Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of April 24, 2024

Alan Henry

GOOD. Water clear; 64 degrees; 4.69 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 1-15 feet of water using jigs and minnow. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Amistad

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 66.20 feet below pool. Black Bass are fair on main lake points, and secondary points are holding fish. Target fish in 10-20 feet of water fished with senkos, jerkbaits, shaky head, Ned rigs and crankbaits. White bass are good, up the rivers around coves and flats with shallow water in 5-20 feet of water. Small crankbaits, small swimbaits, spoons, blades and rattle traps in shad patterns are working best. Stripers are slow. Tight lines. Report by Captain Raul Cordero, Far West Guide Service.

Arlington

SLOW. Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.41 feet above pool. Water clarity is murky due to the recent rains. Bass are good throwing moving baits and topwaters in the morning, then moving off the bank and dragging creature baits and finesse baits around cover, rocks, docks, and vegetation.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 8.31 feet below pool. The fishing been really good. The catfish are good in super shallow water using fresh cut shad at the state park and around the bridges. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water normal stain; 73 degrees; 0.70 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are good in all stages of the spawn. Target spawning bass on beds with your favorite bed lure. To catch pre-spawn and post-spawn bass on brush piles, cast Carolina rigs and crankbaits, or on windblown points with white jerkbaits. Crappie are fair shallow moving back to brush piles in 25 feet of water with small jigs and minnows. Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Austin

GOOD. Water slight stain; 72 degrees; 0.62 feet below pool. Bass are good in shallow water with quite a few male bass showing back up on beds due to the full moon. Seeing females roaming shallow right now as well. Weightless plastics, and soft swimbaits up shallow are good baits. Fishing around flats and shallow docks has been good. There are a ton of small baitfish up shallow right now around grass. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

GOOD. Water stain; 66 degrees; 0.02 feet below pool. Catfish are biting in the shallows on cut bait and prepared baits. Largemouth bass can be caught on Texas rigged worms and crankbaits.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees. Water visibility is 2-4 feet of water. Bass are great on weightless flukes and swimbaits in perch colors. Creature and senko style plastics have been fair. Report by Jason Hernandez, Bass Institute of Bastrop. Some bass are near creek mouths and a little ways in, most are along grass lines on the main lake. Throw a shallow crankbait, swimbait or spinnerbait to get some of those bites but a stick worm or fluke will catch many as well. A frog bite and wake bait is just getting going and a topwater is just about to kick off as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Belton

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 9.07 feet below pool. Threadfin shad are spawning throughout the lake now most every morning except on those impacted by cold, north winds. The white bass spawn has all but ended now, and lots of fish are beginning to filter back to deeper water in 30-40 feet in the Leon Arm, the Cowhouse Arm, and in the main basin. A good go-to lure continues to be the white, ⅝ ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab fished with a smoking tactic by reeling it steadily up off bottom. Use of LiveScope is a huge plus while doing this. Hybrid striped bass can be caught fishing live shad, anticipate this bite to continue to improve through late May. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Catfishing is excellent. After the recent rains and steady water currents coming in from the Leon River anglers should target the mouths of these creeks with fresh shad. Anchoring or drifting at slow speeds with smaller baits is best. Flatheads have been caught heading up rivers around structures. Channel catfish have become more active and can be caught in shallow waters using punch bait. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.

Benbrook

GOOD. Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.34 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are spawning shallow. Bass are hitting Texas rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are biting minnows and jigs on brush piles or standing timber. Catfish are good. Report by Camron Wilkerson, Camron’s Quality Crappie Guiding.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. Crappie are good in 15-20 feet of water on brush piles or downed timber on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good in 2-6 feet of water on cut bait or worms. Sand bass are good at Blow Hole using chrome rattle traps. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing. Bass are transitioning to the first breakline in 6-8 feet of water hitting Texas rig worms, crankbaits, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits. Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine. Bead heads and closures should work well around retaining walls and boat docks. Top water bite early, late, and on cloudy days should be excellent. Look for crappie around brush and shallow banks, small wooly buggers are excellent. Bream are building beds and are aggressive. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Brady

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 13.32 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are very good up to 7 pounds on rocks with crankbaits, chatterbaits and senkos. Catfish are very good on live perch or cut shad on trotlines or jug lines. Crappie are good in the marina or around hardwood main lake or creek entrance. White bass are good schooling on small crankbaits, or spinnerbaits.

Braunig

GOOD. Water stained, 80 degrees. Redfish are good off the bank and in a boat fishing on the bottom with crawfish, shrimp and shad. Redfish can also be caught at the dam trolling in 17-20 feet with plastics and gold spoons. Largemouth bass are still in the weeds on plastics. Channel catfish can be caught around the reeds and rock lines on cheese bait and cut shad. Report by Harry Lamb, Alamo Texas Fishing.

Bridgeport

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 14.66 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. The Wise County Park and U.S. Route 380 low water ramps remain the best bet for launching. Water is slightly stained with temps in the low to mid 60s. Crappie have been hit-or-miss. There are reports of fish being caught around the marinas on the north and south ends, minnows and jigs are the best bet. Sand bass and hybrids are nearing the end of their spawn. They are slowly returning to the main lake and feeding heavily. Gulls and shorebirds may point the way to the fish. Slabs and swimbaits have been productive. Largemouth bass are also close to finishing their spawn. Some fish are still on beds with some post spawn fish starting to show up as well. Lizards, jigs, flat billed cranks and spinnerbaits have been putting fish in the boat. Blue catfish have been active around main lake humps and shallow cover. Cut Shad is the bait of choice. Report by Keith Bunch, Lake Bridgeport Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 8.95 feet below pool. Black bass to 8.48 pounds are excellent on jigs, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in 3-12 feet of water. Most of the bass are in a post spawn transition. Crappie are good in the cove pockets with black and chartreuse jigs, and in brush piles out to 10-12 feet on minnows. Some fish are spawning and a few post spawn. White bass are good on crankbaits and small swimbaits in the lights late in the day, and the bite is slow during the day. Catfish are good on cut or prepared bait around the flats

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees. Weather is improving, bringing out the anglers. Consistent fishing patterns for catfish, crappie and bass near the restaurant, off rocks and floating docks with small minnows, worms, and cut bait. Report by The Bait Barn. Bass are in a transition period switching to summer patterns. Fishing has been tough out on the water but you can catch some on brush piles. Water is stained. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 72 degrees; 24.80 feet below pool. Water clarity is improving on the north end of the lake, and the mid to south end water remains clear. Striper fishing is excellent using live shad as bait in the 5-30 feet of water. The shad spawn is in full swing and the shallow water early morning bite is great. Focus on sandy shorelines twenty minutes before first light, the bite can continue throughout the day but is generally finished by 8 A.M. White bass continue to good early in the morning on topwaters, jigging spoons, live bait, or trolling crankbaits. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Crappie are good in 10-20 feet of water on brush piles with orange and chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good in the backs of creeks, flip every stick up as there is still some spawning action. There is a lot of fish on rock piles and rocky points also so hit all of those. Using jigs, swimbaits and flukes will get you plenty of bites in these places. A medium or deep crankbait will also get you a bite on the deeper rock piles. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Caddo

FAIR. Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.24 feet above pool. The water level is falling quickly and while the boat ramps have reopened, the bite is tough while fish try to adjust. Bass will be hanging tight to the trees for a week or so until the lake stabilizes. Bass protecting fry near the trees will hit a fluke, senko or swimbait. The frog, and topwater lure bite will come into play as the fish start to feed. Swimbaits over grass will also work in between the trees. With the current spots coming into play a Texas rig or shaky head in the river spots should start working soon as the fish will be stacking up for your summer patterns. As always even if the bite is slow the lake is still amazing to come visit as God spoke this majestic lake into existence and is always an adventure to see. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

GOOD. Water slightly stained, 82 degrees. Redfish are good along the bank, and Spider Island on crawfish, shrimp and cut shad. Some catches of redfish trolling at the dam all the way to the railroad bridge in 10-20 feet of water on plastics and spoons. Blue catfish are biting from crappie wall to Train Car Cove using cut bait, or on rock with cheese bait. Report by Harry Lamb, Alamo Texas Fishing.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 22.24 feet below pool. Fishing pattern is holding steady. Bass are excellent on moving baits around grass, or with a neko rig on deeper grass. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.40 feet above pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and Whitebass have started schooling in water from 6-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinnerbaits and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 28.69 feet below pool. Bass are excellent using imitation shad in the morning, then switching to Carolina or Texas rigs on main lakes points as the day progresses. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing. Bass are good in shallow water using shad or chartreuse colored running crankbaits, and watermelon or pumpkin colored soft plastics. Catfish are good on stink bait and shad in 10 feet of water. Crappie bite is fair to slow with fish transitioning to brush piles using minnows or grubs. Report by Scott Springer, Fish Choke Canyon Lake.

Cisco

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 11.66 feet below pool. Bass are good with minnows, worms and topwaters. Channel catfish and bass are good in 10-20 feet of water. Crappie are spawning biting jigs and minnows. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 63 degrees; 9.50 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs at the docks. Crappie shallow are good.

Comanche Creek

0.33 feet above pool. Closed.

Conroe

GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Catfish have been great on the bulkheads at first light to deep water structure. Largemouth bass have been good on shad colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Still some on beds, so sight fishing creature bait can produce pretty well. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Hybrids in the morning about 12-22 feet of water jigging slabs, swimbaits, minnows or shad. Crappie are in 11-21 feet of water using plastics, hair or minnows. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Cooper

GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees: 1.00 feet below pool. Catfish are good on cut shad.

Corpus Christi Lake

FAIR. 67 degrees; 9.12 feet below pool. High winds in the forecast. Lake levels are low so keep an eye out for newly exposed logs. Catfish are fair in 4-6 feet of water on punch bait. Drum are fair in 5-10 feet of water on worms and shrimp. White bass are fair in 5-10 feet of water on live minnows and jigs. Crappie are slow. Alligator gar are good on cut carp in the river channel. Report provided by Captain Damian Hubbs, Top Gun Outfitters.

Cypress Springs

GOOD: Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.86 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush piles 15-20 feet of water. Catfish are good in 2-6 feet of water on cut bait or worms. Sand bass are good trolling main lake points. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing. Bass are scattered on the first break line with crankbaits. Early in the morning shad are spawning and bass are chasing shallow. Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water normal stain; 64 degrees; 4.31 feet below pool. White bass are good on main lake structures with slabs and cohos. Crappie are good shallow and mid depths on jigs. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on punch bait and shad. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Fairfield

Closed to the public.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 37.49 feet below pool. Trophy and keeper blue catfish are good in 3-10 feet of water with cut bait, or palm sized live tilapia for bigger catfish. Channel catfish are good with small shad, stink bait or shrimp along vertical structure in 5-10 feet of water. Gar are slow, but excellent bow fishing near the mouth of the Tigers. Crappie are slow with many undersized catches. Bass are good in 3-15 feet of water flipping a creature bait or jig, or throwing a spinnerbait into flooded bushes. Report by Ram Reyes, Ram Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees. Bass are good in the reeds, timber and back of coves in 4-8 feet of water with flukes, Texas rigged worms, creature baits, and shallow crankbaits. Carolina rigs and deep crankbaits will land bites in the road beds, or with finesse baits and flukes near the dam. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Fork

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Bass have slowed, but post spawners are setting up on points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigged creature baits. Topwaters and frogs are good early morning around grass. Shaky heads are good around boat houses. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern top waters are excellent in the grass and brush. Casting into the pockets and letting the frog sit for a few seconds is a good idea. Crappies are shallow, catching them on edge of banks, small fish patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream are beginning to make themselves known in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike.Crappie are good in 2-13 feet on timber and around grass lines. Some fish are moving back out into the 12-18 feet areas and a little deeper. Black crappie are on a few bridges, but fish are not loaded up yet. Black crappie are also grouping under docks on sunny afternoons. Cast 1/16th ounce hand tied jigs continue to be good in white and gray, white and chartreuse and light blue and gray colors. Minnows will still work very well and especially on shallow fish around grass. Soft plastics will also work well as the fish have been very aggressive. We should see the aggressive bite until the warmer months get here and the fish get a little finicky. Catfishing continues to be good around timber where birds are roosting in 10-18 feet. Also getting reports of some shallow catfish around grass lines and sea walls. Those fish are most likely chasing shad spawns. Catfish are cruising around shallow wood in 6-12 feet, with lots of fry showing up. Use your favorite prepared catfish bait to load the boat once you locate the fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 6.86 feet below pool. Bass are good hitting 7 inch curly tailed or straight worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in less than 10 feet of water. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows on brush piles. Catfish can be caught drifting. Hybrids are good throwing umbrella rigs into schools. Report by Camron Wilkerson, Camron’s Quality Crappie Guiding.

Graham

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 6.02 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Crappie are shallow in the creeks spawning. Bass are spawning in shallow water. Sand bass and hybrids are schooling out on main lake points.

Granbury

GOOD. Water clear; 70 degrees; 0.02 feet below pool. Some creeks are stained after the recent rains. There is some floating debris, so be careful out there. Best fishing reports are for the sand bass on slabs fished from Blue Water Shores to the area in town by the swim beach. Striped bass are slow to fair on live bait fished from Decordova estates to the dam. Largemouth bass are fair to good to 7 pounds on the beds in most area creeks and sloughs. Blue and yellow catfish are good on cut bait fished from in town to Hunter Park. Crappie are good on minnows and small jigs fished under a cork in the backs of the creeks near docks and rip rap. Report by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters. Striped bass are slow using umbrella-rigs, swimbaits or fresh shad. Fish are scattered from Decordova to the way up to Farm-To-Market 51 bridge. Report by Kraig Sexton, Sexton's Guide Service LLC, Fishing Charter, Marine Electronics & Whitney. Largemouth bass are hitting large minnows, or silver and white slabs. Catfish are good on cutbait and minnows as well as goldfish. Crappie are slow and sandbags are fair on live minnows. Report by Terry Hodges, local angler.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 1.29 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on buzz baits fished near timber. Crappie are good on jigs fished over brush in 8-12 feet of water. White bass are good along shallow windy shorelines and roadbeds. Blue catfish are very good on shad in 3-4 feet of water along windy banks. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

SLOW. Water clear; 62 degrees; 1.22 feet above pool. Recent rains have muddied up the water and water is being released slowing the bite. Conditions are slow for all species until the water settles. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 61 degrees; 45.90 feet below pool. Few anglers and reports.

Hawkins

SLOW. Water slightly stained. 60 degrees. Black Bass will chase small streamers and top waters above and around grass. Bead heads will tempt bream and bass. Make long casts as the water is clear. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Houston County

GOOD. Water clear; 67 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. White bass are good early in 10 feet of water then in 17 feet of water in the afternoon with chartreuse or silver slabs. Shad continue to spawn. The second wave of spawning largemouth bass and crappie should begin soon. Largemouth bass are spawning on beds. Largemouth bass are good in 1-7 feet of water with wacky worms, weightless Texas rigs, yum dingers or swim jigs. Crappie are in 10 feet or less using minnows on standing timber, brush, or deep docks. Report by Colan Gonzales, CG’s Just Fishing Guide Service.

Hubbard Creek

GOOD. Water Stained; 64 degrees; 12.13 feet below pool. Bass are still in a post-spawn in 5-10 feet of water hitting crankbaits, shaky heads spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are transitioning to brush piles hitting minnows or jigs. Catfish can be caught drifting shallow flats. Report by Camron Wilkerson, Camron’s Quality Crappie Guiding.

Jacksonville

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.26 feet above pool. Bass are good on soft plastics from the bank out to 12-14 feet on brush and humps. There is some frog and topwater action, but this will improve in weeks to come.

Joe Pool

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.43 feet above pool. White bass are schooling and can be caught around the state park and Lynn Creek Park. Bass are great shallow in the grass with jerkbaits, Texas rigged soft plastics. Crappie are biting minnows and jigs. Report by Gilbert Miller, GTB Outdoors.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water stained; 71 degrees; 4.24 feet above pool. Crappie are good 15-20 feet of water on brush with minnows or jigs. Catfish are excellent in 2-6 feet of water on cut bait or worms. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O’ the Pines Crappie Fishing. Bass are good in flooded bushes with creature baits. Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.38 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Crappie are in 3-15 feet of water in the middle of the spawn. Prespawn fish are roaming on brush in 5-15 feet biting jigs and minnows. Fish minnows under a bobber 1-3 feet above rocks and boulders, or vertical jig by getting in the water with waders hit all the structure in knee-deep water, such as button willows, reeds, twigs, and timber. Fish any structure you can possibly see, don’t assume there is nothing on a piece of structure until you fish it. If you’re fishing, a cove with button willows, and you catch a fish at the base of the button, willow, tie a piece of cotton yarn to that tree on a little twig that you can see. So next time you come into the cove, you can hit all the threaded trees because a male Crappie will replace the one you caught in the previous day. So catching limits will be a lot faster so you are not fishing structure that never has a fish on it. Sandies are spawning on the North end, in the creeks. Use a 4 pound mono with spinnerbaits, 1/80-⅝ ounce jigs depending on current, minnows under a bobber, or minnows Carolina rigged with small split shot. When using lures you can bump it up to 6 pound mono in 2-20 feet. Thread thins are spawning early morning and late evening along the banks, which will draw the white bass very shallow. Throw paddle tail, swimbaits 3-4 inches up against the shorelines. Look for the birds on the bank and cast. After the spawn is over, drop back out to 15-20 feet and turn your thumper on and make a bunch of noise and they should show up. White 1 ounce RSR lures slabs working great. Hit the bottom and lift up really fast. Let it flutter back down. Tying a jig 18 inches above the slab will sometimes produce two fish per drop. Catfish are in 2-15 feet of water on cut bait and baited holes. Santee rig big chunks of cut shad or sunfish on rocks. Some pre-spawn black bass males are in 3-15 feet of water hitting 3-6 foot divers, Texas rig worms, and creature baits. Some bass are on brush piles biting swimbaits and smaller Alabama rigs. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 10-20 feet of water on brush piles with chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good with a few fish on beds, but there are still plenty in the backs of pockets so use shallow moving baits like a wake bait, swimbait or frog to get some of those good ones. Skipping docks is always a good way to load the boat too using a weightless wacky worm or a jig to get some good bites. Do not forget to run the bulkheads with a shallow crank, fluke or frog. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water stained; 69 degrees; 1.43 feet above pool. Big influx of rain which may slow the bite. White bass are fair to good on ledges of humps and points in 15-35 feet of water. Smaller sized fish are abundant. Some sandies are up the creeks as well biting slabs, jigs, and live bait. Keeper sized hybrid stripers are fair in similar depths as the white bass. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Catfish are good drifting flats near the river channel and ledges of wind blown points in 12-30 feet of water. The shallow water catfish bite has been good as well with the water temperature warming. Fishing on anchor in 1-5 feet of water near wind blown points, timber, sticks, and creek and river mouths has been good. Crappie are slow to fair in the main lake and creeks in 4-25 feet of water on bridge columns, brush piles, rock piles, stumps, and laydowns with minnows and jigs. Standing timber near creek mouths and shallow coves has produced as well. Report by Wes Campbell, BendARod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.17 feet above pool. White bass are good early in 10 feet of water then in 17 feet of water in the afternoon with chartreuse or silver slabs. Shad continue to spawn. Expect male largemouth bass to enter protection mode as the fry are hatching. Largemouth bass are good on spawning beds in 1-4 feet of water in the creek channels using swim jigs, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits. Expect the topwater bite to begin soon. Crappie are good fishing minnows in brush, standing timber, and creek channels in 1-10 feet of water. White bass are in 1-10 feet of water biting topwaters and beetle spins. Bank anglers continue to have success at the Texas State Highway 164 bridge. Catfish moved into spawning areas this week hitting cut bait. Report by Colan Gonzales, CG’s Just Fishing Guide Service.

Livingston

SLOW. Slightly stained; 67 degrees; 1.14 feet above pool. Catfish are biting good in shallow water where the shad are spawning. Water is starting to clear a little bit. White bass fishing continues to be spotty. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.

Martin Creek

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Bass are slow catching a few along the hydrilla on spinnerbait and underspin swimbaits. Crappie are good in brush piles in 25 feet of water using minnows and larger jigs. Catfish are fair in 10-15 feet of water using punch bait.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 91.53 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers on the water due to limited access and low water level.

Meredith

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 45.59 feet below pool. Kens Report

Millers Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 63 degrees; 8.43 feet below pool. Due to low lake levels few anglers are on the water. Crappie and catfish are slow with a few bites near the dam.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.12 feet above pool. Crappie are on brush piles. Largemouth bass are good in shallow water on chatterbaits, spooks, and frogs. The offshore bite is on crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Report by Wyatt Frankens, Wyatt Frankens Guide Service.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; full pool. Bass fishing is good with the first signs of post-spawn bass munching on shad or junior sized jerkbaits. Cast squarebill crankbaits in floating timber in 6-10 feet. Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees. 0.43 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are good on red chatterbaits flipping soft plastics in the reeds in 1-3 feet of water. Look for spawning bass shallow. Crappie are good around boat docks on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait around the dam. Report provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 66 degrees; 1.47 feet above pool. White bass are fair on minnows and jigs in shallow water. Crappie are good on spawning beds in out to 2 feet of water with black and chartreuse jigs. Blue catfish are good on cut bait near wind blown shores. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigged worms and lizards near spawning beds. Report by Clay Major, Major Guide Service.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 51.92 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

GOOD. Water stained; 67 degrees; 31.69 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are fair to 10 pounds. Bass are schooling mid-lake with catches to 5 pounds are being caught on top waters. Swimbaits, and shad patterns jerkbaits are landing catches in 10 feet of water, and in 15 feet of water on points with worms. White bass good with limits on rattle traps and poppers. Crappie still fair up both rivers on small jigs and minnows. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 16.60 feet below pool. Bass are steady on squarebill crankbaits and small swimbaits. Some anglers have had success using Texas rigged worms in purple and motor oil colors. Crappie and catfish are slow. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Palestine

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 72 degrees; 1.10 feet above pool. More rain in the forecast for the weekend. Bass are good, with the fish beginning post-spawn spread out. A good bait to try is shallow running squarebill crankbaits, smaller ones that go no more than 2-3 feet down. Water in creek areas may still be rain stained, so try the darker colors there, shad and light perch colors in the clearer places. Hybrid stripers have also been good, often mixed with white bass, though little surface feeding has been observed. Crappie are fair, as they spread back out, fishing the open, deeper water has been hampered by wind and storms. Blue catfish remain good in 3-22 feet, often coming into the creek shallows for shad. Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing.

Palo Pinto

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 8.69 feet below pool. Crappie are great using minnows and jigs in 12 in of water on brush piles and under docks. Male crappie are starting to lay on beds. Hybrids and drum are good. Blue catfish are slow. Shad are spawning.

Pinkston

GOOD. normal stain; 65 degrees. Bass are shallow in the grass schooled up on bait. Cast chatterbaits, swim jigs, topwaters, spooks and frogs. This should persist for the next few months. Shad are spawning on the docks, hard clay, trees and grass. Crappie are at the end of the spawn in shallow grass and suspended in trees along the edges and mouth creeks. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

Possum Kingdom

FAIR. Water clear; 67 degrees; 0.04 feet below pool. Striped bass are fair to good with live shad, or trolling in 30-50 feet of water. Good colors are white, chartreuse, and silver. Sand bass are fair to slow in 10-20 feet of water with live shad, small slabs and jigs white, and silver are good colors. Catfish are good in 2-10 feet of water or 40-60 feet of water with cut shad. Water clarity is steady at 4-10 feet of visibility. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 12.20 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady with more anglers fishing from the shore and kayaks. Catfish, hybrids and crappie are fair to good on the banks and near the dam. Largemouth bass can be caught on soft plastics. Ramps are closed, but it is possible to launch a boat from the gravel at Buffalo Springs. Fishing from a kayak is possible.

Raven

GOOD. Water stained; 71 degrees. The water is very turbid due to recent rainfall in Huntsville. Bass are excellent with regular catches from both anglers on shore and on boats casting weightless flukes into vegetation. Crappie are good, but biting less frequently after the recent rainfall made the water turbid. Anglers are reporting success on crappie jigs with live minnows and crappie bites. Catfish are good on worms and catfish stink bait fished off of the bottom. Bluegill are excellent off of worms and hotdogs on the boathouse dock and the fishing piers in the park.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 0.08 feet above pool. White bass are good starting early morning on flats in 2-6 feet of water. Birds have been working later in the morning and late afternoon using small spinnerbaits and 3 inch swimbaits 1/2 ounce jig heads. White bass are related to humps and long points in 17-26 feet of water using 3/4 ounce slab with a jig 12 inches above. Crappie are fair and relating to brush 12-14 feet deep. Catfish have moved mid depth on long points and ridges in 14-24 feet of water cut shad working best. Report by John Varner, John Varner's Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.35 feet above pool. White bass are on the banks chasing shad early, swimbaits or topwaters. Look for birds on the bank. 25-35 feet later in the day on slabs. Catfish are in 15-25 feet of water on cut bait in the main lake. Lots of catfish being caught in the creeks as well after the rain. Crappie on minnows or blue and white jigs in 10-20 feet of water. Report by Justin Wilson, Wilson Outdoor Connection.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. White bass are good on main lake points and humps in 20-25 feet of water. Best baits are a slab and jig combination for the bottom hugging fish, and if you get some top water, just about any small and shiny bait will catch fish. Hybrid stripers are good on the 309 Flats with live bait. Crappie are fair on windblown points with shad. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin' Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 3.49 feet below pool. Navigate with caution to avoid sandbars and stumps. Bass are on points and drains in shallow water spawning, and some are in a post spawn biting crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Some topwater along the grass edges. Crappie are fair in the shallows near stumps and fair on the brush piles. Some crappie are spawning near cypress trees, wade anglers can target these. White bass are schooling on main lake points but not surfacing yet. Catch some with jigs, minnows, crankbaits and jigging spoons. Catfish are slowly moving back to the points. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Shad spawn is in full swing. Bass are good keying on hard clay points, grass edges and flooded timber with swim jigs, chatterbaits, topwater spooks or pop-r’s. Offshore bite is 10-20 feet on hard spots and flats, points and creek channel swings using crankbaits, Carolina rigs, shaky heads and dropshots. Crappie have finished spawning in 12-20 feet of water on brush piles and standing timber. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

Somerville

GOOD. Water stained; 71 degrees; 2.27 feet above pool. Catfish and crappie are fair, and bluegill are good on minnows, worms, and stink bait at Somerville Marina early morning. Black bass are fair in 5-8 feet of water hitting soft plastics and jerkbaits. Crappie are good on the main lake brush piles in 10-15 feet of water and pilings biting minnows and very small jigs. Catfish are good in 2-8 feet of water. Larger catfish are being caught on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait. White bass are good in the lake trolling with Pet spoons and jigs, or anchored with ghost minnows or shad. Hybrids are good on cut bait or 2 ounce jigs. Fishing schools is key. Hybrids continue to be caught from shore at the dam and Welch Park areas. Various species are good at the spillways with water being released. Flood gates open at 680 CFS. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 64 degrees. 48.21 feet below pool. Bass have been caught using square bill crankbaits in shad patterns. The spinnerbait bite has been working later in the day when the wind starts picking up. Blue catfish are biting on fresh cut bait. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Stamford

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.90 feet below pool. High winds have kept anglers off the water. Catfish can be caught in the running water near the bridge. Bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 14.39 feet below pool. Largemouth bass fishing is excellent right now with numerous 7 and 8 pound bass being taken each week for the past several weeks in small, local tournaments. Dark, natural hues of soft plastics worked on the outside edge of the hydrilla, especially where that hydrilla growth coincides with topographic anomalies, is productive. White bass tend to be hard to come by as they make their way back down lake, typically congregating once again by June. A few gulls continue to stop over as they migrate, occasionally signaling the presence of light topwater action by schoolie-sized largemouth feeding on shad on the surface. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GREAT. Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 1.51 feet above pool. Lake Tawakoni continues to fish excellent as main lake temps sit right at 66 degrees. Hybrid striper and white bass have been solid with easy limits of fish coming off artificials including swimbaits and slabs. Fish are most consistent in less than 10 feet of water. The eating sized catfish bite is wide open. Blue catfish are biting well on cut shad in less than 4 feet. Crappie are good on minnow and jigs in 12-15 feet on brush and timber. The largemouth bass bite is good with shallow franks, worms and spinner baits doing damage. We are seeing lily pads in several coves and bass are in them. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

SLOW. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.49 feet below pool. Catfish are fair on the south end. All other species are slow.

Texoma

GOOD. Water normal stain; 63 degrees; 1.32 feet below pool. Striped bass fishing is great on live shad in 30-40 feet of water on main lake points and ledges. Top waters working early around rocky banks, be on the lookout for white birds on the banks early. It will only get better as the striper finish their spawn and the shad start theirs. Crappie fishing is good on brush piles using jigs in 14-18 feet of water. Electronics help locate active fish roaming and sticking the brush. Monkeys milk and mo glo colors working the best. Bass fishing is good on top waters early and swim baits off the banks late morning. Live shad producing numbers and big spawned out fish along the bluffs. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits anchored in 40-50 feet of water in creek channels and near ledges. Look along the rocks for blues and channels spawning and looking for shad. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Hybrid stripers are good on topwater along the bank early in the morning. Watch for egrets and seagulls. Then switch to sassy shad 4 inch glo on flats and points in 10-20 feet of water. Shad continue to spawn. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.41 feet below pool. Water levels continue to be high after the recent rains. Fishing will improve when the lake stabilizes. Bass are fair with good numbers of fish being caught, but not many big fish. Shallow bite has been best in 1-5 feet of water with spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and wacky worms. Few fish showed up deeper in 8-14 feet of water hitting shallow running crankbait and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair in shallow water, with a few fish starting to show up on docks and shallow brush piles. The creeks are stained too muddy. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Travis

GOOD. Water stain; 65 degrees; 50.46 feet below pool. Bass are good in the main lake in shallow water and pockets, and points off the main lake with swimbaits and craws. More bass starting to show up in marinas. Still waiting on the topwater bite. White bass are schooling mid-lake chasing the shad spawn. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC. Bass are good on main lake flats with grass where you can use a number of techniques including shallow to medium crankbaits, swimbaits and spinnerbaits. Plastics like worms, craws and creature baits. There are some good fish along cliff walls and ledges as well. Flip up tight to get the most bites with some fish up to pretty good sizes like 5-6 pounds. A Texas-rigged straight worm or curly tails, craw worms, and a dropshot with a finesse worm works as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. Bass are good on small swimbaits and under spins. Shad are spawning. Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide.

Twin Buttes

SLOW. Water stained. 72 degrees; 33.59 feet below pool. Channel catfish are very good on cheese bait in shallow water. Limits of white bass are good in the open lake with shad, or topwaters when there is surface action. Crappie are slow but should improve in heavy cover in 8-12 feet of water with jigs or live minnows. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and some topwaters. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

SLOW. Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.52 feet above pool. Bass are fair in 10 feet of water on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and trick worms. Crappie slow and scattered from the shallows to 20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Bream are slow on red worms. Catfish are fair, biting everything as they gear up to spawn. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GREAT. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.18 feet above pool. The lake is stained to murky with recent runoff from rains. White bass are returning to the upper lake. Boaters will begin catching more white bass and hybrids on the lake while they migrate from the upper ends of the lake towards the dam over the next few weeks. Crappie bite is improving in shallow water on live minnows and artificial jigs fished around shoreline trees in the back of coves and marinas. This pattern will hold up for about one month. Largemouth bass are spawning and can still be caught on Texas rigs, small swimbaits, bladed jigs and creature baits in creeks and flats. Anglers are still catching channel catfish and blue catfish on live and cut bait on rod and reel and juglines. Yellow catfish will begin spawning later on as the water must warm up even more. They can mostly only be caught on live bait. Lake is murky due to runoff and high winds. Boaters should take caution by wearing their PFDs while on the lake due to unpredictable storms with high winds and waves. Navigate with caution watching for stumps and debris in the lake from runoff.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water stained; 71 degrees. Bass are good with several 5-6.5 pound catches using a variety or lures but the lure of choice continues to be worms. Hybrids have been schooling on and off. Crappie anglers are catching good numbers. The sunfish have moved to the shallows this week. Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide.

Weatherford

FAIR. Water heavily stained; 72 degrees; 4.61 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. A few smaller size crappie at the house or shallow on rocks, and some have transitioned to deeper water brush piles with minnows or jigs. Bass are slow with a few late spawners shallow, but most are post spawn on chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. Catfish are fair on the main lake with cut bait.

Welsh

GOOD. Water normal stain. 70 degrees. Largemouth bass are good with Texas rigged worms, and chatterbaits.

White River

SLOW. Water normal stain; 63 degrees; 19.71 feet below pool. Crappie are slow using minnows. Catfish are being caught on cut bait, minnows and worms from the docks or banks. White bass can be caught trolling near the island with a crankbait.

Whitney

FAIR. Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.69 feet above pool. Catfish are good using cut drum, shad or punch bait under roosting birds. Striped bass are poor, some fish are being caught trolling live bait and down rigging jigs. Crappie continue to be fair on small jigs and minnows fished near deeper structure. White bass are fair moving out of the creeks in shallow waters. Largemouth bass continue to be fair along structures and docks. Report by Captain Cory Vinson, Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass are slow with many smaller sized fish being caught on swimbaits, umbrella-rigs or live bait. Report by Kraig Sexton, Sexton's Guide Service LLC, Fishing Charter, Marine Electronics & Whitney.

Worth

FAIR. Water normal stained; 64 degrees; 2.63 feet below pool. White bass are good on main lake structures with slabs and cohos. Crappie are good shallow and mid depths on jigs. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good on punch bait and shad. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.46 feet above pool. Catfish are great in brush with the usual blood, cheese bait, and noodles. Crappie are almost done spawning. Post spawn crappie are moving back to edges of deeper water on stumps and brush. It is random right now on which stumps or tops they are on. A bunch of small crappie can be caught on the river side. Report by Jerry Gennings, local angler and guide.

Houston

GOOD. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.67 feet below pool. Crappie are spread out in 8-14 feet of water. White bass are showing up in numbers to the main lake being caught on small swimbaits. Largemouth bass are starting to be consistent on docks and rip rap along with structure being caught in spinner baits and plastic worms. Catfish are plentiful with this shad down around bulkheads early in the morning. Gar are still plentiful in the creeks on rattle traps. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

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