Compiled and edited by J.P. Greeson, Bink Grimes, Kendal Hemphill and Karen Taylor for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under a federal grant provided by the Sport Fish Restoration Program.

CENTRAL
BASTROP: Water stained. Black bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water murky; 50 degrees; 9.39’ high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and trolling Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, summer sausage, and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 52 degrees; 7.34’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, Brownwood craws, black/blue Bass Hogg jigs, Brownwood Special Persuader crankbaits, and chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps along shorelines in 1 – 5 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are excellent on Li’l Fishies and crawdad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on Li’l Fishies and tube jigs over brush piles in 15 – 22 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 52 degrees; 19.57’ low. Black bass are fair on Rattlin' Rogues, Carolina rigged black/blue lizards, 1/8oz. black/chartreuse Curb's hair jigs with smoke/gold flake JDC RocKraw trailers, and blue flake Whacky Sticks on jig heads along ledges in 12 – 20 feet. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait in 28 feet, and trolling white/chartreuse Curbs striper jigs and Rattlin' Rogues. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on crappie minnows over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 51 degrees; 6.57’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged lizards in 15 – 25 feet, 1/8oz. pumpkin/chartreuse hair jigs with JDC Pebble Craw trailers, and Texas rigged blue flake Scoundrel worms on shaky jig heads along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair to good trolling ¼oz. white Curbs striper jigs and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and ¼oz. Blade Baits along the main river channel at mid lake in 40 feet. Smallmouth bass are fair to good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes, tomato red curl tail grubs, and matching drop shot worms along ledges and over rock piles in 10 – 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

COLEMAN: Water murky; 51 degrees; 9.34’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) No report available.

FAYETTE: Water stained; 52 degrees. Black bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.36’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon and watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and stinkbait.

GRANGER: Water murky; 48 degrees; 1.32’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs upriver near Comanche Bluff. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.32’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkin JDC drop shot worms, PBJ colored Snag Proof jigs, and green pumpkin tubes on docks and seawalls. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads in the channel around the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles under heated docks. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and worms. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 48 degrees; 4.94’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 53 degrees; 4.88’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 52 degrees; 1.21’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 53 degrees; 8.57’ high. Black bass are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 54 degrees; 17.43’ low. Black bass are good on black worms, chrome spoons, and firetiger crankbaits in 15 – 35 feet. Striped bass are fair on shad crankbaits and chrome spoons in 32 – 50 feet. White bass are good on minnows, white grubs, and chrome spoons in 35 – 55 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink and white tube jigs in 18 – 40 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and blood bait in 35 – 48 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 53 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows and green soft plastic worms at the gravel pit and the hot water outlet. White bass are fair on minnows and green soft plastic worms at the gravel pit and the hot water outlet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on crickets and shrimp at the gravel pit. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 0.70’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver and stinkbait.