- Associated Press - Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Oct. 24 and also available on the internet at http://www.txfishing.com :

CENTRAL

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 64-72 degrees; 0.76 feet low. Black bass are slow. Sunfish are fair on cut nightcrawlers and corn. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 75-79 degrees. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water murky; 70-74 degrees; 14.27 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 72-76 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 0.13 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 4.00 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

COLEMAN: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 1.23 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. 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 slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 1.14 feet low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on perch colored spinnerbaits and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, shrimp, and live bait.

GRANGER: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 9.02 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water murky; 76-80 degrees; 0.91 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 7.95 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 72-76 degrees; 4.87 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 1.80 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Perch are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 11.37 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 21.62 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 11.23 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water clear to lightly stained; 65-68 degrees; 0.62 feet low. Black bass are good on hollow body frogs, buzzbaits and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BENBROOK: Water stained to muddy; 64-68 degrees; 9.10 feet high. Black bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, bladed jigs and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 66-69 degrees; 0.09 feet low. Black bass are good on topwaters, squarebill crankbaits and buzzbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained to muddy; 64-67 degrees; 0.35 feet high. Black bass are slow on crankbaits, topwaters, and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are slow on brush piles on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained to stained; 66-69 degrees: 1.84 feet low. Black bass are fair on Megabass S Cranks and Megabass 110 jerkbaits in MB Gizzard color as well as Texas rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 67-70 degrees; 0.80 feet high. Black bass are slow on black buzzbaits, hollow body frogs and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 65-68 degrees, 0.11 feet high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, topwater poppers and shallow crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

COOPER: Water stained to muddy; 77-85 degrees; 2.81 feet high. Black bass are slow on buzzbaits, bladed jigs and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 64-67 degrees; 0.28 feet high. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, bladed jigs and soft jerkbaits. No report on other species.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 64-68 degrees; 0.43 feet low. Black bass are slow on football jigs, Carolina rigged creature baits, and topwaters. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 64-67 degrees; 10.16 feet high. Black bass are slow on squarebill crankbaits, bladed jigs and spinnerbaits. White bass and hybrid bass are slow on minnows. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

JOE POOL: Water stained to muddy; 65-68 degrees; 11.39 feet high. Black bass are slow on spinnerbaits, Texas rigged creature baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 65-69 degrees: 0.25 feet low. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, hollow body frogs and white buzzbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

LAVON: Water stained to muddy; 65-69 degrees: 8.46 feet high. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged craws, black buzzbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained to muddy; 69-72 degrees; 6.94 feet high. Black bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, bladed jigs and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 82-88 degrees; 1.37 feet low. Black bass are good on topwater poppers, buzzbaits and hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 64-67 degrees; 2.57 feet low. Black bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, Texas rigged worms and shakeyhead worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 64-68 degrees; 0.22 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, topwaters and bladed jigs. 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; 65-68 degrees; 0.55 feet high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Texas rigged worms and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained to muddy: 64-67 degrees; 4.88 feet high. Black bass are slow on spinnerbaits, bladed jigs and squarebill crankbaits. White bass are slow on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 64-68 degrees; 0.61 feet high. Black bass are fair on topwaters, swim jigs and buzz frogs. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 65-69 degrees; 1.74 feet high. Black bass are fair on black buzzbaits, shallow crankbaits and Texas rigged creature baits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 63-18 degrees; 11.63 feet high. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged creature baits, swim jigs and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 64-67 degrees; 0.07 feet low. Black bass are fair on shakyhead worms, Texas rigged craws and weightless Senkos. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and punch bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 66-69 degrees; 5.65 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, bladed jigs and buzz frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 29.49 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. 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 slow. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow.

CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 17.65 feet low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 98 degrees at the hot water discharge, 75-79 degrees in main lake; 0.25 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off color; 71-78 degrees; 1.18 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

FALCON: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 25.54 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

TEXANA: Water stained; 73-78 degrees; 0.03 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on drop shot rigs, Texas rigs, jigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water murky; 79-83 degrees; 0.36 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 75-79 degrees; 0.49 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.40 feet high. Black bass are fair on soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on pet spoons, hellbenders, and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are fair on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 77-81 degrees; 3.11 feet low. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair on silver spoons off points. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait and shrimp.

STEINHAGEN: 0.42 feet low. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 78-82 degrees; 3.72 feet low. Black bass are fair on watermelon/blue flake and redbug soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair but small on punchbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: Water off color; 62-68 degrees; 36.31 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and shakyheads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 61-67 degrees; 77.63 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on chrome Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MEREDITH: Water fairly clear; 58-65 degrees; 49.56 feet low. No reports on black bass. No reports of smallmouth bass or walleye. Bream and channel catfish are being caught in limited numbers.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, stained up the river; 65-72 degrees; 4.08 feet low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and Senkos. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 64-71 degrees; 0.19 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

COLORADO CITY: Water fairly clear; 62-69 degrees; 13.76 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and Suspending Rogues. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water off color; 63-71 degrees; 1.28 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shakyheads and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows around deeper structure. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 63-71 degrees; 1.51 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jerkbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

NASWORTHY: 62-71 degrees; 0.71 feet low. Black bass are fair on finesse jigs, Texas rigs and shakyheads. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and nightcrawlers.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 61-70 degrees; 1.21 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and spoons. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 63-72 degrees; 25.36 feet low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut and live bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 63-71 degrees; 0.47 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spoons, shakyheads and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around structure. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

SPENCE: 40.23 feet low. No report on black bass. No report on crappie. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and nightcrawlers.

STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 62-71 degrees; 3.63 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and chrome Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows around structure. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Blue catfish are good on cut and live bait.

SWEETWATER: Water off color; 61-70 degrees; 3.12 feet low. This lake is currently experiencing a fish kill due to golden alga. Biologists are monitoring the situation and will post updates as they become available.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 62-71 degrees; 22.82 feet low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to 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: Freshwater runoff from the Trinity River is dumping flood waters in to the bay.

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. Waders have found trout on the north shoreline.

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. Offshore is good for tuna.

TEXAS CITY: Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in Moses Lake on shrimp and on the reefs. Flounder are fair on Chicken Boy Lures along the channel.

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. Offshore is good for catch-and-release bull redfish.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout and flounder are fair to good on muddy shorelines on soft plastics. Redfish are fair to good on topwaters on the south shoreline.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp at Shell Island, Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Mad Island.

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.

ROCKPORT: 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. Trout are good on Corkies and topwaters on the St. Joe shoreline.

PORT ARANSAS: 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 Corkies and Gulps. Redfish are good along the Packery Channel on finger mullet.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters and Gamblers around rocks and grass. Trout are good at night in the Land Cut on glow plastics. Redfish are good on the flats adjacent to the channel on DOA 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 and bull redfish are good at the jetty on shrimp and finger mullet.

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 Super Spooks.

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