Texas Fishing Report

The weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Nov. 1 and also available on the internet at http://www.txfishing.com:

CENTRAL

AUSTIN: Water stained; 68-77 degrees; 0.8 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigged pumpkinseed worms. Sunfish are fair to good on cut nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 73-77 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon Finesse worms and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.

BELTON: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 2.02 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on slabs, silver spoons, and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 2.62 feet low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, green pumpkin or redbug worms near docks, white flukes, and spinnerbaits. White bass are excellent on crankbaits and jigs off lighted docks at night in 5-25 feet. Crappie are excellent on minnows and white or shad Li’l Fishies over brush piles in 5-15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 2.23 feet low. Black bass are fair on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, and 3-inch shad Flukes in larger creeks. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shad plastic swim baits, Red Fins, and drifting live bait along the river channel in 30 feet. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies and Spoiler Shads. Crappie are fair on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on shrimp, minnows, and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on live shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 2.99 feet low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits, Fat Free Shads, and Texas rigged watermelon green Whacky Sticks and watermelon flukes over brush piles in 4-12 feet. Striped bass are good on Red Fins and jigging Pirk Minnows over and around the humps in 30-60 feet at daylight. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows on lake points. Smallmouth bass are good on green pumpkin tubes, Curb’s jigs, and smoke grubs in 8-15 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 1.98 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.

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

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon and chartreuse pepper Carolina rigged soft plastics along outside edges of grass in 5-10 feet. Red ear perch are good on worms in 4-10 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 0.39 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics off points. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs and spoons. White bass are fair on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

GRANGER: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.22 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on spinnerbaits along main lake points. Crappie are fair on jigs over brush in 12-18 feet. Blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with cut bait and Zote soap. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.75 feet low. Black bass are fair on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps and plastic swimbaits along seawalls, and on buzzbaits and weightless watermelon red Whacky Sticks on creek points. Striped bass are good on 2” Spoiler Shads and Li’l Fishies at night. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on pink/white tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 1.47 feet low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait and shad. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with goldfish and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 73-77 degrees; 2.50 feet low. Black bass are fair on black and purple soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on silver/blue Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on cut shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 3.36 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on pet spoons and Charlie slabs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 1.94 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, hot dogs, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 10.42 feet low. Black bass are good on bone topwaters and green pumpkin worms in 5-25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on chrome spoons and minnows in 35-45 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and bloodbait in 30-45 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 4.54 feet low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps and watermelon soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs. White bass are good on slabs and hellbenders. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and liver.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 0.95 feet low. Black bass are good on hollow body frogs, weightless Senkos and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 71-76 degrees; 2.43 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and chrome Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair to good on Little Georges. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 64-67 degrees; 0.98 feet low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

BONHAM: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 1.16 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws on boat docks and near reeds. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are good along creek channel with punch bait and prepared bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear, 62-65 degrees: 2.12 feet low. Black bass are fair on squarebill crankbaits, Megabass Vision 110 jerkbaits in mat shad and shakyhead worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 65-68 degrees; 0.30 feet low. Black bass are fair on weightless Senkos, weightless Senkos, and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 1.83 feet low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigged craws and shakyheads on docks. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows.

COOPER: Water stained; 72-77 degrees; 1.32 feet low. Black bass are fair. Crappie are fair on jigs. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs and minnows.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 1.48 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, shallow running crankbaits and black and blue jigs on docks.

FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear. Black bass are fair to good on Senkos and weightless worms, Texas rigged craws and chatterbaits along shoreline vegetation.

FORK: Water stained; 62-65 degrees; 1.02 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, black and blue flipping jigs and flutter spoons. White and yellow bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.73 feet low. Black bass are good on jerkbaits, shakyhead worms, and Flukes. White bass and hybrid bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and rod and reel.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 62-65 degrees; 1.05 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, bladed jigs and Flukes. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 64-68 degrees: 0.55 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, weightless Senkos and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

LAVON: Water stained; 62-65 degrees: 2.30 feet low. Black bass are fair on black and blue jigs, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 1.34 feet low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, Flukes and shakyhead worms. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines and cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 84-88 degrees; 2.90 feet low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, finesse jigs and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 82-87 degrees; 0.05 feet high. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, Flukes, and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 62-65 degrees; 1.12 feet low. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, shallow crankbaits and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and punch bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 1.55 feet low. Black bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, Texas rigged craws, and shakyhead worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.76 feet low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Texas rigged craws and football jigs. White bass are good on minnows and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 2.19 feet low. Black bass are good on squarebill crankbaits, Texas rigged craws and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on slabs and slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 63-66 degrees; 0.92 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws and flipping jigs in willow bushes and docks. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Hybrid bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and shrimp.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 62-65 degrees; 1.66 feet high. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, shallow crankbaits and shakyhead worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 62-66 degrees; 1.67 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged worms, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows on docks. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 3.84 feet high. No report available.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 25.08 feet low. Black bass are good on topwaters, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. 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 fair on crankbaits and tequila sunrise soft plastic worms near the dam. Striped bass are good on silver spoons near the dam. Redfish are good on perch, shad, and silver spoons. Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the dam. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around reed beds. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are good on perch and tilapia near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 23.74 feet low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic lizards and large worms in grass in 12-20 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and punchbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 90 degrees at the hot water discharge, 76 degrees in main lake; 0.50 feet low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in 6-10 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines and droplines baited with live perch in 8-12 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

FALCON: Water murky; 78-82 degrees; 18.27 feet low. Black bass are fair on shallow running crankbaits and large Brush Hogs in flooded grass. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and cut bait up the river. 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; 74-78 degrees; 0.68 feet low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 71-75 degrees; 0.21 feet low. Black bass slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows in 20 feet. Bream are fair on live worms in coves. Channel and blue catfish to 3 pounds are good on juglines baited with shad and perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 0.78 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are fair on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 1.14 feet low. Black bass are good on chartreuse topwaters and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms in 20-30 feet. White bass are good on pet spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on stinkbait and minnows.

STEINHAGEN: 1.70 feet high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 4.45 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon red soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and topwaters early, and later on redbug or black/blue worms off points. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows in 20 feet. Bream are good on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: Water off color; 62-71 degrees; 32.04 low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

MACKENZIE: 73.47 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers. No reports on crappie.

MEREDITH: Water fairly clear; 59-68 degrees; 48.61 feet low. Black bass are fair on live minnows, Texas rigs, shakyheads and suspending jerkbaits. No reports of smallmouth bass or walleye. Bream and channel catfish are being caught in good numbers.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, stained to muddy up the river; 68-76 degrees; 4.24 feet low. Black bass are fair on 7-inch Power Worms, spoons and jigs. Crappie and bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and punch bait.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 63-72 degrees; 1.77 feet low. Black bass are fair on shakyheads and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on split shot weighted live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

COLORADO CITY: 14.92 feet low. No report available.

FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water off color; 67-76 degrees; 0.98 feet low. Black bass are fair on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Senkos. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off color; 71-76 degrees; 2.6 feet low. Black bass are fair to good brown/orange shallow running crankbaits, Texas rigs and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and live shiners.

NASWORTHY: 69-75 degrees; 1.29 feet low. Black bass are fair on finesse jigs, silver skirt spinnerbaits and Texas rigged motor oil worms. No reports on crappie. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 10.22 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on chrome/black Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and shakyheads. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 71-76 degrees; 37.08 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shallow running crankbaits and split shot weighted watermelon candy flukes. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off color; 72-77 degrees; 0.6 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on drop shot rigs, Texas rigs and shallow running chartreuse/white crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and tail spinners. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

SPENCE: 50.33 feet low. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

STAMFORD: Water stained; 67-75 degrees; 0.1 feet low. Black bass are fair on spoons, Texas rigs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows around structure. White bass are fair on live bait and Little Georges. Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

SWEETWATER: Water off color; 69-76 degrees; 23.94 feet low. No report available.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 20.83 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp. Flounder are good on shrimp, shad and Gulps at the mouths of bayous.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Redfish are good at the jetty on live bait and cracked crabs. Flounder are good on Gulps around marsh drains.

BOLIVAR: Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on plastics. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on soft plastics and Gulps. Redfish are fair to good on the east shoreline on topwaters. Some birds have worked.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and large Gulf trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish and flounder are fair to good in the marsh around drains on shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfish and flounder are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and shad. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in Moses Lake on shrimp.

FREEPORT: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Bastrop Bay. Bull redfish are good around Surfside and at the Quintana jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good in the middle of the bay under birds. Trout are good for drifters on Bass Assassins and Down South Lures over humps and scattered shell. Trout and flounder are fair to good on muddy shorelines on soft plastics.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are good on live shrimp at Shell Island, Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Mad Island on the incoming tide. Flounder are fair to good on the edges of the river on speck-rigs.

PORT O’CONNOR: Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad. Trout are good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay on live shrimp and soft plastics.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the channel on free-lined shrimp. Redfish are good in Redfish Bay on mullet and crabs. Bull redfish are good in the Lydia Ann Channel and around Mud Island on shrimp and crabs.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout are fair on the drop-offs while wading the channel on topwaters. Redfish are fair at Shamrock Cove and Pelican Island on topwaters and Gulps. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfish are good in the surf on mullet and shrimp. Trout are fair for waders working mud and grass on Super Spook Jrs and Gulps in Oso Bay.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters and plum plastics around rocks and grass near the Land Cut. Trout are good while drifting deep rocks on plum plastics. Flounder are good in the Land Cut on Gulps and jigs tipped with shrimp.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the spoils on small topwaters and gold spoons.

SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are good in Airport Cove and on the Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Trout are fair to good in on the flats on topwaters and Gulps under rattling corks. Bull redfish are good at the jetty.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are good over potholes and grass flats on scented baits and topwaters. Redfish and flounder are fair to good in Cullen Bay on Gulps and small topwaters.