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March 25, 2009 | Comment on this blog entry
AUSTIN -- Here is the fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (full report is available at www.tpwd.state.tx.us)
Freshwater
BRAUNIG Water stained; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in the reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad at Dead Tree Point and near the pier, and down rigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinnerbaits near the jetty and dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, tilapia, crawfish, and shrimp near Dead Tree Point, and down rigging silver spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and cut bait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait in 15 - 20 feet.
BUCHANAN Water clear; 65 degrees; 15.66' low. Black bass are fair on hard jerkbaits, pumpkin JDC Craws, JDC RocKraw trailers, and black/blue Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges in 12 - 20 feet. Striped bass are good jigging and trolling Curb's striper jigs, trolling crankbaits, and drifting live bait from Garrett Island to Paradise Point in 20 - 30 feet. White bass are fair on Pirk Minnows, Shad Raps, and live bait from the Willows to Cedar Point. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 12 - 15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CALAVERAS Water stained; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits in reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are excellent on spoons and jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15 - 20 feet, and fair on cut perch and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are fair down rigging silver spoons near the dam and crappie wall in 15 - 20 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait near the railroad trestle. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE Water clear; 62 degrees; 11.65' low. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits, brown Curb's hair jigs, JDC drop shot worms, and Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges in 12 - 25 feet. Striped bass are fair to good trolling 1?4oz. white Curb's striper jigs, and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and 1?4oz. Blade Baits along the main river channel at mid lake in 40 feet. Smallmouth bass are very good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes, tomato red curl tail grubs, and tomato red drop shot worms over rock piles in 12 - 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
CHOKE CANYON Water clear; 67 degrees; 6.10' low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and heavy jigs in grass. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK Water clear; 78 degrees (85 degrees at discharge); 3.52' low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 5 - 10 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and shrimp in 7 - 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on perch, liver, and shrimp in 8 - 15 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch and liver in 8 - 15 feet.
COLORADO RIVER (Above Lake Buchanan) Water clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, minnows, and frozen shrimp.
FALCON Water clear; 69 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon and chartreuse soft plastics, craw worms on 1?2oz. jigs, and Brush Hogs in 12 - 18 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
GRANGER Water murky; 62 degrees; 3.43' low. Black bass are fair on jigs and spinnerbaits around stumps along the river channel. White bass are fair upriver near Comanche Bluff. Crappie are good on jigs in 1 - 2 feet. Blue catfish are fair on shad and prepared baits in 1 - 5 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
LBJ Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.14' low. Black bass are good on black/blue Curb's jigs and watermelon tubes on docks. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads near the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
TRAVIS Water stained; 58 degrees; 26.68' low. Black bass to 5 pounds are very good on Senkos, flukes, and crawfish crankbaits in 5 - 15 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chrome crankbaits, white grubs, and minnows in 8 - 20 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs in 8 - 18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG Water clear; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are very good on minnows. White bass are excellent on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
Saltwater
BAFFIN BAY Trout are fair around spoils for waders tossing Corkies and topwaters. Trout are fair on soft plastics under corks around the rocks and on sand and grass. Black drum are fair to good in the Intracoastal on sea lice and crabs.
BOLIVAR Redfish and black drum are fair to good in Rollover Pass on natural baits. Sand trout are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
CORPUS CHRISTI Black drum and redfish are good on shrimp and crabs on the edges of the spoils in the Intracoastal and in the Humble Channel. Trout are fair to good from the piers at night on live bait.
FREEPORT Bull redfish and sheepshead are good at the Quintana jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on Gulps while drifting shell. Black drum are good around Cold Pass on crabs. A few sharks have been caught on the beach.
EAST GALVESTON BAY Trout are good for waders tossing Catch 5s, Corkies and Catch 2000s. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on soft plastics. Topwater action has improved with rising water temperatures. Black drum are good in the Intracoastal.
WEST GALVESTON BAY Trout are fair to good while wading shell and mud on Corkies and Top Dogs. Black drum and sheepshead are good at the jetty. Drifters have caught fish on the shell.
EAST MATAGORDA Trout are fair to good while drifting over shell. Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Corkies and slow-sinkers while working mud and grass. Better trout have been taken by waders with Corkies and topwaters.
MATAGORDA Redfish are fair on the south shoreline of West Bay in the guts and cuts on Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Redfish are fair in the Diversion Channel on shrimp. Trout are fair at night in the river on glow plastics.
PORT ARANSAS Redfish are good around Shamrock Cove and East Flats. Bull redfish and sheepshead are good at the jetty and on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs, finger mullet, cut-bait and fresh table shrimp. Black drum are good in the Shrimpboat Channel and around Ingleside on crabs.
PORT ISABEL Black drum are good in South Bay and in the deep channels leading to the Gulf. Redfish are fair to good in Cullen Bay on gold spoons and small topwaters. Trout are fair on the edge of the grass flats on live shrimp and plastics.
PORT MANSFIELD Trout are good around pods of bait on soft plastics, topwaters and suspending baits. The topwater bite has improved with warmer temperatures. Redfish, black drum and sheepshead are good around East Cut and the jetty on mullet and other natural baits.
PORT O’CONNOR Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, finger mullet and live shrimp. Sheepshead are good around the piers and rocks on shrimp. Redfish are good in the back lakes on soft plastics and spoons.
ROCKPORT Trout are fair to good while wading mud and grass. Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats. Trout are fair around Dagger Island. Black Drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel.
NORTH SABINE Trout are good while drifting with plastics and plugs on the Louisiana shoreline. Redfish are good in the marsh on small topwaters, spinnerbaits and Stanley Ribbits. Trout are good on shad in the river.
SOUTH SABINE Trout are good for waders working the south shoreline on Corkies and Catch 5s. Bull redfish and sheepshead are good at the jetty on crabs and shrimp. Black drum are good on crabs and shrimp in the channel.
SOUTH PADRE Trout are fair to good on shrimp and shrimp-imitations on the edge of the flats. Snook, trout, redfish, jack crevalle, ladyfish and mangrove snapper are good in the Brownsville Ship Channel on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp.
TEXAS CITY Sand trout and croaker are fair to good on fresh shrimp around the rocks and in the holes. Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. Black drum are good in the channel.
TRINITY BAY Trout are fair to good for waders on the east shoreline. Trout are fair to good while working slicks and pods of mullet. Redfish are fair to good around the spillway and in the marsh on natural baits. |
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