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Texas Fishing Report
NORTHEAST
ATHENS: Water clear, 49-53 degrees; 3.39’ low. Black bass are slow on football jigs and Carolina rigs along deeper points. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow on prepared bait and cut shad.
BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 48-53 degrees; 5.75’ low. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and squarebills. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 15.03’ low. Black bass are slow on shaky heads with green pumpkin finesse worms around docks in 6-10'. Drop shots with Xcite worms are working as well. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Channel catfish are slow on trotlines.
CADDO: Water stained; 49-53 degrees; 0.44' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged soft plastics. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 47-52 degrees; 3.83' low. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits around docks. Black and blue Darkhorse flipping jigs are effective as well. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
COOPER: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 7.14’ low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on cut bait.
FAIRFIELD: Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD has discontinued stocking the lake after another kill in early September 2011. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.
FORK: Water clear; 47-51 degrees; 4.50' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue Darkhorse jigs along channel bends. Deep water bite good with Carolina rigs and football jigs. Yellow bass are slow on jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows around the bridges. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 7.32' low. Black bass are fair on football jigs around main lake points. Texas rigged soft plastics and finesse jigs are best later in the day. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
JOE POOL: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 2.63' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged soft plastic creature baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 48-53 degrees; 5.75’ low. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and squarebills. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut bait.
BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 15.03’ low. Black bass are slow on shaky heads with green pumpkin finesse worms around docks in 6-10'. Drop shots with Xcite worms are working as well. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Channel catfish are slow on trotlines.
CADDO: Water stained; 49-53 degrees; 0.44' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged soft plastics. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 47-52 degrees; 3.83' low. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits around docks. Black and blue Darkhorse flipping jigs are effective as well. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
COOPER: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 7.14’ low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on cut bait.
FAIRFIELD: Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD has discontinued stocking the lake after another kill in early September 2011. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.
FORK: Water clear; 47-51 degrees; 4.50' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue Darkhorse jigs along channel bends. Deep water bite good with Carolina rigs and football jigs. Yellow bass are slow on jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows around the bridges. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 7.32' low. Black bass are fair on football jigs around main lake points. Texas rigged soft plastics and finesse jigs are best later in the day. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
JOE POOL: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 2.63' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged soft plastic creature baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 49-54 degrees; 3.47' low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs around grass and shallow cover. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
LAVON: Water lightly stained; 48-53 degrees; 9.37' low. Black bass are fair on black/chartreuse flipping jigs around shallow cover. Some deeper fish being caught off main lake points on football jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 6.25' low. Black bass are fair on shakyheads around marinas and football jigs along main lake points. Suspending jerkbaits around larger rock is good as well. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.
MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 4.33' low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits around shallow cover. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.
MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 50-54 degrees; 0.32' high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged soft plastics and black and blue jigs around stumps. Squarebill crankbaits are good mid day. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
PALESTINE: Water clear; 48-53 degrees; 1.56' low. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs and shaky heads around docks. Finesse worms in watermelon blue are best. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 4.03' low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged plastics around deep rocks. Football head jigs and deep diving crankbaits are effective as well. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LAVON: Water lightly stained; 48-53 degrees; 9.37' low. Black bass are fair on black/chartreuse flipping jigs around shallow cover. Some deeper fish being caught off main lake points on football jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 6.25' low. Black bass are fair on shakyheads around marinas and football jigs along main lake points. Suspending jerkbaits around larger rock is good as well. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.
MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 4.33' low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits around shallow cover. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.
MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 50-54 degrees; 0.32' high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged soft plastics and black and blue jigs around stumps. Squarebill crankbaits are good mid day. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
PALESTINE: Water clear; 48-53 degrees; 1.56' low. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs and shaky heads around docks. Finesse worms in watermelon blue are best. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 49-53 degrees; 4.03' low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged plastics around deep rocks. Football head jigs and deep diving crankbaits are effective as well. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 47-51 degrees; 3.87' low. Black bass are slow on Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigged soft plastic baits along edge of grass lines. Carolina rigs are effective as well. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait or live shad.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 49-52 degrees; 5.13' low. Black bass are good on weightless soft plastics and shakyheads around docks. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
TAWAKONI: Water stained; 49-54 degrees; 4.71' low. Black bass are slow on white bladed jigs and California 420 color flipping jigs around docks - mid day bite has been best. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
TEXOMA: Water clear; 47-52 degrees; 5.54' low. Black bass are slow on medium diving crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits along main lake points. Good numbers of fish reported on Rat-L-Traps as well. Striped bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
WEATHERFORD: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 7.19' low. Black bass are slow on shakyheads and finesse jigs around docks. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on prepared bait. White bass are good on slabs and live minnows.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 49-53 degrees; 3.07' high. Black bass are good on vibrating jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 49-52 degrees; 5.13' low. Black bass are good on weightless soft plastics and shakyheads around docks. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
TAWAKONI: Water stained; 49-54 degrees; 4.71' low. Black bass are slow on white bladed jigs and California 420 color flipping jigs around docks - mid day bite has been best. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
TEXOMA: Water clear; 47-52 degrees; 5.54' low. Black bass are slow on medium diving crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits along main lake points. Good numbers of fish reported on Rat-L-Traps as well. Striped bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
WEATHERFORD: Water clear; 48-52 degrees; 7.19' low. Black bass are slow on shakyheads and finesse jigs around docks. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on prepared bait. White bass are good on slabs and live minnows.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 49-53 degrees; 3.07' high. Black bass are good on vibrating jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.
COASTAL
NORTH SABINE: Redfish are good in the marsh on gold spoons and Stanley Ribbits. Trout are fair on the shorelines on Corkies and Catch 2000s.
SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair around the Reef on live shrimp.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good in the marsh on plastics. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Catch 5s, MirrOlures and Catch 2000s. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are scattered on the shorelines, but best in the afternoon for waders.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. Sand trout are good around the dike in the channel on shrimp.
FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Black drum are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters in the afternoon on soft plastics over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good at the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair in the guts. Black drum are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.
SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair around the Reef on live shrimp.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good in the marsh on plastics. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Catch 5s, MirrOlures and Catch 2000s. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are scattered on the shorelines, but best in the afternoon for waders.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. Sand trout are good around the dike in the channel on shrimp.
FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Black drum are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters in the afternoon on soft plastics over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good at the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair in the guts. Black drum are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.
ROCKPORT: Redfish are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp.
PORT ARANSAS: Redfish and black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are fair to good around Shamrock Cove on spoons and Gulps.
Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and topwaters. Redfish are fair along the spoils on gold spoons and Gulps.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good around sand and grass holes on MirrOlures. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish are good in South Cullen Bay on Gulps.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good in South Bay on live shrimp. Redfish are fair at Three Island on Gulps and soft plastics under rattling corks.
PORT ARANSAS: Redfish and black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are fair to good around Shamrock Cove on spoons and Gulps.
Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and topwaters. Redfish are fair along the spoils on gold spoons and Gulps.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good around sand and grass holes on MirrOlures. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish are good in South Cullen Bay on Gulps.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good in South Bay on live shrimp. Redfish are fair at Three Island on Gulps and soft plastics under rattling corks.
