Northeast Texas Lakes Fishing Report

From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Week of July 4

Bob Sandlin - Water stained; 85–88 degrees; 0.51’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, hollow body frogs and weightless Senkos. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

Caddo - Water stained to muddy; 87–91 degrees; 0.10’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, hollow body frogs and black and blue flipping jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Conroe - Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 0.18’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on stinkbait and prepared bait.

Fork - Water lightly stained; 86–89 degrees; 1.36’ low. Black bass are fair on drop shot rigs, football jigs and Carolina rigged Flukes. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

Houston County - Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.45’ low. Black bass to 4 pounds are fair on topwaters. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on live minnows. Bream are very good on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake O’ The Pines - Water stained; 84–89 degrees: 0.29’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, hollow body frogs and weightless Senkos. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Livingston - Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on Zara spooks. White bass are fair on troll tubes and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

Martin Creek - Water stained; 90–98 degrees; 1.51’ low. Black bass are slow on Whopper Ploppers, Texas rigged craws and hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

Monticello - Water stained; 85–88 degrees; 3.15’ low. Black bass are slow on weightless Flukes, drop shot worms and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Sam Rayburn - Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 2.03’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on silver spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles and baited holes. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

Toledo Bend - Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 2.67’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastic worms in 10–20 feet. Striped bass are fair on live bait and silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over brush in 10–20 feet. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers in 2–8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

Wright Patman - Water stained to muddy; 86–89 degrees; 6.44’ high. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged creature baits, buzzfrogs and hollow body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.