Panhandle Plains Region Week of August 13, 2025

Alan Henry

FAIR. 85 degrees; 1.80 feet below pool. Crappie are good over brush in 18-28 feet using jigs and minnows. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Arrowhead

FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.97 feet below pool. Blue catfish can be caught drifting on fresh cut shad in open water in 25-35 feet. The white bass have been schooling up around the state park entrance out to open water and along the dam and over in Sailboat Cove. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 14.33 feet above pool. Fishing has been good, with catfish, bass, and especially crappie biting well at night. While there is still some action in the mornings, the bite is noticeably stronger after dark. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals

Coleman

FAIR. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 1.33 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; 3.66 feet below pool. Bass are slow flipping shallow water. Crappie can be caught with minnows or jigs in shade and brush

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 32 degrees; 48.62 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hubbard Creek

FAIR. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 11.93 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.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 83 degrees; 43.26 feet below pool. Bass fishing is good, with sand bass being caught all over the lake - gray or pink jig-heads with red eyes paired with pearl blue or pearl white grubs are producing well. White jerkbaits, rattling shad, and minnows have also been effective for both largemouth and smallmouth. Catfish action is great, especially around Harbor Bay and Bugbee, with shrimp, frozen shad, and cut bait working well; some are even being caught off the docks. Crappie fishing is fair, with catches coming from Sanford Yake area, Blue West, and the shallows around Fritch Fortress. Perch and bluegill are biting great under docks and in shallow areas using worms and corn. Walleye are excellent, especially in the evenings and at night, with minnows, bottom bouncers with floating worm harnesses, pearl blue plastics, white or gray crankbaits, and vibrating blades all producing. Trout action has slowed, with fair results at Spring Canyon and the Stilling Basin. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Millers Creek

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.85 feet below pool. Crappie have improved to fair in 3-4 feet of water. Fish are weeks from spawning. Sand bass are fair around the dam when shad are surfacing. Shad are spawning so the bite should improve 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 in hardwoods.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.00 feet below pool. The largemouth bass bite has been good flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water. The bass are staying in the shallows but seeking the shadiest places possible around reeds. Don't be afraid to flip back into the thickest cover you can find. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple 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 Riley Hindes, Angelo State Fishing Team.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 88 degrees; 29.76 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 16.66 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 6 pounds with one 10 pounder reported caught on a chatterbait. Most bass are being caught on topwater and shallow flooded bushes. Some bass are in 10-14 feet on a 10-inch worm on long tapering points. Best colors are plum, plum apple and red bug. Crappie are slow with scattered reports off deeper trees scattered mid lake on minnows. White bass are on deeper areas mainly at night under lights with minnows as well. Catfish are still good in 10 feet or less throughout the lake on a variety of baits, mainly channel catfish. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 20.35 feet below pool. Few reports due to the fluctuation of water level. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Possum Kingdom

FAIR. Water stained; 86-88 degrees; 0.21 feet below pool. Water clarity is 2-6 feet of visibility. Stripers are slow with live bait being the best option. Nothing is being caught trolling. Look for them in 20-40 feet of water. They are moving fast, so slowly move around and pick them off one at a time until you find a good school. Staying on top of the school can be extremely tough as they move fast. Sand bass are fair to good in 5-10 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white colors are outproducing all others. Catfish are fair on cut shad in 10-20 feet fished on the bottom. Baited holes are best to catch numbers but won't produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Catfish spawning activity will make them slow for about the next month. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.11 feet above pool. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait with reports of good catches of channels. Patience seems to be key, letting baits sit rather than constantly retrieving is producing better results. Brush piles are holding fish with some good takedowns reported. Striper fishing has been reported by local anglers. Reports of white bass caught trolling in shallow water. Crappie are transitioning to brush piles.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 86 degrees; 48.59 feet below pool. Few reports due to the fluctuation of water level. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff. Channel catfish are doing good using punch bait and fresh cut bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Tournament results from last Saturday were typical - good fish were brought in but nobody caught more than two fish. August makes fishing even harder. Bass are scattered but some nice ones are being caught deep and shallow.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 86-87 degrees; 32.04 feet below pool. Channel catfish have been good in the evenings and early mornings using punch bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 78 degrees; 16.69 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 18 feet. Catfish are good on live bait in 5-10 feet. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

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