October 23, 2025 - Texas Parks and Wildlife fishing reports are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Only the local lakes are listed below. If you would like to see the fishing report for other Texas lakes, click the following link https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/reptmap.php?EcoRegion=PW.
FAIR. 90 degrees; 4.25 feet below pool. Cooler weather has finally arrived with morning air temperatures at 53 degrees, and it’ll take a few days for the water to cool down. More rain is expected over the next couple of days, which could affect conditions. The shallow bite is picking up with chatterbaits, swim jigs, and swimbaits working well in 1-5 feet of water. Try a Texas rig, wacky work, or weightless fluke along grass edges and creek bends around stumps. Out deeper, big crankbaits and Carolina rigs are producing on main lake points and ridges in 18-22 feet - look for shad, as bass are starting to follow the bait. Crappie fishing should improve some but will depend on how much rain falls this week, as the bite remains a bit slow for now. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.36 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
GOOD. Water light stain; 77 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent on topwater, poppers, small walking baits as well as flukes. In clear water you want to use a translucent white fluke or topwater bait. Crappie are fair with a white crappie jig. Catfish are fair with live minnows or noodling.
FAIR. Water slightly stained; 78 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern is starting to shift toward a fall bite, and with cooler weather just around the corner, it’s a great time to break out the power-fishing gear. Square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and underspins are all producing action and make for a lot more fun than dragging a worm along the bottom. For now, don’t forget to throw a frog or popper early and late in the day for some aggressive topwater strikes. Crappie remains good, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth bass are excellent on a Carolina rig on a secondary point and 12-15 feet, but fish are primarily schooling. The bite on topwater baits and flukes is slowing. Crappie are excellent with white and chartreuse lightweight jigs. Dropping the jig down there and hovering over them with a slow retrieve has been the ideal method. Catfish are poor. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.
GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.55 feet below pool. Bass are good on Carolina rigged flukes, and Texas rig ribbon tails on deep creek channel swings. Bass are in nice size schools in 12-15 feet of water. Bass are good on bottom baits and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are excellent in the standing timber, with quality fish and numbers possible. Crappie are in brush piles and secondary points in 12 feet of water, with big ones isolated in 20-25 feet. Catfish are fair on cut bait and liver. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.
