Texas Fishing Report

Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Feb. 8 and also available on the internet at https://www.txfishing.com

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water stained; 61-65 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.61 feet high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. White bass are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 0.31 feet high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, jigs, and crankbaits along shorelines. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and minnows. Crappie are fair on Li’l Fishies and tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 1.98 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/black Curb’s hair jigs and Carolina rigged black lizards along ledges in 12-20 feet. Striped bass are fair on white/chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12-15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 62-65 degrees; 0.31 feet high. Black bass are good on 1/8-oz. watermelon/black Texas rigged worms and Rat-L-Traps off points. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on white spinnerbaits and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 1.29 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

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

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.01 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shad pattern squarebill crankbaits and pumpkinseed jigs. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

GRANGER: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.34 feet high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/black soft plastic worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are fair on prepared baits in 8-18 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 4.83 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon Rat-L-Traps and wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks in 6-12 feet. White bass are fair vertically jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are fair on Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on minnows under docks. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.14 feet low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 0.24 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. 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; 61-65 degrees; 0.45 feet high. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water murky; 59-63 degrees; 0.22 feet high. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 1.90 feet high. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and crawfish crankbaits in 12-20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and chrome jigging spoons in 25-40 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue/white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on crickets and shrimp at the gravel pit. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 3.05 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and stinkbait.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 55-59 degrees; 0.32 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, bladed jigs and small plastic swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 55-58 degrees; 0.29 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, bladed jigs and squarebill crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained; 52-56 degrees; 2.96 feet low. Black bass are slow on jerkbaits, jigs and bladed jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs along creek channels. Catfish are good drifting cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained, 53-58 degrees: 0.17 feet high. Black bass are fair on finesse jigs, lipless crankbaits and medium crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

CADDO: Water stained; 56-60 degrees; 1.40 feet high. Black bass are fair on flipping jigs, Texas rigged craws and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 54-58 degrees; 0.06 feet low. Black bass are slow on lipless crankbaits, black and blue flipping jigs and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows, Catfish are slow on trotlines.

COOPER: Water stained to muddy; 3.66 feet low. No report available.

FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained; 65-72 degrees; 0.03 feet low. Black bass good on Texas rigged creature baits and craws as well as bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish no report. Redfish no report.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 55-58 degrees; 2.26 feet low. Black bass are slow on football jigs, bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits. White and yellow bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 52-56 degrees; 0.17 feet high. Black bass are slow on Megabass 110 jerkbaits in mat shad and elegy bone, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs in shad patterns. White bass and hybrid bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 54-57 degrees; 0.02 feet low. Black bass are fair on weightless Senkos, bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 56-59 degrees: 0.80 feet high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 54-58 degrees: 2.88 feet low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged craws, lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 52-56 degrees; 0.02 feet low. Black bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits, bladed jigs and soft jerkbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 80-85 degrees; 1.07 feet low. Black bass are good on small plastic swimbaits, bladed jigs, and Texas rig craws. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 76-81 degrees; 0.66 feet high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, bladed jigs and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 52-57 degrees; 0.07 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 53-57 degrees; 1.05 feet low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, medium crankbaits and shakyhead worms. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 52-57 degrees; 0.01 feet high. Black bass are slow on lipless crankbaits, Carolina rigged worms and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 52-56 degrees; 0.60 feet low. Black bass are slow on bladed jigs, Texas rigged craws and weightless Flukes. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 55-59 degrees; 2.73 feet low. Black bass are slow on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and flipping jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 52-57 degrees; 1.59 feet low. Black bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits, umbrella rigs and weightless Flukes. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 0.52 feet low. No report available.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 3.78 feet high. No report available.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water murky; 65-69 degrees; 20.29 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits, jigging spoons, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on watermelon slabs and jigging spoons. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds. Striped bass are good down rigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinners near the dam. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around reed beds. Striped bass are fair on spoons and jigs near the crappie wall. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, minnows, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 20.06 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards. White bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.

COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 80 degrees at the hot water discharge, 67 degrees in main lake; 1.93 feet low. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on dark spinnerbaits and crankbaits in 8-10 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs in 8-12 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 8 pounds are good on live perch and shad in 8-10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

FALCON: Water murky; 62-66 degrees; 30.90 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on frozen shrimp and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.03 feet high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 0.24 feet high. Black bass to 3 pounds are good on black/red skirted spinnerbaits, black and red worms, and perch or yellow crankbaits in 5-15 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs in 20 feet. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on chum baits.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.31 feet high. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 1.38 feet low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are fair on liver and stinkbait.

STEINHAGEN: 1.64 feet high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 3.03 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait, frozen shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: 31 feet low. Black bass are fair on shallow running crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

MACKENZIE: 73.68 feet low. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MEREDITH: 60.46 feet low. TPWD has begun restocking the lake with Walleye. Reports of black bass are rare. No reports of smallmouth bass. Bream and channel catfish are being caught in good numbers.

PALO DURO: 57.8 feet low. No report available.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water clear on the main lake, stained toward the river; 50 degrees; 1.74 feet low. Black bass are slow on jigs and medium or shallow diving crankbaits. Crappie and bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on rod and reel with punchbait on a #6 treble hook up the river.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 49-56 degrees; 0.68 feet low. Black bass are fair on finesse jigs, Texas rigs and slow rolled spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

COLORADO CITY: 12.99 feet low. No report available.

FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 50-56 degrees; 0.26 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and slow rolled spinnerbaits with a Colorado blade. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off color; 51-55 degrees; 0.48 feet low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs, chatterbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

NASWORTHY: 49-55 degrees; 1.44 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on jigs, Texas rigs and DT10s. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 48-56 degrees; 8.91 feet low. Black bass are fair on drop shot rigs, Texas rigs and shakyheads. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worn-Glo) nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 49-56 degrees; 33.6 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, swimjigs and shakyheads. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off color; 48-55 degrees; 0.05 feet high. Black bass are fair to good on drop shot rigs, Texas rigs and shakyheads. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

SPENCE: 50 feet low. No report available.

STAMFORD: 0.36 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on minnows and Rooster Tails. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut and live bait.

SWEETWATER: Water off color; 47-53 degrees; 22.69 feet low. No report available.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 45-52 degrees; 19.59 feet low. Black bass are very slow (the bass population was greatly reduced during the drought). No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are fair while drifting mud and shell. Trout are fair for waders on the Louisiana shoreline on slow-sinking plugs.

SOUTH SABINE: Redfish are fair on the edge of the channel on mullet. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on slow-sinking plugs. Black drum and redfish are fair at Rollover Pass on shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on the east shoreline on Corkies and MirrOlures. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair while drifting deep mud and shell on plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair over deep shell and mud on plastics. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good for waders in the afternoon on Bass Assassins and MirrOlures.

TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and crabs. Sand trout and sheepshead are fair to good on fresh shrimp from the piers.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are fair on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of drains on Gulps and shrimp.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on Gulps over humps and scattered shell. Trout are fair for waders in the afternoon on Corkies. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal and at the mouths of drains on Gulps and jigs tipped with shrimp.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous on soft plastics and Gulps. Trout are fair in the guts on the incoming tide on soft plastics.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of drains and deep channels.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow Gulps. Redfish are fair to good in California Hole and Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the ledges of the channel on mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Trout are fair to good on the edge of the flats on MirrOlures, Gulps and Corkies.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and Soft-Dines. Trout are fair to good in the guts along the King Ranch shoreline on Corkies, Gamblers and Bass Assassins.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair on DOA Shrimp and Gulps under a popping cork around grass holes. Trout are fair on mud along the edge of the ICW on Corkies and MirrOlures.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair on the edge of the Intracoastal and at Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish and sheepshead are fair in the channel on shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics under popping corks. Trout are fair in Cullen Bay and Laguna Vista Cove on shrimp and Gulps.