Panhandle Plains Region Week of February 25, 2026

Alan Henry

GOOD. 53 degrees; 5.81 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 15-30 feet on minnows and jigs over trees. Look for the warmer nights to heat the water up and fish moving shallow to spawn in the next couple of months. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water stained; 52 degrees; 2.97 feet below pool. The catfish pattern remains consistent with many blue catfish as shallow as 2-10 feet of water. Catfish are good, drifting or anchored with fresh cut shad or prepared bait in 3-25 feet of water. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 62 degrees; 16.78 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; 52 degrees; 3.52 feet below pool. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 5.67 feet below pool. Hybrids are great trolling with jigs in 25-35 feet of water. Crappie are good on deep structure with minnows and jigs. Catfish are good for anglers drifting or anchored up in the shallows. Crappie should spawn by the end of March, if the weather stays warm. Report by Big Country Guide Service. Reports of a 14 pound bass. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water normal stain; 60 degrees; 51.52 feet below pool. Reports of good catches of sand bass on minnows. Few reports of crappie.

Hubbard Creek

SLOW. Water Stained; 58 degrees; 14.85 feet below pool. Target bass on the points with red crankbait or lipless crankbaits.

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 55 degrees; 44.12 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 again this week. 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; 55 degrees; 4.04 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

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 0.97 feet below pool. Bass are fair flipping soft plastics around reed bases and laydowns in 1-3 feet of water. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Bass are transitioning into spawning areas. Docks leading into spawning pockets are going to be key for staging females. You should also focus your efforts around flat, shallow, protected bedding areas for early spawners. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs. 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; 55 degrees; 32.24 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water stained; 56 degrees; 19.94 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good for catches up to 6 pounds, a few up to 9 pounds, and one over 13 pounds. There are a lot of fish moving shallow in 3-6feet of water biting swim jigs, weightless flukes, and bladed jigs. Deeper fish are still being caught on umbrella rigs with small swimming minnows and larger swimbaits scoping a little deeper 15- 25 feet. Crappie fishing is starting to improve in 20-30 feet of water with fish suspended 10 feet into the treetops. Minnows working best. White bass are good with a few reports of them moving up rivers. Rattletraps are working best suspended in the river channels or in the mouth of small creeks. Catfish are slow. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Oak Creek

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 23.09 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; 57 degrees; 2.78 feet below pool. Stripers are fair in 30-40 feet of water. Live bait is out performing artificials by a long shot, but some catches are being made, deadsticking red head jigs with a lime green fluke tail. Sand bass are fair to good in 30-40 feet of water in the main river channel. Live bait has been out performing artificials. As the temperatures rise the deadstick bite is tapering off. A red head with a green or pink split tail fluke seems to be the best colors for deadsticking. Catfish are still fair to good with cut or live shad in 2-5 feet of water, or in 30-40 feet fished on or near the bottom. Bass have started to move up shallow in 10 feet or less water using crankbaits and swimbaits. Water clarity is 8-12 feet of visibility and steady. Rainbow trout can be caught below Possum Kingdom Lake Dam at the Hwy 16 Bridge. This is a light tackle fishery so bring your extra light tackle or flies 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 pinch weight 12-18 inches above the bait. They will also sometimes hit small jerky baits but Powerbait seem to be the best bet. Cast them out and let them sit for best results. Powerbait and corn is a more productive method. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.94 feet below pool. Good afternoon. This week the water temp is 58 degrees. Crappie are on ledges in about 12-18 feet. Bass moved to ledges around 15 feet. Catfish moved shallow to 5-15 feet. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel suspended. The fish have started an early spring pattern and will be moving closer to banks soon. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 51.94 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait on shallow water flats. Catfish are being caught with eggs inside so the spawn is soon. No signs or reports of crappie. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Stamford

FAIR. Water normal stain; 54 degrees; 1.73 feet above pool. High winds in the forecast will create tough conditions. The bite is sensitive to the changing weather patterns, but improves as conditions stabilize. Crappie and bass are in a prespawn and the spawn should fire up any day. Crappie are good at the crappie house and concrete structures with jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair. Bass are fair with red crankbaits or lipless crankbaits in 5-8 feet of water on points, or on steep rocky banks.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 35.83 feet below pool. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait on shallow water flats. Catfish are being caught with eggs inside so the spawn is soon. Crappie are in the creeks and rivers gearing up for the spawn. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

White River

FAIR. Water normal stain; 56 degrees; 19.55 feet below pool. Fishing should improve for all species as the weather warms. Bass should be staging on spawning beds, or on points nearing spawning grounds. Now is the time for rattletraps, and bladed jigs. Catfish will be moving shallow biting cut bait.

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