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Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report

Alan Henry

GOOD. Water clear; 62 degrees; 5.28 feet low. Bait balls are moving all over the lake. Crappie are good in 4-28 feet of water on minnows and jigs. They are full of eggs moving up to spawn. Catfish are slow on liver, fresh cut bait and live perch. Report provided by Randy Britton, Lake Alan Henry Crappie Guide. Bass are good and in prespawn mode biting on senkos, swimbaits and spinner jigs. Report provided by Phillip Pool, Gone Fish’n Guide Service.

Amistad

GOOD. Water clear; 66-69 degrees; 52.94 feet low. Channel and blue catfish are good in 30-60 feet of water on punch bait. Box Canyon ramp is now closed due to low water levels. Report by Captain Kent Terrill, 3T’s Guide Service. Largemouth bass are around the edges of hydrilla. Some fish on beds however, most spawning is on deep ledges. Texas rigged plastics in craw pattern are working 5-15 feet. White bass and stripers are good below 30 feet following shad balls. Catfish are great on stink bait and cut bait. Report by Captain Olin Jensen, Jensen’s Guide Service.

Arlington

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.22 feet low. Bass are fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and spinnerbaits along the grassline. Crappie are on brush piles using jigs and minnows.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 2.80 feet low. Fishing been really good. Blue and channel catfish can be caught out in deeper water drifting with fresh cut shad. Fish can also be caught shallow on the drop-offs. Black bass fishing seems to be picking. White bass are slow. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

GOOD. Water clear; 65-70 degrees; 0.40 feet above. Bass are in full spawning mode. They can be caught with moving baits worked over the beds and targeting larger females with jigs and craw imitations lures. Look for beds in 2-4 feet of water. Crappie are spawning as well. Work the outside of docks with small jigs in 4-6 feet of water. Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Austin

GOOD. Water clear; 66 degrees; 0.56 feet low. Bass are good in the canals with wacky worms, small paddle tail swimbait, or a shaky head senkos in shallow water. Cloudy days are producing the best bite. On Lady Bird lake bass are good in shallow water near bridge pylons. Early morning topwater bite with hollow bodied frogs over the grass. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.50 feet below. Fishing should improve under the full moon this weekend. Black bass are fair shallow weightless senkos, chatterbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair using minnows and jigs on the structure and brush piles. Catfish are good on cut and prepped bait.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water clear; 68 degrees. Lake Bastrop is fishing good. There are some fish still on beds with the full moon coming this week but a lot are done and feeding up. Best bet is to run the grass lines in pockets and work the edges of those, either front side or back side where the grass starts from the sand. A lot of the bites are coming just in the grass from the sandy areas. Use 4-5 inch worms in those areas. A shallow crankbait will get you bit as well. There are some fish deeper as well and you can catch those around humps using Carolina rigged small worms and creature baits as well as small straight tail swimbaits on small ball head jigs, Ned rigs and shaky heads. If you want to catch bed fish, work the reeds in as deep of water as possible. Report provided by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.

Belton

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 3.70 feet low. White bass are active in 6-10 feet of water on brush piles. Lingering crappie in the rivers biting on hand ties using a 12 foot crappie rod to maximize extension from the boat. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service.

Benbrook

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 5.17 feet low. Largemouth bass are good on flukes and senkos. Crappie are fair on brush piles and docks using minnows and jigs. White bass are fair around the mouths of creeks and main lake humps and points using slabs. Catfish are good on cut baits.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water clear; 65 degrees; 0.64 feet low. Spring pattern is locked in and the fish are biting well. Crappie are good shallow on minnows or jigs. Catfish are good in 15-20 feet of water on cut bait. Sand bass are good in the main lake creek channel. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Brady

Good. Water dirty; 72 degrees; 8.15 feet low. Largemouth bass are excellent up to 8 pounds on watermelon red senkos, chatterbaits in shallow water. White bass are good on crankbaits. Crappie are good in Brady Creek with live minnows. Catfish are good in 6-8 feet of water with cut bait.

Braunig

GOOD. Water stained, 72 degrees. Red drum have been excellent for shoreline anglers and boaters alike, using crawfish and live perch, trolling and casting dark colored soft plastics and crankbaits. Largemouth bass have been good around shorelines with reeds or structure on dark colored soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Catfish have been good on cheese bait, minnows, and worms.

Bridgeport

GOOD. Water normal stain; 62 degrees; 4.53 feet low. Sand bass and hybrid striped bass are feeding off and on throughout the day. The north end has had some pretty good action mid morning around working birds. For now, deadsticking has been very effective, and the slab bite should pick up pretty quickly. Largemouth bass are heading toward their spawn. Check out points at the entrances to big coves. Craw colored crankbaits and craw soft plastics have been producing well. Crappie have certainly moved shallow, especially in the north end. Try dipping some minnows around the shallow cover between docks. The spawn will continue moving south as it gets warmer. Look for blue catfish to move up shallower near old timber where cormorants roost using cut shad. Report by Keith Bunch, Lake Bridgeport Guide Service.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water stained; 62-65 degrees; 2.61 feet low. Bass are good with catches up to 7.5 pounds on jigs, crankbaits and spinner baits in 1-10 feet of water. Crappie are excellent with catches just under two pounds on Lit’l Fishies in 3-9 feet of water. White bass are excellent on crankbaits and swimbaits on rock in 2-6 feet of water.

Buchanan

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 5.00 feet low. Crappie are good in 3-12 feet of water using a chartreuse jig. White bass are good on main lake points in 15-20 feet of water on slabs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 67 degrees; 1.44 feet high. Bass bite is still slow on Caddo with all these cold fronts and the level of the lake fluctuating so much. The grass bite is coming around and will get better with the bream starting to bed up. The tree bite is still the best bet with the use of flukes and wacky worms still main weapons. A swimbait is coming into play around the trees now as it warms up some as well as the frog bite. Stick to your basics with dark colors in stained and natural colors in clear water. As always the beauty of this lake is breathtaking even if the bite is slow so come enjoy God’s creation and maybe get that bite of a lifetime. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship

Calaveras

GOOD. Water stained, 71 degrees. Red drum are good on shrimp, crawfish, perch and tilapia in water 12 feet of water or less around and underneath schooling baitfish. Channel and blue catfish have been good on cheese bait, minnows and worms around the park shoreline, pier area, and the railroad trestle for boaters.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58-60 degrees; 1.36 feet low. Bass are very good midlake and spawning in the backs of creeks. Throw your favorite plastic, such as, weightless senkos, flukes, and small swimbaits. White bass and striped bass are under the birds biting small swimbaits, topwaters, jigging spoons and live bait. Crappie are slow. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 62-67 degrees; 1.61 feet low. Fishing is easy and will only get better with the full moon. Crappie are excellent under docks and on brush piles in 2-18 feet of water using jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are excellent in 5-10 feet of water on brush piles and retaining walls using Texas rigs and buzz baits. White and hybrid bass are excellent starting to school on main lake humps and points biting on and silver slabs. Catfish are good spawning on shallow flats biting live or cut shad. Report by Kyle Miers, Lake Country Outfitters.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 19.75 feet low. Bass are very good near grass and hydrilla on spinnerbaits, RatLTraps, and crankbaits. By the dam big Carolina rigs and deep diving crankbaits are producing. White bass are on humps by the dam using live bait or jigging spoons. Crappie are improving to good on main lake brush piles using live bait. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Cisco

GOOD. Water clear; 68 degrees; 4.01 feet low. Fishing has been tough during the day due to high winds, please check the forecast before heading out. Crappie are great in the evening and night on minnows and jigs. Report by Jason Miller, Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

SLOW. Slightly stained; 61 degrees; 2.24 feet low. Look for fish to move shallow in the full moon. Bass are fair shallow along vegetation and structure biting on crankbaits, chatterbaits and RatLTraps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs on main lake brush piles. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

Conroe

GOOD. Slightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.09 feet low. Water clarity is good, but a lot of pollen on the graph. Some catfish are being caught on bulkheads early and late as the shad are in spawn. Shaded docks in the afternoon producing decent catches using liver, shrimp, catfish bubblegum. Hybrid bass are schooling in 17-27 feet of water trolling with a hellbender and a pet spoon, or using your electronics to find them. Many have had success in deeper coves. Some crappie are spawning in the shallows. Success catching spawned out crappie in 13-25 feet of water using black/chartreuse or monkey milk crappie magnets in standing timber, lay downs, and brush piles. Not getting many hits on minnows in the deeper water. Black bass are good using creature baits, Texas rigs and deadsticking with weightless senkos near bulkheads. Multiple buck bass biting creature baits on beds in 3-8 feet of water early morning. Transition into deeper water in the afternoon with creature baits and RatLTraps. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy Lake Conroe Fishing Guide.

Cooper

GREAT. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 4.25 feet low. Blue catfish are great on fresh cut bait. Channel catfish are slow on prepared baits. Report by Johnny Ward, Ward’s Catfish Guide Service.

Corpus Christi Lake

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 4.59 feet low. Fish are still being caught the same way. Catfish are good in 2 feet of water on worms, soap baits, shad, and perch. Largemouth bass are good 2-4 feet of water near structure on crankbaits, RatLTraps, and jigs. White bass good 4-8 feet of water near the dam on jigs and spoons. Crappie good 2 feet of water on minnows and jigs near structure 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 stained; 60 degrees; 2.11 feet low. Recent rain and big wind has a lot of the shallow water stained. Main lake temperatures are in the upper 60s and the shallows are hovering in the low 70s. There are still fish moving and feeding in shallows. With the shad spawn approaching, look for the bass to be feeding heavy in the areas where they spawn. Fast moving baits like lipless crank baits and spinner baits are good choices but this is my favorite time to use buzzbaits to target these fish. Crappie are still good in the shallows around structure like dock pilings or retaining walls. Slip cork rigs with bright color jigs such as electric chicken are producing a lot of bites. Look for the catfish in the areas where fresh water runoff and creeks have flowed into the lake. These fish can be caught on multiple baits such as fresh cut shad, punch bait or even night crawlers work well in these areas. Report by Captain Mike Thompson, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water normally stained, 66 degrees; 3.20 feet low. White bass are good in creeks and in the river as well as on main lake points in shallow water on shiners and roadrunners. Crappie are good around marinas, brush piles, and walls in shallow water with minnows and jigs with white color combination 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 and main lake structure. Blue catfish are good on cut bait drift fishing and anchored in mid-depths and shallow as long as there is 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; 70 degrees; 41.64 feet low. Bass are good on chatterbaits, creature baits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on submerged timber, and spawning by the dam. Catfish are good shallow. Carp are good bow fishing. Gar are in open water.

Fayette

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees. The spring bite is on so the fish are biting similar. Bass are good on shallow crankbaits and water dogs in 2-8 feet water. Catfish are full of eggs and on nests, hitting punch bait around structure in 4-10 feet water. Perch are good on worms or crickets on shallow flats. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Fork

FAIR. Water Stained; 61-68 degrees; 6.12 feet low. Lake Fork crappie fishing in finally starting to feel like normal spring fishing. This past week the crappie really started to show up in the normal springtime areas in numbers. With the lake level still 6 feet down those fish we typically see in 10-18 feet are more like 5-13 feet this year. Big fish ready to spawn are being pulled for the bottom of timber in those depths. I’m still also seeing fish on the way to spawning areas in 15-25 feet on timber. Lots of people are taking advantage of the super shallow spawners still in less than 3 feet of water on jigs or minnows under corks. Minnows are still producing really well for my customers but jigs will also get the job done this time of year. It’s a great time to get out and crappie fish Lake Fork or any of the great East Texas lakes. Report provided by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service. Bass are good with some fish on spawning beds. Windy banks and points are good with chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and shad pattern square bill in 1-4 feet of water. Some good fish tight to big wood on Xcite Green Pumpkin Lizards in 2-4 feet of water. Report by Lake Fork fishing guide Marc Mitchell and Jason Hoffman, Lake Fork Pro.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 66 degrees; 2.11 feet low. Hybrid bass and white bass are fair on structure using live bait. Crappie are reported to be good on jigs and minnows near the mouths of creeks. Catfish are good in shallow to moderate depths on cut bait. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Graham

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.43 feet low. Crappie are good near the crappie house using minnows and jigs. Sand bass are good on slabs, and shad imitation baits. Catfish are good on jug lines and cut bait.

Granbury

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.35 feet low. Fish are scattered throughout the reservoir. Striped bass are slow in 20-40 feet of water using live bait and artificials including umbrella-rigs. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.49 feet high. Black bass are good to five pounds on red shad power worms fished up river around timber. Crappie are good on hand tied jigs fished in 1-4 feet of water all over the lake. White bass are fair on spoons and RatLTraps fished along shallow road beds. Blue catfish are very good on shad fished in 2-4 feet of water. Yellow catfish are fair on frontlines fished up river. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.27 feet low. Northwest winds are dangerous, but fishing is good when there is a southwest wind. Check the forecast before heading out. White bass are good following the birds and devouring swimbaits. Boat ramps are in good shape. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 40.74 feet low. Look for fish to move shallow in the full moon. The water has reached a good temperature to see the bass spawning. Look for shallow beds flipping creature baits, Texas rigs, and minnows. Crappie and white bass are fair near gravel beds and brush piles using jigs and minnows.

Houston County

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.20 feet above. Crappie are good on brush piles and docks using minnows and jigs. Bass are good in shallow vegetation on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

Hubbard Creek

GOOD. Water Stained; 62 degrees; 3.33 feet low. Look for fish to move shallow in the full moon. White bass are good in the creeks and upper end of the reservoir using slabs or silver jigging spoons. Catfish are good in shallow to moderate depths on cut bait. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Jacksonville

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.13 feet above. Largemouth bass are fair along the shoreline with Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs near the mouth of creek channels on brush piles. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

Joe Pool

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.95 feet low. Fishing is good on Joe Pool. Bass are good, on windblown points using squarebills, dropshots, Carolina rigs, and senkos. Crappie are good near the dam on brush piles, and structure. Report provided by Ben Robertson, Ben’s Bass Excursions.

Lake O’ the Pines

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.60 feet above. Spring pattern is locked in and the fish are biting well. The cold snap may slow the bite, but it should pick back up. Crappie are excellent shallow on stumps using minnows. Catfish are good shallow on cheese bait. Sand bass are excellent north of the 259 bridge and below the dam. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 55-58 degrees; 0.36 feet low. Fishing is similar as we hop into the Easter weekend. White bass and the hybrid striped bass have made their way up the creek systems. Rooster tails and small crappie jigs are working well. Live bait such as minnows crawfish and extra large minnows will attract both species. When targeting a white bass use a four pound line, and a 8-12 pound monofilament for hybrid striped bass. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.70 feet low. Crappie are good in 4-18 feet of water on chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Lewisville

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.47 feet low. White bass are starting to show up on points and humps in 20-30 feet of water. Slabs or live bait have worked well. 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 from 2-35 feet of water in piles of leaves, stumps, laydowns, brush piles, standing timber, and bridge columns have all produced fish using minnows and jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendaRod Fishing.

Limestone

GREAT. Water clear; 65 degrees; 0.04 feet above. Crappie are good spawning in four feet or less in the creek biting on minnows. Largemouth bass are good with a full spawn in the creeks in less than four feet of water. Bass are biting on chatterbaits, spinner baits, and Texas rigs. White bass are good on main lake points in 7-14 feet of water on silver jigging spoons. Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.

Livingston

GOOD. Stained; 65 degrees; 0.24 feet below. Catfish are good with a steady bite on cut shad. White bass are good moving out of the creeks into the the main lake using slabs. Report provided by Randy Reynolds, Randy’s River Adventures Guide Service.

Martin Creek

SLOW. 64 degrees. Water lightly stained; 0.07 feet above. Crappie are in the middle of the spawn. Bass are good in beds along the shoreline with plastics. Texas rigs, crankbaits, and swimbaits. Crappie are good on brush piles, and submerged timer. Catfish are fair on punch bait and liver.

Medina

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 53.04 feet low. Black bass are fair shallow using chatterbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on spoons on main lake points. Striped bass are fair following bait balls. Catfish are good with cut bait.

Meredith

GOOD. Water stained; 50-53 degrees; 52.39 feet low. Bass good on minnow and artificial baits. Males are up in the shallow water, and females hanging deeper water. Catfish are good on minnows, crawlers, and shrimp with several catches in Harbor Bay Area. Crappie are slow, with very few reports, but should turn on any day using minnows and jigs. Walleye have been good with minnows, grubs and artificials. Multiple reports of many milting males caught. Trout are good on power baits and small spinners. Please watch weather and wind reports.This week is a rough one. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey hole.

Millers Creek

GOOD. Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.48 feet low. Look for fish in the full moon this Easter weekend. Bass are shallow on beds biting on creature baits, and crankbaits. Crappie are on main lake brush piles using jigs and minnows. Catfish are shallow on windblown points using cut shad and prepared baits.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water clear to stained; 67 degrees. We are in the early-to-mid stages of the bass spawn. Many buck bass are up shallow and some egg-filled girls are moving in. Red colored lizards, craws, and creature baits are in order. A few 3-5 pound bass stacked off-shore over deep creek beds using an Alabama rig. The Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water murky; 67 degrees. 0.66 feet low. Bass have been good in the reeds and up in the rivers, flipping soft plastics. Crappie have been good around the bridge, dam, reeds, and boat docks. Using black and chartreuse crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish have been good around the dam and in the rivers using cut bait. Report provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

SLOW. Stained; 58 degrees; 1.70 feet low. Fishing has been good. Crappie are shallow 3-5 feet of water with catches on blue/white jigs and minnows. Sand bass on main lake windblown points jigs. Bass are fair off the bank using crankbaits. Catfish are good in deep and shallow water on cut shad and trotlines.

O.C. Fisher

FAIR. Water stained; 65 degrees; 43.03 feet low. Look for fish to move shallow with the approaching full moon. Largemouth bass are good in shallow vegetation on crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs on main lake brush piles. White bass are fair on silver spoons and slabs on windblown points and humps. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live, and cut bait.

O.H. Ivie

GREAT. Water clear; 60-63 degrees; 17.28 feet low. White bass are good with live bait or jigs at the mouths of rivers in 18-20 feet of water. Crappie are slow suspended 15-30 feet of water on jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are good shallow as the spawn season is upon us. Catfish are good shallow on prepared baits, live and cut bait. Good time to bow fish for Gar and Carp.

Oak Creek

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 64-65 degrees; 6.50 feet low. Fishing is good when the winds allow. Crappie are good limiting on nice size fish in lights at night on minnows. Bass are good on worms and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs in 20-25 feet of water. Report provided by Randall Pate, Sportsman’s Lodge.

Palestine

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.16 feet high. Fishing is good when the winds allow it. Bass are up tight bedding in 1-2 feet of water. Crappie are good in the shallows on the north end using minnows and jigs. Success wade fishing through the bushes. White bass are slow on points and boathouses using Rat-L-Traps. Catfish are good around boathouses, river in baited holes on nightcrawlers. Report by Ricky Vandergriff, Ricky’s Fishing Guide Service. Crappie fishing is good on days with light winds. Still finding fish in 10-28 feet of water around structure with most fish suspended at 4-14 feet deep. Report provided by Mark Standrige, Three Nails Guide Service.

Palo Pinto

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 1.06 feet low. Bass are fair along shorelines with vegetation using Texas rigs, crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are good on the main lake submerged brush piles using jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on commercial baits and cut bait.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60-65 degrees; 1.82 feet low. Striped bass fishing is really getting good with the key being live bait. Sand bass are also starting to pick back up. Chartreuse and white slabs jigged on bottom is working best. Catfish are fair in shallow water using cut shad fished on bottom. Report provided by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. Hybrid bass are good mid lake on live bait, and artificials such as umbrella-rigs in 20-50 feet of water. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.

Proctor

FAIR. Water stained; 63 degrees; 2.09 feet low. Fishing has been poor for all species due to high winds, but mild wind in the forecast should improve conditions. Crappie are fair bank fishing.

Raven

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 72 degrees; 3 feet low. Fishing should move up shallow in the full moon. Catfish are good, with a hot bite on live bluegill. Bass are active early morning on top waters and tubes around the grass. Crappie are good on minnows around structure.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.38 feet low. White bass are good in shallow flats and drop-offs in 10-24 feet water throwing 3 inch twitching jig with a half ounce head for shallow fish and slabs with 1 jig for deeper fish. Fish are still spawning moving fast staying in deeper water till the shallows warm then move up to spawn. Shad have not spawned yet but close. Crappie are showing up at the marinas and jigs and minnows working equally well. Report by John Varner, John Varner’s Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

SLOW; Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.42 feet low. Blue and channel catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in submerged structures. Largemouth bass are good in spawning areas on spinners, swimbaits in submerged timber. White bass are fair on slabs.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water clear; 50-56 degrees; 2.24 feet low. Crappie are slow as they move to the shallows for their spawn. A few nice catches on minnows and minnows in 20 feet of water. White bass are slow on main lake points and humps in 35-40 feet of water deadsticking with slabs. 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 near a slope, drop-off, and back of coves. Fish on the bottom and you will find fish. Best days will be breezy with clouds. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin’ Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.70 feet low. Fresh water is coming down the river, and the lake level is rising, helping the spawn. Grass is coming back slowly. Bass are good on beds with flukes and craw plastics. Some bass have spawned out and are good on flukes and Texas rigs in deeper water. Crappie are good the fish spawning shallow are biting jigs, and shiners under a cork. The fish working back out to brush piles are biting on shiners. Catfish are shallow spawning. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Stained; 62 degrees; 1.08 feet high. Bass are very good, shallow, starting nesting. Hitting craw jigs and crank baits, 3-8 feet of water. Crappie very good moving on main lake brush piles in 12-18 feet of water using minnows and most jig colors. Catfish are good, on flats in 2-6 feet deep. Bite is on Shad, liver, and punch bait. White bass and hybrids are slow due to 20 mph winds this week. Using spoons for trolling or using shad and pencil minnows 8-10 feet of water. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 66 degrees. 39.62 feet low. Warm weather, mild winds and full moon will make for good fishing this Easter weekend. Bass are good shallow in vegetation on crankbaits, and soft plastics. Crappie are good on main lake structure using minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on windblown points and humps with slabs. Channel catfish are fair on live and cut bait on windblown points.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 58 degrees; 2.17 feet low. Windy Texas days persist, but when the wind allows the fish are shallow especially with the approaching full moon. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, chicken liver, and cut perch. Bass are good shallow biting bass minnows, crankbaits, and RatLTraps. Crappie are good near the crappie house and shallow using live minnows and jigs. White bass are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 3.83 feet low. White bass are returning to the lake after a very weak spawn with lots of small fish now making up the catch. Trolling small, shad-imitating crankbaits is effective. Once an area is found with a concentration of fish present, casting the MAL Heavy with silver blade and chartreuse tail works well to add numbers to the catch. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Sulphur Springs

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 3.73 feet low. Bass are fair shallow using crankbaits and flukes. Crappie are fair on submerged brush piles with jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair with punch bait and cut bait.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.66 feet low. Windy, windy, windy! Lake Tawakoni has been hard to fish this past week with huge northwest winds then an immediate turnaround of south winds gusting to 40 mph. With that said, the blue catfish in the 2-5 pound range have still been good and limits have been reached despite the tough conditions. Fresh Shad cut in very small pieces is putting fish in the boat. Look for water in the 2-10 feet range and target wind blown points. The hybrid and white bass bite has been moderate at best this week mainly due to the foot rise in water level mixed w/ very windy conditions. The fish we are seeing on side imaging are in 25-32 feet and moving fast. Slab spoons in 1oz topped with a crappie jig are working. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 1-10 feet of water. The spawn is still going strong. Bass are great in very shallow water on small crankbaits and flukes. Target shallow docks and even try the rip rap around retaining walls.Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service. Report provided by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

FAIR. Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.65 feet low. Crappie are fair, hit-or-miss on brush piles north of Sandy Creek and the Navidad River on minnows. Catfish are good throughout the lake on liver perch, cut bait and juglines.

Texoma

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.72 feet low. Striped bass are surfacing chasing bait, so the birds are up and working the west and north end of the lake close to where the rivers feed in. Small males and box sized fish are on humps and ledges. Deeper water holding bigger fish. Alabama rigs and swimbaits are working, and the time for the slab bite is approaching. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water stained; 64 degrees; 1.86 feet low. The water level is 170.1 with no generator running. The buck Bass are still holding shallow in and around the beds waiting on the full moon. The magic spawn temperature for a bass is 68-72 degrees. The weather forecasts that rain and two fronts are on their way again for two days this week. After a rainfall, head to the back of the creeks and find clear, shallow, calm and stable water out of the current. The bass will be feeding 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 them swim jigs and BIG swimbaits. The first wave of crappie are in the transition period moving off the banks to 10 feet of water. water early in the mornings at the base of Cypress trees mid lake. Catfish are biting on a slip cork rig in 2-4 feet of water in teh cypress trees near the Mid Lake area. Best bite from first light to 8:30 a.m. using shrimp, chicken livers and Captain’s garlic (chicken flavored) weenies. The air is starting to warm at night and summer is coming, so get the family and go fishing for those good times and

Travis

GOOD. Stained; 65 degrees; 22.59 feet low. Bass are good on beds in the backs of pockets and shallow docks. White bass are good on windblown banks using small swimbaits and little slab spoons. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Lake Travis is fishing well. Fish are mostly shallow right now and there are still some on beds. A lot of the bigger females seem to be done but look hard and you may run across some. Work lizards or craw worms around these areas to get bit or even a jig or stick bait will get bit as well. If you don’t want to slow down, a shallow crankbait in 5-10 feet of water will catch you some. Cover a lot of water until you find them stacked up. There are also fish out deep so a drop shot, Carolina rig, Texas rig or jig will get bites in those areas off cliffs and deep ledges. Report provided by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.

Twin Buttes

GOOD. Water stained. 62 degrees. 13.09 feet low. Crappie are holding in 4-8 feet of water, with some deep in 40 feet of water biting on jigs and minnows. White bass are good shallow in 2 feet or less with any kind of shiny crankbait or spinners. Channel catfish are good, starting to hit shallow in 4-9 feet of water on prepared baits. No bass report. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.16 feet above. Fishing is good and shallow as we hop into Easter weekend. Bass are good on trick worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs. Bluegill are good on red worms. Catfish are good on stink bait. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 68-70 degrees; 5.08 feet low. Catfish are good shallow up to 8 feet of water on windblown points and banks using cut baits. Yellow catfish are good in the evenings. Report by Jason “SPUD” Barton, Cattin’ Around Adventure’s Professional Guide Service. Crappie are good in 3-6 feet of water in the river, and on shallow brush piles in the main lake using hand tied jigs and 12 foot crappie rod to maximize extension from the boat. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service. We fished for crappie from 10am to 4pm. Crappie are good midday rotating between electric chicken colored jigs and minnows fished under bobbers in about 2-4 feet of water. Bass seem to be in mostly post spawn, but a few are still spawning. Look to steeper banks in protected areas pitching a plastic around. The white bass run is on its way downhill, but you can still catch them in the rivers. Blud and channel catfish are good shallow. Report by Justin Prisock, Prisock’s Fishing Guide Service.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water clear; 64 degrees. Bass are good early morning on small swimbaits and senkos out to 10 feet of water. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Decker Lake is really fishing strong quality wise as lots of 4-8 pound bass are being caught regularly. You can get a lot of bites on soft plastic stick baits in watermelon and green pumpkin colors right now. Work shallow flats, backs of creeks and grass edges all around the lake. You can also throw shallow, mid or deep crankbaits to get some bites and you may run across some hybrids throw crankbaits as well. These can be as big as 8-9 pounds so they are a lot of fun. Report provided by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.

Weatherford

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 3.64 feet low. Bass are good using crankbaits and finesse baits. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait on windblown points.

White River

SLOW. Water stained; 58 degrees; 23.01 feet low. Windy weather has the water murky slowing the bite. Crappie are fair with many smaller catches on jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp. Largemouth bass should be migrating shallow to beds biting on creature baits.

Whitney

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 2.41 feet low. Striped bass are good using live bait and artificials, such as swimbaits and umbrella rigs, in 20-40 feet of water. Striped bass can be caught throughout the reservoir. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.

Worth

GOOD. Water normally stained; 66 degrees; 1.92 feet low. Fish are biting the same way as we head into a weekend with a full moon. White bass are good in creeks and in the river as well as on main lake points in shallow water and in the river on shiners and road runners. Crappie are good around marinas, brush piles, and walls with minnows and jigs with white color combination on cloudy days as well as in the river. 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. Report provided by Chad Ferguson, North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 5.86 feet above. High winds are keeping boats off the water. Catfish are good in Herron Creek. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows on brush piles. Report by Brooks Tarkington, Lake Wright Patman Guide Service.