South Texas Plains Region Week of October 17, 2018

Braunig

Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair down rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam. Redfish are fair down rigging spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are fair on live bait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

Calaveras

Water murky. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat–L–Traps and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good down rigging spoons with green grubs between the crappie wall and the dam in 15–20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

Choke Canyon

Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 18.93' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

Coleto Creek

Water clear; 105 degrees at the hot water discharge, 84–88 degrees in main lake; 0.29' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

Corpus Christi Lake

Water off color; 78–83 degrees; 0.87' low. Black bass are fair to good on shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

Falcon

Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 26.26' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

Texana

Water stained; 77–84 degrees; 1.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on drop shot rigs, Texas rigs, jigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

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