Northeast Texas Lakes Fishing Report

Bob Sandlin – Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 0.03’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, Carolina rigged Flukes and black buzzbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Caddo – Water stained to muddy; 84–89 degrees; 0.25’ high. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, hollow body frogs and black buzzbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Conroe – Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.17’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and pumpkinseed Texas and Carolina rigged soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, frozen shrimp, and nightcrawlers.

Lake Fork – Water lightly stained to stained; 84–88 degrees; 0.86’ low. Black bass are good on flutter spoons, football jigs and deep diving crankbaits. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows near bridges. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait

Lake O’ The Pines – Water stained; 84–88 degrees: 1.12’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, hollow body frogs and black buzzbaits. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Livingston–Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon Rat–L–Traps and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are fair on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

Martin Creek – Water stained; 86–92 degrees; 0.53’ low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits, weightless Flukes and hollow body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Monticello – Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 2.65’ low. Black bass are slow on weightless Flukes, hollow body frogs and Texas rigged craws on timber. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs Catfish are fair on trotlines.

Sam Rayburn – Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 1.08’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red Senkos, lizards, and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are fair on minnows and Charlie slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with liver and perch.

Toledo Bend – Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 2.11’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/white soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons and slabs in the river. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, cut bait, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

Wright Patman – Water stained to muddy; 83–88 degrees; 7.16’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, black buzzbaits and hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.