B.A. Steinhagen
FAIR. Water stain; 55 degrees; 0.92 feet below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Expect fish to start pushing shallow as the water warms.
Conroe
GREAT. Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Bass have been good in 1-8 feet of water on rattle traps, and plastics. Catfish are good from 1-50 feet of water on baited areas and drifting. Crappie bite has been on and off due to the fronts, but good overall in 2-10 feet of water. Report by Bradley Doyle, Bradley Guide Service. Hybrids can still be caught deadsticking in 33-39 feet of water near river channels and flats. Live bait or jigging will be the go to once the lake is above 58 degrees. Always wear your life jacket! Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.
Livingston
GOOD. normal stain; 55 degrees; 0.06 feet above pool. White bass are in the creeks and should be for the next few weeks spawning. Harmon Creek, White Rock Creek, Rocky Creek and Kickapoo Creeks are all good spots. Rattle traps and squarebill crankbaits work great. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.
Nacogdoches
GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are good in shallow grass with a bladed jig, lipless crankbait or june bug weightless worm. Crappie are fair chartreuse jigs. Forward facing sonar is crucial to help locate fish. Catfish are fair on stink bait or cut bait on the south end. The water clarity is muddy. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
Sam Rayburn
SLOW. Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.43 feet above pool. Expect the clarity to be muddy after the rain. Water is being released so expect the water level to drop. Male bass are in the hay grass, or on the outside of the buckbrush. Bass are staging on points and stumps hitting Carolina rigs or rattle traps. Crappie are moving up the creeks to spawn. Catfish are transitioning to spawning grounds in shallow water in the creeks. White bass are up river, but should be making their way back down river. White bass are fair on silver rattle traps and tail spins Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
SLOW. Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.79 feet below pool. Water temperatures are staying in mid to high 50s. Bass are fair in 1-5 feet of water with wacky worms, senkos and Texas rigged lizards. On windy days spinnerbaits and chatterbaits are best. Some bass can be caught on main and secondary points with shallow crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Deeper fish have been hard to find this past week due to high winds, but there are still some in 15-20 feet. Crappie improved to good until this last blast of cold air slowed the bite. Expect the bite to pick back up at the end of next week.
Best depths will be in 4-8 feet in backs of creeks with clear water with roadrunners and tube jigs. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
