FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTS
Note: After heavy rains across the state, lake levels are rising quickly. Anglers are advised to check whether boat ramps are open at their favorite lake.
ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, stained up the river; 65-72 degrees; 3.89’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and stick worms. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
AMISTAD: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 28.56’ low. All species are slow.
ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 64-71 degrees; 0.18’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.
ATHENS: Water clear to lightly stained; 64-67 degrees; 0.44’ low. Black bass are good on hollow-body frogs, white buzzbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.
AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 64-72 degrees; 0.87’ low. Black bass are slow. Sunfish are fair on cut nightcrawlers and corn. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
BASTROP: Water stained; 75-79 degrees. All species are slow.
BELTON: Water murky; 70-74 degrees; 14.72’ high. All species are slow.
BENBROOK: Water stained to muddy; 63-66 degrees; 11.99’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 65-68 degrees; 0.12’ high. Black bass are good on buzzfrogs, square-billed crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
BONHAM: Water stained; 63-61 degrees; 0.35’ high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, top-waters, and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are fair on brush piles on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
BRAUNIG: Water murky. All species are slow.
BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained to stained; 64-67 degrees: 0.29’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, jerkbaits and shaky heads on docks. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 72-76 degrees; 0.86 high. All species are slow.
BUCHANAN: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 0.62’ high. All species are slow.
CADDO: Water lightly stained; 66-68 degrees; 0.80’ high. Black bass are fair on black buzzbaits, buzz frogs and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS: Water murky. All species are slow.
CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 1.15’ high. All species are slow.
CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees, 0.06’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits, top-waters and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.
CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 15.16’ low. All species are slow.
COLEMAN: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 0.74’ high. All species are slow.
COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 98 degrees at the hot water discharge, 75-79 degrees in main lake; 0.30’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
COLORADO CITY: Water fairly clear; 62-69 degrees; 12.31’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and suspending jerkbaits. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
CONROE: Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 0.10’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
COOPER: Water stained to muddy; 77-85 degrees; 1.19’ high. Black bass are fair on top-waters, bladed jigs and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are slow.
CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 71–78 degrees; 0.15’ high. 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.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 0.28’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, spinner baits and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.
FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are slow. No report on other species.
FALCON: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 24.83’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
FORK: Water lightly stained; 63–67 degrees; 0.32’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on football jigs, Carolina-rigged creature baits and buzzbaits. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
- PHANTOM HILL: Water off-color; 63-71 degrees; 1.11’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shaky heads and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows around deeper structure. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.
GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
GRANBURY: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 0.13’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
GRANGER: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 7.22’ high. All species are slow.
GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 63-66 degrees; 13.11’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass and hybrid bass are slow to fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
GREENBELT: Water off-color; 62-68 degrees; 36.27’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 0.36’ high. Black bass are fair on shad-colored soft plastics near boat docks in 10 feet early. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows in 12 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with worms and shad near the islands.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 63–71 degrees; 0.39’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jerkbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.
JOE POOL: Water stained to muddy; 64-67 degrees; 11.15’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, Texas-rigged creature baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 65-68 degrees: 0.12’ low. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, hollow-body frogs and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.
LAVON: Water stained to muddy; 65-68 degrees: 9.49’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow to fair on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
LBJ: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 0.93’ low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and wacky-rigged green/pumpkin stick worms under boat docks. Striped bass are good on soft plastics and jigsat night. White bass are fair on jigs at night. Crappie are fair on white tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on minnows and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair to good on trotlines baited with live bait.
LEWISVILLE: Water stained to muddy; 64-66 degrees; 6.58’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, black buzzbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.85’ high. Black bass are fair on soft plastics, spinner baits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on pet spoons, hellbenders and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are fair on shad.
MACKENZIE: Water stained; 61-67 degrees; 77.69’ low. Black bass are fair to good on chrome lipless crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 82-88 degrees; 0.51’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters, black buzzbaits and shallow crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
MONTICELLO: Water stained; 63-67 degrees; 2.52’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
NASWORTHY: 62-71 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are fair on finesse jigs, Texas rigs and shaky heads. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and nightcrawlers.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 9.59’ high. All species are slow.
O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 63-72 degrees; 22.37’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut and live bait.
OAK CREEK: Water stained; 61-70 degrees; 0.96’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and spoons. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.
PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 62-66 degrees; 0.14’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 63-71 degrees; 0.66’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spoons, shaky heads and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around structure. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.
PROCTOR: Water murky; 72-76 degrees; 5.63’ high. All species are slow.
RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 0.07’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, Texas-rigged worms and top-water walking baits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
RAY ROBERTS: Water stained to muddy: 62-65 degrees; 5.54’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged tubes, bladed jigs and square-billed crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 64-67 degrees; 0.38’ high. Black bass are good on top-waters, swim jigs and black and blue jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 77-81 degrees; 2.91’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon/red soft plastic worms and chartreuse crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and white/gold spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on live bait, shrimp and punch bait.
SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 1.22’ high. All species are slow.
SPENCE: 38.62’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and spinner baits. No report on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 62-71 degrees; 2.23’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and chrome lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows around structure. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Blue catfish are good on cut and live bait.
STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 13.38’ high. All species are slow.
TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 64-67 degrees; 1.41’ high. Black bass are fair on black buzzbaits, spinner baits and Texas-rigged creature baits. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
TEXANA: Water stained; 73-78 degrees; 0.06’ 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.
TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 62-66 degrees; 9.28’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Striped bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 78-82 degrees; 3.77’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon/blue flake and redbug soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair but small on punch bait.
TRAVIS: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 10.94’ high. All species are slow.
WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. All species are slow.
WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 63-66 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, Texas-rigged worms and weightless stick worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 62-71 degrees; 22.8’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and lipless crankbaits. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
WHITNEY: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 13.51’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 65-68 degrees; 6.57’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.
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—TPWD
- Updated 11/01/18
- SALTWATER FISHING REPORTSNORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh on small top-waters. Flounder are good on jigs tipped with shrimp.SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. Flounder are fair at the mouths of the bayous on a falling tide.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair along the south shoreline on top-waters. Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. A few birds are beginning to work over trout.
TRINITY BAY: Freshwater runoff from the Trinity River has hampered fishing.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and large Gulf trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in the marsh and out the mouths of drains on the falling tide.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sand trout are fair to good in the surf and around San Luis Pass on live shrimp and top-waters. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp. Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. Bull redfish are good off the end of the dike on crabs and mullet.
FREEPORT: Redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Bastrop Bay on shrimp. Bull redfish are fair to good around Surfside and at the Quintana jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout are fair on the shorelines on small top-waters and dark plastics. Flounder are fair on the shorelines on scented plastics.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish and black drum are fair on live shrimp in Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and at Shell Island. Redfish are good while wading the south shoreline on live bait.
PORT O’CONNOR: Redfish are good in the back lakes on shrimp and mullet. Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad. Trout are fair on plastics around shell in San Antonio Bay.
ROCKPORT: Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island. Bull redfish are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on mullet. Trout are good on top-waters at Allyn’s Bight while wading sand and grass humps.
PORT ARANSAS: Trout are good on the flats while wading with top-waters. Redfish are fair at East Flats on top-waters and scented plastics. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are good on the beachfront on mullet and shrimp. Trout are fair for waders working mud and grass on small top-waters and Corkies.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and plum plastics around rocks and grass. Redfish are fair to good in knee-deep water on small Super Spooks, She Pups and SkitterWalks. Trout are fair to good on plastics under rattling corks at Rocky Slough.
PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on top-waters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout are fair to good for waders over sand and grass on top-waters.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfish and snook are fair to good in South Bay and on the flats adjacent to the channel. Redfish are fair to good on the beachfront and at the jetties on mullet and crabs.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good while drifting sand and grass flats on live shrimp, D.O.A. Shrimp and scented plastics under popping corks. Trout and redfish are fair to good at Laguna Vista on small top-waters and soft plastics under rattling corks.
—TPWD
- Updated 11/01/18