Panhandle Plains Region Week of January 21, 2026

Alan Henry

GOOD. 46 degrees; 5.46 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-35 feet with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 47 degrees; 2.81 feet below pool. Catfish can be caught drifting or anchored with fresh cut shad or prepared bait in 25-30 feet of water. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 16.64 feet above pool. Cooler weather and passing fronts have brought north winds and occasional light rain to Lake Cisco, making conditions a bit tougher but still producing fish. Catfish remain the most consistent bite, with anglers catching good numbers on cut shad and punch bait around creek channels. Crappie action is slowly improving on brush and timber in 12-20 feet using minnows. Bass reports are light, but a few are moving shallow on warmer afternoons and hitting spinnerbaits and squarebills around rocks. Wind can make the lake choppy, so use caution.

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 3.37 feet below pool. Bass are fair to 3 pounds on small finesse worms in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie good to 2 pounds on jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet of water on the main lake docks and in the timber towards the creek.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees; 5.56 feet below pool. Catfish can be caught drifting or from the bank with fresh cut bait. Hybrid fishing has been good trolling jigs. Crappie are stacking up on structures in 15-25 feet of water. The bite is good with minnows and jigs. Report by Big Country Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 44 degrees; 51.52 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 55 degrees; 14.54 feet below pool. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles and roaming biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 46 degrees; 43.91 feet below pool. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and sand bass all have continued to flourish around many parts of the lake. Topwaters such as chatterbaits and spinnerbaits along the banks of Sexy Cove and Bugbee, as well as minnows off the dock have been great. Catfish are fair, the bite has slowed but not stopped this week. They have been caught on the dock, and Harbor Bay. Livers, frozen Shad and stink bait have been used. Crappie have been slow this week again. Sanford Yake Dock, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress. Pearl white and pearl blue are working great on grey or yellow jigs and minnows. Bluegill and Perch are good hitting on worms and corn. Walleye are great with jigs with pearl blue or white grubs, as well as bottom bouncers 60 feet down between Sexy Cove and the gas well. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 47 degrees; 3.65 feet below pool. Crappie are good from the pier with nice size catches reported. There is still a thermocline so be sure to keep baits above. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and buzzbaits.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 54 degrees; 0.96 feet below pool. Fishing patterns remained consistent before the cold front. Bass are fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-5 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are holding back in the shade around heavy cover to escape the sunlight. Early morning and late evening topwater is also effective for targeting bass. Baitfish are in the backs of pockets and upriver with the bass close behind. It is important to slow down your retrieve during the winter months because the fish are more lethargic due to the colder water temperatures. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 32.03 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 52 degrees; 19.56 feet below pool. Black Bass are fair to 5 pounds on a variety of shad patterned baits. Alabama rigs, jerkbaits, swim jigs and swimbaits are landing catches in 8-25 feet of water. Long tapering points or channel swings are best. No reports of crappie. White bass are good schooling in river channels 35-40 feet. They are suspended down 20-25 feet. Jigging spoons are working best in the lead-day area of the lake and Turkey Bend. Catfish are slow, but a few being reported on rod-and-reel with shrimp and earthworms near Concho Park along the channels along the edges of the brush 8-12 feet. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 22.84 feet below pool. Crappie are on brush and roaming open water with jigs or minnows. Bass are slow with soft plastics in deeper water.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 54 degrees; 2.72 feet below pool. The water temp is 52-57 degrees, but will most likely drop significantly after the cold front. Stripers are fair in 30-40 feet of water with live bait out performing artificial lures. Sand bass are fair in 30-35 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. White is the best color but chrome is also catching a few. Throw in a few chartreuse lures to change it up and give the fish something different every now and then for best results. Catfish are fair to good with cut shad or live shad in 25-35 feet of water fished on or near the bottom. Bass have been steady in deep water around structure in 40-50 feet of water on live bait but can probably be targeted with deep water baits and deadsticking methods. Bonus rainbow trout below Possum Kingdom Lake Dam at the Hwy 16 Bridge. This is a light tackle fishery so bring your extra light tackle or flys for best results. Use baits like Powerbait in orange or chartreuse colors or whole kernel corn hooked on a very small hook with a light punch bait 12-18 inch above the bait. They will also sometimes hit small jerky baits but dough baits seem to be the best bet. Cast them out and let them sit for best results. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 49 degrees; 2.90 feet below pool. Crappie are on ledges in about 21-23 feet. Bass moved to deep ledges. Catfish moved deep to 18-23 feet. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel on bottom. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 51.63 feet below pool. Expect this cold front to push fish to deeper water in search of stable water temperatures. Fish will suspend off the bottom, and stack up in channels. Channel catfish are fair on punch and fresh cut bait in deeper water. Blue catfish are fair on fresh cut bait in deep water on flats and channels. On sunny days big blue catfish can be caught on shallow flats. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water normal stain; 52 degrees; 1.64 feet above pool. Bass are fair. Crappie are fair at the crappie house. Bait balls are in deeper water. Catfish are fair with juglines in 5-8 feet of water on flats.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 35.69 feet below pool. Expect this cold front to push fish to deeper water in search of stable water temperatures. Fish will suspend off the bottom, and stack up in channels. Channel catfish are fair on punch and fresh cut bait in deeper water. Blue catfish are fair on fresh cut bait in deep water on flats and channels. On sunny days big blue catfish can be caught on shallow flats. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs on brush. No white bass report. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 19.20 feet below pool. The Arctic front will push fish to deeper water. Expect fish to be scattered and suspended off the bottom.

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