B.A. Steinhagen
FAIR. Water stain; 84 degrees; 0.64 feet below pool. Very few anglers on the water.
Livingston
GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Bite has been great in the morning and afternoons. Look for schooling fish right after daylight and late in the evenings. Catching most white bass in 6-17ft but can be caught on humps in 24-30ft as well. Ducktracker slabs have been the ticket. Water temp is sitting around 88 degrees. Catfish have been decent on flats 10-20ft. Drifting shad. Largemouth have been good on swim jigs and hitting rocks on wind blown points with square bill crank baits. You can use this report for the rest of July. Nothing will change much.
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 3.66 feet below pool. A steady flow of freshwater continues to enter the lake, slightly impacting conditions. Bluegill are holding tight to brush and biting well. Bass are settling into typical summer patterns, with activity picking up around deeper structure and points. Crappie are also being found around brush piles, though the bite can be spotty at times. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.98 feet below pool. Fishing has been tough lately with last week’s heavy rain and more in the forecast this weekend. While it is typical summer conditions, the bite has been harder than usual. A few fish are being caught at daylight on Texas and Carolina rigs with big worms in the 15-18 feet along main lake ridges. On mornings with a little wind, a big crankbait like a DD500 can also get some action. A few schooling fish are starting to show up, mostly small to keeper size, and can be caught when they break surface using topwaters or shallow-running shad-colored crankbaits.
Tyler
FAIR. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.05 feet above pool. Crappie bite is fair with primarily undersized fish with some keepers in 12-20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on structure in 6-18 feet of water with stinkbait, liver and nightcrawlers. Bass are good in 6-7 feet of water on grass and shaded structure with plastic worms and topwaters. Bream are fair on red worms throughout the lake. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Water is a normal stain, but expect the clarity to be stained after the forecasted rain. Crappie have been in two main patterns with most fish 20 feet deep, but there is a good number of fish in 8-12 feet of water on brush piles. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Bass are great at dawn and dusk on topwater, but this bite shuts off very quickly. Transition to Texas rigs, crankbaits or jerkbaits in 4-15 feet. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. Panfish have been good on red worms and crickets. Report by Holton Walker, Holton Walker Fishing.
