Texas Fishing Report

Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Feb. 20 and also available on the Internet at http://www.txfishing.com :

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear; 62-66 degrees. Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 60-64 degrees; 6.86? low. Black bass are good on perch colored Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 58-62 degrees; 10.54? low. Black bass are fair on Brownwood craw jigs, watermelon spinnerbaits, craw colored crankbaits, and chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps along the shorelines. Hybrid striper are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are good on Li?l Fishies, Rat-L-Traps, and shad crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 60-64 degrees; 27.94? low. Black bass are fair on pumpkin Curb?s jigs, jerkbaits, and Carolina rigged JDC lizards along break lines in 10-20 feet. Striped bass are good drifting live bait in 20-30 feet. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, slabs, and crankbaits in creeks. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 60-64 degrees; 8.94? low. Black bass are fair on black/chartreuse Curb?s hair jigs, jerkbaits, and Texas rigged Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads in 20-30 feet. Striped bass are good trolling white Curb?s striper jigs and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and Blade Baits. Crappie are good on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

COLEMAN: Water lightly stained; 59-63 degrees; 13.64? low. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) No report available.

FAYETTE: Water stained. Black bass are good on watermelon red and redbug Carolina rigged soft plastics spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps off deep points. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 5.43? low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps over grass. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and Li?l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are slow.

GRANGER: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.19? high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse jigs and soft plastic worms upriver in heavy timber. White bass are fair upriver. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver under lights at night. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits and on juglines baited with cut bait and Zote soap. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water clear; 61-65 degrees; 0.40? low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and Curb?s jigs. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 58-62 degrees; 0.27? low. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on chicken livers and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 57-61 degrees; 5.26? low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on small spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 60-64 degrees; 1.69? low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and on white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water lightly stained; 59-63 degrees; 6.24? low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 60-64 degrees; 49.61? low. Black bass are good on chartreuse jigs, smoke grubs, and watermelon crankbaits in 8-20 feet. Striped bass to 4 pounds are fair on white spoons in 20-35 feet. White bass are fair on white spoons and chrome crankbaits in 20-35 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on minnows and green pumpkin soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are very good on Charlie slabs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 58-62 degrees; 8.52? low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live bait and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 20-25 feet. Catfish are slow.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water clear, 53-57 degrees; 2.63? low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits and spinnerbaits fished around any cover. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 53-58 degrees; 4.81? low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs and squarebill crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow on trotlines.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 52-56 degrees; 15.01? low. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits around main lake points. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Channel catfish are slow on trotlines.

CADDO: Water stained; 53-57 degrees; 0.09? high. Black bass are good on black/blue flipping jigs. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut bait. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species ? see: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/fish_hunt/fish/exotic.phtml.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 52-56 degrees; 2.91? low. Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits around docks. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

COOPER: Water clear; 53-57 degrees; 7.19? low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

FAIRFIELD: Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD has discontinued stocking the lake after another kill in early September 2011. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.

FORK: Water clear; 54-58 degrees; 4.15? low. Black bass are good on squarebill crankbaits around main lake points. Yellow bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are good on minnows around the bridges. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 52-56 degrees; 6.00? low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits around larger rocks up shallow. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 52-57 degrees; 1.91? low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged soft plastics in 5-10 feet of water. Green pumpkin has been best. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared baits.

LAKE O? THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 54-59 degrees; 2.80? low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits around shallow cover. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species ? see: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/fish_hunt/fish/exotic.phtml.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 52-58 degrees; 8.60? low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs around shallow cover. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species ? see: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/fish_hunt/fish/exotic.phtml.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 52-56 degrees; 5.60? low. Black bass are good on shakyheads in the marinas. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 66-84 degrees; 1.78? low. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs around shallow cover ? deep water bite has been good on Carolina rigged lizards. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 52-57 degrees; 0.68? high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged soft plastics and black and blue jigs around stumps ? squarebill crankbaits working in the same areas. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 52-58 degrees; 0.47? low. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs and shaky heads around docks ? smaller baits working best. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are slow on slabs. White bass are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 52-57 degrees; 3.20? low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged plastics and flipping jigs around shallow cover. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are excellent on 1oz. slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs as well. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 52-56 degrees; 3.94? low. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigged soft plastic baits along edge of grass lines and Carolina rigs along deeper points near channels. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are slow on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 52-56 degrees; 4.34? low. Black bass are fair on shakyheads around docks. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid striper are slow on slabs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 53-57 degrees; 4.56? low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs around docks ? midday bite has been best. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are slow on cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 51-55 degrees; 5.72? low. Black bass are fair on medium diving crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits along main lake points ? good numbers of fish reported on Rat-L-Traps as well. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species ? see: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/fish_hunt/fish/exotic.phtml

WEATHERFORD: Water clear; 52-56 degrees; 7.50? low. Black bass are good on shakyheads around docks. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait. White bass are slow on slabs and live minnows. Please call ahead to make sure ramps are useable.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 52-57 degrees; 3.43? high. Black bass are good on bladed jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species ? see: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/fish_hunt/fish/exotic.phtml.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water clear; 61-65 degrees; 50.70? 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. Catfish are fair on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on liver and shad near the pier. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and cut bait near the dam. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15-20 feet.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in reed beds. Striped bass are good on chartreuse spoons and jigs near the crappie wall. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on liver, shrimp, and bloodbait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 66-70 degrees; 17.63? low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 2.64? low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on Charlie slabs and Li?l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on perch, stinkbait, and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

FALCON: Water stained; 63-67 degrees; 27.77? low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water clear; 58-62 degrees; 2.80? low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/black soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, live minnows, and nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp, hot dogs, and stinkbait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 0.17? high. Black bass to 6 pounds are good on silver deep running crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps in coves on the north side of the lake and near the dam. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish to 2 pounds are good near the marina on stinkbait.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 61-65 degrees; 0.31? high. Black bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 59-63 degrees; 2.43? low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed and watermelon soft plastics and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on live minnows and watermelon spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp, live minnows, and stinkbait.

STEINHAGEN: 3.28? low. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water lightly stained; 58-62 degrees; 2.61? low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: Water stained; 42-51 degrees; 43.47? low. No report available.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 43-49 degrees; 92.48? low. No report available.

MEREDITH: 99.44? low. No report available.

PALO DURO: 53.1? low. No report available.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 42-51 degrees; 10.26? low. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

ARROWHEAD: Water off color; 41-49 degrees; 12.07? low. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

COLORADO CITY: 16.7? low. No report available.

FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 42-51 degrees; 11.16? low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off color; 43-52 degrees; 20.1? low. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

NASWORTHY: No report available.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 42-51 degrees; 17.46? low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 43-52 degrees; 34.46? low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 44-52 degrees; 9.81? low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and drop shot rigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

SPENCE: 63.19? low. No report available.

STAMFORD: 8.35? low. No report available.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 42-51 degrees; 18.64? low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 43-51 degrees; 29.65? low. No report available.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are fair while drifting mud and shell. Sheepshead are fair to good around the rocks.

SOUTH SABINE: Redfish are fair on the edge of the channel on mullet. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair on the south shoreline on slow-sinking plugs. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair for drifters working deep shell on the upper end of the bay on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Corkies and MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair over deep shell in the afternoon on plastics. Oversized black drum are fair to good at the jetty and in channel.

TEXAS CITY: Sheepshead are fair around rock groins on live shrimp. Mangrove snapper and whiting are fair from the piers.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are fair on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp and soft plastics over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Trout are fair on shell and grassy shorelines on soft plastics and live shrimp

PORT O?CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of drains on soft plastics and live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow DOA Shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and in California Hole on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good around Pelican Island on Gulps and mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Trout are fair to good in Oso Bay on Gulps, topwaters and soft plastics.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and Catch 2000s. Trout are fair to good in the guts along the King Ranch shoreline on Corkies, Bass Assassins and Gamblers.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good on DOA Shrimp and Gulps under a popping cork around grass holes. Trout are fair to good on mud along the edge of the ICW on Corkies and MirrOlures.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Redfish are fair to good in Cullen Bay on live shrimp and Gulps. Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on DOA Shrimp and Gulps.

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