Below is an updated list of Texas lakes and a detailed freshwater fishing report including water clarity, lake level, water temp, species, and suggested bait.
ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 68 degrees; 0.49’ high. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
AMISTAD: Water stained; 79 degrees; 65.75’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, poppers, chatter baits and spinner baits. White bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits and Alabama rigs.
ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 6.49’ low. Catfish are good on fresh cut shad.
ATHENS: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.76’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms and weightless flukes. Crappie are slow.
AUSTIN: Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, divers and worms.
B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and frogs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on juglines.
BASTROP: Water stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, worms and shaky heads.
BELTON: Water stained; 72 degrees; 2.25’ low. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on fresh cut shad and punch bait.
BENBROOK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 3.36’ low. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are fair on chatter baits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.
BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.85’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and Texas-rigged craws. Catfish are good on stink bait and chicken liver.
BOIS D’ARC: Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, frogs and Texas rigs.
BRAUNIG: Water stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Redfish are fair on live bait, shrimp, spoons and soft plastics.
BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 69 degrees; 0.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, frogs and swimbaits. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on crankbaits. Catfish are fair on shad and liver.
BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 16.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Stripers are good on jigs, slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on cut shad and punch bait.
CADDO: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.03’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, swimbaits and spinner baits.
CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained; 90 degrees. Redfish are fair on live bait, spoons and soft plastics. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.
CANYON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 26.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and drop shots. Stripers are good on top-waters.
CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 71 degrees; 3.17’ low. Hybrids and white bass are are fair on spinners and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 75 degrees; 32.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastics. White bass are good on spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and grubs.
CONROE: Water stained; 76 degrees; 1.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on liver, worms and punch bait.
COOPER: Water stained; 75 degrees: 2.00’ low. Hybrids are good on live shad. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on shad.
CORPUS CHRISTI: 80 degrees; 11.41’ low. Catfish are good on live bait.
CYPRESS SPRINGS: Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, spinner baits and swim jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait and chicken liver.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 70 degrees; 6.98’ low. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.
FALCON: Water stained; 80 degrees; 45.43’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
FAYETTE: Water stained; 79 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits and top-waters. Catfish are good on cut shad.
FORK: Water stained; 81 degrees; 2.14’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits, and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 77 degrees; 7.94’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs. White bass are fair on crankbaits or live shad.
GRANBURY: Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad, trolling jigs and Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.80’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are good on shad and live perch.
GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.88’ low. White bass are good on swimbaits, slabs and jigs. Catfish are fair on shad.
GREENBELT: Water stained; 74 degrees; 50.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Sand bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on minnows and worms.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 77 degrees; 14.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Catfish are good on on live bait or cut carp.
JACKSONVILLE: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and swimbaits.
JOE POOL: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on small swimbaits. White bass are good on slabs.
LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.82’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, spinner baits and swim jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
LAVON: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 3.67’ low. Largemouth bass are on good on spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, liver and fresh chunks of shad.
LBJ: Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.33’ low. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.
LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 71 degrees; 2.71’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, spinner baits and crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs, jigs and live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
LIMESTONE: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 2.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on shad.
LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 1.60’ low. White bass are fair on slabs.
MARTIN CREEK: Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on weightless senkos and underspin swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
MEREDITH: Water stained; 63 degrees; 48.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on minnows and artificials. White bass are good on jigs and labs. Walleye are good on minnows, grubs and other artificials. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, minnows and chicken liver.
MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on perch and shad.
NACOGDOCHES: Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.89’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs and deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are slow.
NACONICHE: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, square-billed crankbaits and chatter baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.
NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees. 0.54’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatter baits, spinner baits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut perch and shad.
O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 27.12’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on jigs and slabs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut shad.
OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 17.86’ low. White bass are fair on spoons and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs.
PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 1.17’ low. Largmeouth bass are fair on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 71 degrees; 2.32’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Stripers are fair on live bait. Sand bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut shad and stink bait.
PROCTOR: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.04’ high. Hybrids are good on swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are good on juglines.
RAVEN: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, worms and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are fair on worms and stink bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 2.76’ low. White bass are fair on spinners and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad.
RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.17’ low. White bass are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.80’ low. White bass are slow. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.
SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 2.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and top-water frogs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and minnows.
SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.93’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are slow. Hybrids are slow. Catfish are fair on cut shad and punch bait.
SPENCE: Water stained; 85 degrees. 46.00’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on spoons and inline spinners. Catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs. White bass are fair on slabs.
TAWAKON: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 2.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits,and soft plastics. Hybrid stripers and white bass are good on swimbaits and slab spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait.
TEXANA: Water stained; 80 degrees; 3.18’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow.
TEXOMA: Water stained; 66 degrees; 1.84’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. Stripers are good on live shad and top-waters. Catfish are good on cut shad.
TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 80 degrees; 4.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, swimbaits, top-waters and frogs.
TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 42.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, fast-moving soft jerkbaits and wake baits.
TYLER: Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on stink bait, liver and nightcrawlers.
WACO: Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.70’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs. White bass are good on small slabs, swimbaits and spoons. Hybrids are fair on swimbaits and spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait and live shad.
WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 74 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, spinner baits, crankbaits and jerkbaits.
WHITNEY: Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.
WORTH: Water stained; 70 degrees; 3.06’ low. White bass are good on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 80 degrees; 4.37’ high. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait.
Updated 11/15/2024.