Texas Fishing Report for September 9th
Here’s the latest fishing report as provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife on September 9. If there are any sites that are not included that you would like to see listed, please email requests to sports@mrt.com.
Amistad
good. The water is a little muddy. 84 degrees; 49.88 feet below the pool. Black Bass is good in water 5-20 feet deep. The main lake and minor points have good fish. Top waters, frogs, buzzbaits, Texas rigged trick worms, Ned Riggs, and elbow baits work well. White and striped bass are good in major river channels in 20 to 50 feet of water using bell and blade traps, Alabama rigs and buckle jigs fished over bait balls. They work better. Very close lines! Report by Captain Raul Cordero, Far West Guide Service. Good channel catfish. I’m starting to see more blue catfish which is good. The lake is declining about an inch per day. The depth of the fish ranges from 12 to 30 feet. Report by Captain Kent Tyrrell, 3 T’S Guide Service. Bass is slow due to daylight saving time mode. Surface water baiting in the morning and evening and punching the lawn with critter baits can be productive. Very close lines! Reporting by Olin Jensen, Jensen Directory Service.
Panhandle / Plains
Alan Henry
justice. clear water; 81 degrees; 4.63 feet below the pool. Crappie are fair in the water at depths of 15-25 feet using minnows suspended high above the trees. Reporting from The Pet Shop, Post, Texas.
arrowhead
good. The water is lightly stained. 82 degrees; 7.83 feet below the pool. Fishing patterns will remain similar until the water temperature begins to drop. Catfish still do well in the main lake where they drift with fresh shade cuts. Reporting by Brandon Brown, Brown Directory Service.
cisco
good. Regular water stain. 85 degrees 10.68 feet below the pool. Bass are good at handling plastic worms. Catfish are good at cutting baits. good. A report from Lake Cisco Rentals.
Coleman
slow. Slightly stained. 85-87 degrees; 7.96 feet under the pool. Fishing patterns will remain similar until the water temperature begins to drop. Bass are good in the morning and evening in deeper water and around the docks. Hybrids are schooled and can be caught using a bell trap or surface water. Few reports on crappie.
foot. Phantom Hill
slow. stained with water; 87-89 degrees. 6.01 feet under the pool. Fishing patterns will remain similar until the water temperature begins to drop. Hybrids are good at vertical jumping. The white bass marks the windswept areas biting the rooster’s tail. Bass can be caught on the rocks early in the morning with top water. Blue catfish can be caught drifting with live bait or shade.
Hubbard Creek
justice. stained with water; 85-88 degrees; 10.81 feet below the pool. Summer fishing patterns are similar with no change in the Texas heat. White bass should have education in the bays. When the water is calm, scan the lake to find it. Some hydrillas are found near the boat ramps, so use cinco or surface waters for bass, or fish in deeper waters with Carolina rigs or deep sinking baits.
Millers Creek
justice. stained with water; 85 degrees 8.50 feet below the pool. Fishing patterns will remain similar until the water temperature begins to drop. The bass is slow in the surface waters early in the morning, then on the soft plastic falling waters. The white bass is a fair board troll. Blue catfish and catfish are suitable for cut bait. Crappie are found on submerged structures with minnows and jigs.
Nasworthy
good. The water is a little muddy. 85 degrees. 0.57 feet below the pool. Hunting patterns are fixed. Bass is fair on white chatter or flipping the soft plastic of the reeds in 1-3 feet of water. Crappie is good around the boat docks on painted dances. Catfish are good at using cut baits and stink baits around a dam. Report submitted by the Angelo State Hunting Team.
OC Fisher
slow. stained with water; 87 degrees; 50.13 feet below the pool. A few reports of fishermen fishing due to the low level of the lake.
Hey Evie
good. stained with water; 85-89 degrees; 27.96 feet below the pool. White seabass is suitable for live or plastic bait. Crappie fair on live bait or jigs. Largemouth bass fair. Fair catfish. Navigate carefully as the lake level drops, and watch for exposed trees along the canal. Reporting from Concho Park and Marina.
Possum kingdom
justice. clear water; 84-88 degrees. 1.97 feet under the pool. Striper is fair for good. Live bait is the preferred choice. Fish are sparse, so don’t be afraid to take the time to look for them in 20-40 feet of water. Also, keep your favorite surface water tied up in case they get on the roof. Sand bass is fair using small live bait and small planks are the ideal preferred bait. Like the stripper, it is also sparse. Spend some time searching the water 15-30 feet deep. Catfish are good in small pieces, and live shad is the preferred bait. Look for them in very heavy cover at a distance of 5-20 feet. Suspend your baits 5-10 feet from the bottom for best results. Water clarity is stable at a view of 5-15 feet. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Directory Service. Striped bass up to 13 lbs are excellent for live bait and bottom lure presentations from Hells Gate to dam. Reporting by Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters.
Spence
justice. stained with water; 86 degrees. 46.97 feet below the pool. Bass are slow in surface water and react to baits in shallow water. Some bites are possible in deeper waters with plastic. Put on a life jacket and be safe. Reporting by Bill Brasher, Bronte Fishing Guide Service.
Twin Potts
good. stained with water. 87 degrees; 29.48 feet below the pool. Fishing patterns are similar and will change as the water temperature begins to drop. The heatline remains about 15 feet out of the water with the fish suspended in or just below it. White bass and crappie are slow-moving fish suspended in 18-20 feet of water. Channel catfish are fair with quality fish in amounts over 12-15 feet of water on prepared baits. Reporting by Captain Michael Peterson, Fun 4 Reel Guide Service.
country hill
Brownwood
good. The water is a little muddy. 85-86 degrees. 7.70 feet under swimming pool. Black bass up to 7.10 lbs are suitable on bottom hooks, jigs, jigheads, crankbaits and frogs in 2-15 feet of water early and late. Crappie is slow in mounds of brush and around docks on minnow in 12-16 feet of water. White Bass are slowly taught to 1.00 lbs to dances, small moving baits, and under lights. Catfish weigh up to 5 pounds on jug lines using cut and prepared baits.
Buchanan
great. The water is lightly stained. 81-90 degrees. 23.96 feet under the pool. Super Blue Moon made a number on the catch from steady and predictable to a wild card. Some trips were close to the maximum striped bass, but the catches are down from the previous weeks. Trolling half an ounce jig in 20-50 feet of water was the most reliable style of striped bass catch. The fish are sparse and scattered all over the lake, so it’s a matter of covering the water and finding fish that want to bite. The bite of the live bait also slowed down and catching shad was very difficult during the full moon. The fish still hit the bait but it sure was a timing thing to be in the right place at the right time and you could hit them but if not then you might have soaked the baits for too long. White seabass is mixed with stripes and the occasional blue catfish. Reporting by Travis Holland, TH Hunting.
Lyndon Johnson
good. stained with water; 83 degrees; 0.24 feet below the pool. Hunting patterns will remain constant until the fall cold fronts begin. Catfish are good in water as deep as 30 feet with perforated baits. Crappie continues to do well with minnows and striped jigs in 16-22 feet of water above brush piles. Reporting by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.
