October 7, 2009

Fishing Report

CENTRAL

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are good on live minnows. Crappie are very good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on bait shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water stained; 81 degrees; 6.07' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits near the bank and trolling Rat-L-Traps. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are good on light blue jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on Spam and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are good on live perch and live shad.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 81 degrees; 7.29' low. Black bass are excellent on Bass Hogg inline buzz frogs and 3/16oz. Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with Grande Bass 4" redbug and watermelon/chartreuse tailed Trickster worms along the docks, rocks, and near brush piles in 2-8 feet early and 8-16 feet later, and on topwater frogs, torpedoes, and Pop-R's on main lake flats near grass. Hybrid striper are good trolling hellbenders near the Woodsman of the World camp. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in Little Rocky Cove in 10-20 feet, and under lighted docks at night. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12-22 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and worms in 5-14 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 81 degrees; 29.84' low. Black bass are fair on root beer JDC Drop Shot Worms on drop shot rigs, silver flake Whacky Sticks on jigheads, and white/chartreuse/purple back crankbaits in 8-20 feet early (and all day under cloud cover). Striped bass are fair casting and jigging Spoiler Shads and drifting or free lining live bait from Striper Island to the dam in 28-42 feet at daylight. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits along the river channel and deep creeks in 25 feet. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are fair to good on live bait upriver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live bait upriver.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 14.69' low. Black bass are fair on Smokin' Green" Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks on wacky rigs, and Texas rigged 6" pumpkin Scoundrel worms and white spinnerbaits along main lake bluffs in 12-20 feet and in standing timber in 4-8 feet. Striped bass are fair to good but small jigging blade baits and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps in the lower end of the lake. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC grubs and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching JDC drop shot worms in 12-28 feet early. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 81 degrees; 9.62' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and white/red tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: Water fairly clear. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live perch.

FAYETTE: Water clear; 82 degrees. Black bass are slow to fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Red ear perch are good on worms in 2-5 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 1.85' low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are good on perch colored spinnerbaits and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and live bait.

GRANGER: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.72' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on slab spoons. Crappie are good on chartreuse/orange jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles in 4-15 feet. Blue catfish are good on fresh shad and prepared baits in newly flooded vegetation. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.

LBJ: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.17' low. Black bass are fair on JDC Skip-N-Pops and 1/8oz. Curb's buzzbaits tight to seawalls in 4-8 feet at daylight and just before dark, and on wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks and 4" green pumpkin tubes under boat docks. Striped bass are good on Creme Lures 2" Spoiler Shads and Li'l Fishies at night. White bass are fair to good on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in clear water. Channel catfish are good on minnows and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair to good on trotlines.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 78 degrees; 0.03' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters and shallow running crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie to 2 pounds are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on live and frozen shad. Yellow catfish to 27 pounds are fair on perch.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 82 degrees; 7.97' low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are good on crankbaits and shad. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on goldfish and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 80 degrees; 1.98' low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs at the marina. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait, shrimp, and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.82' low. Black bass are very good on chrome and crystal clear Tiny Torpedoes and on cotton candy and watermelon red soft plastic worms. White bass are very good on white and chartreuse little roadrunners and minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on night crawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 81 degrees; 50.54' low. Black bass are very good on chrome chuggers, watermelon red soft plastic worms, and smoke grubs in 5-25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue and white tube jigs in 15 22 feet. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 25-38 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 81 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper to 8 pounds are good on live bait. White bass to 2 pounds are good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 11.25' low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed/white Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits on main lake points and flats. Striped bass are good on minnows and green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and green spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp, and stinkbait, and live bait.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 69-73 degrees; 0.25' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared baits nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo). Bream are good on bits of nightcrawlers in 4-6 feet.

BOB SANDLIN: Water fairly clear; 68-73 degrees; 0.29' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs, jigs and drop shot rigs fished around pads and off points. White bass are fair to good on Rooster Tails and Humdingers. Catfish are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

BRIDGEPORT: Water fairly clear; 68-72 degrees; 11.38' low. Black bass are good on spinner- and buzzbaits early, midday switching to crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers. Bream are fair on crickets and red wigglers.

CADDO: Water off color; 68-73 degrees; 1.52' high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Senkos, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas rigged worms and Sweet Beavers. Crappie are fair on jigs and shiners over brush piles. Bream are slow. Catfish are good on limb lines and trotlines.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.22' high. Black bass are good on jigs with trailers, spinnerbaits and drop shot rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on live baits and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 68-72 degrees; 0.67 high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs and chartreuse/white chatterbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on Rooster Tails and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 84-93 degrees. No report available.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.43' high. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits and Yellow Magics early, midday switching to DD22s, Carolina rigs and 3/4oz. jigs with trailers. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

GRAPEVINE: Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 2.12' low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and crankbaits near rocky points. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over planted brush piles. White bass are good to excellent all over the lake. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.

JOE POOL: Water off color; 69-74 degrees; 0.2' high. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are slow to fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers over mid-lake humps. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared baits.

LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 68-73 degrees; 4.97' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

LAVON: Water stained; 68-73 degrees; 2.25' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and topwaters in the shallows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits.

LEWISVILLE: Water off color; 69-73 degrees; 1.37' low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: 2.3' low. No report available.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 85-93 degrees; 1.1' high. No report available.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 68-72 degrees; 0.42' low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in the marinas and over brush piles. Hybrid striper are slow to fair on live shad. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 67-73 degrees; 0.07' high. Black bass are good early on topwaters, later switching to Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on 2oz. slabs and live shad. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 68-72 degrees; 1.16' low. Black bass are fair and improving on Bomber 4A crankbaits and Booyah spinnerbaits (slot removed Sept. 1st - now a 14" minimum). Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. White bass are excellent on C.C. jigging spoons in 25-30 feet. Catfish to 28 pounds are excellent on prepared bait and cut shad.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 74-78 degrees; 2.18' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters and spinnerbaits early, midday switching to Carolina rigs and drop shot rigs. White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on large slabs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut shad.

TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 69-72 degrees; 0.98' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, jigs and Texas rigs in 2-7 feet. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cheese bait. White bass are fair on Humdingers and slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs.

TEXOMA: Water off color; 69-73 degrees; 0.41' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, midday switching to Texas rigs, Carolina rigs and medium to deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around bridges and over brush piles. Striped bass are fair to good on slabs and topwaters (follow the birds). Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 72-78 degrees; 4.37' low. Black bass are fair to good on medium diving crankbaits, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the crappie house and over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair to good on worms, liver and cheese bait. White bass are slow to fair on slabs. Bream are fair on worms.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 6.11' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, midday switching to medium diving crankbaits, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.86' low. Black bass are good on spooks and soft plastic worms in 10-30 feet. Striped bass are fair on green DD-22's near the 277 bridge. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on brim. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

BRAUNIG: Water stained; 81 degrees. Black bass are slow on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on liver and shad near the pier and at Dead Tree Point, and on marble spinnerbaits near the jetty and dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, and silver spoons, and down rigging spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait, and cheesebait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 81 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around reed beds, near the dam, and in Granny's Cove. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are good down rigging spoons with green grubs between the crappie wall and the dam in 15-20 feet, and on perch and tilapia along the shoreline. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad near the railroad trestle, 181 Cove, and the discharge. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 82 degrees; 9.01' low. Black bass are good on large soft plastic worms and lizards. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow but some large crappie have been caught on minnows. Drum are good on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait in 5-15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 81 degrees (90 degrees at discharge); 2.70' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 3-8 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

FALCON: Water clear; 80 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits, buzzbaits, and topwaters. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut bait and shrimp. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water stained; 1.19' low. Black bass are very good on pumpkinseed and tequila sunrise soft plastics, Senkos, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, live bait, and nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed and tequila sunrise Carolina rigged soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.95' low. Black bass to 5 pounds are good on green pumpkin Trick worms in 1-4 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are very good on live worms off piers and grass beds. Channel and blue catfish to 54 pounds are good on live worms, and on trotlines baited with shad.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 82 degrees; 0.07' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on Zara spooks and large Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on pet spoons, hellbenders, and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 82 degrees; 5.01' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and tequila sunrise soft plastic worms. White bass are good on minnows and white/gold spoons. Crappie are good on live minnows. Bream are good on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on live bait, shrimp, and punchbait.

STEINHAGEN: 1.43' high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 81 degrees; 3.40' low. Black bass are good on watermelon/blue flake Finesse and redbug soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good but small on punchbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: Water stained; 65 degrees; 32.02' low. Black bass are fair on white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, green pumpkin or black/blue soft plastic worms or lizards, and live bait worked along tree lines. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and shad-colored crankbaits. Walleye are good on live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait.

MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 78.01' low. Black bass are fair on live bait with some topwater action during mid-afternoon. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 70 degrees; 75.83' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits, black/blue jigs and live bait off rocky points. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and shad-colored crankbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 58.95' low. Black bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 1.84' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and black/chartreuse soft plastic worms along grass lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait.

ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 6.73' low. Black bass are good on crankbaits suspended 2-5 feet near rock structure and submerged vegetation. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows suspended 14-16 feet. White bass are good off wind swept point with some surface action. Blue Catfish are good drift fishing with cut shad or cheese bait on flats and on juglines baited with shad.

COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 73 degrees; 11.48' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 72 degrees; 5.65' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 7.31' low. Black bass are fair on white/chartreuse buzzbaits and spinnerbaits worked along and over grass lines, and green pumpkin soft plastics tubes and worms worked along timber and rocks. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees. Black bass are fair on live baits and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair on live bait. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 5.21' low. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut liver.

O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 19.88' low. Black bass are good on shad-colored crankbaits, live bait, and 10-inch black/blue or black neon soft plastics worked around timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and shad-colored crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and white chatterbaits. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 73 degrees; 5.22' low. Black bass are good on shad-colored crankbaits and topwater lures near mid-lake rocky points. Crappie are fair on minnows and yellow jigs in Rock Creek area. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons and small crankbaits on the south side of Costello Island and the north side of Sand Island. Stripers are good on topwater lures, silver spoons and Rat-L-Traps along the Gaines Bend points. Catfish are fair on live shad in the north area along the river.

SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 61.79' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.

STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 3.20' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits or live bait along grass and timber lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait.

SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 7.21' low. Black bass are fair on live bait, and on shad-colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on cut or prepared bait.

WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 24.25' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits or live bait along riprap and rocky points. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait or chrome/blue back jerkbaits. Channel catfish are fair on live bait.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under the birds when the wind allows on soft plastics and good in the river on live shad. Redfish are good in the marsh on small topwaters and Stanley Ribbits.

SOUTH SABINE: Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs. 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. Blue catfish are good in the marsh on shrimp.

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. Gulf trout have been caught in the channel on shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Waders have taken trout in the mud and shell on topwaters 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.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Flounder are fair to good on soft plastics over muddy bottoms.

PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on topwaters 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.

ROCKPORT: Bull redfish are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Bull redfish are good in the Shrimpboat Channel and at the jetty on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish are fair to good on the East Flats on topwaters and Gulps.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are fair to good around Shamrock Cove on small topwaters and spoons. Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and topwaters. Redfish are good in the Land Cut on natural baits.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on topwaters around sand and grass holes. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes and sight-casting to the shallows. Bull redfish are good at East Cut.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Tarpon and redfish have been caught at the jetty on live shad.

PORT ISABEL: Snook are fair in the Brownsville Ship Channel on free-lined shrimp and on the flats on topwaters. Trout and redfish are fair to good in South Bay on live shrimp.