Pineywoods Region Weekly Fishing Report-

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B.A. Steinhagen

GOOD. Water stained;72 degrees; 0.60’ low. Largemouth bass are good fishing crankbaits, spinners, and rigged plastics on points and still in some creek structures. Crappie are good with minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepped bait coming out of the river.

Bob Sandlin

EXCELLENT. Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.31’ high. Black bass are excellent on square billed crankbaits, TX rigged plastic worms 7-12’. Plastic frogs and topwater plugs are working early in 2-7’ in or near grass, and lily pads Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in creeks fishing in 12-20’ near brush piles and submerged structure. Catfish are excellent on cut bait in 6-18′.

Caddo

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 68-71 degrees,1.86 high. Largemouth bass are excellent in shallow water in trees and cover in 1-4’ fishing plastic creatures, frogs, flukes, and rattle baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near brush piles and submerged structure. White bass are excellent on jigs and small crankbaits in the main lake. Chain Pickerel are fair. Catfish are excellent on prepared bait and live bait in 8-18’.

Conroe

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 0.95’ low. Largemouth bass are good fishing Carolina rigs, spinners, and some deep crankbait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striped bass remain slow. Catfish are good on stinkbait, cut bait, and small minnows deep. Sunfish are fair with live worms or crickets in shallow water.

Fork

GOOD Water lightly stained; 68-72 degrees; 0.17’ low. Largemouth bass are excellent on plastic worms, topwater and chatter baits near roadbeds, submerged structure and points in 8-12’ and plastic frogs in shallow grass and lily pads. White and yellow bass are good deeper water off main lake points and humps. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 12-20’. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait in 8-

20’.

Houston County

GOOD. Water clear to lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.13’ high. Black bass are fair with catches using watermelon red worm and black-blue Senko in an average of 6-12 feet of water on the north side of the lake. Crappie are fair to good using live minnows around structure. Bream are excellent spawning on live worms. Catfish are good using liver and prepared baits, perch on trotlines, and a 46 pounder hand fishing.

Lake O’ the Pines

GOOD. Water stained; 68-72 degrees; 4.04’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, flukes, topwater baits, and Texas rigged creature baits in 5-14’. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the timber areas and brush piles 10-15’. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared bait in 6-16 feet of water.

Livingston

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 0.48’ high. Black bass are good in creek beds, points, and drops with mainly weighted Carolina rigged worms and an occasional crankbait. Striped bass are fair moving quickly. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs in most structures under 6 feet. White bass remain good on spoons. Catfish are fair on live baits.

Martin Creek

GOOD. Water clear; 69 degrees; 0.03′ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, and TEXAS rigged worms in 6-12’. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 12-18’. Catfish are good on cut bait in 6-15’.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 72 degrees; Largemouth bass are excellent and consistent early mornings on topwater with flat water, spinners and crankbaits hitting drops, and creature baits shallow normally late. Crappie remain good on jigs within shaded structure. Sunfish are fair on jigs and crickets. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait.

Raven

GOOD. Water stained; 73-74 degrees; Largemouth bass are good working long points with spinners. We’ve tried a lot of spots this week with success coming on topwaters later in the last hour of daylight, and the edge of vegetation. Sunfish are fair on crickets and cutworms among any shallow structure under 5 feet.

Sam Rayburn

FAIR. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.06’ high. Largemouth bass are good with topwaters and deep rigged weighted worms. White bass are fair with minnows. Crappie are the best they get on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and stinkbait.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.23’ high. Largemouth bass remain good with vegetative cover, in timber, and long shallow western points using subtle colored worms, and smaller spinners. Striped bass are fair in deep water in schools. White bass are fair, finding the deep flowing water. Crappie are good on minnows in structure. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait.

Tyler

EXCELLENT. Water clear; 66 degrees; 0.33’ high. Black bass are excellent on Carolina rigged creature baits, bladed spinners, and crankbaits fishing dock structures and brushy shorelines in 6-15’. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

Catfish are excellent on prepared bait and live bait. White bass are good in 25’ -40’ on swimbaits and slabs.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water stained; 64 degrees; 12.59’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits and rattle baits in flooded areas. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs in creeks. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait, and blood bait.

-Courtesy of Texas Parks and WIldlife

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