Texas Fishing Report

Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for March 29 and also available on the internet at https://www.txfishing.com

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water stained; 65-69 degrees. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on live bait, frozen shrimp, liver, and bloodbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 1.04 feet high. Black bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines and throwlines baited with live perch.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.26 feet high. Black bass are fair on craw colored crankbaits, chartreuse/blue Bass Hogg spinnerbaits and jigs, and watermelon soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on white tube jigs and minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 67-71 degrees; 1.97 feet low. Black bass are good on pumpkin/chartreuse tailed Whacky Sticks, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, and watermelon soft jerkbaits along drop-offs of points and pockets of creeks. Striped bass are fair to good tight lining live bait and vertically jigging silver Pirk Minnows. White bass are good on Bleeding Shiner Tiny Traps, 2-inch Spoiler Shads, and live minnows in the upper end of the lake. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.21 feet high. Black bass are good on white Terminator spinnerbaits, pumpkin Whacky Sticks, and albino soft plastic jerkbaits along stickups. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver. Channel catfish are fair upriver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 0.29 feet low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and dark soft plastic worms or lizards. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

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

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on watermelon Wacky Worms and Senkos, white and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, and pumpkinseed Dead Ringer worms along the outside edges of breaks. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad and shrimp over baited holes.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.03 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms with white tails. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait.

GRANGER: Water stained; 64-68 degrees; 0.31 feet high. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits around standing timber. White bass are good on spinnerbaits upriver near Dickerson’s Bottom. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs in coves and sloughs. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits, and on juglines baited with cut bait and Zote soap. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait in the river.

LBJ: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 0.82 feet low. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin Whacky Sticks, blue/white Terminator spinnerbaits, and soft plastic jerkbaits in 3-10 feet. Striped bass are fair on 2-inch Spoiler Shads and white bucktails early. White bass are fair on chrome/blue Tiny Traps, Spoiler Shads, and Blade Runners early. Crappie are good on blue tube jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 67-71 degrees; 0.16 feet high. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits along banks and near the dam. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and minnows. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with minnows and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch and goldfish.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 64-68 degrees; 0.16 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 65-69 degrees; 0.04 feet high. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and chicken livers. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water murky; 64-68 degrees; 0.23 feet high. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on minnows near Long Bridge. Crappie are good on minnows near Long Bridge. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 67-71 degrees; 0.06 feet high. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps, smoke grubs, and Baby Brush Hogs. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on chrome crankbaits and watermelon grubs in 10-25 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on slabs and chartreuse soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 2.99 feet low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and frozen shrimp.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 65-70 degrees; 0.41 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, finesse jigs and weightless worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 66-71 degrees; 0.13 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, squarebill crankbaits and hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

BONHAM: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 3.08 feet low. Black bass are good on Rat L Traps, spinnerbaits, and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good drifting cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained, 65-69 degrees: 0.08 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, squarebill crankbaits and Bandit 200 crankbaits in white shad. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CADDO: Water stained; 67-71 degrees; 0.90 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, lipless crankbaits and hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 66-71 degrees; 0.13 feet low. Black bass are good on squarebill crankbaits, Texas rigged creature baits and craws. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

COOPER: Water stained; 4.18 feet low. No report available.

FAIRFIELD: No report available.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 67-70 degrees; 2.11 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, Carolina rigged lizards and buzz frogs. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.26 feet high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged craws. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 66-71 degrees; 0.01 feet low. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, bladed jigs and finesse jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 67-71 degrees: 0.79 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, bladed jigs and buzzfrogs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

LAVON: Water stained; 67-70 degrees: 2.10 feet low. Black bass are fair on squarebill crankbaits, wakebaits and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 66-69 degrees; 0.09 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, bladed jigs and shallow crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 72-77 degrees; 1.30 feet low. Black bass are fair on topwater poppers, hollow body frogs, and Texas rig creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 72-76 degrees; 0.59 feet high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 67-71 degrees; 0.14 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.75 feet low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigged craws and creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 64-68 degrees; 0.13 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws on timber near spawning areas, soft jerkbaits and weightless Senkos. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.13 feet low. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged creature baits, buzzbaits and squarebill crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 67-71 degrees; 3.07 feet low. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, hollow body frogs and Texas rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 65-69 degrees; 3.86 feet low. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, Pop R’s and shakeyhead worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 0.46 feet low. No report available.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 3.86 feet high. No report available.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water murky; 68-72 degrees; 21.34 feet low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, jerkbaits, soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits. Striped bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons, and live minnows. White bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons, and live minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on cheesebait, shrimp, and liver over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and droplines 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 watermelon soft plastics along shorelines and structure. Striped bass are good on chicken livers and Tony Accetta spoons. Redfish are good on live perch and tilapia. Channel catfish are very good on shrimp, liver, and stinkbait. Blue catfish are fair on chicken livers, shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastic worms and grubs around reed beds along shorelines. Striped bass are good on chicken livers, shad, and spoons. Redfish are good on perch and shrimp on the bottom. Channel and blue catfish are very good on nightcrawlers, shad, and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 19.97 feet low. Black bass are good on swimbaits and Texas rigged soft plastic lizards. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and fair on jigs under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees at the hot water discharge, 68 degrees in main lake; 0.08 feet high. Black bass are excellent on crankbaits and spinnerbaits in 4-6 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs near Coletoville Bridge in 8-10 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on live perch and shad in 8-10 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

FALCON: Water murky; 67-71 degrees; 29.94 feet low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on minnows, frozen shrimp, shad, 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; 65-69 degrees; 0.04 feet high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are very good on stinkbait, cut bait, and nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 0.14 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows from piers and over brush piles. Bream are fair on live worms off piers and over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish to 8 pounds are good on live worms. Yellow catfish are slow.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.23 feet high. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows, soft plastics, and spec rigs in the upper creeks. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on perch and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 66-70 degrees; 1.53 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on live minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, live minnows, and stinkbait.

STEINHAGEN: 1.68 feet high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 2.37 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits around hydrilla beds in 6-12 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on black/chartreuse jigs over hydrilla beds. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: 30.82 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and 5-inch Yum Dingers. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

MACKENZIE: 74.11 feet low. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MEREDITH: 60.34 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: 58.92 feet low. No report available.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water clear on the main lake, stained up the river; 59 degrees; 1.88 feet low. Black bass are good on 7-inch Power Worms, swim jigs and medium diving crankbaits. Crappie and bass are fair on minnows in the back of creeks. Catfish are good on rod and reel with cut bait and punchbait on baited holes.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 55-61 degrees; 0.37 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, Senkos and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows in the shallows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

COLORADO CITY: 13.25 feet low. No report available.

FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 57-62 degrees; 0.03 feet high. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off color; 56-62 degrees; 0.32 feet low. Black bass are fair on split shot rigged flukes, Senkos, Texas rigs and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows around shallow cover. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

NASWORTHY: 57-63 degrees; 1.46 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on chatterbaits, jigs and Texas rigged lizards. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 56-62 degrees; 7.89 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, Senkos and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worn-Glo) nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 55-61 degrees; 33.18 feet low. Black bass are good on jigs, Texas rigged creature baits and Yum Dingers. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in the shallows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off color; 55-62 degrees; 0.1 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, jigs, shakyheads and chatterbaits. 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: 49.94 feet low. No report available.

STAMFORD: 0.76 feet low. Black bass are fair on Senkos, split shot rigged flukes, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on minnows and tail spinners. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut and live bait.

SWEETWATER: Water off color; 57-63 degrees; 22 feet low. No report available.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 55-62 degrees; 19.6 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 are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on topwaters and Corkies. Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains. Redfish are good in the marsh on topwaters and spoons.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good over shell in 3-4 feet of water. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove on topwaters.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Down South Lures and topwaters. Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass on live shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair on the east shoreline while wading with soft plastics. Redfish are fair around the Spillway on shrimp and crabs.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on topwaters and MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Redfish are fair in the marsh around points on shrimp and Gulps.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair to good at the jetty on live bait. Trout are fair for waders in the afternoon on topwaters and Lit’l Johns.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on Dollar Reef on live shrimp. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. Black drum are good around the dike on crabs.

FREEPORT: Trout are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Trout and redfish are fair at the jetties on live shrimp and finger mullet.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout and redfish are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on live shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on topwaters over sand and grass in the guts in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on shrimp and topwaters.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish and black drum are fair to good at East Flats and around Dagger Island on shrimp and crabs. Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on Gamblers and topwaters while wading sand and grass. Trout are good at night in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in the grass on the King Ranch shoreline on small topwaters and Gulps.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass while wading. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on soft plastics.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair to good for waders around the spoil island on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Redfish are fair while drifting sand and grass on Gulps and live shrimp under a popping cork.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in while drifting flats on topwaters and Gulps. Black drum are good over reefs on shrimp.