Texas fishing report

Published Thursday, July 15, 2010

AUSTIN -- Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for July 14. (Report also available at www.txfishing.com on Web.)

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water fairly clear; 82 degrees; 2.05' low. Black bass are good on dark spinnerbaits in coves. Hybrid striper are fair trolling perch colored Rat-L-Traps. White bass are fair trolling perch colored Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night in 30 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water fairly clear; 82 degrees; 6.11' low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and Rat-L-Traps off lighted docks at night. Crappie are excellent on Li'l Fishies over brush piles in 10-12 feet, and off lighted docks at night in 18-20 feet. Channel catfish are good on cut bait over baited holes in 8-10 feet. Yellow catfish to 25 pounds are good on trotlines baited with perch in 3-10 feet.

FAYETTE: Water fairly clear; 87 degrees. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits early and late. Channel and blue catfish are good on Black Saltys and cut shad over baited holes in the trees.

GRANGER: Water murky; 86 degrees; 1.68' low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on slab spoons over main lake humps. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs in 5-12 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad and prepared bait in shallow water, and on juglines in 10-20 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 84 degrees; 0.15' high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows early. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

NORTHEAST

FORK: Water fairly clear; 83-88 degrees; 0.33' low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits and Yellow Magics early and late, midday switching to drop shot rigs, spoons, jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs under the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water fairly clear; 0.26' low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon Carolina rigged soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on stinkbait, chicken livers, and shrimp.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms and watermelon/white crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.42' high. Black bass to 9 pounds are good on crankbaits near the marina and on jigs near the dam in 6-15 feet. Crappie are fair on live minnows around structure in 18-23 feet. Bream are good on live worms off piers and over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish to 4 pounds are very good on trotlines baited with stinkbait and cut shad in 25 feet.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 85 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are excellent on slabs, pet spoons, and trolling tubes. Crappie are good on minnows in 12 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 2.92' low. Black bass are good on minnows and dark soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on silver and gold spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs over baited holes in 20-25 feet. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are very good on trotlines baited with live bait and cut bait.

STEINHAGEN: 1.29' high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 84 degrees; 3.62' low. Black bass are fair on redbug soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are good on spoons in the river. Crappie are fair on minnows at night. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stinkbait, livers, and hearts in 30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on topwaters and Corkies. Redfish are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains. Some birds have worked over trout.

SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove and around the jetty rocks on topwaters. Redfish are fair to good in the marsh on topwaters.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Croakers are good on dead shrimp in the channel and around the pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Redfish and trout are fair to good at the spillway on shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are 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. Mid-bay reefs have held trout on plastics and croakers.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp. Trout, sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp. Tarpon are showing on the beachfront. Kingfish, ling and red snapper are good offshore.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are good on the channel on croakers. Reefs and wells have held good trout on live bait.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Trout and sand trout are good at the jetties on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Red snapper and kingfish are good offshore.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp 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 edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics.

PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on topwaters over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of bayous on the outgoing tide.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on free-lined shrimp in the deep channels. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good in shallow water on pin perch.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good at East Flats on shrimp. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. Offshore is good for red snapper, ling and kingfish.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Trout are good on the flats with higher tides and around Pita Island on croakers.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair in mud and grass on Corkies and topwaters. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good while drifting with topwaters at Rocky Slough and on the surrounding sand and grass.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters and soft plastics under corks around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes and sand flats on live shrimp.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp. Tarpon, snook, trout and Spanish mackerel have been caught at the jetty on live bait.

PORT ISABEL: Snook are fair to good in South Bay on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good on TTF Flats Minnows in 3-4 feet of water.

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