July 3, 2024 - Texas Parks and Wildlife fishing reports are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Only the local lakes are listed below. If you would like to see the fishing report for other Texas lakes, click the following link https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/reptmap.php?EcoRegion=PW.
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 92 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Anticipate increased recreational boater traffic for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Fishing patterns are holding steady with a tougher bite this week. Bass are good shallow to deep all over the lake however you like to fish. The best baits for shallow water are frogs, pop r’s, buzz baits and senko. The mid range fish are good on Texas rig and mid running crankbait in 8-12 feet range. The deep fish are coming on big crankbaits, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. With the full moon coming, the night fishing will be back on fire with buzz baits and spinnerbaits around the shallow water. Watch for snakes in the flooded bushes at night. Crappie are fair while there continues to be a current from the influx of freshwater coming down the lake. Fish deep docks and lighted docks at night and shallow brush piles with jigs and live bait. Thanks Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
FAIR. normal stain; 89 degrees. Anticipate increased recreational boater traffic for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Largemouth bass are excellent with large glide baits and 3 inch shad colored swimbaits. Crappie are slow on live minnows on standing timber and brush piles. Catfish are slow on cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 6.56 feet above pool. Anticipate increased recreational boater traffic for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Water level is slowly dropping, but fishing conditions and patterns are holding steady. Summer bite is just around the corner when we will see the bass draw to deeper water points and white bass schooling. Bass are good on topwaters, or flipping soft plastics into submerged brush and points, or deeper humps and points with Carolina rigs. Crappie are in 12-16 feet of water, 20-30 feet on timber and brush. Catfish are in 22 feet of water in the creek channels. White bass are in 26 feet of water off of points on jigging spoons. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Water temperatures are rapidly rising to the mid 90s. Thermocline is 15-25 feet of water depending on where you are in the lake. Morning until 10 a.m or after 3 p.m. Largemouth bass are good on submerged main lake points and ledges in 16-24 feet of water with crankbaits, jig head minnow or Carolina rig. Report by Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.
FAIR. Water slightly stained; 90 degrees; 0.50 feet above full pool. Anticipate increased recreational boater traffic for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The heat is on so the fish should be in full summer mode. Keep an eye on the thermocline. This tells you the exact depth to present your offering. Even over deep water, don't go below this line. Found quality bass holding tight to submerged timber with a Texas rigged Mag-worm. The days of Mag-worm fishing are probably here for the next several months. This is a common approach, so do not be afraid to do something different like Tokyo-rig instead. If you catch them schooling, chunk an underspin at them. Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are excellent on Carolina rigs and large swimbaits. Crappie are slow on live minnows. Catfish are slow on cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
GOOD. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.49 feet below pool. Anticipate increased recreational boater traffic for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs and dropshots in 18 feet of water. Crappie are good on brush piles with live minnows or natural colored crappie jigs. Catfish are slow on cut bait and live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
