FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTS
ALAN HENRY: 65 degrees; 3.70’ low. Crappie are good on minnows.
AMISTAD: Water very stained; 81 degrees; 59.28’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatterbaits, soft plastics, and square-billed crabkbaits.
AQUILLA: Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Sand bass are fair on jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
ARLINGTON: Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.76’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. White bass are fair on spinners and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.12’ low. Catfish are good on shad.
ATHENS: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.13’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics, frogs, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
AUSTIN: Water clarity good; 72 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on moving baits and soft plastics.
B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics.
BASTROP: Water stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on shaky heads, crankbaits, frogs, and wakebaits.
BELTON: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.39’ high. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
BENBROOK: stained; 65 degrees; 2.94’ low. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait. Hybrids are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows.
BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 68 degrees; 1.17’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
BOIS D’ARC: Stained; 65 degrees; 1.82’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, soft plastics, and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
BRADY: Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.67’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.
BRAUNIG: Water stained; 79 degrees; Largemouth bass are slow. Redfish are slow. Catfish are slow.
BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 67 degrees; 3.78’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, flukes, Senkos, and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are fair on top-waters, slabs, and trolling. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.
BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 68 degrees; 2.30’ low. Largemouth bass are good on wake baits, chatterbaits, crankbaits, and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad and perch.
BRYAN: Water stained; 71 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water baits and Carolina rigs.
BUCHANAN: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.76’ low. Largemouth bass are good on frogs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, and flukes. Stripers are slow. Hybrid stripers and white bass are slow.
CADDO: Water stained; 64 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. White bass and crappie are slow.
CALAVERAS: Water stained; 73 degrees; Redfish are good on spoons, fish bites, and live tilapia. Catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp.
CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 68 degrees; 18.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters. Smallmouth bass are good on jigs and creature baits. Stripers and white bass are slow.
CEDAR CREEK: Water slightly stained; 69 degrees; 2.54’ low. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, spinnerbaits, and Alabama rigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
CISCO: Water stained; 78 degrees; 15.89’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on minnows and worms.
COLEMAN: Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 91 degrees; 2.48’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows.
COMANCHE CREEK: 80 degrees; 0.14’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
CONROE: Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.81’ high. Largemouth bass good on creature baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Hybrid and white bass are fair on slabs, spoons, and shad. Catfish are good on liver, worms, and punch bait.
COOPER: Water stained; 69 degrees; 3.10’ low. Crappie are good on minnows.
CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 79 degrees; 17.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics.
CYPRESS SPRINGS: Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.84’ low. Crappie are good on minnows.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.
FALCON: Water stained; 75 degrees; 47.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs.
FAYETTE: Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; full pool. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, dropshots, rattle traps, swimbaits, and underspins. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
FORK: stained; 65 degrees; 2.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, buzz baits, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and flukes. Sand bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs.
PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 5.01’ low; 69 degrees. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid and white bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait.
GEORGETOWN: stained; 76 degrees; 8.46’ high. Largemouth bass are good on shaky heads, jigs, and crankbaits.
GRAHAM: Water stained; upper 68 degrees; 3.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on moving baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Sand bass and hybrids are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
GRANBURY: stained; 67 degrees; 0.76’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics. Sand bass are good on slabs and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared bait.
GRANGER: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.30’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slab spoons. Catfish are good on live bait.
GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.08’ low. White bass are good on slabs.
GREENBELT: Water stained; 78 degrees; 50.47’ low. Sand bass are good on minnows.
HAWKINS: Water slightly stained; 69 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics.
HOUSTON: Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and chatterbaits. White bass are fair on slabs, swimbaits, and trolled baits. Catfish are good on cut bait and whole shad.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on reaction baits.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water Stained; 70 degrees; 13.49’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
INKS: Water stained; 72 degrees; 8.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics.
JACKSONVILLE: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics, top-waters, and buzz baits.
LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.19’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, spinnerbaits, and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait.
LAVON: Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.71’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on punch bait, stink bait, and cut bait.
LBJ: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs, soft plastics, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.
LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs, spoons, spinnerbaits, and live bait. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
LIMESTONE: Water clear; 69 degrees; 1.60’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
LIVINGSTON: Stained; 78 degrees; 0.98’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, jigs, soft plastics, and shallow crankbaits. White bass and stripers are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on stink bait, liver, and fresh shad.
MARBLE FALLS: stained; 71 degrees; 0.71’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and soft plastics.
MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 71 degrees; 1.39’ low. Largemouth bass are good on flukes and Senkos. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Sand bass are good on slab spoons.
MEREDITH: Water stained; 67 degrees; 43.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and minnows. Smallmouth bass are good on spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow. Bluegill and perch are fair on worms and corn. Walleye are good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are good on minnows, worms, stink bait, and frozen shrimp.
MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
NOCOGDOCHES: Water stained; 68 degrees; 1.56’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water baits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and liver.
NACONICHE: Water stained; 65 degrees; full pool. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, jerkbaits, glide baits, top-waters, and deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are slow.
NASWORTHY: Water slightly stained; 67 degrees; 1.04; low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.
NAVARRO MILLS: 71 degrees; full pool. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.
O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 64 degrees; 18.82’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on vibrating jigs, frogs, and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.
OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 21.75; low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow.
PALESTINE: water stained; 60 degrees; 0.16’ low. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
PALO PINTO: stained; 65 degrees; 2.30’ low. feet below pool. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie and white bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.
PINKSTON: Water light stain; 71 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-water poppers and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 68 degrees; 1.94’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striper and white bass are good on slabs and flutter spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and fresh cut shad.
PROCTOR: Water stained; 72 degrees; 2.34’ low. Catfish are good on worms and cut bait. Sand bass and hybrids are fair on top-water lures.
RAVEN: Water stained; 79 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-water popping frogs and crankbaits.
RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 67 degrees; 1.47’ low. White bass are fair on swimbaits, tail spinners, and rattletraps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.
RAY ROBERTS: Water slightly stained; 73 degrees; 0.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzz baits, top-water lures, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and swimbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs. Sand bass are fair on live bait and slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water slightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits and square-billed crankbaits. Hybrids are slow. White bass are fair on slabs.
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs, Senkos, crankbaits, and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.
SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.09’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on spoons. Hybrids are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on cut shad and punch bait.
SPENCE: Water stained; 65 degrees; 50.37’ low. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.
STAMFORD: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.89’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.26’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic jerkbaits. White bass are fair on slabs.
TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow-running crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Hybrid stripers and white bass are good on inline spinners and slab spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, dip bait, and cut bait.
TEXANA: Water stained; 78 degrees; 4.20’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow.
TEXOMA: Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.39’ high. Stripers are good on live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.
TOLEDO BEND: 72 degrees; 3.89’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water baits, frogs, buzzbaits, Carolina rigs, and Texas rigs. Crappie are slow.
TRAVIS: Water stained; 72 degrees; 11.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swim baits and soft plastic worms.
TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 64 degrees; 34.71’ low. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.
TYLER: Water stained; 68 degrees; 1.29 low. Largemouth bass are fair on trick worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Bream are good on red worms. Catfish are good on cut bait, liver, and nightcrawlers.
WACO: Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.38’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.
WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 70 degrees; 5.34’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and shad.
WELSH: Water stained. 72 degrees. Crappie are fair on jigs.
WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 66 degrees; 18.13’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows.
WHITNEY: Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on live bait and top-water baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are good on punch bait.
WORTH: Water normal; 73 degrees; 1.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits. Crappie are good using minnows. Sand bass are good on slabs and fast-moving baits. Catfish are good on cut bait.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 75 degrees; 4.23 feet above pool. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.
Editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com
—TPWD
- Updated 11/21/18
SALTWATER FISHING REPORTS
REDFISH BAY: 68 degrees. Black drum are good on shrimp. Redfish are good on cut mullet and shrimp. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp, piggy perch, and croaker in flats and along channels.
SAN ANTONIO BAY: 64 degrees. Speckled trout are good on top-waters, soft plastics, and live shrimp. Redfish are good on shrimp and mullet.
SABINE LAKE: 67 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on live shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on live shrimp.
BOLIVAR: 70 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on live shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum are good on shrimp.
TRINITY BAY: 70 degrees. Redfish are good on crankbaits, soft plastics, and live shrimp. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp and soft plastics. Sheepshead and drum are fair on live shrimp.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp and soft plastics. Redfish are good on live shrimp and soft plastics.
GALVESTON BAY: 62 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on soft plastics and live shrimp. Redfish, sheepshead, and black drum are fair on live shrimp.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: 64 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on soft plastics and live shrimp. Redfish, sheepshead, and black drum are fair on live shrimp.
TEXAS CITY: 70 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on live shrimp, finger mullet, and soft plastics.
FREEPORT: 76 degrees. Speckled trout, sand trout, and redfish are good on live shrimp and soft plastics. Sheepshead, black drum, and mangrove snapper are good on live shrimp.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 67 degrees. Redfish are fair on cut mullet and soft plastics. Speckled trout are good on soft plastics and top-waters.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 67 degrees. Redfish are fair on cut mullet and soft plastics. Speckled trout are good on soft plastics and top-waters.
PORT O’CONNOR: 67 degrees. Bull redfish are good on Spanish sardines. Slot redfish are fair on dead shrimp and Spanish sardines. Black drum are fair on dead shrimp. Speckled trout are slow.
ROCKPORT: 70 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp, and piggy perch. Redfish are good on shrimp, mullet, and piggy perch. Black drum are good on live and dead shrimp. Mangrove snapper are good on shrimp.
PORT ARANSAS: 78 degrees. Redfish are good on live shrimp, cut mullet, and silver spoons. Oversized redfish are good on cut crab and mullet. Speckled trout are fair with croaker, piggy perch and shrimp free lined. Pompano are fair on shrimp and fish bites.
CORPUS CHRISTI: 70 degrees. Black drum are fair on shrimp. Redfish are fair on cut mullet and crab. Trout are fair on croakers.
BAFFIN BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on soft plastics, top-waters, and slow-sinking and suspending twitch baits.
PORT MANSFIELD: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on top-waters and soft plastics.
SOUTH PADRE: 74 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on soft plastics, top-waters, and live shrimp.
PORT ISABEL: 74 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on soft plastics, top-waters, and live shrimp.
—TPWD
- Updated 11/21/18