Fishing Report on Texas Lakes

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Lake Meredith: GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 51.92 feet low. Fish are moving to deeper water. Trout are good hitting dough and power baits, minnows and spinner baits in Spring Canyon. Walleye are good on crawlers, minnows, jerkbaits, and grubs. No catfish report as the fish shy away in the winter months. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey hole.

Coleman: FAIR. Slightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.36 feet low. Hybrid stripers are fair on rattletraps chasing schools deeper, preferring silver coloring. Largemouth bass are fair with topwater, worms, and jerkbaits just off the timber in deeper water and brush. Crappie remain good on jigs off of points. Catfish are fair with stink bait and cut bait.

Lake Greenbelt: SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 40.19 feet low. The winds are blowing and few fishermen are out on the lake. Report that the crappie are biting has come in.

White River: SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 21.68 feet low. The crappie bite has slowed, with a few catches around the pier in 4-6 feet of water using chartreuse colored jigs tipped with crappie bait.

Alan Henry: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 49-54 degrees; 2.25 feet low. The 2022 bite is holding to the winter fishing pattern. Catfish are good on the shallow flats and in deeper water on fresh cut shad. The crappie bite is slow, but continues to be around the derricks and on brush piles. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Arrowhead: FAIR. Water stained; 56-58 degrees; 1.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair, trying boat docks, bridges, and vegetation. Largemouth habitat has been adjusting daily. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs near bridges. Catfish are good on punch bait, prepped baits, and shrimp.

Twin Buttes: SLOW. Water stained. 57 degrees. 12.45 feet low. Fishing continues to be slow as we bring in the new year. White bass are fair in 25-28 feet of water biting equally on jigs or live bait. Crappie and Catfish are slow. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

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