Texas Fishing Report for June 10

Big Bend Region

Amistad

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 78 degrees; 48.17 feet below pool. Water level is rising and the main river is stained. Bass are fair in shallow water on spinnerbaits, jigs, and senkos. White bass are good in the 20-30 feet of water on blades, and spoons, and spec rigs on the river channels. Stripers are fair, when you can find them. Fish the river channels in 30-60 feet of water. Tight lines! Report by Captain Raul Cordero, Far West Guide Service. Fishing is good when there is a slight wind. Catfish limits in 18-25 feet near grass using punch bait. Report by Captain Kent Terrill, 3 T’S Guide Service. Bass are good using Carolina rig flukes and Texas rig worms. Topwater bite is starting to pick up. Tight lines! Tight lines. Report by Captain Olin Jensen, Jensenn’s Guide Service.

Alan Henry

FAIR. Water clear; 75 degrees; 2.87 feet below pool. Creeks are muddy with floating debris and the main lake is somewhat clear. Crappie are good in 25-30 feet on jigs and minnows. Report by Randy Britton, Lake Alan Henry Crappie Guide.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 5.63 feet below pool. Catfish are good drifting in 20-25 feet of water with fresh cut shad. Crappie are good at the state park piers and bridges. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Cisco

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 8.42 feet below pool. Crappie, bass and catfish continue to be great in 10 feet of water on live or artificial worms. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

SLOW. Slightly stained; 74-80 degrees; 5.66 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are similar with the best bites early in the morning, or near sunset. Black bass 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 in the lights at night using crankbaits, jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut gizzard shad off docks.

Ft. Phantom Hill

GOOD. Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 4.71 feet below pool. Black bass to 8.11 pounds are good on topwater lures early in the morning then on jigs, crankbaits and dark worms in 2-10 feet of water. Crappie are excellent using minnows, jigs or crankbaits 12-18 feet of water, and along the shorelines in 1-5 feet of water. White bass are excellent to two pounds on crankbaits or jigs 1-3 feet of water along shorelines. Hybrids are excellent on live shad in open water. Channel catfish are good on wind blown rocks in 2 feet of water on worms and prepared bait.

Greenbelt

SLOW. Water stained; 70 degrees; 43.96 feet below pool. The lake is up after the recent rains and water is murky. Fishing should improve for all species. Crappie are good on submerged trees using small jigs. Sand bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on minnows and jugs.

Hubbard Creek

FAIR. Water Stained; 77 degrees; 8.34 feet below pool. Bass and crappie are in a post spawn pattern pushing offshore to brush piles. If you can find hydrilla there should be bass biting on soft plastics, or topwaters. Crappie can be caught on minnows or jigs. White bass should be schooling on wind blown humps. Blue catfish can be caught on trotlines and juglines.

Meredith

GOOD. Water stained; 72-74 degrees; 46.45 feet below pool. The mud line is moving west as the lake is clearing up. Fishing patterns are holding steady as we enter the first week of June. 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 slow on minnows, powerbaits, worms, small spinners and flies. Walleye are good to excellent on crankbaits, minnows and artificials. Special THANK YOU to our community for the outpour of support in our time of distress. We plan to reopen and will be back soon. Lots of fish being caught on Meredith! Best of luck to ya! 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.

Millers Creek

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 6.20 feet below pool. Bass are good on soft plastics. White bass are good trolling with slabs. Blue and channel catfish are good on juglines. Crappie are in 8-10 feet of water.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 80 degrees. 1.04 feet below pool. Bass are fair on topwater frogs in the morning, transitioning to deeper water as the sun rises with soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on brush piles and structure with jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait around the dam.

O.C. Fisher

SLOW. Water stained; 78 degrees; 48.96 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers fishing due to low lake levels.

O.H. Ivie

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 24.56 feet below pool. Fishing is good for all species and patterns remain consistent. Largemouth bass are good using soft plastics throughout the day, and topwater baits early in the morning. White bass are fair with live bait and crankbaits. Crappie good using minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait or cut bait. Report by Concho Park and Marina.

Oak Creek

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 12.34 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are similar. Bass are good off rocky points, and brush in 15 feet of water with deep diving crankbaits, or Carolina or Texas rigged soft plastics. Look for an early morning topwater bite. Channel and blue catfish are good in 20-25 feet deep with shrimp and chicken liver. White bass are on main lake humps and points with slabs. Crappie are slow on brush piles and submerged structure with minnows.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water clear; 78-81 degrees; 2.88 feet below pool. Striper fishing is amazing and live bait is still key. Some are starting to be caught on topwaters and jigs in white, chartreuse, and silver are good colors. Look for them in 20-50 feet of water. Sand bass are fair in 20-40 feet of water using small live shad and a few on topwaters. White and silver are good colors. Catfish are fair with cut shad or cut carp fished on bottom in 2-20 feet of water. They are close to spawning. Water clarity is 4-15 feet depending on location. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

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