Atkinson Toyota Fishing Report

Published Thursday, April 24, 2008

AUSTIN (AP) -- Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for April 23. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.)

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are very good on live bait, frozen shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 69-78 degrees; 0.27' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and minnows. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on minnows and white riversides under lights at night. Crappie are good on minnows and white riversides. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs, shrimp, Spam, and frozen shad. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 67-74 degrees; 1.40' low. Black bass to 4 pounds are excellent on chartreuse Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, craw Bass Hogg jigs, Persuader crankbaits, and watermelon red GrandeBass 6" Baby Rattle Snakes along the shoreline, among rocks, and near dead grass in 15 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling deep running crankbaits. White bass to 2 pounds are excellent on Li'l Fishies and crankbaits from lighted docks and off points at night. Crappie are excellent on Li'l Fishies and jigs along the shoreline in 15 feet and over brush piles in 1215 feet. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 810 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch in 618 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 70-76 degrees; 2.53' low. Black bass are good on JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, Curb's "erratic" jigs, and wacky rigged watermelon/red Whacky Sticks in stickups and flooded grass back in creeks and pockets in 36 feet. Striped bass are fair jigging white Curb's bucktail jigs and drifting live bait around Shaw Island in 1530 feet. White bass are good vertically jigging Bleeding Shad Tiny Traps and Pirk Minnows above Paradise Point. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines above Paradise Point.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 70-75 degrees; 0.22' low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin Whacky Sticks on jigheads, JDC spider Grubs, and grape Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads in clear water along 6-12 foot break lines. Striped bass are fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits on down riggers, and vertically jigging silver Pirk Minnows and white 1/4oz. Curb's striper jigs. White bass are fair vertically are fair vertically jigging 1/4oz. Pirk Minnows, and trolling Shad Raps and Daiwa Shad Masters in 1020 feet. Smallmouth bass are good on root beer JDC curl tail grubs, Rat-L-Traps, and 6" watermelon Scoundrels on jigheads along main lake points and ledges in 615 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on live bait.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 69-75 degrees; 1.56' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic lizards, crankbaits, jerkbaits, and moccasin blue worms. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are very good on shrimp and nightcrawlers.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Black bass are good on shallow running shad colored crankbaits over grass, and on watermelon and watermelon seed Carolina rigged soft plastic worms along the outside edges of grass in 68 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.40' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon green soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp.

GRANGER: Water murky; 69-76 degrees; 0.26' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and jigs in shallow areas. White bass are fair on windy points and flats. Crappie are good on jigs in 112 feet. Blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with goldfish and live perch in the river.

LBJ: Water stained; 69-75 degrees; 0.16' low. Black bass are good on watermelon/chartreuse Big Pig creature baits, Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, and pumpkin JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters along break lines of flats in 5-12 feet. White bass are fair trolling Shad Raps and vertically jigging Tiny Traps and Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on live minnows and white Curb's crappie jigs in clear water in 6-10 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on live bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 72 degrees; 0.08' high. Black bass are good on black soft plastic worms, Sassy Shad, and minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows, and on black/orange and red/chartreuse tube jigs with pink heads. Channel and blue catfish are fair on doughbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.08' high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on fresh shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.14' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and shad. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.20' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 69-75 degrees; 2.82' low. Black bass are good on smoke grubs, chrome topwaters, and red shad flukes in 515 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on chrome spoons, white grubs, and minnows in 1018 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue/white tube jigs in 1020 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 69-77 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms and minnows. Hybrid striper are excellent on Rooster Tails, pet spoons, and sluggos. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water clear; 2.32' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon seed Texas and Carolina rigged soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white/green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and cheesebait.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water stained, 69-76 degrees; 0.37' high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits early, midday switching to Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

BOB SANDLIN: Water off color; 70-77 degrees; 0.21' high. Black bass are fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, buzzbaits and topwaters early, and throughout the day on Texas rigs, Senkos and jigs. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs some shallow and some moving to deeper water. White bass are fair to good on topwaters and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 69-76 degrees; 0.53' low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on live bait and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on cut and prepared bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 70-77 degrees; 1.33' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged Beaver Tails, Senkos and Scum Frogs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on Humdingers and Road Runners. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 69-76 degrees; 0.01' low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 69-75 degrees; 0.24' high. Black bass are good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigged 4" Senkos and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 60-76 degrees. No report available.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 68-77 degrees; 0.43' high. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, and throughout the day on Carolina rigs, swimbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers under cormorant roosts.

GRAPEVINE: Water off color; 69-77 degrees; 3.46' high. Black bass are fair on finesse worms, Texas rigs and shallow to medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen shad.

JOE POOL: Water off color; 68-76 degrees; 1.49' high. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, jerkbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 70-77 degrees; 0.17' high. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

LAVON: Water stained; 69-77 degrees; 1.05' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, wacky rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs moving to deeper water. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water off color; 69-76 degrees; 1.28' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shad pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: 0.06' high. No report available.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 74-88 degrees; 0.23' low. Black bass are good topwaters early, and throughout the day on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 69-77 degrees; 0.4' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, weightless flukes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, large Rooster Tails and live shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 69-76 degrees; 0.04' low. Black bass are fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good to excellent on topwaters, Humdingers and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Humdingers and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 70-75 degrees; 0.72' high. Black bass are good to excellent on shad pattern Yum Dingers, Houdini Shad and Booyah buzzbaits midday switching to Carolina rigged Yum Sooies. Crappie are excellent on Road Runners and minnows over brush piles. White bass are excellent Sassy Shad, Pop Rs and Super Spots sporadic surface action when they go down use a jigging spoon. No reports on catfish.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 69-76 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair to good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and medium running shad pattern crankbaits. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 68-75 degrees; 0.89' high. Black bass are fair to good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, chrome Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

TEXOMA: Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 3.4' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, jerkbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on topwaters, Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait, cut and live shad.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 68-76 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, tubes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 69-77 degrees; 19.09' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, Stanley Frogs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water clear; 78-84 degrees; 11.13' low. Black bass are excellent on Senkos, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, swimbaits, and soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are good on redfins. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheesebait. Yellow catfish are good on live perch near rockslides. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 77-88 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are excellent on liver and perch near Dead Tree Point, and down rigging spoons near the dam and jetty. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp, cheesebait, cut bait, and liver.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 78-89 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam, and on chicken livers and shad near the dam and power lines. Redfish are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and liver near 181 Cove and the railroad bridge. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 73-78 degrees; 1.57' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/white large spinnerbaits and Texas rigged lizards and large worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnow tipped jigs. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on punchbait and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 76 degrees (84 degrees at discharge); 0.68' low. Black bass to 3 pounds are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 610 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows in 912 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 3 pounds are fair on perch and liver in 1218 feet. Yellow catfish to 5 pounds are fair on trotlines baited with live perch in 1215 feet.

FALCON: Water stained; 78-86 degrees. Black bass are excellent on chartreuse crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and stinkbait upriver. Yellow catfish are slow. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water clear; 70-77 degrees; 0.08' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon/green Carolina and Texas rigged soft plastics, and on spinnerbaits and Rat-L- Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and cheesebait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 71-77 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass to 6 pounds are very good on crawdad and green soft plastics in 1 foot. Crappie are good on live minnows near the islands and the pump station. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are good on live worms in 7 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 4 pounds are good on trotlines baited with live caterpillars.

LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 70-77 degrees; 0.24' high. Black bass are good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 70-78 degrees; 0.41' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Senkos, lizards, and Brush Hogs. White bass are excellent on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and tube jigs in shallow areas. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with nightcrawlers.

STEINHAGEN: 1.45' high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 71-77 degrees; 0.07' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on spoons in the river. Crappie are fair on chartreuse jigs under the bridge. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 62-64 degrees; 27.24' low. Black bass are good on shad-colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits worked along outer timber line, points and drop-offs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits and jerkbaits along riprap. Smallmouth bass are good on live baits and chrome black back jerkbaits along riprap. Walleye are good on crankbaits and live baits. Catfish are good on live and cut baits.

MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 60-68 degrees; 73.72' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and jerkbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on minnows and lipless crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are slow on live baits. Walleye are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live baits.

MEREDITH: Water lightly stained; 61-67 degrees; 75.64' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs and shad-colored crankbaits off points and rocky areas, and live baits around timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and live baits. Walleye are good on crankbaits and live baits along riprap and drop-offs. Channel catfish are good on live baits.

PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 61-66 degrees; 56.56' low. Black bass are good on live baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on jigs and live baits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live and prepared baits.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 0.92' Black bass are good on black/blue jigs, green pumpkin soft plastics and white soft plastic jerkbaits worked through in timber, and white spinnerbaits along tree lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 2.52' low. Black bass are good on swim-blade baits and Texas-rigged worms fished shallow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs at state park early and late in day, and around Deer Creek bridge pilings on minnows suspended 8-15 feet deep with spawning starting. White bass are slow trolling and jigging with silver slabs near Pawnee Point hump. Blue Catfish are good on juglines and drift fishing with shad or punch bait in the lower part of lake.

COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 65 degrees; 4.46' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 64 degrees; 1.47' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are slow on live baits.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 2.82' low. Black bass are fair on minnows along points, and black/blue or black/chartreuse jigs, and black neon soft plastics worked along timber and reeds. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are good on live baits and lipless crankbaits over humps and along points. Catfish are good on live baits and cut shad.

NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on live baits and inline spinnerbaits. Catfish are fair on live baits.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 0.52' low. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and cut baits.

O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 10.40' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits, spinnerbaits and white pearl soft jerkbaits worked along points and tree lines, and live baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits and jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live baits.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained 63 degrees; 1.64' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits in the southern part of the lake. White bass are fair on silver slabs on the deep points in the mouth of the river and the Rock Creek area. Stripers are good below the dam on 1 oz. white jigs. Catfish are good on set lines baited with liver in the cover adjacent to Rock Creek and in the river two miles below the dam.

SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 60-65 degrees; 48.94' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.

STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 61-66 degrees; 1.62' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live and cut baits.

SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 60-66 degrees; 4.14' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 60-66 degrees; 31.10' low. Black bass are fair on black neon or black/blue soft plastics or jigs, white spinnerbaits, and live baits along stickups and rocky points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Walleye are good on live baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live and cut baits.

WICHITA: Water turbid; 63 degrees; 1.56' low. Crappie are good near pavilion pilings and off dam. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on minnows or live shad in front of the dry spillway area. Channel catfish are fair drift fishing with shad and on trotlines. Boat launching is difficult due to low water conditions.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds. Flounder are good on red shad plastics on the Louisiana shoreline. Redfish are good in the marsh on topwaters and spoons near Black's Bayou.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the Reef on live shrimp and red shad and pumpkinseed Bass Assassins and Norton Sand Eels. Redfish are good on cracked crabs at the jetty. Trout are beginning to show around Sabine Pass.

BOLIVAR: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the Bolivar shoreline on topwaters and red shad and glow/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good at Hodges Reef on live shrimp under a popping cork and black Bass Assassins, Stanley Wedgetails, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Redfish are beginning to show in the middle of the bay.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair on the south shoreline on Corkies, topwaters and red shad Bass Assassins and Norton Sand Eels. Trout are fair to good on free-lined live shrimp on Hannas Reef and Deep Reef.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline on topwaters and red shad Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Stanley Wedgetails and Sand Eels. Bull redfish and black drum are good on the jetty on crabs and cut-bait.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good at night under the lights from the dike on live shrimp and glow/chartreuse plastics. Sand trout, whiting and redfish are fair to good on fresh dead shrimp.

FREEPORT: Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good in Oyster Creek on fresh dead shrimp. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell and mud in Christmas Bay.

EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good on the shorelines on red shad and pepper/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Norton Sand Eels. Redfish are good along protected shorelines on live shrimp. Trout are good while drifting shell on live shrimp.

MATAGORDA: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline of West Bay on pepper/chartreuse, pumpkinseed/chartreuse and red shad Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Norton Sand Eels. Redfish are good on topwaters and live shrimp under a popping cork in Oyster Lake. Best bite has been in the afternoon on the incoming tide.

PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair to good around the Grass Island on live shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are good around the jetty on shrimp. Trout have been on grass and mud.

ROCKPORT: Trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp in the holes on the Estes Flats. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the protected shorelines of Aransas Bay and St. Charles Bay on Corkies and soft plastics.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair at Shamrock Cove on live shrimp. Large gafftop and black drum are fair to good from the piers at night on fresh dead shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Sand trout, whiting and black drum are fair to good off the piers and around the rocks on live shrimp. Trout and reds are fair to good around the spoils on Gulps and topwaters.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout and black drum are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good for waders on the King Ranch shoreline on live shrimp and topwaters. Trout are fair to good at Rocky Slough on topwaters and Bass Assassins.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout and flounder are fair to good on the grass near the Intracoastal on Super Spooks and black soft plastics. Sheepshead, whiting and sand trout are good at the jetty on shrimp. Wahoo, dolphin, kingfish and snapper are good offshore.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good in South Bay and the Ship Channel on live shrimp and red shad Trout Killers, Sand Eels, Stanley Wedgetails and Bass Assassins. Trout are good on topwaters at Holly Beach.

PORT ISABEL: Redfish are good on live shrimp at Airport Cove. Trout, redfish and black drum are fair to good at the Gas Well Flats on live shrimp and black Trout Killers, Sand Eels and Bass Assassins. Warmer temperatures have helped the topwater bite.

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