Updated Texas Fishing Report
Panhandle Plains Region Week of August 10, 2022
Alan Henry
FAIR. Water clear; 85 degrees; 9.09 feet low. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Crappie are good in standing timber in 25 feet of water with minnows and jigs. Report provided by Randy Britton, Lake Alan Henry Crappie Guide.
Arrowhead
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 84-88 degrees; 4.55 feet low. Blue catfish are good drifting in the main lake with fresh cut shad. Crappie and bass are on structure and under docks. White bass can be caught early and late schooling on main lake points. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service. Cisco
GREAT. Water stained; 84 degrees; 6.56 feet low. The catfish and perch bites are good this week. Channel and flathead catfish are good on perch and frozen shad in 5-10 feet of water. Report by Jason Miller, Lake Cisco Rentals..
Coleman
GOOD. Slightly stained; 85-87 degrees; 4.65 feet low. Crappie are good with jigs or minnows on brush piles. Hybrid striped bass are good on imitation. They are chasing bait fish all over the lake. Bass are good with fish to 6 pounds on green pumpkin jigs, black blue jigs, shad color swim jigs.
Ft. Phantom Hill
GOOD. Water stained; 84 degrees; 5.82 feet low. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are slow to fair this time of year. Channel catfish are good on mud flats in 5-10 feet of water on baited holes. Crappie are good on boat docks, bridge pilings and submerged brush. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.
Greenbelt
SLOW. Water stained; 83 degrees; 42.70 feet low. Fishing has slowed for all species. Catfish are good at night with minnows. Crappie are slow in 18 feet of water with minnows. Largemouth bass are slow using crankbaits. Sand bass are slow schooling deep biting silver spoons. Walleye are slow scattered all over the lake on crappie jigs, buzz bait and minnows.
Hubbard Creek
GOOD. Water Stained; 83 degrees; 5.56 feet low. 80. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are slow to fair this time of year. Channel catfish are good on mud flats in 5-10 feet of water on baited holes. Crappie are good on boat docks, bridge pilings and submerged brush. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.
Meredith
GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 54.10 feet low. Fishing patterns are consistent. Bass are good on minnows and artificial baits. Catfish are good on live, stinks, punch baits in Bugbee and Harbor Bay. Crappie are fair on minnows, jigs, small crankbaits, and other artificials.
White bass are good on minnows, crankbaits and topwater baits. Trout are slow. Walleye are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers on boulders and ledges.
Try pulling a bouncer and crawler harness. 25-35 feet of water. Please be safe and watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey hole.
Millers Creek
GOOD. Water stained; 93 degrees; 3.95 feet low. Fishing at night along the shoreline is fair for channel and blue catfish using shad and punch bait. Hybrid bass are schooling early morning, biting on swimbaits from the bank or trolling. Crappie and white bass are slow with few reports.
Nasworthy
GOOD. Water murky; 86 degrees. 0.96 feet low. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Largemouth bass are good flipping creature baits and swim jigs and spinner baits on deeper docks. Crappie are fair in the reeds, around docks, and the bridge using black and chartreuse crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish are good by the dam and in the river, using cut bait and stink bait. Report provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.
O.C. Fisher
SLOW. Water stained; 83 degrees; 46.38 feet low. Catfish are good in the river channel where it is 10-15 feet deep using cut bait. Black bass report of a big bass caught. Crappie and white bass are slow with the low lake level. O.H. Ivie
GREAT. Water clear; 89 degrees; 21.06 feet low. White bass are great with live bait and crankbaits. Crappie great with jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are good. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and live bait. Report by Concho Park and Marina.
Oak Creek
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 9.07 feet low. Channel catfish are good on dough bait and fair on chicken liver off of docks. Crappie, largemouth, and white bass are slow with few reported catches. Report provided by Randal Pate, Sportsman’s Lodge. Crappie and white bass bites are better at night and early in the morning. White bass are running from the HWY 70 bridge up the creek. Troll with spinner baits, and gold or silver spoons around the brush.
Possum Kingdom
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 3.84 feet low.
Striped bass are hit-or-miss on live bait, or trolling pink, chartreuse or white jigs. Sand bass are fair using rattletraps, and jigs in white, chartreuse and chrome.
Catfish are good using punch bait fished on, or near the bottom in 20-30 feet of water near structure. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. Proctor
SLOW. Water stained; 82 degrees; 6.37 feet low. Hybrid striper are fair early in the day on topwaters. Sand bass are fair midday using jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Black bass are slow on spoons in 10-12 feet of water. Catfish are slow on cut shad.
Spence
FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees. 42.55 feet low. Bass are good in 18-20 feet of water edge of channels and brush biting on soft plastics. Catfish are in the canyons in deep cold water biting on worms.
Stamford
SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 3.64 feet low. Fishing continues to be slow as fish relate to deeper cooler water. Catfish are slow on jug lines and trotlines with big bass minnows, shad and perch. Bass are slow with soft plastics. Drum, perch and crappie are slow to bite and have moved to deeper water. White bass are slow in deeper water with silver and gold spoons. Report by Anchor Marina.
Twin Buttes
FAIR. Water stained. 85 degrees; 19.77 feet low. Channel catfish are fair in 4-8 feet of water early in the morning or late in the evening on cheese bait. Crappie and white bass are good under the lights at night with jigs and minnows.
Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.
White River
SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 24.37 feet low. Catfish are fair on minnows and frozen shad off the shoreline. Bass are slow with few reports due to lack of fishermen. Crappie are slow in deep water using minnows and jigs. Walleye are slow on frozen shrimp.