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12-31-2009, 04:05 PM
CENTRAL
BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse and chartreuse/white soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are very good on stinkbait, chicken livers, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON: Water fairly clear; 61 degrees; 1.17 low. Black bass are good on topwaters in coves. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad early and late. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers, doughbait, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 57 degrees; 7.71 low. Black bass are excellent on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, Brownwood craw Bass Hogg jigs, Brownwood Special Persuader crankbaits, and Grande Bass Baby Rattle Snakes along the shorelines of creeks and off points in coves in 1 5 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are excellent on Lil Fishies and crawdad crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on Lil Fishies and tube jigs over brush piles in 12 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN: Water clear; 61 degrees; 24.39 low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged blue flake Scoundrel worms, watermelon red JDC curl tail grubs on jigheads, and suspending blue back Fat Free Shads along ledges and points in 10 20 feet. Striped bass are good drifting live shad, and jigging Spoiler Shad swim baits and Pirk Minnows around Garrett Island in 25 40 feet. White bass are fair jigging Tiny Traps, Curb's crappie jigs, and blade baits along main lake points and creek bluffs in 15 25 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 59 degrees; 9.71 low. Black bass are very good on Texas rigged Red Shad JDC drop shot worms, watermelon red Brush Hogs, and tubes on jigheads between fronts in 10 15 feet in the stickups and along bluffs. Striped bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and trolling Gizz 4s or Shad Raps on down riggers in the lower end of the lake over humps in 40 60 feet. White bass are fair but small on blade baits along main lake bluffs. Smallmouth bass are very good on tomato red JDC grubs, smoke/red flake tubes on jigheads, and smoke drop shot worms along main lake points and bluff ledges. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
COLEMAN: Water clear; 60 degrees; 10.45 low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, 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 slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, stinkbait, and shrimp in deep holes.
FAYETTE: Water clear; 61 degrees. Black bass are fair but small on electric blue Carolina rigged Finesse worms in 10 16 feet, and on spinnerbaits along the outside edges of grass. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on stinkbait and shrimp over baited holes in 14 18 feet.
GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.53 low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and pumpkinseed soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and live minnows.
GRANGER: Water murky; 55 degrees; 0.22 high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits in 5 15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
LBJ: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.23 low. Black bass are good on pumpkin JDC drop shot worms, PBJ colored Snag Proof jigs, and green pumpkin tubes on docks and seawalls. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads in the channel around the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles under heated docks. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and worms. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.01 low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and doughbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
PROCTOR: Water fairly clear; 58 degrees; 7.30 low. Black bass are fair on black/purple and chartreuse soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse/black tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish to 4 pounds are good on frozen shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 59 degrees; 0.11 high. Black bass are good on silver spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on silver spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.08 high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS: Water stained; 59 degrees; 26.13 low. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on lavender shad crankbaits, black worms, and smoke grubs in 10 24 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and chrome spoons in 30 42 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 12 28 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait in 25 38 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows, and on red/white and chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and frozen shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
WHITNEY: Water stained; 4.15 low. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin and tequila sunrise spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.
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.
SOUTH SABINE: 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. Flounder are good on the edge of the channel on finger mullet.
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. Sheepshead are good from the piers on shrimp.
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 and on the edge of the ICW.
PORT OCONNOR: 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: 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: Sheepshead are good at the jetty on shrimp. 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 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. Trout are fair on the spoil banks on mullet.
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 and while wading spoil islands. 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.
BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse and chartreuse/white soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are very good on stinkbait, chicken livers, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON: Water fairly clear; 61 degrees; 1.17 low. Black bass are good on topwaters in coves. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad early and late. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers, doughbait, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 57 degrees; 7.71 low. Black bass are excellent on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, Brownwood craw Bass Hogg jigs, Brownwood Special Persuader crankbaits, and Grande Bass Baby Rattle Snakes along the shorelines of creeks and off points in coves in 1 5 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are excellent on Lil Fishies and crawdad crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on Lil Fishies and tube jigs over brush piles in 12 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN: Water clear; 61 degrees; 24.39 low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged blue flake Scoundrel worms, watermelon red JDC curl tail grubs on jigheads, and suspending blue back Fat Free Shads along ledges and points in 10 20 feet. Striped bass are good drifting live shad, and jigging Spoiler Shad swim baits and Pirk Minnows around Garrett Island in 25 40 feet. White bass are fair jigging Tiny Traps, Curb's crappie jigs, and blade baits along main lake points and creek bluffs in 15 25 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 59 degrees; 9.71 low. Black bass are very good on Texas rigged Red Shad JDC drop shot worms, watermelon red Brush Hogs, and tubes on jigheads between fronts in 10 15 feet in the stickups and along bluffs. Striped bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and trolling Gizz 4s or Shad Raps on down riggers in the lower end of the lake over humps in 40 60 feet. White bass are fair but small on blade baits along main lake bluffs. Smallmouth bass are very good on tomato red JDC grubs, smoke/red flake tubes on jigheads, and smoke drop shot worms along main lake points and bluff ledges. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
COLEMAN: Water clear; 60 degrees; 10.45 low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, 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 slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, stinkbait, and shrimp in deep holes.
FAYETTE: Water clear; 61 degrees. Black bass are fair but small on electric blue Carolina rigged Finesse worms in 10 16 feet, and on spinnerbaits along the outside edges of grass. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on stinkbait and shrimp over baited holes in 14 18 feet.
GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.53 low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and pumpkinseed soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and live minnows.
GRANGER: Water murky; 55 degrees; 0.22 high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on prepared baits in 5 15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
LBJ: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.23 low. Black bass are good on pumpkin JDC drop shot worms, PBJ colored Snag Proof jigs, and green pumpkin tubes on docks and seawalls. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads in the channel around the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles under heated docks. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and worms. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 56 degrees; 0.01 low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and doughbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
PROCTOR: Water fairly clear; 58 degrees; 7.30 low. Black bass are fair on black/purple and chartreuse soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse/black tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish to 4 pounds are good on frozen shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 59 degrees; 0.11 high. Black bass are good on silver spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on silver spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.08 high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS: Water stained; 59 degrees; 26.13 low. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on lavender shad crankbaits, black worms, and smoke grubs in 10 24 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and chrome spoons in 30 42 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 12 28 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait in 25 38 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 62 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows, and on red/white and chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and frozen shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
WHITNEY: Water stained; 4.15 low. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin and tequila sunrise spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.
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.
SOUTH SABINE: 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. Flounder are good on the edge of the channel on finger mullet.
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. Sheepshead are good from the piers on shrimp.
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 and on the edge of the ICW.
PORT OCONNOR: 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: 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: Sheepshead are good at the jetty on shrimp. 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 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. Trout are fair on the spoil banks on mullet.
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 and while wading spoil islands. 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.