Week of August 10, 2016

ALAN HENRY

Water clear; 84 degrees; 2.98’ low. Black bass are fair early on topwaters, later switching to Texas rigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair at night under lights. Catfish are fair on juglines.

AMISTAD

Water murky; 88–92 degrees; 24.61’ low. Black bass are good on jigs and Texas rigged soft plastic worms in 4–14 feet. Striped bass are fair trolling crankbaits along the bluffs up Devil’s River. White bass are fair trolling crankbaits along the bluffs up Devil’s River. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait in 6–10 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

ARROWHEAD

Water fairly clear; 85–89 degrees; 1.15’ low. No reports on black bass. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows in the shallows. Catfish are good on worms and stinkbait.

ATHENS

Water lightly stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.68’ low. Black bass are fair on football jigs, weightless worms and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

BASTROP

Water murky; 86–90 degrees. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Rat–L–Traps and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON

Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 3.67’ high. Black bass are good on purple soft plastic worms early. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on chrome slabs with bucktails. Crappie are fair on chrome slabs with bucktails. Channel and blue catfish are good on snails on rod & reel at night. Yellow catfish are slow.

BOB SANDLIN

Water lightly stained; 86–89 degrees; 0.95’ low. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs, Texas rigged worms and topwaters early. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and rod and reel.

BONHAM

Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 1.63’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters, shallow crankbaits and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near brush piles. Catfish are slow on cut shad.

BRAUNIG

Water murky. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastic worms in reeds. Striped bass are fair on shad and perch off points near the pier. Redfish are good on shad and silver spoons. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, cheesebait, and minnows near the dam.

BRIDGEPORT

Water stained to lightly stained, 85–89 degrees: 0.28’ low. Black bass are good on Megabass Knuckle LD squarebill crankbaits and Texas rigged Speed Craws in Georgia Craw. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

BROWNWOOD

Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are excellent on blue fleck, watermelon red, and black/blue soft plastics over brush piles in 5–8 feet, spinnerbaits in flooded brush in 2–7 feet, and shad crankbaits off points. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and crankbaits in 12–16 feet, and on minnows and jigs under lights at night. Crappie are good on minnows and on black/chartreuse and red/white tube jigs. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch or shad from Striper Alley to Oak Point. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and goldfish.

BUCHANAN

Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 0.48’ low. Black bass are fair on white Erratic jigs, watermelon Skip–N–Pop topwaters, and weightless Texas rigged blue flake Whacky Sticks in 10–20 feet early. Striped bass are fair on jigs and Rat–L–Traps early, and drifting live bait. White bass are fair on live bait and jigging Tiny Traps over rock piles. Crappie are good on minnows and Curb’s crappie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.

CADDO

Water stained to muddy; 86–90 degrees; 0.30’ high. Black bass are slow on heavy Texas rigged creature baits and hollow body frogs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

CALAVERAS

Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon Rat–L–Traps near the dam. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are good down rigging spoons, and on live bait near the crappie wall. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE

Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 0.37’ high. Black bass are fair on tequila sunrise flukes, watermelon Whacky Sticks, and white/chartreuse crankbaits off points in 5–10 feet early. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Smallmouth bass are good on dark soft plastics and tube jigs on main lake points. Crappie are fair on blue tube jigs and minnows around submerged brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK

Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 1.14’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early and shakyheads on docks with brush. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

CHOKE CANYON

Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 22.59’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

COLEMAN

Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 1.04’ low. Black bass are fair on dark Rat–L–Traps and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK

Water stained; 98 degrees at the hot water discharge, 87 degrees in main lake; 1.12’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms and crankbaits in 8–10 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs in 8–12 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on live perch and cut bait in 8–10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO CITY

21.46’ low. No report available.

CONROE

Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 0.70’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on green striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

COOPER

Water stained to muddy; 1.10’ low. No report available.

FAIRFIELD

Black bass fishing reported as significantly improved. TPWD discontinued stocking the lake after the fish kill in September 2011. Redfish survived the kill in limited numbers.

FALCON

Water murky; 88–92 degrees; 33.19’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 10–20 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

FAYETTE

Water murky. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps early and late. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait.

FORK

Water stained; 86–89 degrees; 1.42’ low. Black bass are good on Carolina rigged Flukes, flutter spoons and deep diving crankbaits. Topwaters and squarebill crankbaits are good in early morning. White and yellow bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and stinkbait.

FT. PHANTOM HILL

Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are fair on Zara Spooks early, later switching to Texas rigs and medium diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK

Water murky. Black bass are fair on shallow running crankbaits, and on watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, cut bait, and shrimp.

GRANBURY

Water murky; 88–92 degrees; 0.22’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse Carolina rigged soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on pet spoons and Charlie slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are slow.

GRANGER

Water murky; 87–91 degrees; 0.20’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slab spoons. Crappie are good on white tube jigs around standing timber. Blue catfish are fair on prepared baits on rod & reel, and on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

GRAPEVINE

Water stained to muddy; 86–89 degrees; 0.11’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged soft plastics and finesse jigs near shallow cover. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

GREENBELT

32.26’ low. No report available.

HOUSTON COUNTY

Water stained; 89–93 degrees; 0.76’ low. Black bass are slow, with few caught on Senko worms. Crappie are slow. Bream are fair on live worms off grass beds. Channel and blue catfish to 7 pounds are good on trotlines baited with bream and shad.

HUBBARD CREEK

Water off color; 85–90 degrees; 1.44’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

JOE POOL

Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.46’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, topwaters and swimjigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and rod and reel.

LAKE O’ THE PINES

Water stained; 2.65’ high. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs, topwaters and Carolina rigged worms. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines and prepared bait.

LAVON

Water stained; 86–89 degrees: 1.56’ low. Black bass are slow on buzzbaits, Texas rigged craws and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

LBJ

Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.81’ low. Black bass are fair on perch colored topwaters, watermelon Whacky Sticks, and Bleeding Shad Rat–L–Traps in 5–15 feet early. Striped bass are good on white striper jigs and live bait. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

LEWISVILLE

Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, Yellow Magics and medium crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

LIVINGSTON

Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.07’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon Rat–L–Traps and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on Charlie slabs, white striper jigs, and troll tubes. White bass are fair on minnows, pet spoons, and Charlie slabs. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

MACKENZIE

73.23’ low. No report available.

MARTIN CREEK

Water lightly stained; 87–91 degrees; 1.62’ low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged craws, Senkos and white buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and stink bait.

MEREDITH

59.05’ low. No report available.

MONTICELLO

Water stained; 86–92 degrees; 0.30’ high. Black bass are slow on deep crankbaits and drop shot worms. Crappie are slow on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

NASWORTHY

84–89 degrees; 0.94’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, medium running shad pattern crankbaits and watermelon seed jigs. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

NAVARRO MILLS

Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 0.15’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs early. Channel catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbait. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

O.H. IVIE

Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 35.08’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Zara Spooks early, later switching to Texas rigs, squarebill crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.

OAK CREEK

Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 11.55’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to drop shot rigs, jigs, Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in the shallows. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worn–Glo) nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE

Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 1.05’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws and swimjigs in shad patterns. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

PALO DURO

54.98’ low. No report available.

POSSUM KINGDOM

Water off color; 84–90 degrees; 0.47’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, DT 10s, jigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on split shot weighted live minnows. White bass are fair to good on Road Rooster Tails. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

PROCTOR

Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 0.38’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on shad and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with perch and goldfish. Yellow catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD

Water stained; 86–89 degrees; 0.99’ low. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs, topwaters and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS

Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.25’ low. Black bass are slow on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged worms and football jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS

Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.55’ low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged creature baits and topwaters. White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and punch bait.

SAM RAYBURN

Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 0.97’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

SOMERVILLE

Water murky; 87–91 degrees; 7.41’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SPENCE

55.08’ low. No report available.

STAMFORD

0.98’ low. No report available.

STEINHAGEN

1.48’ high. No report available.

STILLHOUSE

Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 1.62’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

SWEETWATER

Water off color; 83–89 degrees; 22.81’ low. No report available.

TAWAKONI

Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are good on black buzzbaits, flipping jigs and Texas rigged creature baits. White bass are good on slabs and crankbaits. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TEXOMA

Water stained to muddy; 85–89 degrees; 0.12’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, football jigs and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs on docks. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

TOLEDO BEND

Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 1.46’ low. Black bass are good on redbug and June bug soft plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with liver. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS

Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 2.58’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails, and white grubs. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and fresh cut perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG

Water murky. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WEATHERFORD

Water stained; 1.55’ low. No report available.

WHITE RIVER

Water stained; 84–89 degrees; 18.41’ low. No report available.

WHITNEY

Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 2.11’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows, pet spoons, and Charlie slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp, stinkbait, and chicken livers.

WRIGHT PATMAN

Water muddy; 13.06’ high. No report available.