Week of June 8, 2016

ALAN HENRY

Water clear; 74 degrees; 1.6’ low. Black bass are fair early on topwaters, later switching to wacky worms and Texas rigged plastic worms on points. Crappie are fair. Catfish are fair on perch and goldfish.

AMISTAD

Water murky; 83–92 degrees; 24.28’ low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits and spinnerbaits, and on watermelon soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with live perch. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

ARROWHEAD

Water fairly clear; 73–79 degrees; 0.32’ high. No reports on black bass. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows in the shallows. Catfish are good on worms and stinkbait.

ATHENS

Water lightly stained; 77–81 degrees; 0.58’ high. Black bass are fair on swimjigs, Texas rigged worms and topwater poppers. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

BASTROP

Water murky; 71–75 degrees. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON

Water murky; 66–70 degrees; 20.72’ 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.

BOB SANDLIN

Water stained; 76–81 degrees; 0.69’ high. Black bass are good on black buzzbaits, hollow body frogs and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM

Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 0.19’ high. Black bass are good on topwaters, Texas rigged worms and shallow crankbaits. Crappie are good on brush piles in 10–12’. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

BRAUNIG

Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

BRIDGEPORT

Water stained to muddy, 74–79 degrees: 1.75’ high. Black bass are fair on white buzzbaits and topwater poppers. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call in advance as some ramps may be closed due to flooding.

BROWNWOOD

Water murky; 66–70 degrees; 2.49’ high. Lake is closed due to floating debris, but may be open by the weekend.

BUCHANAN

Water murky; 66–70 degrees; 0.24’ low. Black bass are fair on weightless wacky rigged pumpkinseed Whacky Sticks with chartreuse tails, perch colored Skip–N–Pop topwaters, and chartreuse spinnerbaits off points in 10–16 feet. Striped bass are fair on green pumpkin Rat–L–Traps, topwaters, and Carolina rigged soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and Shad Raps in 15–25 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on live bait and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with liver and minnows.

CADDO

Water stained to muddy; 77–82 degrees; 1.60’ high. Black bass are slow on hollow body frogs and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

CALAVERAS

Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE

Water murky; 67–71 degrees; 10.45’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK

Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 0.20’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms and squarebill crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

CHOKE CANYON

Water murky; 84–93 degrees; 22.18’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

COLEMAN

Water murky; 68–72 degrees; 1.52’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK

Water murky; 74 degrees in main lake; 0.33’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and perch. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

COLORADO CITY

20.67’ low. No report available.

CONROE

Water murky; 82–90 degrees; 0.24’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

COOPER

Water stained to muddy; 2.51’ high. No report available.

FAIRFIELD

Black bass fishing reported as significantly improved. TPWD discontinued stocking the lake after the fish kill in September 2011. Redfish survived the kill in limited numbers.

FALCON

Water murky; 82–91 degrees; 26.93’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on frozen shrimp under birds. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

FAYETTE

Water murky. Black bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

FORK

Water stained; 77–81 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged craws, football jigs and deep diving crankbaits near brush piles. White and yellow bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

FT. PHANTOM HILL

Water murky; 72–78 degrees; 1.34’ high. Black bass are fair on Pop–Rs, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK

Water murky. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

GRANBURY

Water murky; 68–72 degrees; 0.59’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lizards, and on chartreuse crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and shrimp.

GRANGER

Water murky; 69–73 degrees; 10.73’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

GRAPEVINE

Water stained to muddy; 76–80 degrees; 9.57’ high. Black bass good on Texas rigged soft plastics near flooded cover. White bass and hybrid bass are good on slabs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on shad and stinkbait.

GREENBELT

31.64’ low. No report available.

HOUSTON COUNTY

Water stained; 83–91 degrees; 0.46’ high. Black bass are very good on black/blue worms and live perch from piers. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs in 12–20 feet. Bream are fair on live worms over grass beds, and on hot dogs off piers. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shad, and on stinkbait.

HUBBARD CREEK

Water off color; 74–80 degrees; 0.79’ high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, squarebill crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

JOE POOL

Water stained to muddy; 75–79 degrees; 4.10’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits and bladed jigs near flooded cover. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait and rod and reel.

LAKE O’ THE PINES

Water stained to muddy; 8.87’ high. No report available.

LAVON

Water stained to muddy; 77–82 degrees: 4.17’ high. Black bass are slow on buzzbaits, buzz frogs and Texas rigged creature baits near shallow cover. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

LBJ

Water stained; 68–72 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Rat–L–Traps and watermelon topwaters in 8–18 feet early. White bass are good on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and shrimp. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

LEWISVILLE

Water stained to muddy; 77–81 degrees; 6.33’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits and hollow body frogs around flooded cover. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LIVINGSTON

Water stained; 84–91 degrees; 0.15’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on pet spoons, trolling tubes, and Charlie slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

MACKENZIE

72.37’ low. No report available.

MARTIN CREEK

Water lightly stained; 80–85 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, weightless Senkos and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

MEREDITH

57.99’ low. No report available.

MONTICELLO

Water stained; 77–83 degrees; 0.46’ high. Black bass are slow on hollow body frogs, bladed jigs and squarebill crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

NASWORTHY

73–79 degrees; 1.06’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, weightless flukes and shallow running shad pattern crankbaits. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

NAVARRO MILLS

Water murky; 70–74 degrees; 6.73’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

O.H. IVIE

Water stained; 73–80 degrees; 41.37’ low. Black bass are fair to good on split shot weighted flukes, spinnerbaits, jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.

OAK CREEK

Water stained; 72–78 degrees; 11.39’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in the shallows. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worn–Glo) nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE

Water stained; 76–79 degrees; 1.22’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, finesse jigs and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

PALO DURO

52.52’ low. No report available.

POSSUM KINGDOM

Water off color; 74–80 degrees; 0.04’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, chatterbaits, Yellow Magics and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on split shot weighted live minnows. White bass are fair to good on Road Rooster Tails. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cur bait.

PROCTOR

Water murky; 67–71 degrees; 34.78’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

RAY HUBBARD

Water stained; 77–81 degrees; 0.03’ high. Black bass are slow on Yellow Magic poppers, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS

Water stained to muddy; 77–80 degrees; 5.34’ high. Black bass are fair on squarebill crankbaits, deep diving crankbaits and football jigs. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS

Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 0.47’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, black buzzbaits and Texas rigged creature baits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN

Water murky; 83–90 degrees; 5.32’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE

Water murky; 66–70 degrees; 20.93’ 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.

SPENCE

54.88’ low. No report available.

STAMFORD

0.28’ high. No report available.

STEINHAGEN

1.71’ high. No report available.

STILLHOUSE

Water murky; 67–71 degrees; 18.89’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

SWEETWATER

Water off color; 73–79 degrees; 23.41’ low. No report available.

TAWAKONI

Water stained to muddy; 77–82 degrees; 2.00’ high. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs, Texas rigged creature and black/blue flipping jigs in flooded bushes. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TEXOMA

Water stained to muddy; 76–80 degrees; 8.62’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs and shad. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

TOLEDO BEND

Water murky; 82–91 degrees; 0.50’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and small spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over baited holes. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait and stinkbait in 20–30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS

Water murky; 68–72 degrees; 11.69’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG

Water murky. 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.

WEATHERFORD

Water stained; 0.14’ high. No report available.

WHITE RIVER

Water stained; 72–78 degrees; 16.79’ low. No report available.

WHITNEY

Water murky; 67–71 degrees; 27.77’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

WRIGHT PATMAN

Water muddy; 30.72’ high. No report available.