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ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 67 degrees. Black bass to 9-pounds are good on along brush lines using topwater lures early, then shad-colored crankbaits, white spinnerbaits, and watermelon soft plastics in brush; bass are spawning. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
AMISTAD Water clear; 66 degrees. Black bass are very good on grape shad Bomber Fat Free Shad, royal shad XCalibur XR75 rattle baits, pearl ayu Staysee 90's, and natural shad 5" hula grubs rigged on ¾oz. football jigs along main lake and secondary points in 2 - 20 feet. Striped bass are fair on surface action throwing bone Reaction Innovations vixens off main lake points and drifting hybrid bluegills in 10 - 30 feet. White bass are good on Bomber slabs and split shotting minnows upriver. Catfish are good on Lewis King catfish bait and hybrid bluegills in 6 - 30 feet.
ARROWHEAD Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 4.8' low. Black bass to 10 pounds are good off rock points, and crankbaits or swim blade baits and black/blue jigs 4-7 feet deep with some caught in backs of coves. Crappie are good on minnows in the shallows and on jigs near the state park and Henrietta Bridge (crappie are spawning). White bass to 17-inches are good on shad-imitation lures off deeper points. Catfish are good along upper west side on punchbait or juglines baited with cut shad or carp.
ATHENS Water clear, 63-72 degrees; pool level. Black bass are good on watermelon candy Brush Hogs, Rat-L-Traps and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
BASTROP Water murky. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait and frozen shrimp in 25 - 40 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON Water murky; 72 degrees; 7.24' high. Black bass are fair on soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and small slabs. Crappie are fair on silver slabs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BOB SANDLIN Water clear; 62-70 degrees; 7.36' low. Black bass are good on drop-shot rigs, jerkbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair cut bait and nightcrawlers.
BRAUNIG Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on liver and shad, and down rigging near the dam and jetty. Redfish are fair on silver spoons near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp, cheese bait, cut bait, and liver.
BRIDGEPORT Water clear; 62-71 degrees; 8.14' low. Black bass are fair on Hula Grubs, Senkos and Rouges. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
BROWNWOOD Water murky; 64 degrees; 2.06' low. Black bass are excellent on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, giggy head jigs with Grande Bass 4" Finesse worms, Chatterbaits near docks, and chartreuse craw Persuader crankbaits along the main lake shoreline. Hybrid striper are fair on swim baits in the coves. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows from lighted docks and along the shorelines. Crappie are excellent on Li'l Fishies on the main lake along banks in 2 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN Water murky; 66 degrees; 18.38' low. Black bass are fair on weightless wacky rigged watermelon candy Whacky Worms, 6" JDC Lizards, and Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps over flats with stumps and laydowns in 4 - 8 feet. Striped bass are fair jigging white Curb's bucktail jigs and drifting live bait near Shaw Island in 15 - 30 feet. White bass are fair trolling Down Deep Shad Raps and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Road Runners from Paradise Point to the mouth of the Colorado River in 12 - 20 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on jug lines and trotlines above Paradise Point in 6 - 15 feet.
CADDO Water clear to stained; 64-72 degrees; 0.88' high. Black bass are good on soft plastics fished around the single cypress trees. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows in the creek channel bends. White bass are fair on Little George's and Road Runners. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.
CALAVERAS Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam, and on chicken livers and shad along the shorelines. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheese bait, and shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and liver near 181 Cove and the railroad bridge. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE Water stained; 68 degrees; 5.46' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on watermelon/red Lake Fork Tackle live magic shad, pearl ayu Pointer 78's, and chartreuse/green lipless crankbaits on gravel flats along main lake and secondary points in 2 - 15 feet. Striped bass are fair drifting hybrid bluegills and throwing bone Reaction Innovations vixens into surface action in backs of coves in 10 - 25 feet. White bass are fair on silver and shad #5 Shad Raps and split shotting minnows on main lake points and in backs of coves in 3 - 15 feet. Smallmouth bass to 3 pounds are very good on bluegill ½oz. All Terrain jigs and Rayburn red lipless crankbaits over rock piles and along bluffs in 5 - 15 feet. Crappie are good on chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs tipped with live minnows around brush piles and submerged trees off main lake points and upriver in 4 - 10 feet. Perch are fair on Berkley maggots and live crickets. Channel catfish are excellent on Lewis King catfish bait and hybrid bluegills in 6 - 20 feet. Blue and yellow catfish are excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with hybrid bluegills and comets in 10 - 30 feet.
CEDAR CREEK Water lightly stained; 63-70 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged 7" worms, jigs and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on Humdingers, slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
CHOKE CANYON Water stained; 68 degrees; 6.54' low. Black bass to 10 pounds are very good on root beer/red/green 4" hula grubs rigged on 3/8oz. football jigs, sunfish Staysee 90's, Big Texan brush hogs, and wacky rigged mardi gras 7" YUM Dingers in 2 - 15 feet. White bass are fair trolling pearl Fat Free Shad and split shotting minnows upriver and along main lake points. Crappie are excellent on white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows over brush piles and standing timber in 4 - 12 feet. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on Lewis King catfish bait and shad gizzards in 6 - 20 feet. Yellow catfish are excellent on trotlines baited with hybrid bluegills and comets in 6 - 15 feet.
COLEMAN Water stained; 4.14' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic worms and lizards and striper jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on striper jigs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK Water murky; 70 degrees (72 degrees at hot water discharge); 0.07' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and flukes in 5 - 9 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on perch in 15 - 20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and bloodbait.
COLORADO CITY Water clear; 64 degrees; 3.25' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky; 65 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
CONROE Water murky; 0.08' high. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and watermelon/gold Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER Water stained; 61-69 degrees; 9.51' low. No report available. Due to the low level of the lake, boaters are advised to use extreme caution.
FAIRFIELD No report available.
FALCON Water stained north, clear from mid lake south; 74 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon red Brush Hogs and Beavers in the trees. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait, cut bait, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
FAYETTE Water stained; 79 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon red, watermelon/gold, and June bug Carolina rigged worms, red and red/orange Rat-L-Traps, and white and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on drop lines baited with cut shad and shrimp.
FORK Water lightly stained; 62-71 degrees; 1' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, drop-shot rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
FT. PHANTOM HILL Water clear; 64 degrees; 7' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair.
ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 67 degrees. Black bass to 9-pounds are good on along brush lines using topwater lures early, then shad-colored crankbaits, white spinnerbaits, and watermelon soft plastics in brush; bass are spawning. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
AMISTAD Water clear; 66 degrees. Black bass are very good on grape shad Bomber Fat Free Shad, royal shad XCalibur XR75 rattle baits, pearl ayu Staysee 90's, and natural shad 5" hula grubs rigged on ¾oz. football jigs along main lake and secondary points in 2 - 20 feet. Striped bass are fair on surface action throwing bone Reaction Innovations vixens off main lake points and drifting hybrid bluegills in 10 - 30 feet. White bass are good on Bomber slabs and split shotting minnows upriver. Catfish are good on Lewis King catfish bait and hybrid bluegills in 6 - 30 feet.
ARROWHEAD Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 4.8' low. Black bass to 10 pounds are good off rock points, and crankbaits or swim blade baits and black/blue jigs 4-7 feet deep with some caught in backs of coves. Crappie are good on minnows in the shallows and on jigs near the state park and Henrietta Bridge (crappie are spawning). White bass to 17-inches are good on shad-imitation lures off deeper points. Catfish are good along upper west side on punchbait or juglines baited with cut shad or carp.
ATHENS Water clear, 63-72 degrees; pool level. Black bass are good on watermelon candy Brush Hogs, Rat-L-Traps and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
BASTROP Water murky. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait and frozen shrimp in 25 - 40 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON Water murky; 72 degrees; 7.24' high. Black bass are fair on soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and small slabs. Crappie are fair on silver slabs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BOB SANDLIN Water clear; 62-70 degrees; 7.36' low. Black bass are good on drop-shot rigs, jerkbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair cut bait and nightcrawlers.
BRAUNIG Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on liver and shad, and down rigging near the dam and jetty. Redfish are fair on silver spoons near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp, cheese bait, cut bait, and liver.
BRIDGEPORT Water clear; 62-71 degrees; 8.14' low. Black bass are fair on Hula Grubs, Senkos and Rouges. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
BROWNWOOD Water murky; 64 degrees; 2.06' low. Black bass are excellent on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, giggy head jigs with Grande Bass 4" Finesse worms, Chatterbaits near docks, and chartreuse craw Persuader crankbaits along the main lake shoreline. Hybrid striper are fair on swim baits in the coves. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows from lighted docks and along the shorelines. Crappie are excellent on Li'l Fishies on the main lake along banks in 2 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN Water murky; 66 degrees; 18.38' low. Black bass are fair on weightless wacky rigged watermelon candy Whacky Worms, 6" JDC Lizards, and Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps over flats with stumps and laydowns in 4 - 8 feet. Striped bass are fair jigging white Curb's bucktail jigs and drifting live bait near Shaw Island in 15 - 30 feet. White bass are fair trolling Down Deep Shad Raps and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Road Runners from Paradise Point to the mouth of the Colorado River in 12 - 20 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on jug lines and trotlines above Paradise Point in 6 - 15 feet.
CADDO Water clear to stained; 64-72 degrees; 0.88' high. Black bass are good on soft plastics fished around the single cypress trees. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows in the creek channel bends. White bass are fair on Little George's and Road Runners. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.
CALAVERAS Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam, and on chicken livers and shad along the shorelines. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheese bait, and shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and liver near 181 Cove and the railroad bridge. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE Water stained; 68 degrees; 5.46' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on watermelon/red Lake Fork Tackle live magic shad, pearl ayu Pointer 78's, and chartreuse/green lipless crankbaits on gravel flats along main lake and secondary points in 2 - 15 feet. Striped bass are fair drifting hybrid bluegills and throwing bone Reaction Innovations vixens into surface action in backs of coves in 10 - 25 feet. White bass are fair on silver and shad #5 Shad Raps and split shotting minnows on main lake points and in backs of coves in 3 - 15 feet. Smallmouth bass to 3 pounds are very good on bluegill ½oz. All Terrain jigs and Rayburn red lipless crankbaits over rock piles and along bluffs in 5 - 15 feet. Crappie are good on chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs tipped with live minnows around brush piles and submerged trees off main lake points and upriver in 4 - 10 feet. Perch are fair on Berkley maggots and live crickets. Channel catfish are excellent on Lewis King catfish bait and hybrid bluegills in 6 - 20 feet. Blue and yellow catfish are excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with hybrid bluegills and comets in 10 - 30 feet.
CEDAR CREEK Water lightly stained; 63-70 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged 7" worms, jigs and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on Humdingers, slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
CHOKE CANYON Water stained; 68 degrees; 6.54' low. Black bass to 10 pounds are very good on root beer/red/green 4" hula grubs rigged on 3/8oz. football jigs, sunfish Staysee 90's, Big Texan brush hogs, and wacky rigged mardi gras 7" YUM Dingers in 2 - 15 feet. White bass are fair trolling pearl Fat Free Shad and split shotting minnows upriver and along main lake points. Crappie are excellent on white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows over brush piles and standing timber in 4 - 12 feet. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on Lewis King catfish bait and shad gizzards in 6 - 20 feet. Yellow catfish are excellent on trotlines baited with hybrid bluegills and comets in 6 - 15 feet.
COLEMAN Water stained; 4.14' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic worms and lizards and striper jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on striper jigs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK Water murky; 70 degrees (72 degrees at hot water discharge); 0.07' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and flukes in 5 - 9 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on perch in 15 - 20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and bloodbait.
COLORADO CITY Water clear; 64 degrees; 3.25' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky; 65 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
CONROE Water murky; 0.08' high. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and watermelon/gold Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp.
COOPER Water stained; 61-69 degrees; 9.51' low. No report available. Due to the low level of the lake, boaters are advised to use extreme caution.
FAIRFIELD No report available.
FALCON Water stained north, clear from mid lake south; 74 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon red Brush Hogs and Beavers in the trees. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait, cut bait, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
FAYETTE Water stained; 79 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon red, watermelon/gold, and June bug Carolina rigged worms, red and red/orange Rat-L-Traps, and white and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on drop lines baited with cut shad and shrimp.
FORK Water lightly stained; 62-71 degrees; 1' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, drop-shot rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
FT. PHANTOM HILL Water clear; 64 degrees; 7' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair.