October 1, 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; 4.01 feet below pool. Water temperatures remain in the mid-80s, and fishing has been just fair as we wait for that fall cool-down to arrive. Topwater action is decent during the first few hours of daylight in 2-6 feet around grass and timber, but anglers are having to move out to main lake points and ridges in 12-18 feet later in the day with Texas rigs and crankbaits. A few fish are being caught deeper in 20-26 feet on Carolina rigs and spoons, though most have been small. A strong cool front should really help kick things into gear. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.55 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent, throwing a dropshot worm or Carlina rigged around mainlake points. Crappie are slow to fair with a white 1/32 ounce crappie jig. Catfish are fair on live minnows or cut baits. Water clarity is 4 feet of visibility. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.
FAIR. Water slightly stained; 82 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern has returned, leaving bass in a bit of a funk and seemingly confused about whether to stay deep or move shallow, making the fall transition uncertain. Still, anglers can find some aggressive feeding fish early and late by running a frog or other topwater baits. Crappie populations remain strong, while catfish are running slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth bass are fair on topwater poppers, small walking baits, and flukes. There are a lot of schooling fish chasing shad, so the bite is best on imitation shad lures. Crappie are excellent on the deep brush piles with 1/32 ounce crappie jig on a light line. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.
EXCELLENT. Water stained; 83 degrees; 1.10 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are fair on topwater poppers, small walking baits, and flukes. There are a lot of schooling fish chasing shad, so the bite is best on imitation shad lures. Crappie are excellent with smaller fish on brush and bigger fish isolated in small groups in timber or creeks above the powerlines. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.
