Atkinson Toyota fishing report

Published Thursday, December 10, 2009

AROUND THE STATE

AUSTIN -- Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Dec. 9. (Full report available on Web at www.txfishing.com.)

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are very good on watermelon red and watermelon gold soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 62 degrees; 0.12' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps in coves. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 57 degrees; 7.61' low. Black bass to 3 pounds are fair on black/blue jigs, Persuader crankbaits, and 3/16oz. Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with redbug and watermelon red GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms along docks, around rocks, and over brush piles in 8 15 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li'l Fishies and crankbaits from lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles near Hwy. 279 Bridge in 10 20 feet. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12 15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 61 degrees; 24.54' low. Black bass are good on 1/4oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigged weightless watermelon/blue flake Whacky Sticks, pumpkin/chartreuse Curb's jigs, and smoke/red flake JDC Spider Grubs on stump flats in 2 8 feet. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads (plastic swim baits), Rat-L-Traps, jigging Pirk Minnows, and drifting or free lining live bait in 25 40 feet. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits along the river channel and in deep creeks. Crappie are fair on crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live goldfish.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 60 degrees; 10.01' low. Black bass are very good on Rat-L-Traps and P.B.J plastic stickbaits over flats and along break lines creeks and bays in 2 10 feet, and on green pumpkin Whacky Sticks on jigheads and Texas rigged blue flake Scoundrel worms on shaky head jigs along bluffs inside secondary points. Striped bass are fair to good vertically jigging Pirk Minnows in the lower end of the lake, and on Spoiler Shads and Red Fins. Smallmouth bass are good on JDC tomato red curl tail grubs on jigheads, smoke/red flake tubes, and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching drop shot worms along ledges and over rock piles in 6 15 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on live bait.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 62 degrees; 10.32' low. Black bass are good on tequila sunrise soft plastics, and fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on minnows and white/blue Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water fairly clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on liver, stinkbait, and shrimp in deep holes.

FAYETTE: Water clear; 63 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon gold, watermelon red, and plum Carolina rigged Finesse worms, and on topwaters over grass. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 0.54' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and small spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and live minnows.

GRANGER: Water murky; 58 degrees; 0.52' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits in 6 15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.22' low. Black bass are very good on 1/8oz. Curb's buzzbaits, Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, and wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks in 2 6 feet. White bass are fair vertically jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12 15 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows under crappie docks.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.19' high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait. Blue catfish are fair on shad and perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 61 degrees; 6.99' low. Black bass are good on black/purple and chartreuse soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good but small on minnows, small Rat-L-Traps, and roadrunners. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs in 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 3 pounds are good on juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 62 degrees; 1.47' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with cut shad and perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.28' high. Black bass are fair on minnows, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows, hot dogs, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 60 degrees; 27.34' low. Black bass to 6 pounds are good on crawfish crankbaits, watermelon worms, and jigs in 15 38 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white jigging spoons and minnows in 28 45 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 20 40 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows and worms. White bass are fair on minnows and worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 2.39' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon, watermelon red, and watermelon gold spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, liver, and stinkbait.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 48-51 degrees; 0.35' high. No reports due to cold weather.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 47-52 degrees; 0.06' high. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.

BRIDGEPORT: Water fairly clear; 48-52 degrees; 8.6' low. No report available.

CADDO: Water murky; 47-52 degrees; 1.67' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 49-52 degrees; 0.05' high. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs and Carolina rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.

COOPER: Water off color; 47-52 degrees; 0.95' high. No report available due to cold weather conditions.

FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 69-87 degrees. No report available.

FORK: Water stained; 48-52 degrees; 0.16' high. Black bass are fair on spoons, jigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 48-51 degrees; 0.75' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

JOE POOL: Water off color; 48-53 degrees; 0.22' high. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits, Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait, nightcrawlers and cut shad.

LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 47-51 degrees; 11.89' high. No report available due to high water conditions.

LAVON: Water stained; 47-51 degrees; 0.76' high. Black bass are fair on jigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared baits.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 47-50 degrees; 0.55' high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: 0.25' low. No report available.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 58-89 degrees; 0.48' high. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and chatterbaits.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 47-51 degrees; 0.11' high. No report available.

RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 47-50 degrees; 0.04' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 49-52 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass are slow on 4F Bomber crankbaits and small Booyah jigs. No reports on crappie. White bass are good on C.C. jigging spoons worked slow on the bottom. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 47-52 degrees; 0.08' high. Black bass are slow on jigs and Texas rigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared baits and cut shad.

TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 47-51 degrees; 0.77' high. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs, jigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and prepared bait. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs.

TEXOMA: Water off color; 48-51 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and shad pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around bridges and over brush piles. Striped bass are good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.

WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 47-52 degrees; 2.71' low. No report available.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 46-50 degrees; 24.51' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water clear; 63 degrees; 2.14' low. Black bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons, and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons, and Rat-L-Traps. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers in 40 80 feet over baited holes. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch in 15 30 feet.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Redfish are fair on live perch and shad near the dam. Channel catfish are good on chicken livers, shrimp, and cut shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Redfish are fair on live perch, shad, and spoons in 15 25 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on chicken livers, shrimp, and cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 61 degrees; 9.46' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon, pumpkinseed, and tequila sunrise soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 10 20 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white/pink tube jigs. Drum are fair on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 63 degrees (77 degrees at discharge); 0.07' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and worms. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch.

FALCON: Water clear; 64 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and shrimp upriver. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water stained; 0.14' high. Black bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps in 20 30 feet. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red and watermelon gold soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 54 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are fair on tiger colored deep running crankbaits in 14 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows off piers on the north side of the lake. Bream are good on live crickets in 1 foot. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 60 degrees; 0.74' high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass to 5 pounds are good on crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows in creeks. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 62 degrees; 1.73' low. Black bass are fair on tequila sunrise soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits, and on watermelon red topwaters in 20 35 feet. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

STEINHAGEN: 0.05' high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 61 degrees; 1.27' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and watermelon gold soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are good on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: Water stained; 42 degrees; 32.82' low. Black bass are slow on Carolina-rigged black/chartreuse soft plastics and live bait worked along timber. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are slow on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait. Winter storm and high wind advisory in effect.

MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 43 degrees; 79.27' low. Black bass are slow on live bait along timber and rocky outcrops. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are slow on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait. High wind advisory in effect.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 43 degrees; 77.44' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs and live bait worked along rocks and grass edges. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait and shad-colored crankbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Winter storm and high wind advisory in effect.

PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 38 degrees; 58.64' low. Black bass are slow on live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Winter storm and high wind advisory in effect.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 1.83' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and black/blue soft plastic lures suspended in trees. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.

ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 6.94' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits or black/blue jigs 1-4 feet deep near rocky structures. Crappie are good on black and green plastics off the derricks in 20-25 feet. White bass to 15 inches are good off rocky points. Blue catfish are fair on cheese bait while drift fishing or anchored in 8-10 feet depth.

COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 53 degrees; 11.89' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 55 degrees; 5.15' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 7.84' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and soft jerkbaits worked along grass lines and in timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees. Black bass are fair on motor oil soft plastic lures suspended in timber and live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair on live bait. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 7.70' low. Black bass are slow on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 21.18' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits, black/blue soft plastic worms, lizards and live bait worked on points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and white crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 56 degrees; 4.70' low. Black bass to 8 1/2 lbs are good on watermelon soft plastics and swim baits worked at 10-20 feet depth on points in the Southern coves. Crappie are fair on live bait and jigs. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons on humps in 12-18 feet depth. Stripers are good on silver spoons and shad-colored crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live shad and cut liver in the north area along the river.

SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 64.32' 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; 52 degrees; 3.99' low. Black bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are good on live bait and chrome/blue jerkbaits. Catfish are good on live bait.

SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 7.13' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and black/chartreuse soft plastic lures. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.

WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 25.57' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and slow-rolled spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under the birds when the wind allows. Redfish are good in the marsh on small topwaters and Stanley Ribbits. Better fish have been caught while drifting shell and mud.

SOUTH SABINE: Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair around the Reef on live shrimp.

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

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet 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 topwaters and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Waders have taken trout in the mud and shell on MirrOlures and Corkies. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Bull redfish are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are 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 on soft plastics. Flounder are fair to good on soft plastics over muddy bottoms.

PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and topwaters. Redfish are good at the mouths of drains.

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

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the East Flats on Gulps and mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are fair to good around Shamrock Cove on small topwaters and spoons. Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Trout are best on the edge of the flats on live shrimp and DOA Shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and Catch 2000s Redfish are good in the Land Cut on natural baits.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on DOA Shrimp under a popping cork around grass holes. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes. Trout are best on muddy shorelines and on the edge of the ICW on Corkies.

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: Snook are fair in the Brownsville Ship Channel on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics under popping corks. Redfish are good in the potholes on gold spoons.

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