Your Regional Fishing Report

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Week of June 22, 2016

Bob Sandlin
Water stained; 82–87 degrees; 0.42′ high. Black bass are fair on topwaters, hollow body frogs and Texas rigged soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.
Caddo
Water stained to muddy; 85–89 degrees; 1.50′ high. Black bass are fair on hollow body frogs and Texas rigged creature baits near stumps. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines and stink bait.
Conroe
Water murky; 76–80 degrees; 0.01′ high. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged watermelon soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good on white striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on stinkbait and nightcrawlers.
Fork
Water stained; 84–89 degrees; 0.07′ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged Flukes and deep diving crankbaits. Some fishing being caught early on black buzzbaits. White and yellow bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Houston County
Water stained; 77–81 degrees; 0.13′ high. Black bass are fair on black/red flake worms. Crappie are slow. Bream are good on live worms over grass beds and off piers. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shad.
Water stained; 5.96′ high. No report available.
Livingston
Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 1.25′ high. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on striper jigs, hellbenders, and silver slabs. White bass are fair on minnows, troll tubes, and Charlie slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Blue catfish are fair on shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.
Martin Creek
Water lightly stained; 86–91 degrees; 0.05′ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, weightless Senkos and hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines and prepared bait.
Monticello
Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.02′ high. Black bass are slow on hollow body frogs, buzz frogs, and weightless Senkos. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.
Sam Rayburn
Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 4.79′ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow.
Steinhagen
1.41′ high. No report available.
Toledo Bend
Water murky; 78–82 degrees; 0.27′ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and black/blue soft plastics. Striped bass are good on white striper jigs. White bass are good on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.
Wright Patman
Water muddy; 28.72′ high. No report available.
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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