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ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 59–65 degrees; 11.28’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, spinner baits, jigs and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 72–76 degrees; 61.04’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on Senkos, minnows and watermelon soft plastics and top-waters. Striped bass are good on Sassy Shad, swimbaits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on bloodbait and punchbait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

ARROWHEAD: Water off-color; 58–63 degrees; 12.63’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair to good on top-water frogs, spinner baits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water clear, 69–74 degrees; 2.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small plastic swimbaits, shallow crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.

BASTROP: Water clear; 72–76 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 68–72 degrees; 7.89’ low. Largemouth bass are good trolling lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on shad in 20 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with live perch and live shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 68–74 degrees; 5.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on weightless wacky-rigged worms and Senkos. Top-water bite improving. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained, 69–74 degrees; 2.11’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent pitching soft plastics and jigs in the cattails. Crappie are excellent around the cattails on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait along the bank in the park area and drifting as the presentation.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are good on liver and perch off points. Redfish are fair on tilapia, crawfish and silver spoons. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 67–72 degrees; 16.76’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits around shallow cover as well as small swimbaits in shad patterns. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 69–73 degrees; 11.63’ low. Largemouth bass to 5 pounds are good on crankbaits and flukes in the evenings in 3–5 feet, and on spinner baits around docks early. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on minnows and watermelon jigs off lighted docks at night in 5–15 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and watermelon tube jigs over brush piles in 5–10 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 71–75 degrees; 27.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white/chartreuse spinner baits, watermelon top-waters, and green pumpkin Whacky Sticks with chartreuse tails along lake points in 8–12 feet at first light. Striped bass are fair on top-waters and lipless crankbaits, and drifting live bait on the surface in 20–30 feet near the Lighthouse. White bass are fair trolling Shad Raps and jigging Pirk Minnows and small lipless crankbaits over rock piles in 20–30 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and watermelon tube jigs over brush piles in 12 feet. Channel catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and minnows.

CADDO: Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 0.30’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits and craws. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs between the dam and the crappie wall. Redfish are fair on live perch, tilapia and crawfish near the power lines. Channel catfish are very good on liver, shrimp and shad. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 71–75 degrees; 9.80’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on tomato red JDC grubs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks, and Texas-rigged watermelon red finesse worms along bluff ledges in 8–16 feet. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons and Pirk Minnows in 30 feet. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on root beer/green curl-tailed grubs and craws and smoke/red tubes on ball jigheads in 10 feet on main lake points and ledges. Crappie are good on pink tube jigs and live minnows upriver around submerged brush piles over break lines. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with live bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 68–72 degrees; 3.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on weightless wacky worms and top-waters early. Dock bite is improving. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 73–77 degrees; 19.92’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon deep-running crankbaits and white spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are fair on nightcrawlers and spoons. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait. Yellow catfish are fair on cut bait.

COLEMAN: Water lightly stained; 69–73 degrees; 14.82’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and soft plastic worms and lizards. Hybrid striper are good on live shad near the park and the store. Crappie are good on minnows at night. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 2.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch.

CONROE: Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 2.79’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon Texas- and Carolina-rigged soft plastics and spinner baits. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, frozen shrimp and nightcrawlers.

COOPER: Water clear; 70–74 degrees; 8.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow crankbaits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on cut bait.

FALCON: Water murky; 73–77 degrees; 39.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow-running crankbaits in 10–12 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, cut bait, stinkbait and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

FAYETTE: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin spinner baits and soft plastics in 8–16 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp over baited holes.

FORK: Water clear; 69–74 degrees; 4.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms in 4–8 feet of water on main lake points as well as top-waters — some fish still on beds. Yellow bass and white bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.