B.A. Steinhagen
FAIR. Water stain; 65 degrees; 0.47 feet below pool. Very few anglers on the water. Expect fish to start pushing shallow as the water warms.
Bob Sandlin
GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Bass are spawning in wind-protected shallow pockets in 4-6 feet of water. Fish are biting Texas rigged creature baits, jigs, and soft jerkbaits. Some fish are still waiting for warmer water temperatures, staging on hard cover near spawning flats and can be caught using a jerkbait or shallow crankbaits and bladed jigs. Report by Blake Doughtie, Lake Country Lunkers Lures and Guide Service. Look for small male bass around sandy banks in mouths of coves. Small streamers and craw patterns should produce bass. Crappie and catfish should be moving shallow when the weather stabilizes, wooly buggers should work well. Slow-sinking small fish patterns might work well. Clousers on sunny rocky shores might draw a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.
Caddo
SLOW. Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.78 feet above pool. The spawn is in full swing on Caddo Lake after some stable weather. Lots of big bass being caught around the trees, with reports of several fish over 10 pounds. Flukes and senkos are good around trees, and swimbaits or chatterbaits are good around the grass and pads. A frog and buzz bait will be good early for some top water action. Cover water trees in less than 3 feet of water. This is a wonderful time of year to fish the majestic and divine Caddo Lake. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.
Conroe
GREAT. Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool. Catfish have been good on baited holes from 10-40 feet of water. Bass are bedding, with some nice catches possible sight fishing.The biggest report is that the shad have started moving on the bulkheads in a scattered fashion. If you see the shad running you can catch literally every predator fish in that area. Report by Bradley Doyle, with Bradley Guide Service. Crappie are fair to good in the shallows to 18 feet around structure or timber using jigs. Hybrids are now back to jigging or slab, spoons, live bait, large goldfish or large minnows on flats and drop-offs in 8-23 feet of water. Always wear your life jacket! Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.
Fork
GOOD. Water Stained; 62 degrees; 0.15 feet below pool. The bass bite has been good most days with a better bite late in the evening. Flukes and senko type baits at the edge of grass or flooded weeds are key in 1-3 feet. Designated hitters rigged with beaver type baits are also good around grass 1-3 feet. Lots of spawning bass all over the lake. Chatterbaits are good in the flats near channels in 2-6 feet. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been steady with numbers of big fish possible when the winds allow. Good numbers of crappie on timber in 6-20 feet close to spawning areas. Cold fronts lately have been pushing the fish back out deeper and we may only see one or two days of shallow fish in between fronts. If you find a spawning area with 62-64 degree surface temperatures you may be able to find fish in 2-4 feet. Some fish are holding on bridges, but the bite can change not only by the day but by the hour this time of year. Wind directions and wind speeds are dictating a lot of the crappie’s location and demeanor. The bite is good most days if you can get a bait right on a fish. Minnows, hand tied jigs and soft plastics will all produce this time of year. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.
Houston County
SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.34 feet above pool. Bass should be shallow on spawning beds hitting soft plastics and creature baits. Post spawn bass should be in 8-12 feet of water hitting Carolina rigs or crankbaits. Crappie should be shallow or on brush piles be caught with jigs or minnows.
Lake O’ the Pines
FAIR. Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.29 feet above pool. Bass are spawning in wind-protected shallow pockets in 4-6 feet of water. Fish are biting Texas rigged creature baits, jigs, and soft jerkbaits. Some fish are still waiting for warmer water temperatures, staging on hard cover near spawning flats and can be caught using a jerkbait or shallow crankbaits and bladed jigs. Report by Blake Doughtie, Lake Country Lunkers Lures and Guide Service.
Livingston
GOOD. normal stain; 64 degrees; 0.28 feet above pool. White bass are on the way back from the creeks and making their way back to the main lake. Some are still spawning but are about to finish up. Throwing white or chartreuse tail spinners is landing fish. Water in the creeks is 68 degrees. and 64 degrees in the main lake. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.
Martin Creek
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.00 at pool. Bass are good on walking baits, jerkbaits, underspin swimbaits and Texas rigged junebug worms. Crappie are good in brush piles in 10-20 feet on minnows. Large catfish are good around brush holding brim and crappie with live bait. Sand bass are good in the discharge area using slab spoons and ¼ ounce roadrunners. Report by Hambone Guide Service.
Nacogdoches
GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.78 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are excellent on topwater frogs or weightless senko. Crappie are fair on a white or chartreuse crappie jig on brush piles. Catfish are fair on stink bait or cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
Naconiche
GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.50 feet above pool. After a week with strong winds and overcast conditions fishing was good. The majority of bass were caught with a fluke around the spawning grounds. Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are excellent with shallow Carolina rigs, or shallow paddle tail swimbaits. Crappie are fair with chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
Pinkston
FAIR. slightly stained; 62 degrees. Largemouth bass are good in 2-5 feet of water on swim jigs or bladed jig around grass lines. Crappie fair on a white crappie jig. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
Raven
SLOW. Water light stain; 60 degrees. Lake Raven is beginning to see a lot of hydrilla growth, which may impede some bank anglers. The bass are working the shallows with 10-12 inch worms along the edge of the hydrilla and water lines. Chatterbaits, dropshots, and wacky rigs are a good set of bait options for anglers seeking to join in on the bass fishing. No reports of crappie or catfish. Bluegill are good at the boathouse dock with hot dogs and worms.
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.46 feet above pool. Water temperature can reach the high 70s in the backs of pockets. Bass are spawning on the banks hitting white spinnerbaits, and white swim jigs. Crappie are on the banks and spawned out. It is the time to wade around the stumps for crappie. Catfish are good in shallow water in the creeks with cut bait. White bass are good points with jigging spoons. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
SLOW. Water stained; 62 degrees; 1.18 feet below pool. Water temperature is holding right around 60-64 degrees and the lake is on the rise. Bass are good in 1-6 feet of water with frogs, wacky worms, senkos, and Texas rig lizards. Post spawned fish are starting to show up in 8-12 feet on shallow running crankbait in shad color, or Carolina rigs. If the lake continues to rise, the bass will to the flooded bushes. Crappie fishing has slowed while the creeks are muddy, but as the water clears road runners and tube jigs with 1/16 ounce heads.will be productive. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
Tyler
GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 0.26 feet above pool. Crappie are fair in 12 feet of water on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow in 5-6 feet of water with chicken liver. Bass are good in 5-6 feet of water and in 12 feet of water with crankbaits and plastic worms. Bream are slow on red worms. Bluegill are fair on red worms. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Crappie are good in 1-6 feet depending on the area. The bite has slowed, but another wave of spawning fish will be staging on the next full moon. Minnows are still out performing jigs. Bass are good and can be expected to be great as they get closer to spawning. Jerkbaits for larger females staging on the first depth change and males are already searching shallow for bedding locations. Weightless plastics, Texas rigged plastics, chatterbaits and squarebill crankbaits are the primary bite, but a steady topwater bite is getting closer and closer with each warm day. Expect stained and high water conditions with the forecasted rain this week. Report by Holton Walker, Holton Walker Fishing.
Welsh
FAIR. Water stained. 65 degrees. A few reports and anglers on the water.
Wright Patman
SLOW. Water stained; 67 degrees; 4.75 feet above pool. Bass should shallow on spawning beds hitting creature baits, and post spawn or staging in deeper water near spawning areas hitting soft plastics. Crappie should be spawning or staged on brush in 8-12 feet.
