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Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report

Alan Henry

FAIR. Water clear; 84 degrees; 9.29 feet low. Crappie are good 25-30 feet of water using live bait and jigs. Report provided by Randy Britton, Lake Alan Henry Crappie Guide.

Amistad

GOOD. Water clear; 83 degrees; 64.47 feet low. Dog days of summer are definitely here. Bass are being caught on topwater baits in the morning. Move to the hydrilla grass when the sun is up using punch rigs and jigs. Unfortunately, due to the low water conditions Diablo boat ramp is closed. Rough canyon boat ramp is the only boat ramp remaining open. Report by Captain Olin Jensen, Jensen’s Guide Service. Channel catfish are great in 3-10 feet of water along the edge of grass and stick ups with cheese bait. White bass are surface action near the dam in the evening. Black bass are good off the grass using creature baits. Report by Captain Kent Terrill, 3T Guide Service.

Arlington

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 92 degrees; 5.06 feet low. Bass are good holding to structure and vegetation biting on topwaters early, switching to crankbaits later in the day. White bass are good on spoons and slabs. Catfish are good off the bank with punch bait and chicken liver.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 83-85 degrees; 4.70 feet low. Blue catfish are good drifting in the main lake with fresh cut shad. Crappie are good on structure in deep water. White bass can be caught early and late schooling on main lake points. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

FAIR. Water clear; 88 degrees; 1.52 feet below. Summertime fishing patterns are the same. Bass are fair schooling early and late in the day biting small white moving baits and topwaters, and along main lake grass lines with jigs and shaky head ribbon tail worms. Crappie are slow on deep brush out to 20 feet of water with jigs and minnows. White bass can be caught sporadically near schooling bass. Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.63 feet low. Fish are feeding in low light conditions so focus on underwater lights. Bass are biting on dropshots near creek mouths and brush piles, and small crankbaits on rock structures. Slow bite for crappie and white bass. Lady Bird Lake is fair for bass using weightless worms in the grass, or topwater frogs in grass pockets early in the morning. Bluegill are bedding shallow, so look for fish shallow feeding on the bluegill. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Bass Weightless worm in grass topwater frog early in grass pocket along the bank

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.14 feet below. Summertime fishing patterns continue. Bass are fair on topwaters over grass at sunrise, and with dropshot and crankbaits along grass ledges later in the day. Crappie are fair using minnows and jigs on deeper main lake structures and brush piles. Catfish are good moving shallow biting cut and cheese bait.

Bastrop

GREAT. Water clear; 98 degrees. Bass are good with schooling action the first couple hours after sunrise biting on clear topwater baits, then on points with shaky heads, small spoons and Alabama rigs with very small white grubs. Crappie are slow on live minnows in vegetation. Catfish are good on cut bait. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Belton

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 8.43 feet low. Fishing is similar but should improve as the weather moderates and the surface temperature begins to cool. White bass fishing continues to be very tough and difficult to pattern. Small schools are chasing the abundant young of the year shad in above the thermocline, occasionally showing themselves as they burst to the surface to feed on shad, then disappear again. Best chances are to look for brief topwater action at first light and last light, and anticipate this activity to be short-lived. MAL Original Lures work well when white bass are feeding on mature shad, but the #13 Pet Spoons cast on light braid or mono with a fully-spooled spinning reel work well when fish are feeding on young of the year shad. Downrigging will produce bonus fish in the first three hours of the morning and the last 90 minutes of the day. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Benbrook

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 9.50 feet low. Summertime pattern persists but fish can be caught with a little dedication and perseverance. Crappie are good in standing timber in 14-25 feet of water with jigs, but best on minnows. White bass and hybrids are slow on main lake humps with slabs and live bait. Largemouth bass are fair in 8-20 feet of water points and rocks and standing timber with deep diving crankbaits and Texas rigged 10 inch worms. Catfish are good in standing timber under roosting birds and punch bait. Report by James Davis, James Davis Guide Service.

Bob Sandlin

SLOW. Water clear; 90 degrees; 1.83 feet low. Crappie are slow on brush in 20-25 feet of water biting on minnow and jigs. Bass are slow on topwaters shallow early morning, deep water points after the sun rises. Catfish are slow on baited holes 20 feet of water using cheese bait or cut bait. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Brady

GOOD. Water dirty; 90 degrees; 10.59 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits in the salt cedars and rocks early and late. White bass are good, schooling all over the lake biting on crankbaits and topwaters. Crappie are slow around the marina. Catfish are good on cut bait or live perch on trotlines or jugs in 5-10 feet of water.

Braunig

FAIR. Water lightly stained, 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair along reed beds using chartreuse and gold spinner baits, or dark colored soft plastics. Red drum are good on live bait in the 10-20 feet of water and near the dam. Channel catfish have been good off the recreational shoreline and pier area on worms and frozen shrimp. Hybrid Strippers no report.

Bridgeport

GOOD. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 6.79 feet low. All ramps are open but may be steeper in the near future. The water is clear with water temperatures staying in the mid 80s range. Sand bass are surfacing randomly around the lake early morning and late evening using small imitation shad. On still days you can see them from a distance. Crappie remain very good around the bridge and main lake structure, docks and brush piles using minnows and jigs. Largemouth bass continue to be good on topwater baits early in the day, moving to main lake points with deep water nearby using Texas rigged worms in pumpkin seed worked low and slow. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait in shallow water. Be sure to check out the new catfish regulations from Texas Parks and Wildlife. Report by Keith Bunch, Lake Bridgeport Guide Service.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 6.37 feet low. Bass good to five pounds on jigs,Texas rigged worms and crankbaits scattered around the rocky boulders 1-12 feet of water. Crappie to one pound are excellent on minnows 10-13 feet of water over brush piles and structure. White bass are slow on crankbaits and jigs under the lights, with some schooling action. Catfish are slow on prepared baits around baited holes and flats.

Bryan

SLOW. Water normal stain; 85 degrees. Fishing continues to be slow for all species, with few reports Small channel catfish are fair on punch bait, and live or dead perch and goldfish. Crappie are slow on submerged structures off boat docks and in front of the restaurant with live minnows. Black bass are slow with the occasional catch using live minnows off Rocky Point, and the rocks under the bridge along the canal. Report by The Bait Barn.

Buchanan

GREAT. Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 14.34 feet low. Largemouth bass are good near rock piles shallow early and out to 25 feet of water later in the day. White bass are good with topwaters when there is surface action, switching to deep diving crankbaits and spoons for suspended fish. A few striped bass are mixed in with the whites. Night fishing is producing good striped bass working lights around docks. Largemouth bass are good at night throwing crankbaits and swimbaits through the lights. Report provided by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.25 feet below. Caddo is very low so use extreme caution when boating on the lake. The fish seem to be moving into the creeks, bayous and the river as the lake levels drop. Topwater baits, and Texas rigged worms or a dropshot on the grass lines, points and cuts will get you bit. As always the majestic views are amazing seeing a lake God spoke into existence. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

FAIR. Water lightly stained, 88 degrees. Recreational shoreline anglers seeing better catches on the far west shorelines and recreation areas. Boaters are seeing fair catches on small silver and gold spoons in the 15-25 feet of water. Blue and channel catfish are fair for boaters in 20-25 feet of water using cut and live baits. Days without wind have been tough for anglers.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 5.68 feet low. Bass are good with your favorite topwaters along grass and rocky points. Switch to dropshots and Ned rigs to bluff walls, and anywhere with tapering rocks in 12-18 feet of water. White bass and stripers are schooling by the dam first light biting topwaters, jigging spoons and small swimbaits. Crappie are best up the river with live minnows. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 82-88 degrees; 4.67 feet low. Crappie are excellent on main lake brush piles in 12-18 feet of water using minnows and small jigs. Largemouth bass are excellent on brush piles in 8-14 feet of water using Carolina rigs and shaky heads, early morning with chatterbaits and squarebills have been productive around points with rocks. White bass and hybrid bass are excellent on main lake deep humps and drop-offs using silver spoons and live shad. Catfish are excellent using shad and cut bait fished along humps and baited holes. Report by Kyle Miers, Lake Country Outfitters.

Choke Canyon

GREAT. Water stained; 89 degrees; 22.62 feet low. Bass are good targeting clear water with Texas rigged worms, senkos and flukes in 8-10 feet of water, or flipping into grass and deeper hydrilla with a one ounce tungsten weight on your favorite plastics. There is a good topwater frog bite all over the lake early in the morning. River bite is good with topwater frogs and swim jigs around the grass. Crappie are good over brush with live minnows in 12-25 feet of water. Catfish are good shallow with cheese bait on a slip cork. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Cisco

GREAT. Water stained; 84 degrees; 6.73 feet low. The catfish and perch bites are good this week. Channel and flathead catfish are good on perch and frozen shad in 5-10 feet of water. Report by Jason Miller, Lake Cisco Rentals..

Coleman

GOOD. Slightly stained; 85-87 degrees; 4.84 feet low. Crappie are good with jigs or minnows on brush piles. Hybrid striped bass are good on imitation. They are chasing bait fish all over the lake. Bass are good with fish to 6 pounds on a green pumpkin jigs, black blue jigs, shad color swim jigs.

Conroe

GOOD. Slightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.71 feet below. Catfish continue to be plentiful biting in the same patterns on ledges, points, and under the 1097 bridge on catfish bubblegum, liver, worms, or stink bait. Bream have been everywhere, robbing the bait almost too fast for the catfish to find it. Trophy catfish can be caught drifting or suspending natural bait on ledges and flats. Report by Brad Doyle, Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie are slow to fair on minnows and jigs in 14-22 feet of water on structure. Smaller baits paired with a 1/16-1/32 ounce jig are working well. Report by Justin Burns, Slab Donkey Guide Service. Hybrids are fair to good in 16-24 feet of water using live bait or jigging vertically. Many juvenile 17 inch, with some keepers and white bass mixed in. Please check the tooth patch in Texas Parks and Wildlife. Black bass are good near structure in 12-22 feet of water near structure using creature baits, and crankbaits. Stay hydrated in this heat and always wear your life jacket! Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy Lake Conroe Fishing Guide.

Cooper

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 88 degrees. Fishing should improve after the cold front, but will definitely improve the temperature for cooler fishing. Catfish are good with juglines. White bass and hybrids are fair with large spoons. Crappie are slow on main lake brush piles and standing timber with jigs and minnows. Bass are fair along grass ledges and standing timber with crankbaits.

Corpus Christi Lake

SLOW. 86 degrees; 8.60 feet below. Fishing should improve this week with the cooler conditions and the influx of freshwater coming from up river. Catfishing should improve to good targeting flooded shallow water and creek inlets with cut shad, worms, and soap baits. Largemouth bass will be holding in creek inlets as well. White bass are still holding in deeper water near the dam biting on spoons, small jigs, and live minnows. Crappie are slow ib structures in 10 feet of water on minnows. Alligator gar are good in the river channel bow fishing shallow flooded grass. Report provided by Damian Hubbs, Mathis Bait Co.

Cypress Springs

Water stained; 90 degrees; 2.99 feet low. Fishing patterns are consistent fishing low light hours for bass and crappie. Dark colors lures around lighted areas will produce bites for the bass. Crappie prefer mid depth brush, if you have underwater lighting then you increase your bite substantially. The catfish are moving to a little deeper and cooler water in the mid 20 foot range in areas with a good wind blowing in on it.Your best bite will still be on prepared punch style baits over baited areas. Captain Mike Thompson. Lake Tawakoni Guide Service

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water normally stained, 87 degrees; 4.82 feet low. Fishing patterns are similar this week. White bass are fair to good on main lake structures using chartreuse and white slabs with teaser flies, but fish are moving fast so be ready. Some anglers have reported good catches trolling Alabama-rigs and Hellpets. Crappie are fair to good on brush piles, docks and main lake structure on jigs or minnows and shooting docks. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits around docks and main lake structure. Blue catfish and channel catfish are fair to good on main lake structures on punch bait. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Falcon

SLOW. Water stained; 90 degrees; 47.97 feet low. Fishing has slowed with fish relating to deeper water. Falcon State Park is the best place to fish right now. Gar fishing is fair with cut carp, tilapia and shad. Catfish are fair along main lake points feeding in the evenings throughout the night. Crappie are slow. Largemouth bass are slow with soft plastics. Report by Ram Reyes, Texas Kings Outdoors.

Fayette

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 88-98 degrees. Bass continue to be fair with some topwater schooling action and in 10-20 feet of water on humps and rip rap throwing various jigs and plastics. Catfish are good, hitting punch bait in 12-20 feet of water on tight lines over chum. Bluegill and redear perch are good on worms and crickets around structures. Water temperatures vary from 88 degrees to 98 degrees at the mouth of discharge. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. Water Stained; 84-88 degrees; 7.44 feet low. Bass are good in 2-5 feet of water in the early morning with square bill crankbaits in shad pattern, mid morning on shaky heads with Xcite Slim X in June bug and plum 6-12 feet of water, and in 12-16 feet of water with Carolina rigs, Xcite hawgalious in candy bug. Report by Lake Fork fishing guide Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Pro. The visibility is 1-2 feet. Bass fishing is fair with most catches in 1-6 feet of water and in 18-25 feet of water on points using shaky heads. Sand bass are fair in 14-16 feet of water. Crappie are good on brush piles and standing timber. Catfish are good on baited holes. Report by Jason Hoffman, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is really good with large numbers of fish stacked up on brush piles and laydowns. Those fish are very finicky right now, use minnows, very small plastics or hand ties to coax those fish to bite. Try pitching and swimbaits over the top of them. White crappie are great off timber in 14-22 feet of water along creek channels and timber edges. Cover a lot of water to find the areas holding concentrations of fish. The numbers per day are down with the current pattern, but the quality of fish being caught makes up for that. Minnows are still the dominant bait on Lake Fork for the summertime bite. Report provided by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 6.02 feet low. White bass and hybrid bass are slow on artificial baits.Troll mainlake structure for best success as fish are scattered out. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Graham

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 3.00 feet low. Largemouth bass are good topwaters early and soft plastics later in the day on docks and brush piles. Catfish are slow drifting. Crappie are slow. Hybrid stripers and white bass are schooling in the discharge area.

Granbury

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.20 feet low. Summertime pattern persists but fish can be caught with a little dedication and perseverance. Crappie are good in 10-25 feet of water on brush, docks, timber and stumps using minnows and jigs. Largemouth bass are good in brush using Texas rigged 10 inch worms and swimbaits. Striped and white bass are good with live bait and umbrella rigs. Catfish are fair using punch bait near standing timber. Report by James Davis, James Davis Guide Service. Largemouth bass are good up to six pounds on main lake ledges and drop-offs, and on soft plastics Texas or Carolina rigged in the river. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services. Fishing patterns are consistent. Stripers and sand bass are moving fast. Catch them shallow early in the morning, but once the sun rises fish in deeper water. Striped bass are good on live bait, crankbaits and jigging spoons early in the morning from mid lake south towards the dam on flats and near the shallow edge of the river channel. White bass are good on live bait, jigging spoons and Alabama rigs in 12-25 feet of water. Catfish are good on cut bait during the day in 15-40 feet of water. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC, Fishing Charter, Marine Electronics & Accessories Installation.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 2.36 feet low. Black bass are good on white crankbaits and spinner baits fished up river near timber. Crappie are good to two pounds on 1/32 ounce jigs tipped with crappie nibbles. White bass are good to two pounds on slab spoons fished over main lake humps. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with Zote Soap. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.37 feet below. Fishing has improved to excellent with fish biting in a similar pattern. White bass are excellent, slowly fishing a double rigged slab with short lead on the jig. Schooling early in 13-16 feet of water flats as the sunrises, moving deeper to 24-27 feet of water on humps and ridges with a thumper. The bite is aggressive so do not keep a lot of slack as the fish are swimming straight. Bass are good on crankbaits and topwater in the shadows of north and south points. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water stained; 83 degrees; 43.14 feet low. Fishing continues to be slow in the Texas heat. Try fishing underwater lights for crappie and white bass. Catfish are good at night with minnows. Crappie are slow in 18 feet of water with minnows. Largemouth bass are slow using crankbaits. Sand bass are slow schooling deep biting silver spoons. Walleye are slow scattered all over the lake on crappie jigs, buzz bait and minnows.

Houston County

GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 1.51 feet below. Largemouth bass are good in 6-16 feet of water near docks and offshore brush with square bill crankbaits, or shaky heads with a trick worm. Crappie are good in standing timber, offshore brush and deep docks in 10- 21 feet of water using minnows. Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.

Hubbard Creek

GOOD. Water Stained; 83 degrees; 5.73 feet low. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are slow to fair this time of year. Channel catfish are good on mud flats in 5-10 feet of water on baited holes. Crappie are good on boat docks, bridge pilings and submerged brush. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Jacksonville

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 1.60 feet below. Schooling largemouth bass are good with shallow running crankbaits or flukes, in 16-20 feet of water on brush, and around boat docks with Texas rig soft plastic around boat docks. Crappie are fair in deep timber or brush on minnows.

Joe Pool

GOOD. Water normal stained; 86 degrees; 3.47 feet low. Fishing is better in the afternoon and evening than in the morning. Bass are good in 15-20 feet of water on sharp bends in the creek channels with any kind of bottom structure such as rocks, stumps, and man-made brush piles. In deeper water use Texas or Carolina rigs, dropshots, or slowly drag a soft plastic worm or creature bait. In15 feet or less use Texas rigs and shaky heads. Report by Ben Robertson, Ben’s Bass Excursions.

Lake O’ the Pines

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.43 feet low. Fish are slow to bite in the triple digit heat and the lack of rain. Crappie are slow on brush in 20-25 feet of water biting on minnow and jigs. Bass are slow on topwaters shallow early morning, deep water points after the sun rises. Catfish are slow on baited holes 20 feet of water using cheese bait or cut bait. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 4.26 feet low. Summertime fishing patterns are holding steady. Crappie are good in 5-10 feet of water early in the morning, transitioning to 9 -17 feet of water in timber and brush with minnows and jigs. White bass are good with a sporadic topwater bite throughout the day in the middle of the lake, and in 15-25 feet of water on main lake points and humps. White or chartreuse slabs for deeper water and swimbaits in shallow water. A thermocline has settled in, so be on the lookout at about 7:30 A.M. in the middle of the lake for topwater action. Black bass are fair on spooks along riprap during the first hours of sunlight. Bluegills are great, holding to 10-20 feet of water on brush piles using earthworms, crickets or pieces of bacon as it will not fall off the hook as easily. Catfish are good on baited holes and windblown slopes and points in 10-20 feet of water. Big fish are biting best at night on cut shad in 10-20 feet of water on points and flats. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.57 feet low. Crappie continue to be good in 18-24 feet of water on brush piles with chartreuse jigs, and live bait. Catfish are good in 20-27 feet of water with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good with Texas rigged big worms over brush piles 2-5 feet of water and topwater lures near docks. Crappie are fair with live bait. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Lewisville

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.90 feet low. White bass are fair on points and humps in 20-30 feet of water using slabs or live bait, with sporadic top water action. Hybrid stripers are slow, but can be picked off every once in a while mixed in with the white bass. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad or chicken breasts in 16-28 feet of water on wind blown points, humps, and flats near creek channels. Crappie are fair to good in 6-25 feet of water near rock piles, stumps, laydowns, brush piles, standing timber, and bridge columns using minnows and jigs. Report by Wes Campbell, BendaRod Fishing.

Limestone

EXCELLENT. Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.20 feet below. Crappie are good suspended in 12-20 feet of water around brush and standing timber using minnows. Largemouth bass are good in 4-16 feet of water on docks and points using topwater frogs, Texas or Carolina rigs, and crankbaits. White bass are good on main lake points in 7-17 feet on silver jigging spoons, look for sporadic schooling action. Catfish are good in 7-20 feet of water with cut bait. Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.

Livingston

GOOD. Stained; 85 degrees; 2.11 feet low. Fishing patterns continue to be similar. Striped bass are slow with most catches undersized using slabs or live shad. White bass are fair to good, jigging mainlake humps and points in open water with �¾-1 ounce slabs. Crappie are slow in the normal hot spots of Kickapoo Creek and Penwaugh. Alligator gar are excellent on flats in 3-6 feet of water with cut bait. Report by Jeff Friederick, Fishin’ Addiction Guide Service.

Martin Creek

GOOD. 95 degrees. Water lightly stained; 2.59 feet low. Crappie are good in 18-22 feet of water in the flooded timber using minnows. A few catfish are mixed in with the crappie. Largemouth bass continue to be fair early in the morning with a wacky rig, or topwater frog along the grass lines.

Medina

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 72.56 feet low. Bass are slow with soft plastics, and an early morning topwater bite. White bass and striped bass are fair trolling slabs on deeper water humps. Catfish are good with stink bait and cut baits.

Meredith

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 54.08 feet low. Fishing patterns are consistent. Bass are good on minnows and artificial baits. Catfish are good on live, stinks, punch baits in Bugbee and Harbor Bay. Crappie are fair on minnows, jigs, small crankbaits, and other artificials. White bass are good on minnows, crankbaits and topwater baits. Trout are slow. Walleye are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers on boulders and ledges. Try pulling a bouncer and crawler harness. 30-40 feet of water. Cedar Canyon boat ramp is open and a 4.5 foot trench has been channeled to deeper water. Please be safe and watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey hole.

Millers Creek

GOOD. Water stained; 93 degrees; 4.14 feet low. Fishing conditions are similar this week. Fishing at night along the shoreline is fair for channel and blue catfish using shad and punch bait. Hybrid bass are schooling early morning, biting on swimbaits from the bank or trolling. Crappie and white bass are slow with few reports.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water clear to stained; 88 degrees; 1.00 feet low. The lake has settled into a typical summer pattern. Good numbers of bass schooling up over deeper water. The shad are small, so down-size your presentations to match the natural bait. Most fish are suspended just above the thermocline depth, so count your lure down to the thermocline depth and keep it in the strike zone. A Mag-worm in Junebug color is getting bit in 8-12 feet of water. Stay hydrated out there, and sunscreen is a must. The Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water murky; 86 degrees. 0.93 feet low. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Largemouth bass are good flipping creature baits and swim jigs and spinner baits on deeper docks. Crappie are fair in the reeds, around docks, and the bridge using black and chartreuse crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish are good by the dam and in the river, using cut bait and stink bait. Report provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

FAIR. Stained; 85 degrees; 2.37 feet low. Crappie are fair in structure with minnows. Catfish are fair with cut bait and punchbait. Bass are slow along ledges with soft plastics.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 83 degrees; 46.57 feet low. Catfish are good in the river channel using cut bait and chicken liver. Black bass are good along brush edges dropshots with wacky rigged worms in pumpkin seed. Crappie and white bass are slow with the low lake level.

O.H. Ivie

GREAT. Water clear; 89 degrees; 21.32 feet low. Fishing patterns are similar. White bass are great with live bait and crankbaits. Crappie good with jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are good. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and live bait. Report by Concho Park and Marina.

Oak Creek

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 9.18 feet low. Channel catfish are good on dough bait and fair on chicken liver off of docks. Crappie, largemouth, and white bass are slow with few reported catches. Report provided by Randal Pate, Sportsman’s Lodge. Crappie and white bass bites are better at night and early in the morning. White bass are running from the HWY 70 bridge up the creek. Troll with spinner baits, and gold or silver spoons around the brush.

Palestine

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.01 feet low. Bass are good near boat houses with at least 6-7 feet of water using shimmy shakers. Crappie are slow in 8-10 feet of water on brush, and in 18-20 feet of water in the shade of the 155 bridge. White and hybrid bass are on the points near the 155 bridge with deep diving crankbaits in Tennessee shad color early morning tapering off at 9 A.M. Catfish are good pitching liver under boat houses, or on baited holes in the river. Report by Ricky Vandergriff, Ricky’s Guide Service.

Palo Pinto

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 4.35 feet low. Bass continue to be slow in 15-20 feet of water on deep structure using Carolina rigs with a watermelon fluke, and near deeper boat docks with football jigs with crawfish trailers. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 4.18 feet low. Striped bass are fair trolling with live shad for the best catches, or artificials in chrome, chartreuse and white. There is some surface, but it is sporadic. Sand bass are good on silver spoons and rattletraps in chrome and white. Look for early morning surface action, but the fish are not staying up long. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut shad fished in heavy timber from 20-30 feet of water. Clarity is roughly 2-4 feet on most of the lake. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

SLOW. Water stained; 88 degrees; 6.74 feet low. Fishing patterns persist like the Texas heat. Hybrid striped bass are fair on topwaters early in the morning. Sand bass are fair midday using jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Black bass are slow on spoons in 10-12 feet of water. Catfish are slow on cut shad.

Raven

SLOW. Water stained; 90 degrees; 3.50 feet low. Bass are slow, best on topwater and Texas rigged plastics in junebug color, early morning around grass edges and structure. Crappie are scattered and fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good early and deep on minnows and cut bait. Swimming area is closed due to low water, and natural resource management activities.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85-87 degrees; 2.81 feet low. White bass are good moving shallow 10-14 feet of water slow rolling inline spinners or trolling. Crappie are fair in 25-35 feet of water suspended midway in brush tops with minnows and jigs working equally. Catfish are excellent in shallow wooded areas baiting holes And using prepared stink bait. Report by John Varner, John Varner’s Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

GOOD; Water is clear; 84 degrees; 1.32 feet below. White bass are good on jigging slabs off the bottom. Blue catfish are running in the same schools biting the same way. Crappie are fair on brush piles with minnows. Bass fishing has slowed with a few catches on topwater early in the morning moving in the afternoon to 10-25 feet of water with soft plastics around structure near drop-offs. Report by Jim Walling, Ucatchem Guide Service.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.46 feet low. Crappie are fair on brush piles and bridge columns in 15-20 feet of water with minnows. White bass are poor and hard to locate. Hybrid bass are good on live shad in 20-25 feet of water in the 309 flats. Small eater size channel and blue catfish are excellent using punch bait on a #4 treble hooks in the main lake and creek points in 15-25 feet of water, or chumming with fermented grain or range cubes. Best areas to fish are the 309 Flats, Midway and Longarm Branch Point. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin’ Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

FAIR. Water stained; 88 degrees; 4.36 feet low. Fishing is slowing in the Texas heat. Watch for exposed stumps and navigate with caution. Largemouth bass are fair in the lily pads and vegetation shallow, moving to points and drains in the afternoon with Carolina rigs and crankbaits. White bass are good schooling on the flats chasing shad. Crappie are slow on brush piles and standing timber with live minnows. Bluegill are mixed in with the crappie biting on worms. Catfish continue to be good in creek channels off ledges and brush piles in 15 feet of water. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Stained; 86 degrees; 3.65 feet below. White bass are fair trolling with pet spoons, or using shad and pencil minnows in 6-10 feet of water. Hybrid bass are fair and scattered in deeper water. Black bass are fair hitting slow moving jigs with plastics on drop-offs and brush in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie are good with many undersized catches on main lake brush piles in 8-18 feet of water using minnows and various colored jigs. Catfish and bluegill are fair on minnows and worms early morning and late in the evening at the Somerville Marina. Many submerged rocks and structures are now only two feet below the surface, so navigate with caution. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees. 42.76 feet low. Black Bass fishing is improving as water the temperature drop slightly. Smaller fish in the 2-4 pound range are starting to enter the shallows biting soft plastics and topwater baits. The larger bass are in 12-14 feet of water, utilizing electronics can locate these fish. The top bait has been the Maximus worm and a 7/0 hook. Channel catfish are fair to good using cut baits and stink bait. Boaters should be aware of fluctuating water levels, as the hazards can change from day to day. Please, always wear your life jacket. Report by Bill Brasher, Bronte Fishing Guide Service.

Stamford

SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 3.78 feet low. Largemouth and black bass are good in 4-9 feet of water chasing bait fish biting on crankbaits, craw imitations, shiners. White bass are good on shiners and crankbaits schooling around the east end dam migrating to the island midlake. Catfish are good on jug lines and chicken livers. Crappie are slow. Report by Anchor Marina.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 8.46 feet low. The white bass fishing on Stillhouse is strong, but technical. Quality sonar and the ability to read it are a must as fish are found in small tight schools at, or near, the bottom in up to 52 feet of water. Once fish are found, primarily using side-imaging, hover on top of the fish with Spot-Lock and work MAL Dense Lures with chartreuse tails vertically. Largemouth bass are good working soft plastics in dark, natural hues along the deep edge of hydrilla in 22-26 feet of water. Quantities of smaller fish can be caught by sight-casting in the first three hours of the morning using small, clear soft plastics like grubs and small fluke-style baits. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 3.68 feet low. Overall fishing has slowed due to the low oxygen levels and warmer water. Despite this white bass and striped bass are really good in 9-15 feet of water. These fish are not sitting still, so trolling is putting more fish in the boat currently. Channel catfish bite is red hot and excellent. Catching limits easily by 10 A.M. using punch bait and dip bait fished over baited holes in 25-30 feet of water. Crappie bite is surprisingly good with minnows out fishing jigs. Changing locations frequently to get a nice box of fish. Largemouth bass bite is slow. Fish extremely shallow water early in the morning at daylight with topwater baits. Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 4.90 feet low. Bass are fair in timber and structure with crankbaits and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are fair in deep water using minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair throughout the lake on chicken liver, cut bait and juglines. White bass are in the Navidad River biting on slabs and spoons.

Texoma

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.78 feet below. Striped bass are good, chasing schools in 30-70 feet of water with slabs and live bait. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors. Striped fishing is excellent in 25-35 feet of water using live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 10-15 feet of water in the mouths of creeks and main lake structure. Eater sized channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut shad and punch bait in 40-50 feet of water on main lake ledges. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are slow off the banks in 10-15 feet of water on rock piles and structure with swimbaits and soft plastic baits. Report by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. Water stained; 78-80 degrees; 4.27 feet low. The water level is 167.7 with no generators running. Water temperature at the Dam is 78-80 degrees with surface temperature around 80. The back feeder creeks are clear, and the main lake is clear with no rain this week. Black bass have been caught on creature baits, 10-inch worms on Carolina or Texas rig. Best colors are black/red, chartreuse/pepper, and tequila sunrise. Black Bass in the creeks, using a square bill crankbait and trap in shad colors in chrome with a black or blue back during the last two hours in the evening. Fly casters are having success with three inch hollow body flies in shad/white and chartreuse/white. Find the bait balls and you will find the bass. Get on them quick and catch a few and keep moving. Crappie are still hit-or-miss on jigs and minnows. Perch and crappie are in brush piles on the river channel. Stay hydrated by freezing your water bottles to take on your adventure. Play it safe on the water, always inform your loved ones or a friend of your expected return time to port or home. Good luck and tightlines! Report from Captain Steve (Scooby) Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Mudfish Rod Shop, Kayak Sales, Fishing Guide Service & Rod Repair.

Travis

FAIR. Stained; 87 degrees; 36.16 feet low. Bass are good in marinas with jigging spoons and topwater lures early in the morning, main lake bluff walls and in creeks and coves in 50 feet of water casting out to secondary points with imitation crawfish and worms. White bass and crappie are good in 36-40 feet of water in marinas with small spoons. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC. Bass are good early in the morning around brush with topwater lures, and with dropshots in 25 feet of water or deeper, or near shaded docks. Marinas are good early morning with topwaters, dropshots, spoons, and swimbaits. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Twin Buttes

FAIR. Water stained. 84 degrees; 20.34 feet low. White bass are good schooling on the surface early morning into the afternoon biting on crankbaits. Channel catfish are good in 4-8 and 17-28 feet of water with cheese bait. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.19 feet below. Fishing patterns continue to be slow, look for the fishing to improve after the forecasted front. Bass are slow on the bottom using crankbaits. Crappie are fair in 16-20 of water on brush piles and submerged structures using live minnows. Bluegill are good mixed in with the crappie biting red worms. Catfish are fair using nightcrawlers and stink bait. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 9.08 feet low. Crappie are good in t15-20 feet of water with jigs tipped with minnows. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N Jerk Guide Service. Fishing patterns are consistent as the Texas heat in the forecast. White and hybrid bass are schooling, so watch the birds to point out the location trolling with slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on live bait. Largemouth bass are fair early morning on topwater lures, throwing soft plastics as the day heats. Report by Johnny Matthews, local angler.

Walter E. Long

FAIR. Water clear; 84 degrees. Fish are feeding in low light conditions so focus on underwater lights. Bass are fair morning topwaters and weightless flukes. Deep and downsize in the afternoon. Hybrid bass are in 15-25 feet of water with Alabama or umbrella rigs, and live bait. Crappie are slow fish. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Weatherford

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 8.13 feet low. Fishing should improve as the water stabilizes. Catfish are fair with cut bait and shad in the channel on main lake points and near the dam. White bass are slow on slabs. Bass are slow off points and rocks with crankbaits and worms. Crappie are slow on main lake brush piles with minnows and jigs.

White River

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 24.57 feet low. Catfish are fair on minnows and frozen shad off the shoreline. Black bass are fair near the Crappie House. Crappie are slow in deep water using minnows and jigs. Walleye are slow on frozen shrimp.

Whitney

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 7.39 feet low. Summertime pattern persists but fish can be caught with a little dedication and perseverance. Striped bass are excellent using live bait, swimbaits, and topwaters. Crappie are fair in 10-25 feet of water in standing brush. White bass are slow using live minnow and slabs. Largemouth bass are fair using big spoons, swim jigs and Texas rigs. Catfish are good suspended in 30 feet of water along the edge of the river channel using cut bait and punch bait. Report by James Davis, James Davis Guide Service. Striped bass are very good with heavy topwater action early and late in the day. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services. Stripers and sand bass are moving fast. Catch them shallow early in the morning, but once the sun rises fish in deeper water. Striped bass are great on live bait, crankbaits, swimbaits and jigging spoons from mid lake south towards the dam on flats and near the shallow edge of the river channel. White bass are good on live bait, jigging spoons and Alabama rigs. Look for schooling fish then anchor outside of the school and cast into them. They are moving fast. Catfish are good on cut bait during the day in 15-50 feet of water. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC, Fishing Charter, Marine Electronics & Accessories Installation.

Worth

GOOD. Water normally stained; 87 degrees; 2.41 feet below. Fishing patterns are similar as we head into the weekend. White bass are fair to good on main lake structures using chartreuse and white slabs with teaser flies, but fish are moving fast so be ready. Some anglers have reported good catches trolling Alabama rigs and Hellpets. Crappie are fair to good on brush piles, docks and main lake structure using jigs or minnows and shooting docks. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits around docks and main lake structure. Blue catfish and channel catfish are fair to good on main lake structures with punch bait. Report provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.92 feet above. Catfish continue to bite good on punch bait. White bass are good on wind blown points with tail spinners and working small slabs quickly. Report by Brooks Tarkington, Lake Wright Patman Guide Service.