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It is true what they say, that everything is bigger in Texas.  Fishing in Texas is often affectionately called big water fishing. There are many very large lakes and reservoirs in Texas that are also renowned for both the size and great quality of fish.  If you are not familiar with the vast Texas fishing waters, the first thing you should do is seek the assistance of a professional Texas Fishing Guide.  Texas has many incredible Bass Fishing lakes like:  Lake Fork, Lake Texoma, Lake Livingston, Sam Rayburn Lake, Lake Buchanan, and Caddo Lake among many others.  Texas is a great place to take a fishing vacation, and Texas Deep Sea Fishing is as wild as it gets.  Catch a Texas Fishing Charter and head down to the Gulf of Mexico, whether it is Snapper, Amberjack, Tuna, Sharks, Grouper, or Bullfish you can find it there.

Texas Fishing Reports

Lake Amistad Texas Fishing

Black bass are excellent on topwaters, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on RedFins, crankbaits, and topwaters. White bass are fair on crankbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are slow. Catfish are very good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch near rockslides.

Lake Buchanan Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on Daiquiri Skip–N–Pop topwaters, Bleeding Shad Rat–L–Traps, and weightless wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks with chartreuse tails along break lines of creek bluffs early in 4 – 12 feet, and areas with submerged brush in pockets of creeks. Striped bass are good on topwaters and Rat–L–Traps from Flag Island to Black Rock on the surface at first light in 20 – 30 feet, jigging white Curb's bucktail jigs, and drifting live bait through schools. White bass are slow to fair trolling Shad Raps and jigging Pirk Minnows and Tiny Traps over rock piles in 20 – 30 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs. Channel catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with live bait.

Caddo Lake Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged Hag's Tornadoes, Senkos and Scum Frogs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on Little Georges and Road Runners. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp.

Canyon Lake Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on Texas rigged watermelon red Whacky Sticks, JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, and pumpkin ¼oz. Curb's Erratic jigs in 6 – 12 feet along bluff ledges. Striped bass are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits and vertically jigging white Curb's striper jigs. White bass are fair on Road Runners upriver in 4 – 8 feet. Smallmouth bass are good on root beer JDC curl tail grubs/craws, smoke/red tubes, and silver flake Whacky Sticks on ball jigheads along main lake points and ledges in 10 – 15 feet. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows around submerged brush piles along break lines. Channel catfish are fair in the upper end of the lake. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines in creeks.

Choke Canyon Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on deep running crankbaits and watermelon red lizards, and fair on spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are fair on nightcrawlers and spoons. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait. Yellow catfish are fair on cut bait.

Lake Conroe Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on watermelon red and pumpkinseed Texas and Carolina rigged soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, frozen shrimp, and nightcrawlers.

Corpus Christi Texas Fishing

Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are good for drifters working like shrimp over sand and grass.

Lake Fork Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair to good on soft plastics fished in the shallows, chatterbaits and Rat–L–Traps, with a deeper bite on jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.

Lake Granbury Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on watermelon red and chartreuse soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on white bucktail jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and watermelon spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp.

Lake Lavon Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, wacky rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs – moving to deeper water. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

Lake Lewisville Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shad pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.

Lake Livingston Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair on crankbaits and buzzbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on pet spoons, hellbenders, and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are excellent on shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

Lake Meredith Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on live bait, shad–colored crankbaits, and black/blue jigs along grass lines rocky points with topwater action early and late in day. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and shad–colored crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and shad–colored crankbaits. Walleye are good on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

Lake Palestine Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged worms or lizards and weightless 5" watermelon/red Yum Dingers. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits. White bass are good on Little Georges. Hybrid striper are slow.

Possum Kingdom Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs and soft plastics suspended in brush, shad–colored crankbaits and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons and live bait. Stripers are good on shad–colored crankbaits along the southern lake points. Catfish are good on live bait. Note: Golden algae has been identified with some fish kill, mostly gizzard shad with minimal other species, noted in Neely Slough, South D&D boat ramp, and Scenic Point areas.

Lake Ray Hubbard Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good to excellent on topwaters, slabs and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.

Lake Ray Roberts Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on Carolina rigged LFT Ring Frys in 4–10 feet. Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows. White bass are excellent on 3" Sassy Shad and Hot Spots off windy points. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

Richland Chambers Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and chatterbaits. White bass are good on topwaters, white or chartreuse slabs and shad pattern Bass Assassins on a jighead. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad, prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

Sam Rayburn Lake Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair on watermelon red and pumpkinseed soft plastics and Brush Hogs. White bass are fair on minnows, hellbenders, and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and tube jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

South Padre Texas Fishing

Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Redfish are fair while drifting sand and grass on Gulps and live shrimp under a popping cork.

Lake Tawakoni Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair to good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, chrome Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Little Georges and slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

Lake Texoma Texas Fishing

Black bass are fair on lizards, red Rat–L–Traps and split shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

Toledo Bend Reservoir Fishing

Black bass are good on soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on bucktail jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons and slabs in the river. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over baited holes in 12 feet. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake Travis Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on chrome topwaters, June bug worms, and grubs in 5 – 18 feet. Striped bass are fair on chrome topwaters and smoke grubs in 10 – 20 feet. White bass are good on chrome topwaters, smoke grubs, and white shad raps in 8 – 25 feet. Crappie are fair on blue/white tube jigs and roadrunners. Channel and blue catfish are fair on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers in 15 – 25 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake Whitney Texas Fishing

Black bass are good on watermelon, watermelon red, and pumpkinseed Texas and Carolina rigged soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on white/green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows, Charlie slabs, pet spoons, and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and Li'l Fishies. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and stinkbait.

Top 5 Texas Bass Fishing Lakes

Lake Fork

Lake Amistad

Sam Rayburn Lake

Lake Ray Roberts

Lake Conroe

Top 5 Texas Crappie Fishing Lakes

Lake Fork

Sam Rayburn Lake

Toledo Bend

Lake Livingston

Lake Lavon

FREE Fishing In Texas

Free Fishing in Texas State Parks is designed to encourage more people to get out and enjoy the great sport of fishing.  Texas Parks & Wildlife has waived the normal fishing license and stamp requirements for anyone fishing inside the boundary of a Texas state park. Once you've paid the park entrance fees, no one needs a fishing license or stamp, whether freshwater or saltwater, adult or child, as long as they're inside the state park. However, bag limits, length limits, and other regulations will still apply, and be enforced.  You can enjoy the Free Fishing in State Parks program at more than 50 state parks, and at numerous Wildlife Management Areas across Texas.  For a List of Texas State Parks offering FREE Fishing click HERE.

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