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.

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 82 degrees; 1.17’ low. Black bass are good trolling Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows in 20 feet at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 81 degrees; 6.27’ low. Black bass are excellent on Ribbits, Horny Toads, Bass Hogg buzzbaits and spinnerbaits over grass flats and among stickups, and on redbug and watermelon red Grande Bass 4” finesse worms with chartreuse tails around docks and near the rocks. Hybrid striper are good on shad in Hybrid Alley. White bass are excellent on Li’l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on minnows and Li’l Fishies in 8 – 14 feet. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait in 8 – 12 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 81 degrees; 19.13’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms, flukes, and watermelon JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters along stumps on sloping island points and secondary points of pockets in 5 – 15 feet at daylight. Striped bass are fair on Red Fins, Zara Jr's, and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits from Lighthouse Point to the dam on the surface at daylight. White bass are slow to fair trolling Shad Raps and jigging Pirk Minnows and Tiny Traps over rock piles in 20 – 30 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and Trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver above the falls.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 13.10’ low. Black bass are fair on Pop R's, crankbaits, and Flukes upriver along shorelines with lay downs and stumps in 4 – 8 feet at daylight. Striped bass are slow drifting live bait and trolling Gizz 4 and Shad Rap crankbaits on downriggers over 40' humps. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on root beer JDC grubs and craws, chartreuse plastic Crickets, and watermelon red tubes on ball jigheads along ledges in 6 – 20 feet. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows upriver over submerged brush piles along channel breaks in 8 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines upriver.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 81 degrees; 7.80’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and watermelon green spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 20 – 30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are excellent on trotlines baited with live perch and shad, and from the bank on rod and reel baited with nightcrawlers, perch, and shad.

FAYETTE: Water clear; 86 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon and watermelon gold Carolina rigged soft plastics in 10 – 18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8 – 12 feet.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 1.93’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged soft plastic worms and lizards, and on shad colored crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, chicken livers, and frozen shrimp.

GRANGER: Water murky; 80 degrees; 2.46’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs upriver. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in 12 – 15 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with shad and cut bait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch and goldfish.

LBJ: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are fair on black/blue ¼oz. Curb's Erratic jigs, JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, and weightless watermelon red Whacky Sticks along seawalls and docks in 4 - 10 feet at daylight. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white Curb's crappie jigs over brush piles in 12 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.44’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon and June bug soft plastic worms, white or chartreuse spinnerbaits, and shallow running crankbaits in 5 – 10 feet. White bass are good on slabs over humps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs off docks. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait in 4 – 5 feet. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 80 degrees; 4.95’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastic worms early. Striped bass are excellent on live shad. White bass are excellent on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with goldfish. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 85 degrees; 1.81’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair trolling slab spoons near the dam. White bass are fair trolling slab spoons near the dam. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on punchbait, and on juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 86 degrees; 1.56’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on liver along the banks at night. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 82 degrees; 35.02’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon worms and bone topwaters in 5 – 20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers in 25 – 35 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water fairly clear; 81 degrees. Black bass are fair on shad. Hybrid striper are fair on shad and crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, frozen shad, and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 9.27’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on bait shrimp, stinkbait, and liver.