Pineywoods Region Week of June 11, 2025

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stain; 80 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Expect fish to start pushing shallow as the water warms.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.62 feet above pool. Crappie are loaded on the brush piles in all depths hitting jigs. White bass are numerous cruising around deeper structures and will hit almost anything. Catfish have been slower this week, but should start biting in 15-20 feet of water on stink bait. Bass are in a summer pattern biting early morning and late night around lights. Lots of spotted bass and yellow bass are being caught right now too. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide. Check out the backs of coves for hydrilla and milfoil, fish patterns should draw bass out from cover. Top water patterns in lilies should be good at midday.. Catfish are moving shallow, wooly buggers should work well. Clousers on sunny rocky shores might draw a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie are excellent schooling on timber in 10-30 feet of water. Minnows are preferred over jigs. The quality of fish is phenomenal. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.00 feet above pool. The recent rains paired with more rain in the forecast may have the water level on the rise and clarity muddy near the river and bayou. It is a shad bite right now for main lake bass, so focus on grass or lily pad clumps with shad. Throw a fluke, frog, weedless topwater, swimbait, topwater, plopper or light Texas rig. Tree bass are being caught on senkos, big worms, frogs and chatterbaits. The best locations currently will be in the river as long as it does not get too muddy. Lake is looking very healthy and it is always a good time to come see this lake that is so majestic and divine we call Caddo. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Conroe

GREAT. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Catfish are outstanding in 10-40 feet of water. Catfish are spawning, so they are structure oriented and when you find them there are a lot of them. Bass have been good on wind blown points, bream beds and structure from 5-25 feet. Crappie have been fair at best when you can find them. Livescoping using jigs seems to work best. Bream, or bluegill, are everywhere. Report by Bradley Doyle, Bradley’s Guide Service. Hybrids and white bass are on flats and drop-offs in 16-34 feet of water using live large goldfish or minnows, slabs, spoons, and crankbaits. I have been removing one of the treble hooks to make it easier when action is good. Check the tooth patch to distinguish the difference between the two species. Juvenile hybrids are prominent as well as large white bass. Always wear your life jacket! Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.

Fork

GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. Morning bass bite is good on main lake points with topwaters. There is a good bite with frogs and buzzbaits around grass or flooded weeds. Target points and flats mid-morning with square bill crankbaits in 3-5 feet of water. Midday the offshore bite has been good with fish on road beds, points, high spots and hard bottoms. Carolina rigs are best in 15-25 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at midday when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Drop a clouser on an isolated cover for black bass. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet, clousers are a good choice. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie fishing on Lake Fork is heating up just like the temperatures. The fish are really ganging up on the structure in 14-32 feet. White crappie are in timber and brush piles. Black crappie are loaded up on rock piles, tire reefs, brush piles, laydowns, underwater bridges, road beds, docks and regular bridges. Not every structure has fish on it, but the ones that do tend to have a lot. Still seeing tons of fish just under 10 inches but the larger fish are joining the smaller fish more and more each week. Crappie are still biting minnows, hand tied jigs and soft plastics. Reports of some crappie biting larger bass baits when anglers are fishing in areas with a large concentration of bigger crappie. It is a great time to get out and load the cooler with some tasty slabs. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Houston County

FAIR. Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.53 feet above pool. Bass should start schooling in deeper water hitting Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie should be on brush piles biting jigs or minnows.

Lake O' the Pines

GOOD. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 2.26 feet above pool. Bass are still good on main lake points and bridges. Look for large bait balls on your graph and the white bass and largemouth bass will be close by. The best bite has been early, midday and 1-2 hours before dark. Good go to baits will be crankbaits, Carolina rigs, football jigs and large shakey head worms, but keep a topwater or lipless bait close and watch for schoolers. Have fun and be safe! Crappie are starting to stack up on standing timber and brush piles 12-20 feet of water. Crappie are starting to prefer minnows over jigs. Catfish are starting to move out to 8-15 feet of water especially around river and creek channels best baits are punch baits, dough bait, cut bait or catawba worms. Report by Brian Vickery Fishing.

Livingston

GOOD. normal stain; 76 degrees; 0.39 feet above pool. White bass are great in 6-15 feet of water on wind blown points and ledges with white and chartreuse slabs. Catfish are in 1-4 feet of water on bulkheads with best action at daylight. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.

Martin Creek

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.00 feet full pool. Bass are fair to good along the edge of hydrilla with Texas rigged worms and small swimbaits. Crappie are good suspended in brush piles in 25-30 feet of water using minnows, or imitation minnows with ¼ ounce jig heads. Catfish are good in areas baited with ranch cubes using punch bait and nightcrawlers. Sand bass remain good on jigging spoons. You can find schools along the submerged county line road bed. Tight lines! Report by Hambone guide service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.05 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are fair on glide, baits, and bladed jigs up shallow. Crappie are excellent on standing timber and brush piles in like 15-25 feet of water deep piles. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.50 feet above pool. Bass are suspended 8 feet down over deeper water biting jerkbaits plus 1. Keep an eye on the thermocline and be sure to fish above it. Some larger bites in 8-10 feet of water near the bottom with a square bill crankbait. Cranking it in and around the timber that is immediately adjacent to the boat lanes near the backs of the creeks was the ticket. Do not forget to run an Alabama rig and topwater, early and late, for some aggressive feeding fish! Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are excellent on dropshots and Carolina rigs on grassy points. Crappie are excellent on standing timber and small brush piles with white crappie jigs. Catfish are poor on cut bait and live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Pinkston

GOOD. slightly stained; 83 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on dropshots, Carolina rigs on points. Crappie are good on sanding timber and small brush piles in 15-25 feet of water on crappie jigs. and Catfish are poor on cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.

Raven

SLOW. Water slight stain; 70 degrees. Lake Raven water clarity is slightly stained. The lake is seeing hydrilla die back due to recent herbicide treatment. Largemouth bass are good on weedless rigged artificial worms in red-tinted colors with glitter. Anglers should target the cove where the boathouse is located. This area has seen recent success when working the hydrilla grass line. No reports of crappie or catfish in recent weeks. Bluegill are good off of the boathouse dock on hotdogs and worms under a bobber.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.45 feet above pool. Rain in the forecast and water continues to be released. Numbers of bass are shallow in the buckbrush, so flip plastics and jigs. Topwater bite around pencil grass and reeds. Grass and pads are coming back slowly. Target bass on points and drains with crankbaits, or with jigs and Carolina rigs off ledges and structure. Crappie are slowly move out to brush and timber. White bass are schooling off points. Catfish move out to deeper water and creek channels cut bait doing good. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.61 feet below pool. It is finally summer time, everything around Toledo is getting right, most storms are gone and the sun is cooking. Bass are good. Shallow fish are still strong on frogs, topwaters, swim jigs and wacky-worms from 2-7 feet of water. The deeper bite is coming on strong in 14-18 feet of water with big crankbaits and Carolina rigs. A few great reports of 7 pound bass being caught at night with spinnerbaits, and buzzbaits along the edge of the flooded grass. Crappie are good on brush piles, standing timber, and main lake docks with jigs or live bait. The water temperature is starting to reach the mid to low 80s, pushing crappie out of the creeks. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Tyler

GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 0.55 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows and jigs in 10-16 feet of water. Catfish are good in 5-6 feet of water with liver and nightcrawlers. Bass are scattered with a fair topwater bite or feeler with trick worms, spinnerbaits and topwaters. Bream are good on red worms throughout the lake. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Water is a normal stain, but expect the clarity to be stained after the forecasted rain. Crappie have been in two main patterns with most fish 20 feet deep, but there is a good number of fish in 8-12 feet of water on brush piles. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Bass are great at dawn and dusk on topwater, but this bite shuts off very quickly. Transition to Texas rigs, crankbaits or jerkbaits in 4-15 feet. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. Panfish have been good on red worms and crickets. Report by Holton Walker, Holton Walker Fishing.

Welsh

FAIR. Water stained. 80 degrees. A few reports and anglers on the water.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water normal stain; 79 degrees; 7.54 feet above pool. Crappie are moving into brush piles and structure setting up in a summer pattern. Downsize to small hair jigs in 10-15 feet of water. Channel catfish are good near brush along the bank with stink bait. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

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