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SOUTHEAST REPORTS

CONROE: Water clear; 0.06’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and chartreuse Carolina rigged soft plastics, and on white/green Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink/white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red and plum soft plastics, and on white crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green/white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 75 degrees; 0.49’ high. Black bass to 9 pounds are very good on watermelon soft plastics, and parrot and sunshine perch colored crankbaits near the dam in 6 – 12 feet. Crappie are very good on live minnows over brush tops near the pump station in 10 – 20 feet. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are good on live worms off piers and near grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and shad.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 75 degrees; 0.53’ high. Black bass are good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on hellbenders, pet spoons, and Charlie slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are excellent on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.99’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red Senkos, lizards, and Brush Hogs. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and tube jigs over brush piles. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with nightcrawlers.

STEINHAGEN: 1.68’ high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.22’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue and chartreuse/white soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons and slabs in the river. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, cut bait, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

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