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.

SOUTH
AMISTAD: Water clear; 57 degrees; 2.39’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, jerkbaits, soft plastics, and jigs. Striped bass are fair on slabs, small crankbaits, and minnows. White bass are good on slabs, small crankbaits, and minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows up Devil’s River in the trees. Catfish are fair on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

BRAUNIG: Water clear; 55 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad at Dead Tree Point and near the pier, and down rigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinnerbaits near the jetty and dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, tilapia, crawfish, and shrimp near Dead Tree Point, and down rigging silver spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15 – 20 feet.

CALAVERAS: Water clear; 55 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits in reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are excellent on spoons and jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 – 20 feet, and fair on cut perch and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are fair down rigging silver spoons near the dam and crappie wall in 15 – 20 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 57 degrees; 8.93’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and heavy jigs in grass. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 56 degrees (72 degrees at discharge); 0.09’ high. Black bass are fair on soft plastics in 3 – 12 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with nightcrawlers, liver, and shrimp in 8 – 10 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch in 6 – 15 feet.

FALCON: Water stained; 64 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon red Brush Hogs, 6” Yumdingers, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, stinkbait, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.