Lake Amistad
The water is clear and 70 – 74 degrees F. and 0.29' high. Largemouth Bass are very good on crank-baits, top water, spinner-baits, and soft plastics. The Striped bass are good on large top water and Red Fins. White bass are fair on shallow running crank-baits. The Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheese-bait, shrimp, and night-crawlers in 2 – 10 feet. Yellow catfish are good 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.
Lake Conroe
The water is fairly clear and 68 – 71 degrees F. and 2.01' low. Largemouth Bass are fair on chartreuse/blue spinner-baits, crank-baits, and Rat L Traps in 5 – 15 feet. The Striped bass are slow. The Crappie are good on live minnows and Curb's The Crappie jigs. Catfish are fair on stink-bait and shrimp.
Lake Falcon
The water is stained and 78 – 82 degrees F.. Largemouth Bass are excellent on spinner-baits and crank-baits. The Striped bass are slow. The Crappie are good on jigs with grubs. 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.
Lake Fork
The water is fairly clear and 66–73 degrees F. and 3.37' low. Largemouth Bass are good on square bill crank-baits, Texas rigs with Lake Fork Tackle Flippers, and BoHonk Echo Magic swimjigs. Females are on beds and/or cruising with more fish in a post spawn pattern. The Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad over shallow mud flats.
Lake Sam Rayburn
The water is lightly stained and 68 – 71 degrees F. and 8.36' low. Largemouth Bass are good on soft plastic worms and lizards around shoreline grass in 1 – 4 feet, and on Carolina rigged lizards and French fries on main lake flats. The Crappie are fair on shiners and shad jigs around willows in 4 – 8 feet. Catfish are good on juglines baited with prepared bait.
Toledo Bend Lake
The water is stained and 67 – 70 degrees F. and 7.75' low. Largemouth Bass are fair on water melon Rat L Traps, crank-baits, and spinner-baits. The Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and spoons in the river. The Crappie are fair on chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
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