AUSTIN (AP) — Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Oct. 21. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.)

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are very good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and chartreuse Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on live minnows and pink/white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp and bloodbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.

BELTON: Water stained; 74 degrees; 3.29' low. Black bass are good but small on white spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on white Riversides and Sassy Shad at night under lights. White bass are good on white Riversides and silver/green Sassy Shad at night under lights. Crappie are good on minnows in 10-12 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are good on summer sausage, hot dogs, and Owens sausage. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 74 degrees; 29.15' low. Black bass are good on wacky rigged watermelon/purple Whacky Sticks, pumpkin Skip-N-Pop topwaters, and crankbaits along deeper ledges in creeks in 5-10 feet at first light. Striped bass are fair on Spoiler Shads (plastic swim baits) and Rat-L-Traps along the river channel near the dam in 25-40 feet at daylight, and drifting or free lining live bait in 30-40 feet. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits along the river channel and in deep creeks. Crappie are fair on pink/white or chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are fair to good upriver. Yellow and blue catfish are good upriver.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 73 degrees; 13.93' low. Black bass are good on drop shot rigs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks on jigheads, Texas rigged 6" purple Scoundrel worms on shaky head jigs, and white spinnerbaits along ledges of main lake bluffs in 10-20 feet. Striped bass are fair jigging blade baits and trolling Gizz4 or deep running Shad Raps crankbaits over and around humps in the lower end of the lake at first light. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on Smokin' Green" Devil's Tongues on drop shots, smoke JDC curl tail grubs on jigheads, and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching drop shot worms along ledges and over rock piles in 15-28 feet early. Crappie are fair on minnows and tube jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 73 degrees; 9.85' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and white/red tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water fairly clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on live minnows near the boat ramp. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on liver and nightcrawlers in deep holes.

FAYETTE: Water clear; 75 degrees. Black bass are good on shad patterned Pop-R's and Spittin' Images early. Red ear perch are good on worms in 2-8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.40' low. Black bass are good on shad colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits, and on topwaters early and late. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows, hellbenders, and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and nightcrawlers.

GRANGER: Water clear; 70 degrees; 1.98' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps off points. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles in 7-14 feet. Blue catfish are fair on fresh shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines in timbered areas near the mouth of Willis Creek and the river.

LBJ: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.34' low. Black bass are good on JDC Skip-N-Pops, 1/8oz. Curb's buzzbaits, and wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks tight to seawalls and laydowns in 4-8 feet at daylight and just before dark. Striped bass are fair on Creme Spoiler Shads at night. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie to 16" are good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12-15 feet. Channel catfish are very good on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 70 degrees; 4.06' high. The boat ramp near the swim beach is open. The boat ramp near the marina is closed. The marina fishing dock is open. Crappie Point is open but the walkway is submerged. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait and shad. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 74 degrees; 7.97' low. Black bass are good on minnows. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white pearl crankbaits. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on goldfish, stinkbait, shrimp, and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.64' high. Black bass are good on tequila sunrise Power Baits. White bass are good on watermelon red and green pumpkin soft plastics in 15 feet. Crappie are good on minnows in 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on chicken livers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 72 degrees; 48.88' low. Black bass are good on chrome topwaters, red shad worms, and buzzbaits in 5-15 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chrome jigging spoons and minnows in 32-40 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 32-47 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 73 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are good on live bait. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Redfish are good at the jetty on live bait and cracked crabs. Flounder are fair at the mouths of the bayous on a falling tide.

BOLIVAR: Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. A few birds are beginning to work. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on plastics.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout are fair under birds in the upper end of the bay.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and large Gulf trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish and flounder are fair to good in the marsh around drains on shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfish and flounder are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and shad. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp. Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. A few birds are beginning to work on the outgoing tide.

FREEPORT: Redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Bull redfish are good around Surfside and at the Quintana jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout and flounder are fair to good on muddy shorelines on soft plastics.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp at Shell Island and Mad Island.

PORT O'CONNOR: Redfish are best in the back lakes on shrimp and mullet. Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad. Trout are fair to good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay.

ROCKPORT: Redfish are good in Redfish Bay on mullet and crabs. Bull redfish are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on shrimp and crabs.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair at Shamrock Cove and Pelican Island on topwaters and Gulps. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits. Offshore is good for tuna.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfish are good in the surf on mullet and shrimp. Trout are fair for waders working mud and grass on small topwaters and Corkies. Redfish and black drum are good in the Humble Channel on live bait.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters and plum plastics around rocks and grass on the King Ranch shoreline. Redfish are fair to good in the Land Cut on shrimp and crabs.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the spoils in West Bay.



SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are good in South Bay and on the Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and TTF Flats Minnows. Snook are solid in South Bay on topwaters and good on shrimp in the Brownsville Ship Channel.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are good at Laguna Vista and Stover Point on TTF Flats Minnows and Brown Devil Eyes. Redfish are steady at Airport Cove and Holly Beach on natural baits and DOA Shrimp under popping corks.