Your Regional Fishing Report

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Week of June 8, 2016

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.
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.
Conroe
Water murky; 82–90 degrees; 0.24′ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. 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.
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.
Water stained to muddy; 8.87′ high. No report available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Steinhagen
1.71′ high. No report available.
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.
Wright Patman
Water muddy; 30.72′ high. No report available.
Grace Baldwin
Grace Baldwin
(Bethany) Grace Baldwin has an Associate Degree in Journalism from Angelina College and is working on a double major of English and Journalism at Stephen F. Austin State University. She thoroughly enjoys reading, writing, and has an indelible passion for words.

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