Compiled and edited by J.P. Greeson, Bink Grimes, Kendal Hemphill and Karen Taylor for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under a federal grant provided by the Sport Fish Restoration Program.

CENTRAL
BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 87 degrees; 2.89’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good but small on white grubs under lights at night. White bass are very good on minnows under lights at night. Crappie are good on minnows in 20 – 25 feet under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with frozen shad in 30 feet. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch in 30 feet.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 89 degrees; 7.17’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits near the docks, and on June bug soft plastic worms over brush piles in 15 – 20 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad in Hybrid Alley at night. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10 – 20 feet. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 10 – 25 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 88 degrees; 9.06’ low. Black bass are fair to good on JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, watermelon flukes, Rat-L-Traps, and watermelon red Whacky Sticks at first light along break lines of flats in Morgan and Silver Creeks. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads plastic swim baits and drifting live bait around Lighthouse Point at first light on the surface. White bass are fair but small on Tiny Traps and 2” plastic swim baits in clear water. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows, and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on goldfish and perch upriver.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.48’ low. Black bass are fair to good on JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, watermelon Whacky Sticks, and Texas rigged blue flake worms in flooded bushes and grass banks at sunrise and all day under cloud cover, and on drop shot Devil's Tongues along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps and jigging 1oz. Pirk Minnows at daylight. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC grubs and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching JDC craw trailers in 12 - 25 feet early. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live bait.

COLEMAN: Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 8.62’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon Rat-L-Traps and Carolina rigged soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) No report available.

FAYETTE: Water fairly clear; 93 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon and watermelon gold Carolina rigged soft plastics in 10 – 18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8 – 12 feet.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.34’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon gold Carolina rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows, Charlie slabs, and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, chicken livers, and frozen shrimp.

GRANGER: Water clear; 89 degrees; 2.22’ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits around stumps. White bass are fair on slab spoons over roadbeds in the middle of the lake. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs in 5 – 12 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad and prepared bait in shallow water, and on juglines in 10 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Curb's jigs and perch colored crankbaits in 6 - 15 feet, and flipping green pumpkin tubes and Texas rigged flukes at docks and lay downs. Striped bass are fair on Li’l Fishies at night. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies at night. Crappie are good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 91 degrees; 0.70’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and worms near the dam. White bass are very good on chartreuse/white Humdingers. Crappie are good on minnows at the marina fishing dock. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 88 degrees; 3.26’ low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits and minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and shad. Yellow catfish are fair on shrimp and shad.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 90 degrees; 0.41’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Perch are excellent on worms. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 91 degrees; 0.07’ high. Black bass are good on minnows, perch, and crawfish. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water fairly clear; 90 degrees; 11.34’ low. Black bass are fair on chrome chuggers and red shad worms in 18 – 35 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chrome chuggers and silver spoons in 5 – 25 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 28 – 35 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 91 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, crickets, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.