CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon Finesse worms and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on hot dogs and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.

BELTON: Water clear; 67 degrees; 6.55' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 66 degrees; 7.40' low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits, June bug worms, frogs, Persuader crankbaits, and redbug and watermelon red Grande Bass 4" Trickster worms on 3/16oz. jigs along docks, around rocks, and over brush piles in 8-15 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies and crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12-15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 67 degrees; 26.36' low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps, white Spinnerbaits, and white/chartreuse back crankbaits in 8-20 feet. At midday switch to JDC skirted craws on jigheads, root beer JDC Drop Shot worms on drop shot rigs, and grape Scoundrel worms along deepwater creek ledges. Striped bass are good on Zara Spooks, Red Fins, Spoiler Shads (plastic swim baits) and drifting or free lining live bait from Shaw Island to Lighthouse Point in 25-40 feet on the surface at daylight. White bass are slow to fair on Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits along the river channel in 12-25 feet. Crappie are good on pink/white or chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows, and cheesebait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 64 degrees; 11.62' low. Black bass are fair to good on Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks on wacky rigs, and Texas rigged 6" pumpkin Scoundrel worms along main lake bluffs in 12-25 feet, and on white spinnerbaits in standing timber in 4-8 feet. Striped bass are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps, and jigging 1oz. Pirk Minnows at daylight. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC grubs and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching JDC craw trailers in 12-28 feet early. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with live goldfish and perch.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 67 degrees; 9.96' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and watermelon red soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are good on live minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver. 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 minnows near the boat ramp. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on liver and shrimp in deep holes.

FAYETTE: Water clear; 68 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon gold, watermelon red, and chartreuse pepper Carolina rigged soft plastics along outside edges of grass in 6-10 feet. Red ear perch are good on worms in 4-10 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 0.45' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics off points. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

GRANGER: Water clear; 65 degrees; 6.78' high. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles over brush in 15-25 feet. Blue catfish to 30 pounds are good on juglines baited with cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 69 degrees; 0.30' low. Black bass are good on clear swim baits, Curb's buzzbaits, and watermelon/purple flake Whacky Sticks along seawalls and creek points in 2-12 feet at daylight. Striped bass are good on Creme 2" Spoiler Shads and Li'l Fishies at night. White bass are fair to good on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie are fair on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in clear water. Channel catfish are good on minnows and liver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 65 degrees; 8.02' 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 closed. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair but small on minnows. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait and shad Blue catfish to 29 pounds are good on juglines baited with goldfish and shad. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 67 degrees; 7.55' low. Black bass are good on black and purple soft plastic worms. Striped bass are good on silver/blue Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on cut shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and shad. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 65 degrees; 2.34' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 64 degrees; 6.70' high. Black bass are good on minnows, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows in 40 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, hot dogs, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 66 degrees; 33.77' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, dark worms, and crankbaits in 5-15 feet. Striped bass are fair on white grubs and jigging spoons in 30-40 feet. White bass are fair on chrome jigging spoons and minnows in 25-38 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs in 15-30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 28-42 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 67 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and cut bait. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and cut bait. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.



COASTAL

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

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are good under birds and pods of shad. Redfish are good at the jetty on live bait and cracked crabs.

BOLIVAR: Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on plastics. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout are good under birds on soft plastics.

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. Trout and redfish are good under the birds.

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. Trout are good under the birds.

TEXAS CITY: Bull redfish are good in the channel on shrimp and crabs. Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. Birds are working on the outgoing tide when the wind allows.

FREEPORT: Trout are good on reefs on shrimp and DOA Shrimp under corks. Redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Bastrop Bay. Bull redfish are good on the beach.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout and redfish are fair under the birds on soft plastics. 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 for waders working the edges of reefs.

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, Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Mad Island. Trout are fair under birds.

PORT O'CONNOR: Black drum are good on the shell near the Victoria Barge Canal. 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: Trout are fair in St. Charles Bay on Corkies while working reefs. Redfish are good in Redfish Bay on mullet and crabs. Bull redfish are good in the Lydia Ann Channel and around Mud Island on shrimp and crabs.

PORT ARANSAS: Offshore is good for tuna. Redfish are fair at Shamrock on topwaters and plum soft plastics. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits.

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 are good in the holes on natural baits.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters and plum plastics around rocks and grass. Trout are good while drifting deep rocks on plum plastics. Redfish are fair to good on gold spoons around spoil islands.



PORT MANSFIELD: Trout have been found on the edge of the Intracoastal in 3-5 feet of water. Redfish are good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the spoils on small topwaters and gold spoons.



SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair to good while drifting grass and mud on plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in Airport Cove and on the Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and plum or roach plastics. Some tarpon have shown at the jetty with calm winds.



PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are good at Laguna Vista and Holly Beach on plum or black TTF Flats Minnows and Brown Devil Eyes. Snook and mangrove snapper are good in the Brownsville Ship Channel on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp.