Southeast Fishing Report

CONROE: Water clear; 0.07' high. Black bass are very good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, cut bait, and frozen shrimp.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 62 degrees; 0.79' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on watermelon green and watermelon red soft plastics near the dam in 4 - 8 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shad.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 60 degrees; 0.28' high. Black bass are very good on white spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on soft plastics, spec rigs, and Rat-L-Traps in the river channel in the north end of the lake. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 67 degrees; 2.33' low. Black bass are very good on Carolina rigged green pumpkin soft plastics, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on live minnows and watermelon jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp, liver, and cut bait.

STEINHAGEN: 1.11' high. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 66 degrees; 1.03' low. Black bass are good on watermelon and watermelon red soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on minnows and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and red tube jigs. Bream are good on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.