are fair to good on jigs or live bait on brush piles and rock piles. Perch are good along the banks and docks with worms under a cork. Report by Captain Bobby Mann, Catch a Dream Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 89 degrees; 46.07 feet below pool. The bite has finally picked up for trophy catfish while fish are feeding in a post spawn pattern. Fishing at night in 5-10 feet of water has been key with live bait and fresh cut bait. Keeper catfish are in 3-10 around timber with shrimp and fresh cut bait on a Carolina rig. Gar fishing has picked up as well in Arroyo Veleno and the Tigers have been good rod n reel action, and excellent for bow fishing. Cut carp and tilapia have been the bait of choice targeting flats in 3-10 feet of water. Crappie are slow. Bass fishing is great on rocks in 8-15 feet of water with Texas rig plastics and deep diving crankbaits. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 92 degrees. Grass is looking good, so cast a frog to see if you can get a bass to bite. Bass are good 20 feet of water biting deep diving crankbaits, shaky heads and Carolina rigs. The bite slows midday. Perch can be caught from the bank to 10 feet of water on nightcrawlers. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen’s Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Fork : Top waters early around pond weed and grass with frogs and poppers still working . Mid morning chatter baits on the outside edge of grass in 3-5 ft is good as well as shaky heads . Best bite is Carolina rigs off shore on points , road beds and humps in 12-25 ft . Big worms and flukes are good . Deep Cranks are good over the same area when the fish are suspending 19-23 ft . Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at mid day when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Small fish patterns like a dock knocker are producing bass and crappie shallow near grass. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet biting clousers. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been super up and down this past week. The fish are stacked up on brush piles, lay downs, tire reefs and some trees. The bite is the tricky part. Some days the bite is good and the bigger fish show up. Some days the bite is just off and the short fish show up. Seems like the bite may be better on days we have a little breeze. If the winds are calm the bite is very slow. Minnows will get some bites but small 1/32nd ounce hand tied jigs with small bodies and tails are working well on fish that don’t want to bite. Best depths have been 18-13ft with most fish suspended on trees and loaded in the brush. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.86 feet below pool. Bass are slow flipping shallow water. Crappie can be caught with minnows or jigs in shade and brush.

Georgetown

GOOD. normal stain; 84 degrees; 13.89 feet below pool. Some bass are a bit deeper and a shaky head works wonders on this lake around offshore humps and ledges. Find some lay laydowns in around 3-5 feet and flip those for some good bites. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Graham

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. Bass are slow. Crappie are slow on minnows. Sand bass and hybrids are good schooling on the main lake flats with spoons. Catfish are good in the mouths of creeks.

Granbury

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.25 feet below pool. Lake Granbury cooled some this last week with all the rain and water flows. Lake level is at full pool and water temperatures are in the 80s. Most of the lake is settled out with some stained water on the upper ends. The best reports of fish are the white bass which are being caught all over the lake on slabs, spinnerbaits and trolled baits. Surface schooling action is common. Mixed in with the sand bass are some striped bass. Best striped bass action is on the lower ends on live bait or trolled jigs or crankbaits. Largemouth bass are abundant and are good to 7 pounds fished near creek entrances. Some good topwater action on feeding flats have been reported from in town to Indian Harbor to Decordova subdivision. Best largemouth bass action is on spinnerbaits and crankbaits early then soft plastics later in the day. Catfish action has been good to excellent with some large blue and yellow catfish being caught on cut shad and perch respectively. Best catfish action has been reported on the upper ends. Crappie reports have been slow to fair on jigs fishing on bridge pilings and underwater timber. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 9.28 feet above pool. The lake is up 9 feet above normal and very muddy in some areas. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair in 15-20 feet of water. White bass are fair off points in 10-15 feet of water. Blue catfish are very good in shallow flooded areas. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.44 feet above pool. White bass are good on humps with slabs. Some blue herons and egrets are working, but primarily standing along the banks. Water level continues to be high, so check ramp status before heading out. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 47.65 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie. The lake did receive some rain, but be sure to call to inquire about launching conditions before heading out.

Hawkins

GOOD. Water slightly stained. 80 degrees. Topwater lures early and late will produce good black bass action. Bream should be making their move shallow for their spawn. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.16 feet above pool. Bass are on deeper brush and shaded docks with soft plastics. Crappie are on deep brush biting minnows and jigs.

Hubbard Creek

FAIR. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 11.00 feet below pool. Bass are fair to good with soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Several anglers out trolling for white bass.

Inks

GOOD: Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.80 feet below pool. The Lower Colorado River Authority is advising the public to avoid the lake for the remainder of the week while lake conditions are dangerous due to floating debris, fast currents and possible bacteria levels associated with flooding. Check the LCRA website current conditions.

Jacksonville

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Bass are biting soft plastics on brush and structure in 8-20 feet with a dropshot, Texas rig, shaky head. Minnow baits and rattletraps are working on suspended and schooling fish.

Joe Pool

GREAT. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.35 above pool. Fishing is good but scattered. The lake is full pool and holding steady. Water temperatures are in the low to mid 80s, and will rise as temperatures get hotter. Bass can be found shallow during the early morning hours before the sun gets up. You can catch them with topwater and small soft plastics Texas rigged. Look for submerged pond weed. The shallow fish will be your 12-14 inch fish with the occasional slot fish. Once the sun gets up the bite moves out to mid depths 5-12 feet of water. Here you can use soft plastics, mid depth crankbaits in shad color, and drop shot. Look for timber and submerged brush and structure. Larger slot fish and the occasional over slot fish are in this depth range. You have to time it right due to there being bite windows where they feed then shut off. If you are not getting bit keep moving. Crappie are out on your favorite summer deep spots on minnows. Please wear your life jacket and be mindful of the weather. Be sure your boat is equipped with safety equipment, bilge pumps, batteries. It could save your life. Go fishing and wear your life jacket! Report by Gilbert Miller, GTB Outdoors.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 90 degrees; 2.64 feet above pool. Bass are good on crankbaits in 10-15 feet of water with Carolina rigs or white flukes. Football jigs are still drawing bigger bites as the sun gets higher in the sky. The bite is slow midday, but early morning and late evening have been the best for numbers. Crappie are holding in isolated brush piles and laydowns in 12-14 feet of water with slip cork minnows, or ⅛ ounce jigs pink head with white chartreuse minnow will work if using live scope. Channel catfish are holding around the same cover as the crappie just closer to the bottom. Report by Brian Vickery Fishing.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.45 feet above pool. Bass are great in 3-6 feet of water on hard structure and flooded solitary brush and stumps with shallow square bill crankbaits in crawfish red. The best bite is from 6-9 a.m. Crappie can be caught in 7-9 feet of water on laydowns, or on deep piles in 25 feet. The bite is inconsistent, but the fish are huge. Best bite is on minnows, hair jigs, and 1/16 ounce soft plastics. If fish are nosing down and avoiding the lure or bait, downsize the jig to a 1/32 ounce or smaller. Match the shad hatch which is just about an inch long right now. White bass are excellent with catches of 14-15 inch fish possible. Target main lake points in 10-20 feet of water. If there is a lot of bait in the area, the sandies are there somewhere. When the fish surface cast topwaters, but throwing a swimbait can catch bigger fish. Smaller fish cannot get their mouth around the hook gap on a quarter ounce lead head. Also, if you throw a topwater bait, there are two dangling travel hooks that you have to deal with versus one on a swimbait. If fish are not surfacing use a 1 ounce white slab. Channel catfish are good on baited holes in 5-15 feet of water with punch bait, chicken liver, shad one to two cranks off the bottom or under a bobber if in shallow water. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.43 feet below pool. The Lower Colorado River Authority is advising the public to avoid the lake for the remainder of the week while lake conditions are dangerous due to floating debris, fast currents and possible bacteria levels associated with flooding. Check the LCRA website current conditions. Before the recent flooding bass could be caught skipping deeper docks with jigs, flukes and worms. Work the deeper channel swings with a jig or watermelon, green pumpkin or shad Carolina rigged fluke or worm. Flip a Texas-rigged creature bait or worm on rocks or brush piles on sunny days. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water normal stain; 84 degrees; 0.27 feet above pool. White bass are slow to fair on points and humps in 15-32 feet of water with slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits and live bait. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are slow to fair in similar depths. 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 anchored or drifting humps and flats in 15-32 feet of water. Channel catfish are good on baited holes on humps and points, and riprap in 15-28 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. Crappie are fair in 15-28 feet of water on brush piles, submerged timber, and submerged cover near drop-offs with minnows and jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing. Water clarity is about 1 foot. Largemouth bass can be caught shallow around bushes and rock in 5 feet of water. Hybrid striper 20-30 feet of water near creek channels with live bait or slabs. Crappie are on main lake brush in 15-20 feet of water or cruising deep hard bottom flats.

Limestone

GOOD. Water normal stain; 89 degrees; 0.22 feet above pool. Catfish noodling is excellent under bank washouts and boat ramps. Docks with lights are good at night for white bass. Lake cleared up even more this week. Fresh willow tree piles are best for crappie right now they need to be set in 17 feet of water. Largemouth bass continue to be good in 4-14 feet of water with boat docks, bulkheads, and rocks with chatterbaits, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, and spinnerbaits. Report by Colan Gonzales, Lake Limestone Guide Service.

Livingston

GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.00 feet above pool. White bass are great in 6-15 feet of water on wind blown points and ledges with white and chartreuse slabs. Catfish are in 1-4 feet of water on bulkheads with best action at daylight. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.

Marble Falls

normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.50 feet below pool. The Lower Colorado River Authority is advising the public to avoid the lake for the remainder of the week while lake conditions are dangerous due to floating debris, fast currents and possible bacteria levels associated with flooding. Check the LCRA website current conditions.

Martin Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 92 degrees; 0.14 feet below pool. Bass are good early morning and late afternoon. With weather heating up and higher water temperatures make an uncomfortable day. Night fishing is best. Fishing the outside edge of the hydrilla with Texas rigged worms remains good. Brush piles in 25-30 feet are also good on big worms and deep crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good suspended in brush and standing timber in 25-30 feet. Minnows are the best bait. Catfish are good where the bottom depth is just above the thermocline. That depth varies depending on power plant running. This also affects bass and crappie.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 83.56 feet below pool. The lake is very low, only 2.5-percent full. At this time there is no access to fish. Some reports of anglers fishing in the river.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 81 degrees; 44.54 feet below pool. Sand bass are being caught all over the lake, with grey jig heads paired with pearl white grubs producing well. White jerkbaits, rattling shad, and live minnows are working great for both largemouth and smallmouth bass. Catfish are great in Harbor Bay and Bugbee, using shrimp, frozen shad, and cut bait. Crappie are good in the Sanford Yake area, off the docks, and in shallow waters around Bugbee and Blue West. Bluegill and perch are plentiful under docks and in shallow areas around the lake, with worms being the top choice. Walleye are great in the evening and overnight, with minnows, bottom bouncers with floating worm harnesses, pearl blue plastics, white crankbaits, and pink vibrating blades all producing solid results. Trout are fair has slowed down a bit, especially around Spring Canyon and the Stilling Basin. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 83 degrees; 1.04 feet below pool. Crappie have improved to fair in 3-4 feet of water. Fish are a few weeks from spawning. Sand bass are fair around the dam when shad are surfacing. Shad are spawning so the bite should improve the bite for all species. Channel and blue catfish are slow in 15 feet of water. Bass are good pitching creature baits and plastic worms shallow and hardwoods.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Water has cooled after the recent rain. Largemouth bass are excellent in 15-20 feet of water on deep diving crankbaits and Carolina rigged with large creature baits. Crappie are excellent for numbers on deep brush piles, and for size on standing timber in the center of the lake north of the powerlines. Catfish are fair with live minnows and cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.50 feet above pool. The summer pattern is official, so anticipate a consistent bite. Jump out early and late, but if you can stand the heat you might get rewarded.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 79 degrees. 0.98 feet below pool. The bass bite has been good flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water. The spawn is ending and bass are staying in the shallows as the water temperature rises to the 80s. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Focus on holes in the reed banks where bass will set up on their beds. Watch for balls of bass fry because a fry guarder will be close by. Crappie were fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs and catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

SLOW. Water stained; 75 degrees; 4.04 feet above pool. Few anglers on the lake as the lake continues to drop. White bass are slow and difficult to find. Crappie are slow on brush piles hitting jigs or minnows. Seeing more than normal yellow catfish on brush piles and near docks. Catfish are good for eaters with shad and perch. Largemouth bass are slow. Report by Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 28.82 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 15.86 feet below pool. Lake has risen over 7 feet in a week. The upper end of the lake is very dirty with lots of floating debris. The lower end is still clear from the Lee day area. Black bass good to 5 pounds in newly flooded vegetation on topwater frogs, ploppers, chatterbaits and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are on the move with the new water. There are some reports of catches in 12-15 feet of water. White bass reports are good at night under lights with live bait in the main lake area. Catfish are fair on jug lines and under corks suspended in trees. Stink baits and cut shad are best. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 19.43 feet below pool. Black bass bite is good to very good on topwater and crankbaits. The Whopper Plopper has been excellent along with deep diving crankbaits. Crappie bite is steady with schools being located using forward facing sonar and caught using the Bone Head jigs. Catfish are good. Always wear your life jacket and stay aware. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Palestine

GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.00 feet at pool. Crappie are good on brush in 14 feet of water with minnows, or in timber in 18-25 feet of water with jigs. Channel catfish and small blue catfish are good near reading walls with stink bait or cut bait. Bass are good in 4-7 feet of water with senkos. White bass are good around sunrise in the morning on main lake points with small rattletraps or shallow diving crankbaits.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Blue catfish and yellow catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad and drum in shallow water. Crappie are slow. After the recent rain the water is murky. Report by Lake Palo Pinto RV Park.

Pinkston

GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent big swimbaits and dropshots schooling in the center of the lake. Crappie are good with white crappie jigs in large brush piles. Catfish are good with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Possum Kingdom

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Stripers are slow to fair in 20-40 feet of water. The best bite has been live bait but it can be difficult to find. Fish are moving fast, so you will have to slowly move around and pick them off one at a time. Sand bass are fair to good and moving quickly in 5-20 feet of water on main lake points. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are fair to good on cut 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 going into spawn soon so it should start to slow down until they are done spawning. Water clarity is 2-6 feet of visibility but slightly stained on the south end. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 1.72 feet above pool. The water is above full pool and fishing has slowed some for anglers. Reports of white bass caught trolling in shallow water. Crappie are transitioning to brush piles.

Raven

SLOW. Water slight stain; 90 degrees. Lake Raven water clarity is slightly stained. The lake is seeing hydrilla die back due to recent herbicide treatment. Largemouth bass are good on weedless rigged artificial worms in red-tinted colors with glitter. Anglers should target the cove where the boathouse is located. This area has seen recent success when working the hydrilla grass line. No reports of crappie or catfish in recent weeks. Bluegill are good off of the boathouse dock on hotdogs and worms under a bobber.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.07 feet below pool. White bass have been fair in the mornings with surface activity on the common flats. Throw small swim baits, tail spinners or rattletraps. Later in the morning white bass are moving out to deeper water on long points, road beds and levees. Crappie are slow and relating to brush piles 12-18 feet of water. Crappie are showing up at bridge columns and they are moving around drop off going from structure to structure. Catfish are good in wooded timber 15-18 feet with prepared punch bait. Chumming will help bring the schools into your areas. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Summer patterns are holding steady. Largemouth bass are in 18-25 feet of water primarily on rock piles with 10 inch worms, crankbaits and football jigs. The best bass bite is flipping shallow cover early in the morning. Crappie are good in brush piles and timber in 18-25 feet of water. Sand bass are on humps and points in 20-25 feet of water with slabs. Blue catfish are good in 20-25 feet of water on humps and flats with live shad. Channel catfish are good in 10-25 feet of water on flats. Report by Daniel Koberna, Lt. Dan’s Crappie Co.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. White bass sew slow with some topwater schooling action early morning on the south shoreline and various main lake points. Hybrid striped action is good with live shad off the Windstock Point and south shoreline near Fisherman’s Point Marina. Blue and channel catfish are good with eater size fish being caught on shad or cheese bait in 20 feet on point and dropoffs. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin' Guide Service. Water temperature is in the mid 80s. The rains are keeping the water temperature down and stained. As last reported you could start shallow the go deeper. If you’re going deeper, fish long points and brush piles. The shallow bite could involve shoreline grass and boat docks. There are certain coves with large schools of Gizzard Shad. This will keep some big bass in those coves. Big glide baits can be very effective in these areas. Good fishing Terry Hawkins Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 1.54 feet below pool. Freshwater is still entering the lake from the river, and water is being released. Topwater bass bite is early in the morning and evening. Bass are deeper on points, drains and humps with crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on brush piles, but many undersized fish and bluegill to sift through. Catfish are good in 18-20 feet of water on cut bait. A few white bass are schooling on main lake points. Cast baits to shade. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

GOOD. Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.78 feet above pool. Very few changes to the fishing pattern as temperature remains warm with high humidity. At the Marina the crappie bite is fair, and the catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait and bluegill are fair on crickets or worms. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush in 8-18 feet of water. Catfish are good in 10-15 feet of water with cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are slow on crankbaits and shiny spinnerbaits in 6-14 feet of water. White bass are good trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are good in deeper water using cut bait or jigs. Below the dam all species are fair with 189 CFS of water being released. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees. 47.80 feet below pool. Black bass catches have been improving greatly. The fish are being caught on plastics. Reports of bass caught exceeding 5 pounds, with many in the 2-3 pound range. Good reports of catfish being caught on blood punch bait. Always wear your life jacket and stay aware. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Stamford

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.20 feet above pool. There is still water spilling over the spillway and the current is attracting the bait fish and in turn the sandies, bass and catfish. Catfish are fair with dead or live minnows on jugs. Crappie are slow. Bass are slow with very few anglers on the water.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 4.25 feet below pool. Lots of changes over this past week and Stillhouse is now flooded. The lake is 4.25 feet above normal and still rising with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers releasing 1587 CFS. The lake was flooded by both the Trimmier Creek and the Lampasas River, so the upper end of the lake is dirty with much flotsam down to the long point off of Union Grove Park. The walkways to all courtesy docks are submerged, so plan an alternate means to secure your boat after you launch. White bass fishing is tough. If largemouth bass are schooling on the surface, there will likely be white bass mixed in. If there is no topwater action, or once it dies, downrigging is the next best option using multi lure rigs with #12 Pet Spoons. If side-imaging reveals bottom-oriented schools of white bass, consolidating them using a splasher, and then fishing vertically with MAL Heavy Lures silver blade and chartreuse tail will work well until the school drifts off. Surface temperatures cooled to 82 degrees with recent rain and clouds. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Before flooding conditions bass were schooling around the trees and bigger bends on the lake and willow points biting small swimbaits or topwaters. Working a slow approach in the grass along the road bed or long underwater points throwing worms, craws, creature baits, chatterbait or swimjig. A jig in deeper water on ledges and trees are catching some as well. Watermelon and green pumpkin base colors seem to be best. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Fishing has been good on Tawakoni as we work our way into a solid summer pattern. Hybrid striper and white bass are good on swim baits, slab spoons and live bait in 17-35 feet. Fish are following to the bait fish. Find the bait, find the fish. Eating sized catfish are rock solid and limits are pretty easy right now. Fish are biting on prepared baits such as punch bait and dip baits. Best depths have been 12-25 feet. Crappie are good on bridge columns and shallow brush on jigs and minnows. Best depths have been 12-18 feet. Largemouth bass are good at daylight on frogs in the pads and mid morning and evening on shallow cranks, flukes and smaller rattle traps on shallow points. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.08 feet below pool. The lake is turbid due to the recent rains. A few reports of catfish catches.

Texoma

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.87 feet above pool. Striped bass fishing is hit and miss but fish are starting to surface on shallow sand flats and in cuts. Top waters and swimbaits are working as well as live bait drifting shallow 10-15 feet of water or anchoring on main lake ledges in 15-25 feet of water. Catfishing remains excellent on punch bait in 25-30 feet of water on humps and main lake points. Bigger blues will be cruising the deeper water drift while gizzard shad or rough fish off of the river channels on flats in 40-55 feet of water. Bass fishing is good on hard baits and reaction baits near docks and the backs of coves early in the mornings and late evenings. Fish main lake points and rock bluffs mid day off the banks. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass are good on topwaters in shallow water, switching to slabs as fish move out to 15 feet of water. Water clarity is improved. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.75 feet below pool. It is just the dead of summer time fishing here on Toledo Bend. Bass fishing is tough with a few bites at daylight on topwater and swim jigs. The best bite is coming at night on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits along the edge of bank grass, then Texas rig worms and football jigs on main lake points in 12-18 feet. The bite should improve with the coming full moon. Crappie are hit-and-miss on main lake docks and brush piles. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 21.93 feet below pool. The Lower Colorado River Authority is advising the public to avoid the lake for the remainder of the week while lake conditions are dangerous due to floating debris, fast currents and possible bacteria levels associated with flooding. Check the LCRA website current conditions. When conditions become safe again target Guadalupe bass on cliffs, rocks and deeper ledges in 10-20 feet. Largemouth are in the grass areas from mid lake to lower end. Find the grass, find the bass. Work the deeper sides to get the bigger fish up to 7-8 pounds. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Twin Buttes

SLOW. Water stained. 82 degrees; 33.19 feet below pool. Channel catfish are still biting in shallow water in punch bait. White bass and crappie are biting at night under lights with minnows or shad. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.02 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows and jigs in 12-16 feet of water. Catfish are good in 10 feet of water with liver and nightcrawlers. Bass are good in 6-7 feet of water on grass and shaded structure with soft plastics. Bream are good on red worms throughout the lake. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Water is a normal stain, but expect the clarity to be stained after the forecasted rain. Crappie have been in two main patterns with most fish 20 feet deep, but there is a good number of fish in 8-12 feet of water on brush piles. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Bass are great at dawn and dusk on topwater, but this bite shuts off very quickly. Transition to Texas rigs, crankbaits or jerkbaits in 4-15 feet. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. Panfish have been good on red worms and crickets. Report by Holton Walker, Holton Walker Fishing.

Waco

FAIR. Water stained; 89 degrees; 4.88 feet above pool. The lake has risen 5 feet, despite this the stain is normal. Crappie are good in 10-12 feet of water on brush piles with watermelon gray chartreuse with glitter, or live minnows. Black bass are fair. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees. The boat ramp continues to be closed and blocked off through 2025, but kayaks and canoes can still be launched from the bank. Water levels have risen a foot from the recent heavy rains. Working moving baits over grass patches continues to be one of the more successful techniques. Popular baits include crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and chatterbaits. Soft plastics techniques are also working well, with Texas-rigged and wacky worm baits, craw and shad profiles, and dropshots all seeing success. Report by Team YAKUSA.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.92 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 15 feet of water on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Bass are slow on soft plastics or crankbaits in deeper water. Catfish are fair with cut bait and shad on rocks. Water clarity is 7 inches.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 80 degrees. Bass can be caught in deeper water with crankbaits and Carolina rigs.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 15.77 feet below pool. Crappie good on jigs and minnows 18 feet. Catfish are good on live bait in 5-10 feet. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Whitney

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; 1.82 feet above pool. Water clarity is stained, but the bite is consistent. Catfish are fair using cut bait in 25-30 feet of water. Striped bass bite is fair on live bait in 25-30 feet of water. Crappie are on main lake brush piles in 15-30 feet of water. White bass fishing is good on slabs on main lake humps in 25-30 feet of water. Largemouth bass fishing is good using soft plastics on deep structure. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service.

Worth

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.27 feet above pool. Reports of catches of carp with bait balls. Catfish can be caught on punch bait.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 7.81 feet above pool. The water has settled and is clearing. Crappie are good in 8-10 feet of water on brush. Catfish are fair in 10-28 feet of water on punch bait. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Houston

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. Discharge at 59 bridge in Humble is 929 CFS. Water in East Fork and Luces Bayou is starting to clear. Now, or in the near future is the time to smack the crappie on the flats off the main channels in 8-14 feet of water tight to structure. Throw that hand tied silver jig right on their forehead to entice a bite. Largemouth bass are starting to group up on docks and can be targeted in drains, or rocks near deeper water eating grubs, worms, crankbaits and chatterbaits. White bass are slowly gathering on humps and sandbars hitting pet spoons and vertical jigging slabs. Catfish are decent on fresh caught shad using jug lines off the river channels. Be safe and always wear your kill switch! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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