September 4, 2025 - 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.
FAIR. 90 degrees; 2.75 feet below pool. Bass fishing has improved with water temperatures now in the mid-80s. The topwater bite is picking up at daylight, lasting about 30-45 minutes unless you catch a cloudy morning, with Pop-R’s Spooks, and buzzbaits working best in 1-5 feet around creek bends, standing timber, and shallow grass. Mid-range action remains steady on Texas rigs and crankbaits in 12-18 feet. With cooler weather in the forecast next week and highs dropping into the low 80s, expect water temperatures to fall and bass activity to ramp up, setting the stage for a strong fall bite. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 6.92 feet below pool. Lots of trash and clumps of hyacinth and weeds were washed out from the creeks into the main lake. Lots of bass are in the shallows. There is a topwater bite around pencil grass and reeds or any cover you can find. Yellow magic and top water bait early have been seeing some action. Crankbaits on points and drains. Jigs and Carolina rigs off ledges and structure. Crappie r slowly move out to brush and timber. White bass school off points. Catfish move out to deeper water and creek channels cut bait doing good. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
GOOD. Water clear; 81 degrees. Water is lightly stained. Crappie are excellent, slowly fishing a solid white crappie jig. Crappie ranging from 1.5-2 pounds can be found in 15-20 fish groups in standing timber. Bass are good on dropshots and large swimbaits on main points or suspended in the middle of the lake. Catfish are poor on live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.
FAIR. Water murky; 81 degrees; full pool. The lake is sitting 1 foot above pool after recent heavy rains and unseasonably cool weather, which has disrupted the summer pattern and left bass scattered and sluggish. Murky water conditions make flash, bold colors, and baits with vibrations or rattles essential, while frogs and other topwaters are producing some aggressive strikes early and late in the day. Crappie numbers remain strong, but catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service.
EXCELLENT. Water heavily stained; 82 degrees; 0.94 feet below pool. Water clarity is mostly stained, almost muddy. Bass are excellent on Carolina rig worms and ribbon tail Texas worms around 14-20 feet of water. Bass are offshore near the creek channels in 30-40 fish schools. Crappie are good with bigger fish in timber, and smaller fish in the brush with smaller crappie jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad and live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.
