Fishing Report on Texas Lakes

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Lake Meredith: FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; 50.18 feet low. White bass are rounding up the shad in South Canyon. Fish near the docks using rooster tails, white jigs, grub, and shallow running crankbait. The walleye and catfish will be a few cranks off the bottom using minnows.

Stamford: FAIR. Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.36 feet low. Fishing patterns remain consistent. Largemouth bass are good fishing north near the dam, and plant depths on Carolina rigged soft plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on fallen timber and humps. White bass are fair on points with live shad. Catfish are fair on live bait and stinkbait.

Lake Greenbelt: SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 38.69 feet low. Fishing continues to be hit and miss. Jug fishing on live bait for catfish continues to be the best bet.

White River: SLOW. Water stained; 72 degrees; 20.19 feet low. After the cold front and the full Moon, fishing is slow. Largemouth bass and stripers are fair in shallow water using plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows around rock structures. Walleye are good on minnows. Channel catfish are good on dough bait and minnows on the bottom.

Alan Henry: FAIR. Water clear; 80 degrees; 1.69 feet low. Fall fishing is in full swing, and the bite is good. Black bass spotted bass, and largemouth bass are good with success using brim-colored football jig. Fish are schooling with consistent topwater bite from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. using topwater poppers. Crappie are good on minnows seeking out the structures. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait, and stinkbait.

Arrowhead: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 1.48 feet low. The water temperature is starting to dip down, but not enough to change the fishing patterns just yet. Channel and blue catfish are good using cheese bait over baited holes or drifting with fresh cut shad. There is plenty of shade to be found. When you find it, you may find other catches mixed in. Black and white bass are slow. Crappie are good in deeper water using minnows and jigs.

Twin Buttes: FAIR. Water Stained. 83 Degrees. 11.94 feet low. Black bass are fair, sticking to the west side in the afternoons for the shade. Crappie are good on humps on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow, deep. Catfish are fair on live and prepped baits.

Information in this fishing report is from Texas Parks and Wildlife, Bitly link: https://bit.ly/2WY3ARx.