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ALAN HENRY: 53 degrees; 5.81’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in 15-30 feet.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 65 degrees; 65.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs and crankbaits as fish move shallow. Slower presentations with lizards work near beds.

AQUILLA: Water stained; 56 degrees; .98’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinnerbaits in 10-20 feet of water. Crappie are good over brush piles on minnows and jigs in 10-12 feet. Catfish are good on prepared baits. White bass are starting to move out of the main lake into creeks.

ARLINGTON: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.46’ low. Prespawn largemouth bass are good – fish deeper on cooler days, shallower on warmer days. Crappie and white bass are good in the creeks.

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 52 degrees; 2.97’ low. Catfish are good on fresh cut shad and prepared bait in 2-10 feet of water.

ATHENS: Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.41’ high. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs, Carolina- and drop-shot rigs on deeper grass edges. Crappie are good on main lake areas.

AUSTIN: Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are good on drop-shot rigs, bladed jogs and spinnerbaits as they move shallower.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.35’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on soft plastics over submerged vegetation.

BASTROP: Water stained; 60 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged soft plastics fished near beds.

BELTON: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.87’ high. White bass are migrating into Leon River and Cowhouse Creek. Small Alabama rigs and crankbaits are working. Blue catfish are excellent on fresh cut bait in 10-25 feet of water.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 57 degrees; 3.57’ low. Crappie are good next to structure on live minnows in 20-30 feet. Hybrids are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on stinkbait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 50 degrees; 1.332’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and small jigs in the cove mouths.

BOIS D’ARC: Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.41’ low. Largemouth bass are improving in the afternoon on square-billed crankbaits in 3-4 feet of water. Crappie are slow as they transition.

BRADY: Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.59’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on bladed jigs and Rat-L-Traps shallow.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.0’ low. Redfish are slow on shrimp from the bank. Catfish and striped bass are slow. Tilapia are good using cast nets.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 54 degrees; 4.77’ low. Crappie bite is fair on minnows and jigs as they move shallow to spawn. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, Alabama rigs, and swimbaits on main lake points in the late afternoon. White bass are good in creeks.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 54 degrees; 4.77’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on soft plastics around docks in 10-12 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 15-18 feet. White bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are good on cut carp and jug lines with cut shad or perch.

BRYAN: Water stained; 60 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws and creature baits fished near the bottom.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 63 degrees; 2.38’ low. Stripers are good on live bait in 2-30 feet of water. White bass are good trolling crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad.

CADDO: Water stained; 62 degrees; water level at 169.02’. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs, Senkos, chatterbaits, swimbaits, crankbaits, spoons, and Alabama rigs.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 78 degrees; Redfish are fair on shrimp and soft plastics. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cheese baits in 5-10 feer.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 64 degrees; 21.37’ low. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are fair on small swimbaits and underspins. Stripers and white bass are good on Umbrella rigs.

CEDAR CREEK: Water slightly stained; 58 degrees; 3.78’ low. Hybrid striped bass and white bass are good deadsticking spinnerbaits and slabs in 30-42 feet. Crappie bite is improving on small jigs and minnows in 7-12 feet. Catfish are good on cut gizzard shad in 3-10 feet.

CISCO: Water stained; 62 degrees; 16.78’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on spinnerbaits and square-billed crankbaits as they move shallow in the afternoon. Catfish are good on cut shad and punch bait. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush and timber in 12-20 feet.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 52 degrees; 3.52’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on points with red lipless crankbaits.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 3.19 high. Largemouth bass are fair with soft plastics.

COMANCHE CREEK: 68 degrees; 0.95’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Catfish are good on prepared baits. Tilapia are good.

CONROE: Water stained; 61.4 degrees; .99’ low. Largemouth bass males are on beds with some females behind them. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows as they move shallow. Hybrids are good on slabs, spoons, large minnows, and shad. Catfish are good in baited holes in 10-40 feet on liver, worms, and punch bait.

CYPRESS SPRINGS: Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.54’ low. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in the mouths of coves. Fish are in prespawn patterns.

DUNLAP: Water stained; 63 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. Crappie are fair on jigs on minnows.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 63 degrees; 2.53’ low. Largemouth bass are staging on spawning beds in shallow water. Catfish are good on cut shad and live perch. Crappie are fair in boat slips.

FALCON: Water stained; 69 degrees; 44.39’ low. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait in 20 feet.

FAYETTE: Water slightly stained; 67 degrees; full pool. Largemouth bass are good in 5 feet of water on square-billed crankbaits and Shaky heads. Catfish are fair.

FORK: Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs, square-billed and lipless crankbaits in 5-7 feet of water. Crappie are good on minnows and slowly fished jigs near brush piles in 2-22 feet. Most crappie baits are working.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 55 degrees; 5.67’ low. Crappie are good on deep structure on jigs and minnows. Hybrids are fair trolling in 25-30 feet of water. Catfish are fair shallow on fresh cut shad. Target bass on points.

GEORGETOWN: Water stained; 62 degrees; 7.84’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on shallow presentations and slow-worked creature baits in pre-spawn areas. Bass are also feeding on main lake points.

GRAHAM: Water stained; upper 56 degrees; 4.46’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on slow-moving baits. Crappie are good in 12-14 feet of water with jigs over brush piles. White bass and hybrids are good on jigs and crankbaits.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow on live shad and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait.

GRANGER: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.30’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and worms fished upriver. Crappie are fair in shallow coves at night. White bass are fgood on jigs and spinners. Catfish are good on shad along windy shorelines.

GRAPEVINE: Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.54’ low. White bass are good in 22-44 feet of water on humps on slabs, jigs and swimbaits in areas with baitfish.

GREENBELT: Water stained; 60 degrees; 51.52’ low. White bass are good on minnows in areas with bait. Crappie are slow.

HAWKINS: Water slightly stained; 56 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair around grass near sunny banks with red and white streamers. Crappie are slow.

HOUSTON: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on small jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs and crankbaits staging in creeks. Catfish are fair on fresh shad.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.13’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on reaction baits.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water Stained; 58 degrees; 14.85’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on points with lipless crankbaits.

INKS: Water stained; 60 degrees; 1.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and finesse jigs in 8-15 feet of water around rocky areas. White bass and hybrids are good around river channels.

JACKSONVILLE: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.08’ high. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs and Rat-L-Traps around docks.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.27’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics, weightless Senkos, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie and white bass are good up the creeks.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.80’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and jerkbaits along creek channels. Crappie are good on 1/16-ounce jigheads in 3-6 feet of water.

LAVON: Water stained; 50 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, jerkbaits, and soft plastic minnows.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs on main lake humps. White bass are good on slabs, swimbaits, and jigs as they move up into creeks. Catfish are good on large dough balls and corn in 2-10 feet. Tilapie are fair.

LBJ: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good in all phases of the spawn on weightless plastics. Crappie are good on minnows over brush with some males on nests. Catfish are fair on shad.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.07’ low. Hybrid stripers and white bass are slow in 40-60 feet of water on jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are fair in 5 feet of water near creek mouths.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 57 degrees; 2.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Texas rigs. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows from the bank. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.03’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics on points and timber. White bass are staging up the river and are good on slabs, spoons, and live bait. Catfish are good on punch bait, cut bait, and worms. Crappie are slow minnows and jigs.

MARBLE FALLS: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.59’ low. Crappie are good in 15 feet of water on chartreuse jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on cut shad in 20 feet of water.

MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 1.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs and wacky worms. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows over brush piles in 12-20 feet. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 55 degrees; 44.12’ low. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and white bass are good on top-waters, chatterbaits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow. Bluegill and perch are good on worms and corn. Walleye are great on jigs or white grubs.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 55 degrees; 4.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on minnows from the pier.

MURVAUL: Stained; 62 degrees; 0.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs and shallow-diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on black jigs around docks. Catfish are fair on live minnows or cut bait.

NACOGDOCHES: Water stained; 59 degrees; 1.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged craws in shallow water. Crappie are fair on white jigs. Catfish are fair on live minnows.

NACONICHE: Water stained; 57.5 degrees; full pool. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, jerkbaits, glide baits, top-waters, and deep-diving plugs around timber channels. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow.

NASWORTHY: Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 0.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair flipping soft plastics. Key is covering water. Crappie are fair on chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: 62 degrees; full pool. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows as they stage. Catfish are excellent on cut shad and carp.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 56 degrees; 19.94’ low. Largemouth bass are good up to 9 pounds on deep-diving crankbaits, swimbaits, and chatterbaits as they move shallow. White bass are good on jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish are slow.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 23.09’ low. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush. Largemouth bass are slow on soft plastics.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.03’ low. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs with fish spawning along banks.

PALO PINTO: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.71’ low. Crappie are good in deeper water on minnows and jigs. White bass are good around the spillway. Catfish are good shallow with fresh cut bait.

PINKSTON: Water stained; 58 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent on bladed jigs and large swimbaits. Crappie are fair on clear jigs. Catfish are slow on live minnows.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair in shallow water on swimbaits and crankbaits. Stripers are slow. White bass are good in 30-40 feet ow water on crankbaits. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics above ledges in 15 feet of water. Crappie are fair on ledges in 5-15 feet.

RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 55 degrees; 1.11’ low. White bass are excellent on deep flats in 32-38 feet and in feeder creeks. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good drifting large baits in 38-42 feet of water.

RAY ROBERTS: Water slightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.06’ low. Largemouth bass are staging to spawn in 5-12 feet of water. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair below birds.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.86’ low. Largemouth bass are fair in coves on the north side of the lake on bladed jigs and square-billed crankbaits. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on slabs under birds. Hybrids are good on flukes in creek channels. Catfish are good on cut bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water muddy; 46 degrees; 9.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs, Carolina rigs, dropshots, and crankbaits around points and pockets.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 62 degrees; 3.05’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on craw jigs and slow-moving soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows in 8-16 feet of water. Catfish are good on minnows and punch bait in 5-12 feet of water near drop-offs. Hybrids are fair on jigs and cut bait. Bluegill are good on crickets.

SPENCE: Water stained; 59 degrees; 51.94’ low. Catfish are fair on punch and cut bait on shallow flats.

STAMFORD: Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.73’ high. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows at the crappie house. Catfish are fair. Largemouth bass are fair on red crankbaits.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 60 degrees; 1.90’ high. White bass are good on slabs and jigs migrating near the Lampasas River channel. Largemouth bass are fair by finding bait balls with Alabama rigs.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.34’ low. Largemouth bass are good on larger soft plastics, and crankbaits. Hybrid stripers and white bass are good on soft plastics in 10-30 feet of water. Crappie are good on jigs.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.16’ high. Stripers are good deadsticking jigs in 40-65 feet of water. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows in 20-25 feet of water. Catfish are good on cut bait. Largemouth bass are moving toward spawning areas.

TOLEDO BEND: 46 degrees; 4.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas- and Carolina-rigged soft plastics and drop-shot rigs as fish move to shallow water.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 62 degrees; 14.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on 4-inch swimbaits fished around brush.

TWIN BUTTES: Water stained; 60 degrees; 35.83’ low. Catfish are fair on punch and cut bait. Crappie are moving up creeks.

TYLER: Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good in shallow water on jigs and minnows.

WACO: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.47’ high. Crappie are excellent in pre-spawn patterns along creek channels.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 58 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow on jerkbaits, swimbaits, drop-shot rigs and jigs along grass edges.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 58 degrees; 5.94’ low. Largemouth bass are slow in deep water with soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow in deep water with stinkbait.

WELSH: Water stained. 55 degrees. Crappie are good on plastic jigs around structure near spawning grounds.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 56 degrees; 19.55’ low. Largemouth bass are staging near spawning grounds. Catfish are good on punch bait under roosting birds.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 55 degrees; 1.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Striped bass are good on live bait and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good up the Brazos River. Catfish are good on cut bait.

WORTH: Water normal; 60 degrees; 1.60’ low. Largemouth bass are good slowly bouncing jogs off the bottom. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good with jigs and minnows Catfish are good on cut shad in shallow water.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 56 degrees; 3.56’ high. Crappie are good minnows as they move to staging areas to spawn.

Updated 3/17/2026.