Panhandle Plains Fishing Report
Alan Henry
FAIR. Water clear; 76 degrees; 11.79 feet below pool. Crappie are good in all stages of the spawn from 2-28 feet of water with minnows. Report by Randy Britton, Lake Alan Henry Crappie Guide. Anticipate heavy traffic on the lake this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. This week is National Safe Boating Week, for more information check out Texas Parks and Wildlife online and search for “Boating Safety Tips.” Happy Memorial Day!
Arrowhead
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 5.59 feet below pool. Fishing pattens are holding steady and should continue throughout the summer. Catfish are good caught in deeper water drifting with fresh cut shad. Crappie are good at the state park piers and bridges. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service. Anticipate heavy traffic on the lake this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. This week is National Safe Boating Week, for more information check out Texas Parks and Wildlife online and search for “Boating Safety Tips.” Happy Memorial Day!
Cisco
GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 8.93 feet below pool. Crappie, bass and catfish are biting great. Bass are good to 12 pounds on wacky rigs. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals. Anticipate heavy traffic on the lake this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. This week is National Safe Boating Week, for more information check out Texas Parks and Wildlife online and search for “Boating Safety Tips.” Happy Memorial Day!
Coleman
SLOW. Slightly stained; 74-80 degrees; 5.88 feet below pool. Black bass to 7.87 pounds are good on jigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits in 2-15 feet of water. Crappie are slow in brush piles on jigs in 8-14 feet of water, and on minnows around the docks. White bass are slow to 1.00 pound in the lights using crankbaits, jigs and minnows. Catfish are good to 15 pounds on cut gizzard shad off docks. Anticipate heavy traffic on the lake this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. This week is National Safe Boating Week, for more information check out Texas Parks and Wildlife online and search for “Boating Safety Tips.” Happy Memorial Day!
Ft. Phantom Hill
GOOD. Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 7.06 feet below pool. Water clarity is dirty on the mainlake, and muddy toward the rivers. Black bass to 8.11 lbs are good on topwaters early in the morning, then jigs and crankbaits in 2-10 feet of water. Crappie excellent in 11-14 feet of water along the shorelines on jigs and crankbaits in 1-5 feet of water. White bass are excellent to two pounds on crankbaits or jigs in 1-3 feet of water along shorelines. Anticipate heavy traffic on the lake this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. This week is National Safe Boating Week, for more information check out Texas Parks and Wildlife online and search for “Boating Safety Tips.” Happy Memorial Day! Greenbelt
SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 45.76 feet below pool. Few reports due to few anglers on the water. This week is National Safe Boating Week, for more information check out Texas Parks and Wildlife online and search for “Boating Safety Tips.” Happy Memorial Day!
Meredith
GOOD-. Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 54.63 feet below pool. Spring fishing patterns are holding steady. Bass are excellent on minnows and artificials. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, chicken liver, minnows and frozen shad. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. White bass are excellent on minnows, and jig heads with a curly tailed grub. Trout are fair to slow on minnows, powerbaits, worms, small spinners and flies. Walleye are good to excellent on crankbaits, minnows and artificials. Hope this helps you enjoy Lake Meredith. Please be safe out there, watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey Hole. Anticipate heavy traffic on the lake this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. This week is National Safe Boating Week, for more information check out Texas Parks and Wildlife online and search for “Boating Safety Tips.” Happy Memorial Day!
Millers Creek
GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 6.29 feet below pool. Bass are good on soft plastics. White bass are good trolling with slabs. Blue and channel catfish are good on juglines.