Panhandle Plains Region Week of July 24, 2024

Alan Henry

GOOD. Water clear; 82 degrees; 0.90 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 20-35 feet on jigs and minnows. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 4.52 feet below pool. Summer fishing patterns are steady. Catfish are good drifting the main lake with fresh cut shad. The crappie seem to be in a good summer pattern on brush piles at the Oil Derrick and around docks in the shade. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 81 degrees; 12.86 feet below pool. The weather has been great for fishing. Cast topwater baits into bass surfacing, jumping out of the water. Channel catfish continue to be great on perch and cutbait. Sunfish are good on worms. Largemouth bass are good on topwater lures. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 3.30 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are biting topwaters in the morning. Later in the day target standing timber with finesse baits. Crappie are good in Rattlesnake Cove.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.14 feet below pool. Hybrid stripers limits are possible fishing live shad into schools. White bass can be caught trolling with crankbaits or live shad. Largemouth bass are good on topwaters along the rocks.

Greenbelt

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 47.95 feet below pool. Crappie are in standing timber. Sand bass are good. Catfish are good on minnows and worms. Largemouth bass are good.

Hubbard Creek

GOOD. Water Stained; 80 degrees; 12.88 feet below pool. Blue catfish can be caught on juglines with live bait or cut carp. White bass are schooling throughout the day.

Meredith

FAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 47.01 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. White bass are excellent on just about anything. Bass are good on minnows and artificials. Catfish are fair to good with crawlers, minnows, chicken liver and frozen shad. Crappie are fair with artificial baits and minnows. Trout are slow, slow and slow on powerbaits, minnows, worms, small spinners, spoons and flies. Walleye are excellent on minnows, grubs, and other artificial baits. Walleye under 16 inches are in abundance. It is hot out there folks, so do not forget to hydrate! Please be safe out there, watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey Hole.

Millers Creek

SLOW. Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.24 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers on the water. The best bite will be early and late in the day.

Nasworthy

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees. 0.48 feet below pool. The bass bite has been good on white chatterbaits and spinnerbaits early morning and evening. Midday flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water is the ticket to catch shaded up largemouth bass. Crappie were good around 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; 53.70 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 30.85 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 9 pounds with a couple up to 11 pounders caught this week. Start with topwaters early in shallow water near deep water edges and brush. Then move to 5-7 inch swimbaits on windy points and ledges. Bass suspended in big pecan trees in 18-25 feet of water biting 10 inch worms. Fair limits of crappie suspended in 18-30 feet in the trees as well. Small jigs and minnows are best. White bass are schooling again early and late chasing small minnows. Rattle traps and poppers working well when schoolers come up. White bass are very good at night under lights on live bait. Channel catfish are fair on cut shad and shrimp. Blue catfish are fair on jug lines.  Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 17.43 feet below pool. Anglers are reporting success using large plastic worms and creature type baits in 10-12 feet of water. Some reports of success using deep diving crankbaits such as the XD10. Crappie are good using live bait and BoneHead jigs in submerged brush piles. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, chicken liver and punch bait. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water stained; 88 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. Striper are fair to good in 30-70 feet of water. Live bait is still consistently putting fish in the boat, but white and silver spoons are putting a few fish in the boat. Downriggers are not catching fish at the moment with guys trolling all day and only catching 1-3 fish. Sand bass are still slow in 20-30 feet of water with live shad, small slabs. and jigs in white, and silver. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. Catfish are fair on cut shad in 5-20 feet of water fished on or near bottom. Water clarity is steady at 4-12 feet of visibility. Report by JK Outdoors Bass Fishing Guide.

Proctor

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.57 feet below pool. Fishing is slow for all species. Catfish are good on rod-and-reel or jug lines in deep water.

Spence

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees. 49.40 feet below pool. The fishing has been tough for black bass. Anglers are reporting success with plastics in the brush from 8-10 feet. The colors have been green pumpkin and motor oil. The baits have varied from creature baits to worms. I would recommend crankbaits in addition to the above such as the XD10 later in the morning. No report for crappie. Catfish reports are good using cut bait and shrimp. Anglers should try those baits using the Santee Cooper rig. This technique allows the bait to suspend from the bottom. Report by Bronte Guns and Tackle Pro Staff. Channel catfish continue to be excellent on roadbeds, old creek channels and throughout the lake on cheese bait, nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Bass are fair, but some decent fish can be caught with perseverance early in the morning with soft plastics. Be prepared to change locations to find fish. Very little activity for crappie, catfish and white bass. The water and weather have stabilized, so fishing should improve.

Twin Buttes

GOOD. Water stained. 87 degrees; 37.04 feet below pool. Channel catfish are fair on cheese bait and fresh cut bait on the main lake humps in deeper water. Target slightly above, in and just below the thermocline. Crappie seem to be on vacation and very slow to bite. White bass are surfacing every morning to chase shad. Throw anything shiny at them. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

White River

GOOD. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 21.20 feet below pool. Catfish are good. Crappie are good on minnows. Largemouth bass are biting in deeper water ledges with soft plastics.

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