PLEASE NOTE: TPWD has temporarily discontinued fishing reports. These reports are from the May 8 issue of Lone Star Outdoor News compiled by Vivian Leopold.
FALCON
- Water level is 42.74 feet below full pool at 21.4% full
- Surface temps are about 76 degrees, water stained
- Bass up to 7 pounds are still shallow and good on spinner baits in the bushes, but no top-water action according to Jimmy Steed of Lake Falcon Guide Services
- Catfish action is strong with trophy fish in the 25- to 50-pound range
- Best on slip sink or Carolina rig with popular baits around rocky ledges and main river channel flats in 20 feet of water, with some shallower on muddy timber-lined flats
TEXOMA
- Water level is 0.33 feet below full pool at 100% full
- Water temps are around 72 degrees, clear water
- Striped bass are fair but inconsistent bite, best in 10 to 30 feet on points and structures using swimbaits or Alabama rigs
- Look for larger stripers under birds feeding on shad
- Catfish are productive below the dam, river mouths, channels and docks; Drift medium to large cut baits near the bottom; Use cut shad and punch baits in 15- to 25-feet of water.
- Crappie are consistent in 10 to 20 feet on minnows, jigs, hair jigs and caddis flies around brush piles, coves, docks, points and standing timber
- Large and smallmouth bass are shallow on rocky banks early with top-water and crank baits, then deeper later in day with crank baits and soft plastics
SAM RAYBURN
- Water level is 8.16 feet below full pool at 70.9% full due to ongoing dam maintenance operations that began June 2025
- Water temps are about 69 degrees; Muddy water and cool fronts may slow the bite
- Shallow bass are feeding on shad with deeper bass targeting main lake ledges and drains
- For white bass, jigging spoons, minnows and crankbaits are effective
- Crappie are transitioning to brush and timber
- Catfish are active in deeper water and creek channels
- Bluegill and redear sunfish can be found in high numbers, especially for youth and inexperienced anglers
AMISTAD
- Water level is 69.05 feet below full pool at 30.5% full; The low lake level exposes hazards and there is partial boat ramp accessibility
- Water temps are about 80 degrees, water is fairly clear
- Fish shallow early, then move deeper and target structures – points, ledges and creek mouths
- Top-water bite is just starting to turn on
- Largemouth bass are good on jerkbaits, crankbaits, soft plastics and jigs
- Striped bass are fair on slabs and small crankbaits
- White bass are good on slabs, small crankbaits and minnows
- Crappie are fair on live minnows in the trees up Devil’s River
- Catfish are consistent in 4- to 20-feet of water on shrimp, cheesebait and nighcrawlers over baited holes
O.H. IVIE
- Water level is 19.4 feet below full pool at 46.9% full
- Water temps are around 74 degrees, clarity stained to slightly stained
- The lake is still producing 13+ pound large-mouth bass in 2026 with current bite good to very good
- Bass are moving from shallow to mid-depth (2 to 15 feet) during spawn/post spawn transition
- Use deep-diving crankbaits, swimbaits, chatter baits and soft plastics on points, brush and flats near spawning areas
- Crappie are slow to fair, better at night, moving off shallows to deeper brush 15 to 25 feet on minnows, jigs around submerged timber
- Catfish are slow; Try up rivers or shallows with cut bait