Panhandle Plains Region Week of September 24, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 76 degrees; 2.67 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 20 feet of water using minnows. Catfish are fair in 12-16 feet of water over baited holes. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Arrowhead

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.54 feet below pool. Catfish continue to roam in open water. Fish can be caught drifting with fresh cut shad 15-30 feet in open water. Many anglers are catching white bass trolling around the dam, points and main lake open water with crankbaits. Bass are slow and the crappie are slow. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 15.28 feet above pool. Fishing has been pretty good, with the bite steady, especially in the mornings when conditions are favorable. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 82 degrees; 2.13 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

SLOW. Water stained; 4.53 feet below pool; 80 degrees. Bass are slow in shallow water with topwater, spinnerbaits, buzz bait, chatterbaits or worms. Crappie are slow with minnows or jigs in brush. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 49.64 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 12.93 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are slow with many smaller sized fish in soft plastics in brush piles. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Find the bait fish to locate fish.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 79 degrees; 42.98 feet below pool. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are great with white crankbaits, green jointed repalas and topwater lures. Catfish are good on the dock, Blue West and Harbor Bay with minnows, worms, stinkbait, and frozen shrimp. Crappie are fair in Sanford Yake, North Canyon, and Fritch Fortress with pearl white and pearl blue, grey or yellow jigs. Bluegill and perch are good with worms and corn. Walleye are great all over the lake throughout the day on jigs with pearl blue or chartreuse grubs, bottom bouncers, yellow skirt chatterbait or live minnows. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.61 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; 85 degrees; 0.99 feet below pool. The bite is consistent while there is no significant change in the weather yet. The bass continue to be fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 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 sun. Early morning and late evening topwater is also effective for targeting bass. 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 by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 30.81 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 17.91 feet below pool. Black bass are fair with catches up 9 pounds. There is a fair bite in both river using 6.5 inch are fair using a hags F 6.5 in Plum Apple and red bug. 10 to 15 ft. Pitching bushes in 5 to 10 ft of water with a rage tail Space Monkey and rage tail crawl Okeechobee craw colors and green pumpkin pork best. Main Lake areas long extended points with brush around 10 to 18 ft. Finesse worms on shaky heads and scoping minnows to 3 in natural Shad patterns working best. Topwater bite is fair for the first hour and a half of the mornings. Crappie good in Big Trees suspended down 7/8 ft. Bottom depth is around 15 to 25. Jigs are still good but minnows best. Catfish good up the Concho on Cut shad perch and stink bait. Under Corks And Bobbers 5 ft down are working best for catfish Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 21.17 feet below pool. Crappie are slow on brush. Bass are slow with soft plastics.

Possum Kingdom

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.19 feet below pool. Stripers are slow to fair with live bait in 20-40 feet of water. Put your baits down in areas that you have marked fish recently and slowly move around with your trolling motor. You will bump into smaller schools of fish, but it will take patience while you wait for a bite. Sand bass are m fair to good moving quickly in 20-25 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are still fair to good with shad in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are your best bet to catch numbers but will not produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Catfish should be spawning, so expect a slower bite. Water clarity is 2-6 feet of visibility but slowly becoming clearer. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. This week has been a warm week, which has caused the bite to slow a bit. The fish are still moving fast. Water temperature is in the high seventies with 3-4 foot visibility. The striper and white bass are hitting topwater in the early morning and late afternoon. Fish are stacking up on shallow points in 10–20 feet, with sporadic surface feeding early and late when there is a little wind. Fish are feeding on very small shad so downsize your swimbaits, slabs and topwater baits. The eating-size 1–3 pound catfish bite is absolutely on fire. Limits are coming in fast, often within just a few hours, using punch baits and dip baits. For channels and blues, baited holes in 20–25 feet near points and flats are paying off. The crappie bite has picked up nicely. Minnows are the go-to in 12–20 feet of water around structures and brush. Largemouth bass are crushing topwater at first light, then shifting to shallow crankbaits around dock legs as the sun climbs. Shaky heads are producing steady catches as well. Once the sun gets higher, a Texas-rigged worm fished in 15–25 feet of water has been a strong producer. Hot tip: Keep your eyes peeled for topwater striper activity at first light and again in the evening. Bigger fish are hanging off main-lake points early,cast spooks or pencil poppers. As water temperatures continue to cool, expect the bite to only get better. Whether you’re chasing numbers or looking for a trophy, now’s a great time to be on the water! Report by Captain Casey Armstrong, Hooked Up Outfitters.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.61 feet below pool. The lake level is slowly on the rise with some water being released and the clarity is murky. Catfish are good on the dam side from the bank with worms or cut bait. Report of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 49.67 feet below pool. Undersized white bass are schooling on the surface. Channel and blue catfish are good in the brush using punch bait and fresh cut bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with soft plastics. Catfish are slow. Crappie are fair with fish scattered in mid depths.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 33.55 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair in the brush using punch bait. Bass are slow. White bass should start schooling as the temperature drops. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 17.45 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows or hand tied jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

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