Panhandle Plains Region Week of June 25, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.89 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.

Arrowhead

FAIR. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. The catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water drifting fresh cut shad. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Cisco

GREAT. Water stained; 67 degrees; 13.22 feet below pool. Overall the lake is fishing great. Channel catfish, bass, and crappie are hitting on minnows. Perch are biting well on worms, and flathead catfish are feeding on perch. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 0.41 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.

Ft. Phantom Hill

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.92 feet below pool. Few reports from anglers. Bass are slow. Crappie can be caught with minnows or jigs in shade and brush.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 47.79 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.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 11.58 feet below pool. Bass are slow with mostly undersized catches with a few good stringers. Focus on humps and tapering points with soft plastics, or on cover in 3-5 feet of water. Crappie are on brush piles biting minnows or jigs. Several anglers out trolling for white bass.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 75 degrees; 45.16 feet below pool. Sand bass are being caught all around the lake, with silver Kastmasters, pearl blue grubs, and pink jig heads working especially well. White jerkbaits have been effective for both largemouth and smallmouth bass. Catfish action is strong, particularly in Harbor Bay and Bugbee, where shrimp and frozen shad have been producing good results. Crappie are also biting well, with Rosie red minnows being the top choice. Several have been caught in the Sanford Yake area, off docks and in the shallow waters around Bugbee. Perch and bluegill are hitting worms under docks and in shallow areas throughout the lake. Walleye fishing is excellent, especially in the evenings and overnight, with minnows, bottom bouncers, floating worm harnesses, pearl blue plastics, white crankbaits, and pink vibrating blades performing well. Trout fishing has slowed this week, particularly in the Spring Canyon and Stilling Basin areas. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.81 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.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 79 degrees. 0.96 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.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 37.59 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 81 degrees; 23.10 feet below pool. Black bass are fair with catches up to 9 pounds possible. Main lake bass are in 12-22 feet of water scoping minnows around bait. Some topwater action in 2-10 feet of water with topwaters with white or silver bellies. Chartreuse and white or perch colored bladed jigs and chatterbaits are good in 2-8 feet around stick-ups and long tapering points. Some fish being flipped up on pumpkin colored craws, or a swimming frog in the green salt cedar bushes. Crappie reports are finally improving. Crappie can be caught with minnows around brush in 8-15 feet of water or suspended over timber. White can be caught under lights at night on the main lake with minnows. Catfish are good on cheese bait and cut shad on rock Bluffs and channel swings in 3-18 feet. Suspended fish can be caught with bait under a cork. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 19.26 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.

Possum Kingdom

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Stripers are fair to good in 20-40 feet of water. The best bite has been live bait but it can be difficult to find. There has been good steady action with the occasional slowdown. Best bet is to just sit and wait for them to move through and catch a few then wait for the next school. Sand bass are fair in 5-20 feet of water on main lake points. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are good on cut shad in 2-10 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 less than 1feet on the north end, but the south end is better at 4-6 feet of visibility but still slightly stained. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.70 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.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees. 48.27 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; 1.35 feet above pool. Very few anglers on the water after the recent flooding. Water continues to run over the spillway, so this is typically a good sport for white bass and catfish. Target newly flooded cattails for bass.

Twin Buttes

SLOW. Water stained. 82 degrees; 33.59 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.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 15.57 feet below pool. Crappie are good 2-8 feet on jigs and minnows. Catfish slow in cut and prepared baits. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

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