The Fishing Report

Austin — Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Nov. 11. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.)



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; 5.06' 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; 7.46' low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits, Persuader crankbaits, and watermelon red or pumpkinseed soft plastic worms over brush piles in 10-20 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies and pet spoons off lighted docks at night. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and stinkbait over baited holes in 12-20 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 67 degrees; 25.98' low. Black bass are good on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, and 3" shad Flukes from Paradise Point to Applehead and in larger creeks. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shad plastic swim baits, Red Fins, and drifting live bait along the river channel in 30 feet. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and Spoiler Shads. Crappie are good on pink/white or chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows, and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 64 degrees; 11.24' low. Black bass are good on 1/8oz. white spinnerbaits, Fat Free Shads, and Texas rigged watermelon green Whacky Sticks and watermelon Flukes in standing timber, stickups, and along brush piles on secondary points in 4-12 feet. Striped bass are fair to good on Red Fins and jigging Pirk Minnows over and around the humps in 30-60 feet at daylight. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows along the river channel and on lake points. Smallmouth bass are good on green pumpkin tubes, 1/8oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs, and smoke JDC curl tail grubs in 8-15 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 67 degrees; 10.02' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are good on live minnows and green striper jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are fair 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 minnows near the boat ramp. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on liver and shrimp in deep holes.

FAYETTE: Water clear; 67 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 watermelon red and watermelon green soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are good on live minnows and green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows, hellbenders, and pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and live minnows.

GRANGER: Water clear; 66 degrees; 4.52' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slab spoons around main lake points. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish 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; 0.40' low. Black bass are very good on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps and plastic swimbaits along seawalls among schooling shad, and on Curb's buzzbaits and weightless watermelon red Whacky Sticks along laydowns and stumps on creek points. Striped bass are good on Creme 2" Spoiler Shads and Li'l Fishies at night. White bass are very good on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie are good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in clear water. Channel catfish are fair to good on minnows and worms. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 65 degrees; 4.44' 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 slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 67 degrees; 7.55' low. Black bass are good on purple, black/yellow, and black/chartreuse soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good but small on jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows in 12-15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 65 degrees; 1.14' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows and green/black jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on stinkbait, liver, and cheesebait. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 64 degrees; 1.69' 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; 33.07' low. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on bone topwaters and green pumpkin worms in 5-25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on chrome spoons and minnows in 35-42 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 12-20 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 8 pounds are fair on nightcrawlers and bloodbait in 28-45 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 67 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and dark soft plastic worms near the dam at night. Hybrid striper are good on minnows at night. White bass are good on cut shad and minnows near the power plant. Crappie are good on red wigglers. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shad and cut bait at the gravel pit. Yellow catfish are fair on goldfish.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 1.65' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits and crankbaits, and on watermelon red topwaters early and late. Striped bass are fair on live minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are good on minnows, pet spoons, and hellbenders. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers.

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