Weekly fishing report || March 24, 2022

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Alan Henry

GOOD. Water clear; 52-54 degrees; 4.92 feet low. Windy weather has the fish scattered all across the lake. Fishing should improve with the warm forecast as we head into the weekend. Crappie are fair on minnows and good on jigs in 4-30 feet of water. They will begin to spawn when water temperatures get up to around 60 degrees. Bass are good. Catfish are slow on liver, fresh cut bait and live perch. Randy Britton, Lake Alan Henry Crappie Guide.

Amistad

GOOD. Water clear; 65 degrees; 50.27 feet low. Fish are locking into the spring pattern. Largemouth bass are good around the edges of hydrilla using Texas rig plastics in craw pattern. White bass and striped bass are good below 30 feet of water following shad balls. Catfish are great on stink bait and cut bait. Come out for the Border Big Bass Battle on the 19th. Remember to stay on the Texas side of the lake unless you possess a Mexican Fishing License. Report by Captain Olin Jensen, Jensen’s Guide Service. Channel catfish with and few blue catfish mixed in are fair to good in 65-100 feet of water using punch bait. No reports of yellow catfish, the bite usually turns on in April. As water temperatures reach the mid 60s the catfish should move shallow. Report by Captain Kent Terrill, 3T’s Guide Service.

Arlington

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 3.62 feet low. Really well on a swim jig and square bill around rocks, first and secondary points. Later in the day fish are moving shallow and pushing under docks and into cover. Report by local angeler Wesley Molina.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 2.77 feet low. Catfish are good shallow up to 10 feet using punch bait or fresh cut shad. Crappie are starting to transition into shallower water. No report on largemouth bass or white bass. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

SLOW. Water clear; 58-65 degrees; 0.39 feet above. Lots of pressure on fish as the spring weather warms the lake. Bass are fair slowly heading to spawning beds. Males are easier to catch, but the females are more skittish. Crappie are fair pushing shallow scattered around docks biting on jigs. Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Austin

SLOW. Water clear; 53 degrees; 0.82 feet low. Bass are good on spawning beds in the shallows biting small swimbaits or stick worms. Crappie are good in brush piles using minnows or jigs.The bass are shallow on Lady Bird Lake in the around bridges, vegetation and on spawning beds using small plastic plastics. Keep an eye out for some topwater action, but bass are mainly spawning in grass. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.49 feet below. Black bass are good shallow on creature baits. Crappie are fair using minnows and small jigs on the structure edges and above brush piles. Catfish are good on cut and prepped bait.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water clear; 58 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on small swimbaits, weightless flukes, and RatLTrap. Crappie are good inside pockets, around standing timber using minnows and jigs. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Belton

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 3.33 feet low. The fish are less lethargic as the days increase and water warms. Check the wind forecast before heading out. Search in deeper water using deep topographic features for white bass. Success in 20 feet of water casting MAL Heavy Lures with silver blades and chartreuse tails while the light level was low just before, during and after sunrise. As the clouds thin and the skies brighten, fish deeper water using white, 5/8-ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slabs vertically. This slab is attractive to white bass because it is the same size, color, and shape as the threadfin shad which make up the vast majority of the white bass diet. Next, the distinguishing feature of this lure, the small, spinning willowleaf blade attached to the treble hook, puts off flash and vibration. Finally, the stinger hook ups the catch rate on this lure by placing a hook at the head of the lure in addition to the standard placement of the treble hook at the tail end of the lure. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Crappie and white bass continue to be excellent in the Leon River and Cowhouse Creek biting ATX Lure Company plastics. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service.

Benbrook

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 5.81 feet low. Water temperatures are warming and the bite should improve. Largemouth bass should be staging for the spawn shallow near rocky shorelines. Crappie are slow using minnows and jigs. White bass are fair around the mouths of creek beds on small slabs. Blue catfish are good on cut baits.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water clear; 48 degrees; 1.08 feet low. Fish have moved up shallow and the bite is good. Crappie are good in 5-10 feet of water on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good 15-20 feet of water on cheese bait. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Brady

Good. Water dirty; 55 degrees; 7.84 feet low. Good. Water dirty; 56 degrees; 2.2 feet low. Similar fishing patterns persist. Largemouth bass to 7 pounds are excellent on shad or craw color square bill crankbaits, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits or chatterbaits around stick-ups, rocky shorelines in 2- 6 feet of water. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs as far up Brady Creek as you can go on stick-ups or stumps. White bass are slow on slabs and live bait around bait fish schools. Catfish are slow on shrimp, chicken liver on jug lines.

Braunig

GOOD. Water stained, 65-68 degrees. Largemouth bass are good around the reed beds and near shore structure on dark soft plastics and jigs. Red drum are fair/good on small silver spoons and soft plastics in open water, also around the points on the recreational shoreline using frozen shrimp and live baits such as perch and crawfish. Blue and channel catfish are good around the reed beds and near shore structure using live perch, Marv’s Cheese Bait and shrimp.

Bridgeport

GOOD. Water normal stain; 48-53 degrees; 4.45 feet low. Sand bass with some hybrids mixed are fair on slabs and deadstick rigs in deep water. Crappie are good near the Blockers area in deeper water around docks using minnows. Catfish are fair drifting with cut gizzard shad in 30 feet of water. All ramps are open. Report by Keith Bunch, Lake Bridgeport Guide Service.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water stained; 53-56 degrees; 2.29 feet low. Black bass are slow with catches up to 5.5 pounds in the main lake in 8-10 feet of water in the bushes on crankbaits, and in 2-7 feet of water in bushes on spinnerbaits, and spinnerbaits or senkos up the rivers. White bass are slow on Lit’l Fishies and crankbaits in 12-16 feet of water, and minnow or jigs under the lights. Crappie are good with catches up to 1.5 pounds in 8-14 feet of water using minnow, and black/chartreuse or red/white jigs. Channel catfish are slow with 3-5 pounds catches coming with cut shad jugs and trotlines. Yellow catfish are slow on trotlines baited with perch and Goldfish. Blue catfish are good with catches up 8 pounds using cut perch or Shad on jug lines.

Buchanan

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 4.92 feet low. Largemouth bass are good near rock piles and spawning flats are starting to turn on with some good bites using shaky heads, jigs, worms or crankbaits and spinnerbaits bouncing off or running through rocks. Shallow crankbaits and plastics worked around the flats full of trees are working as well for largemouth. Crappie are showing up around shallow flats with trees and around docks now as well. White bass and stripers are good using your electronics to find them piled up deeper and dropping jigging spoons on them. Report provided by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service. Crappie are good in 4-12 feet of water biting on chartreuse/black jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water clear; 67 degrees; 1.30 feet high. Fishing is good and should only get better as the spring goes on with the lake looking and setting up for a great spawn! The full moon had the female bass moving up this last week and we had several big girls caught. Still attacking bass with finesse tactics like wacky worms or flukes using natural colors in clear water and dark colors in stained water. Still just a great time to come out and enjoy this beautiful lake God made with so much history on it, Caddo is one of a kind. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship

Calaveras

GOOD. Water stained, 65-68 degrees. Red drum are good transitioning into the spring pattern for boaters and shoreline fisherman alike, trolling silver spoons and soft plastics around the dam area and open water. Also fishing around points with baits such as live perch, crawfish and frozen shrimp have produced fair catches this week. Blue catfish and channel catfish have been good at night for shoreline anglers using live bait around the edges of grass beds. Catfish are good using cheese bait, live bait and shrimp along shorelines with steep drop-offs during the daylight hours, then moving to the edge of reed beds at night.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.10 feet low. Striped bass and white bass are good on main lake points and by the dam in deeper water using swimbaits and umbrella rigs. Feeding schools of stripers are pushing bait fish to the surface, so look for bird action to point out schooling fish. Largemouth bass are spawning shallow biting on creature baits. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Cedar Creek

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 55-61 degrees; 1.66 feet low. Fishing is as good as it will get and the bite is tremendous. Largemouth bass are migrating to the banks to spawn, males are on beds waiting for the females. Fish in 1-4 feet of water around rocks and shallow docks using spinner baits, creature baits, and Texas rigs. Crappie are good, migrating to 4-8 feet of water on docks and rocks to spawn. Success on minnows or using the shooting technique with 1/16 jigs in white/chartreuse on sunny days or black/chartreuse on cloudy days. White and hybrid bass are excellent migrating to the backs of creeks to spawn. Success with crappie jigs and rooster tails. Catfish are good spawning on shallow flats biting live or cut shad. Report by Kyle Miers, Lake Country Outfitters.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 63 degrees; 19.42 feet low. Finding clear water will be key as the water is murky due to the swapping north and south winds. Bass are good on RatTLTrap, 10 inch red shad worm off points and grass edges. Bass are spawning up the river biting on weightless senkos, flukes and swimbaits. Sand bass are fair up the river on live bait. Crappie are starting to spawn along the banks, but are hard to catch until they move out to brush piles. Report provided by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours. Choke Canyon is fishing well with the backs of creeks, pockets and points with grass lines all over the lake holding fish. Bass are biting on any soft plastics, especially lizards, flukes and craw worms, also biting on swim jigs, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and swimbaits. Report provided by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Cisco

GOOD. Water clear; 45 degrees; 3.75 feet low. Fishing is good on the lake. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Bass are good on RatLTraps and divers. Blue catfish are good on earthworms. Report by Jason Miller, Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

FAIR. Slightly stained; 48 degrees; 1.98 feet low. Few anglers on the lake but fishing should pick up as the spring weather sets in. rough wind. Largemouth bass are good in deeper water using umbrella rigs. Crappie deep water.

Conroe

GOOD. Slightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.14 feet low. Catfish are good on following ledges near structure, or on baited holes in 15-24 feet of water using liver, shrimp, and catfish bubblegum. Hybrid bass are schooling in 19-28 feet of water trolling with a hellbender and a pet spoon, or using your electronics with the deadsticking technique, thumping or splashing. White bass and hybrid bass are moving up shallow in 6-12 feet of water. Crappie are shallow in standing timber, lay downs, and brush piles in 12-26 feet of water biting white/chartreuse Lone Star Crappie Hair Jigs, and black/chartreuse plastics from Constant Pursuit Outfitters, and minnows. They should begin to spawn when water temperatures reach 59-62 degrees. Black bass are good with multiple catches of buck bass on beds using creature baits and RatLTraps in 3-8 feet of water. Sight casting is possible in some areas. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy Lake Conroe Fishing Guide.

Cooper

GREAT. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 4.25 feet low. Fishing similar patterns with same results. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut shad. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits. Report by Johnny Ward, Ward’s Catfish Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 4.04 feet low. Catfish are good in 2-4 feet of water on worms, soap baits, shad, and perch. Largemouth are good in 5-10 feet of water near structure on crankbaits and RatLTraps. White bass are good 2-4 feet of water near structures. Crappie are good in 2-5 feet of water on minnows and jigs near structures in coves and creeks. Freshwater drum are good in 2-4 feet of water on shrimp and worms. Report provided by Damian Hubbs, Mathis Bait Co.

Cypress Springs

Water normal stain; 54-60 degrees; 2.51 feet low. Recent rains have the shallows and run off areas heavily stained. The stained water has most of the bass and crappie still in staging areas holding in 6-10 feet of water. Look for them to move up quickly as the water warms. Dark colored baits, such as black and blue, will be key in the stained water. Large groups of catfish are moving up and feeding on cut bait. Look for warm water in soft bottom areas. Report by Captain Mike Thompson, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water normally stained, 57 degrees; 2.93 feet low. White bass are good in creeks and in the river as well as on main lake points in shallow water on Johnson Min-O-Spins and Roadrunners. Crappie are good around marinas, brush piles, and walls with minnows and jigs with white color combinations on cloudy days. Some fish are being reported caught shallow in pre-spawn staging areas. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits around docks. Blue catfish are good on drifting cut bait and anchored in mid-depths and shallow as long as there’s steady wind. Water levels have been dropping quickly, exercise caution as shallow mudflats and other shallow areas are starting to present hazards. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service and Catfish Edge.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 66 degrees; 40.94 feet low. Fishing is up and down with the cold fronts. Blue catfish are good with some 50-pound catches. Fish near the mouth of creeks in 30 feet of water, and in the creek bends in 15feet of water using fresh cut carp, tilapia and shad. Largemouth bass good shallow using square bills on rip rap, rock, points ledges, bluffs, flipping hardwoods, and flats near the river channel. White bass are good on river rapids and on the north end using small crankbaits, and spec jigs. Crappie are good in 25-30 feet of water in the hardwoods. Report provided by Ram Reyes, Texas Kings Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees. Fishing is improving, and it is like the old adage says, “when the bluebonnets are blooming it’s time for shad.” Black bass are good on water dogs and soft plastics in shallow water on nests. Catfish are good 6-8 feet of water on stink bait. Redear sunfish are fair in 3-4 feet of water starting to move to beds. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Fork

FAIR. Water Stained; 57 degrees; 6.48 feet low. Lake Fork water has finally started to warm up and the crappie can be found in 2-5 feet of water on and around stumps. This week most fish were caught early in the week in 18-25 feet of water on trees with water temperature back down to the low 50s and upper 40s. Minnows under corks work really well on those shallow fish, with a few bites on jigs. The fish are not stacked up in the 8-18 feet of water range on the north end of the lake like years past, but are on the way. The next two months should be really good with lots of spawning fish, and some giants being caught. Report provided by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service. Bass are good on red spinnerbaits and square bills in 3-4 feet of water midway back in the pockets, ViperXP Jigs still working on big wood near creeks and ditches but also in the flats 3-6 feet of water, Texas rigs with Green Pumpkin Xcite lizards are also good in the same area. Look for warm water for the best bite. Good Luck and Good Fishing . Marc Mitchell. Report by Lake Fork fishing guides Marc Mitchell and Jason Hoffman, Lake Fork Pro.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 48 degrees; 1.65 feet low. Hybrid bass and white bass are fair on small flukes in 20-30 feet of water. Crappie are reported to be good on jigs. Catfish are reported to be good drifting with cut shad on deep structure. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Graham

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 3.24 feet low. Fishing is similar still waiting for the water to warm before the pattern changes. Crappie are slow near the crappie house using minnows and jigs. Sand bass are good and the spawn is on in the river biting on silver spoons, and spinner baits. Catfish are still good on jug lines around the first bridge, or using fresh cut bait.

Granbury

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.11 feet low. Striped bass are slow, but can be caught in 25-50 feet of water using soft plastics with a heavy weight to help sink it lower seems to do the trick. Do this while slow trolling at 1-1.8 mph in the main river channel. These fish are holding deep in the mid lake channel, so deadsticking with a white or chartreuse plastics or use live minnows, perch and shad. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 49 degrees; 0.12 feet high. Black bass are good on jigs and white spinnerbaits in very shallow water. Crappie are good on Slab City jigs fished under bobbers in very shallow water. White bass are very good at Dickerson’s Bottom. Blue catfish are very good on shad and Zote soap baited on jug lines. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 44 degrees; 1.39 feet low. High winds keeping anglers off the water for safety. Fishing is slow while the fish are transitioning to the spring pattern. White bass are slow on the main lake pushing up into the creeks. The water is low in the creeks, but if you can get there use bait that keys on flash, vibration, and scent. Crappie are good biting on jigs and minnows main lake and in the rivers. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water stained; 48 degrees; 40.71 feet low. Fishing is slow and the lake is low. The spawn should be starting soon for largemouth and white bass. Largemouth bass bite is slow and shallow on spinner baits, and Texas rigs. Crappie and white bass are slow biting jigs and minnows.

Houston County

GOOD. Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.21 feet above. Crappie are fair on small minnows near brush piles and structure. Bass are good shallow on beds biting creature baits. Catfish are good on flats with cut bait.

Hubbard Creek

GOOD. Water Stained; 50-55 degrees; 3.21 feet low. White bass are good on artificial lures worked slowly in creek channels and upper ends of the lake. Catfish are good on cut bait up shallow. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Jacksonville

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 0.15 feet above. As the days get warmer look for fish to move up in shallow water. Largemouth bass are fair near structure with spinnerbaits and shaky head jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs near the mouth of creek channels. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

Joe Pool

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 2.17 feet low. Largemouth bass are good using slow moving soft plastic baits at the entrance of coves and secondary points with any kind of hard cove, with some fish 20 feet or deeper. Fish a soft plastic bait that you have confidence in and rig it whatever way you like, just fish it slow. A suspending jerk bait will work on windy points and over brush piles. Look for areas that have concentrations of bait with your sonar and fish the area thoroughly. Report provided by Ben Robertson, Ben’s Bass Excursions.

Lake O’ the Pines

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.63 feet low. Fish have moved up shallow and the bite is good. Crappie are good in 5-10 feet of water on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good in 15-20 feet of water on cheese bait. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 55-58 degrees; 3.95 feet low. Crappie are good in 1-7 feet of water on rocks and timber biting on minnows and jigs. They have started spawning on the north end of the lake. White bass are fair on main lake points in 5-20 feet of water, and on the north end if you can find them. With the big rain storm we just had they will be migrating into the creeks to spawn. Black bass are on spawning beds from the north end of the lake to approximately half way down south. Water temperatures are still a little cool to see them on beds in the south end. On beds use white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, 6 foot diver crankbaits in KVD sexy shad color or crawdad colors, and in 10-20 feet of water use Alabama rigs or large swimbaits on structures. Catfish are good shallow in 1-10 feet of water on cut shad, drum, or sunfish. There is still a population in the deeper water, but it seems most of the bigger fish are shallow right now. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60-62 degrees; 0.66 feet low. Bass are slow after the cold snap and gusty winds. Look for spawning bass in the canals biting on white creature baits, so you can see when they bite. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC. Bass are good in the backs of canals in shallow water on beds biting on small plastics and stick worms. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Lewisville

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 1.87 feet low. White bass are starting to show up on points and humps in 20-30 feet of water. Smaller white bass can still be caught deeper in 32-65 feet of water near river channels using jigs or live shad. Hybrid stripers are slow, but can be picked off every once in a while. They will be hanging around the white bass. Catfish are steady with a good bite most days drifting cut shad or chicken breasts. Check near wind blown points and flats near creek channels. Catfish can also be caught shallow this time of year near the creek mouths and around flooded timber in 1-24 feet of water. Anchor in the shallow water and drift the points and flats. Crappie are fair all over the lake in depths ranging from 2-35 feet of water. Piles of leaves, stumps, laydowns, brush piles, standing timber, and bridge columns have all produced fish on minnows and jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendaRod Fishing.

Limestone

GOOD. Water clear; 59-66 degrees; 0.74 feet low. Crappie are good in shallow water less than four feet on minnows. Largemouth bass are good in shallow water less than four feet on Texas rigs, chatterbaits,and finesse jigs. Whitebass are good in 7-14 feet of water using silver jigging spoons. Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.

Livingston

FAIR. Stained; 59 degrees; 0.14 feet above. White bass are fair with the bite hit or miss on jigs. Catfish are good in the river and getting better in the lake using cut shad or buffalo. Report provided by Randy Reynolds, Randy’s River Adventures Guide Service.

Martin Creek

FAIR. 60 degrees. Water lightly stained; 1.79 feet low. Fishing is similar to weeks past. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and swimbaits sitting on beds in structure. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs near creek channels. Catfish are fair on cut bait, moving shallow as the water heats up.

Medina

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 50.20 feet low. Fishing is similar but should improve as the weather begins to heat up the lake. Black bass are fair shallow using chatterbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on spoons in the creeks. Striped bass are fair deadsticking with small slabs. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

Meredith

SLOW. Water stained; 47 degrees; 52.26 feet low. Water temperatures are warming and all fish are becoming more active. Walleye are good early morning and evening on minnows, grubs, jig heads tipped with minnows, and trolling with lipless crankbaits. Bass are good shallow on creature baits and other plastics. Catfish are fair with decent sized catches using minnows and stink bait. No report on crappie. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey hole.

Millers Creek

GOOD. Water stained; 46 degrees; 2.28 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair using Alabama rigs and creature baits. Crappie are good in the timber with minnows and small jigs. Catfish are fair moving shallow using cut bait.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water clear to stained; 60 degrees. The morning bite continues to be better than the evening. Bass are good, catching some good-sized bucks on their beds, waiting on the females to join them. Best producer for bigger bass is the Alabama rig. Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water murky; 62 degrees. 0.66 feet low. Bass are fair flipping reeds, boat docks, and some success with top waters. Catfish are good around the dam and in the rivers. Crappie are good using jigs and minnows around the dam, docks, and in the reeds. Report provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

FAIR. Stained; 49 degrees; 1.62 feet low. Fishing is picking up as we head into spring. Crappie are migrating shallow with mostly male catches on jigs and minnows. Waiting for the females to move shallow to spawn. Bass are fair off the bank using crankbaits. Catfish are good in deep water on cut shad and trotlines.

O.C. Fisher

FAIR. Water stained; 49 degrees. 42.67 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs in deep brush piles. White bass are fair on silver spoons. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live, and cut bait.

O.H. Ivie

GREAT. Water clear; 50-54 degrees; 16.5 feet low. Channel catfish with a few blue catfish mixed in are good on prepared baits in 41 feet of water. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service. The warmer water is found up the rivers. Bass are good on jerkbaits, swimbaits and Texas Rigs in 10-25 feet of water starting to transition shallow. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Looking for the crappie to start the transition soon.

Oak Creek

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 48 degrees; 6.14 feet low. Catfish are fair on cut bait. Crappie are fair in brush piles using minnows and small jigs. Bass are slow on deep diving crankbaits and Alabama rigs.

Palestine

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.09 feet high. Fishing is similar to week past. Bass are good on big eyed jigs and shimmy shakers and small square bills in 3-9 feet of water near boat docks. Crappie are good in 20-25 feet of water on timber in the river channel. Sand bass are good up river with anglers lined up throwing RatLTraps, and spinnerbaits. Catfish are good along the river and in baited holes using night crawlers. Report by Ricky Vandergriff, Ricky’s Fishing Guide Service. Fishing is still very tough for crappie as the fish are scattered in 8-35 feet of water, and suspended 4-16 feet deep. Report provided by Mark Standrige, Three Nails Guide Service.

Palo Pinto

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 0.85 feet low. White bass are in the channels using silver spoons. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows near the mouths of creeks. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52-60 degrees; 1.70 feet low. Water temp is fluctuating from the low 50s warming to 60 in the late afternoon. Striped bass are great once you find them the bite is game on with live bait. Sand bass have been very hit or miss, the recent rainfall should have them moving up the creeks. Catfish are amazing on cut shad fished on bottom. Report provided by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. Striped bass are slow, but can be caught in 25-55 feet of water near the bottom on the north end of the lake. Soft plastics with a heavy weight to help sink it lower seems to do the trick but be careful not to get hung up in the trees while moving. Do this while slow trolling at 1-1.8 mph in the main river channel. These fish are holding deep so deadsticking with white or chartreuse will work best along with slabs, or using live minnows, perch and shad. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.

Proctor

FAIR. Water clear; 56 degrees; 1.96 feet low. Fishing is improving as the weather warms. Crappie are fair in 12-15 feet of water on minnows. Sand bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid stripers are slow. Black bass are slow. Catfish are fair in the Rush Creek area.

Raven

FAIR. Water stained; 55-60 degrees; 3.50 feet low. Bass are fair in tubes and jigs, and chartreuse spinner baits around grass edges and reeds. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bream. Crappie are fair on minnows. Water is still about 3 ft low and with last night’s rain, extremely muddy. Very low visibility. Water temps are in the low to mid 60s

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 51-56 degrees; 1.93 feet low. White bass are good early morning to midday. Smaller schools are roaming the flats in 27-33 feet of water hugging closer to the bottom to 3 feet. Success with half ounce slabs with multiple crappie jigs tied 12 inches apart. A lot of female white bass are full of eggs migrating from the south end to mid lake and north staging to spawn. Crappie are good in shallow creeks when the sun is out to warm the shallow water. Success with slip bobber and jig. Report by John Varner, John Varner’s Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

SLOW; Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.79 feet low. Fishing is similar as the water warms. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good in 3-10 feet of water using cut shad. Crappie are good in the main creek channels, bridges and structure. Largemouth bass are good on structure in 15-18 feet of water using umbrella rigs.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water clear; 49-55 degrees; 2.37 feet low. Looks like the white bass are a few days late this year, and our ever dependable catfish bite has slowed a bit too. Crappie are good as they move to the shallows for their spawn. A few nice catches on minnows in 2-4 feet of water on the northwest end of the lake. White bass are fair fished slowly on slabs on main lake points and humps in 30 feet of water. Fish are scattered, most often difficult to find and are nearing their annual spawn. Eater sized blue catfish and channel catfish are fair on Danny King’s punch bait Catfish on a #4 Treble Hook in timber on the Richland Arm. The larger blue catfish are good in 5-10 feet of water on main lake windblown points as the water warms during the day biting on shad. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin’ Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 59 degrees; 3.29 feet low. Fish are all moving shallow as the water temperature pushes towards 60 degrees. Bass are shallow on beds biting on soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows, and road runners. Catfish are shallow biting on noodles and cut bait. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Stained; 58 degrees; 1.13 feet high. Crappie are good in 12 feet of water on minnows and jigs in black/chartreuse or shad colors. Black bass are good, spawning on beds in four feet of water biting on crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait in four feet of water. Bluegill are good on worms around the marina. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 57 degrees. 39.04 feet low. Fishing is improving as the water temperature rises with the warmer weather. Crappie are fair in deeper brush piles using minnows and jigs. Bass are fair, moving shallow to spawn. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait coming out from flats to deeper water. Blue cats are biting on chicken liver.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 45 degrees; 1.88 feet low. Crappie house has been busy with the bite warming with the weather. Crappie continue to be good on minnows and jigs in 6-8 feet of water. Blue catfish are good on chicken liver. Bass are shallow on beds biting on creature baits.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 3.30 feet low. The fish are less lethargic as the days increase and water warms. White bass are hit-or-miss with small, nomadic groups milling around both upstream and downstream of the Lampasas River mouth. With a near total lack of current to draw these fish upstream to spawn, the fishing is not as consistent as it could be this time of year. Success horizontal casting with MAL Heavy Lures cast cross-wind. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Sulphur Springs

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 5.43 feet low. Crappie are fair on brush piles using minnows and small jigs near creek channels. Catfish are good drifting with cut bait.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 2.50 feet low. This week Lake Tawakoni has warmer lake temperatures and the fish know it! White bass and hybrid striper are still in the creeks, but we have seen small groups of these fish returning to the main lake and feeding. Slabs, spoons and swimbaits in chartreuse are the ticket right now slow rolled through the fish are working. Eater sized blue catfish bite is in full swing. Catching limits using small pieces of fresh cut shad fishing in 2-15 feet of water. Channel catfish bite has also intensified as we are seeing these fish caught now on bobbers using punch bait with a treble hook. Crappie are back and forth trying to move up into shallow water. If you can catch a couple warm days, look for them in knee deep water on jigs. Bass are really good now as they have moved up extremely shallow on points and sub points with submerged structure holding fish. Report provided by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.68 feet low. Largemouth bass are good shallow on crankbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits along rocky shorelines and points. Crappie are fair on small jigs and live minnows near structure and at the mouths of creeks. Catfish are good on cut shad.

Texoma

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.60 feet low. Striped bass are starting to spawn in 10-30 feet of water on ledges and drop-offs next to deep water. Success with Alabama rigs and swimbaits, with the live bait bite improving. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.22 feet low. The water level is 169.6 with two generators running from noon to 8 P.M. Water temperature in the main lake is 57 degrees and 50 degrees further in the creeks. Toledo Bend is expecting 3-5 inches of rain this week per the National Weather Service. Bass will be scattering from spawning flats to the closest drains and ditches. After a rainfall, go back in the creeks and find the clearest and shallowest water you can as the bass will be feeding up in the new vegetation along the banks where insects and bugs have washed into the lake. Use topwater imitations like popping frogs, buzz baits, spinnerbaits, wacky worms, lizards and don’t forget swim jigs and BIG swimbaits. You might be surprised by what you catch. When the generators run water will be pulled from the feeder creeks to the main lake, big balls of shad are showing up on the boat’s electronics heading to the back of the creeks. Bingo, it’s Springtime, bass and crappie will follow the shad. Crappie are holding in 12-20 feet of water during the day in the creek channels and some schools are moving shallow in the evenings. As the water warms, crappie are in 2-5 feet of water biting on live minnows under a slip cork rig or plastics in monkey milk, bluegrass blue and chartreuse. Fly fishers are casting a white/red collar fly jig and a white/chartreuse Clouser minnow. Catfish are still holding in 2-4 feet of water early in the mornings at the base of Cypress trees mid lake. Catfish are biting on a slip cork rig in 2-3 feet of water from first light to 8:30 A.M. using shrimp, chicken livers and Captain’s garlic weenies. The air is crisp, and the campfires are warm so get the family and go fishing for those good times and memories! Remember to always keep your life jack on while on the water, as the water is cold, and hypothermia is dangerous. Good luck and tight lines! Report provided by Captain Steve “Scooby” Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Mudfish Rod Shop, Kayak and Fishing Guide Service.

Travis

GOOD. Stained; 55 degrees; 21.17 feet low. Crappie are good in 6-15 feet of water biting on chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass fishing is slow after the cold snap and gusty winds. Bass are biting on spoons in 25-30 feet of water on structures. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained. 55 degrees. 12.80 feet low. Check the wind forecast before heading out. Crappie are fair on live baits and crappie jig in 32-37 feet of water on cover. Some have moved up, but the bite is not active yet. Catfish are slow on prepared baits and cut shad in deeper water. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.18 feet above. Check the wind forecast before heading out. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs off the barge in 10 feet of water. Bass are good on live bait, crankbaits and trick worms. Bluegill are good shallow on red worms. Catfish are still slow. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 58-60 degrees; 4.68 feet low. Mornings start slow, but as the water warms the bite improves. Black bass are good in the creeks and coves around the lakes casting and flipping spinnerbaits, swim jigs, and RatLTraps. There still has not been a large wave of fish to come shallow and stay shallow, but it is coming soon. White bass are good in the rivers biting on road runners and RatLTraps. The bite should improve to great after the recent rain. Crappie are good starting to move shallow, but still on brush in the 10-20 feet of water. If you catch a couple 60 degree nights in a row you can usually count on there being a good shallow crappie bite on Waco. Report by Justin Prisock, Prisock’s Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are good with a few yellow catfish mixed in biting on fresh shad and carp. Report by Jason “SPUD” Barton, Cattin’ Around Adventure’s Professional Guide Service. Crappie and white bass continue to be excellent in North and South Bosque biting ATX Lure Company plastics. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water clear; 57-60 degrees. Water temperatures are in the high 50s, still below normal and the power plant is not generating. Fish in the grass on the side of the lake that is protected from the gusty winds. Bass are good on Yum Dingers fished very slow in the grass. The lake is several weeks behind normal years, as there are few catches of spawning bass. Report provided by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide. Bass fishing is good and even better when there is cloud coverage. Bass are shallow biting on plastic worms. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Weatherford

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 41 degrees; 3.27 feet low. Crappie bite has slowed on minnows and jigs in brush piles. Catfish are good on cut shad.

White River

SLOW. Water stained; 52 degrees; 22.43 feet low. The lake should heat up as the weather warms. Look for that magic water temperature of around 60 degrees for the bass and crappie to move shallow for the spawn. Crappie are slow on structure and brush piles using small jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are fair using crankbaits, and RatLTraps. Catfish are fair on cut and prepped bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 2.51 feet low. Striped bass are great schooling midlake in 20-40 feet of water. Success with live bait, or drifting to locate feeding schools of fish. Report by Blake Stritz, Fellowship Fishing Guide Service. Striped bass are good in 20-60 feet of water using soft plastics with a heavy weight to help sink it lower seems to do the trick while slow trolling at 1-1.8 mph in the main river channel. Fish are scattered throughout the reservoir from the dam all the way to the river. These fish are holding deep so deadsticking with white or chartreuse will work as well along with slabs. Look for fish suspended off the bottom as those are the ones that are feeding more actively. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.

Worth

GOOD. Water normally stained; 57 degrees; 2.25 feet low. White bass are good in creeks and in the river as well as on main lake points in shallow water.on Johnson Min-O-Spins and Roadrunners. Crappie are good around marinas, brush piles, and walls with minnows and jigs with white color combinations on cloudy days. Some fish are being reported caught shallow in pre-spawn staging areas. Bass are fair on boat docks and in standing timber on crankbaits and finesse baits. Catfish are good on cut shad and cut-bait in all depths both drifting fishing and fishing anchored both mid-depths and shallow. The report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service and Catfish EdgeReport provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service and Catfish Edge.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 4.27 feet high. Recent rains have stained the water. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad. Largemouth bass should be in spawning mode shallow on beds biting on creature baits. White bass are fair on live bait and slabs.