Week of July 20, 2016
- Bob Sandlin
- Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.22′ low. Black bass are fair on shad pattern deep diving crankbaits and Carolina rigged worms. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
- Caddo
- Water stained to muddy; 85–91 degrees; 0.50′ high. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs and weightless Senkos. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.
- Conroe
- Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 0.67′ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and white spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.
- Fork
- Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.91′ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged Flukes, football jigs and deep diving crankbaits. White and yellow bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and rod and reel.
- Houston County
- Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.37′ low. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on green pumpkin football jigs and crankbaits in brush in 14–20 feet. Crappie are very good on live minnows over brush tops in 15 feet. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shad or perch.
- Water stained; 2.90′ high. Black bass are good on football jigs, topwaters and Carolina rigged worms. White bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines and prepared bait.
- Livingston
- Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 0.17′ high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are fair on slabs, troll tubes, and pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are fair on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
- Martin Creek
- Water lightly stained; 88–93 degrees; 0.98′ low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Senkos and hollow body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.
- Monticello
- Water stained; 86–92 degrees; 0.06′ low. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs and drop shot worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines and cut shad.
- Sam Rayburn
- Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 0.41′ high. Black bass are good on watermelon spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.
- Steinhagen
- 1.27′ high. No report available.
- Toledo Bend
- Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 0.55′ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon topwaters and shallow running crankbaits along shorelines. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers off docks. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stinkbait, and shrimp in 25–30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
- Wright Patman
- Water muddy; 20.91′ high. No report available.
