Piney Woods Fishing Reports
Week of May 15, 2013
BOB SANDLIN : Water clear; 68–74 degrees; 5.08’ low. Black bass are good on weightless wacky rigged worms and Senkos. Topwater bite improving. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
CADDO : Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 0.30’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits and craws. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species – see: Possession and Transport.
CONROE : Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 2.79’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon Texas and Carolina rigged soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, frozen shrimp, and nightcrawlers.
FORK : Water clear; 69–74 degrees; 4.73’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged worms in 4–8’ of water on main lake points as well as Megabass Pop X and Giant Dog X topwaters – some fish still on beds. Yellow bass and white bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
HOUSTON COUNTY : Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.19’ low. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on watermelon/red flake lizards, chrome/black crankbaits, and shad in 5–8 feet. Crappie are excellent on live minnows over brush in 10–15 feet. Bream are good on live worms off piers and grass beds. Catfish to 68 pounds are excellent on trotlines baited with live bait.
LAKE O' THE PINES : Water lightly stained; 71–75 degrees; 2.28’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastic jerkbaits and paddle tail worms in shallow areas. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species – see: Possession and Transport.
LIVINGSTON : Water fairly clear; 70–74 degrees; 0.30’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are good but small on pet spoons and slabs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows in 8–15 feet. Blue catfish are fair on shad and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.
MARTIN CREEK : Water clear; 76–79 degrees; 1.62’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters and buzz/hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
MONTICELLO : Water fairly clear; 70–74 degrees; 0.17 low. Black bass are fair on shad pattern squarebills and topwater frogs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.
SAM RAYBURN : Water lightly stained; 69–73 degrees; 1.99’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows, hellbenders, and silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.
STEINHAGEN : 1.64’ high. No report available.
TOLEDO BEND : Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 1.62’ low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastic worms in 12–22 feet. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs over brush in 15–25 feet. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers in 2–6 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WRIGHT PATMAN : Water lightly stained; 70–75 degrees; 4.08’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits and white buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait. All boaters and anglers should be aware of new TPWD regulations to prevent the spread of invasive species – see: Possession and Transport.
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