AMISTAD: Water clear; 69 degrees; 14.79’ low. Black bass are very good on Yamamoto Senkos, minnows, and topwaters. Striped bass are good on redfins. White bass are fair on minnows and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheesebait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required.
BRAUNIG: Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are very good on liver and perch, and down rigging spoons near the dam and jetty. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait.
CALAVERAS: Water stained; 71 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits over reed beds and in the cove near the park store. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs near the dam, and on chicken livers and shad near the dam and power lines. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and liver near 181 Cove and the railroad bridge. Yellow catfish are slow.
CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.56’ low. Black bass are good on blue/white deep crankbaits and watermelon red Carolina rigged soft plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are fair on minnow-tipped jigs. Channel catfish are fair to good on live bait. Blue and yellow catfish are good on cheesebait in 5 – 10 feet.
COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 76 degrees (84 degrees at discharge); 0.71’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch.
FALCON: Water stained from Marker 8 north; 77 degrees. Black bass are good on deep running crankbaits and fair on Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut bait and stinkbait in the river. Yellow catfish are slow. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required. |