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weekly fishing reports by region
 
 
WEST REPORTS

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.

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.17' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits along brush and grass lines, and on black/blue soft plastics and jigs worked in brush and along tree lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait. 

ARROWHEAD: Water moderately stained; 76 degrees; 4.99' low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, chatterbaits or jigs off rocky points and rip-rap. Crappie are good on jigs suspended 7-12 feet. White bass are good trolling and casting towards rocky points in Sailboat Cove area. Blue Catfish are good drift fishing with cut shad or cheese bait on flats at 12-15 feet depth.

COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 76 degrees; 9.37' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 77 degrees; 3.69' low. Black bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and shad-colored crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 5.71' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits, and June bug soft plastic lures worked along trees and reeds. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees. Black bass are fair on live baits, white spinnerbaits and watermelon red soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 5.35' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 12.27' low. Black bass are good on live bait, white spinnerbaits, black/blue jigs and white soft plastic jerkbaits worked around timber and brush. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on crankbaits and live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 78 degrees; 4.45' low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and silver Rat-L-Traps on mid-lake points. Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow jigs in Rock Creek. White bass are good on silver Rat-L-Traps and jigging spoons suspended 18-20 feet in the Broadway area. Stripers are good on silver spoons and crankbaits by Bass Island. Catfish are good on live shad and cut liver in the north area along the river.

SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 57.12' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.

STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 4.15' low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits and live bait along grass lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are good on live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait.

SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 5.25' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and shad-colored crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and inline spinners. Catfish are good on live bait.

WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 21.52' low. Black bass are good on live bait, junebug soft plastic baits worked along tree lines and suspended in brush. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

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