As of Oct. 23, 2025, Randy Plyler with Plyler Outdoors Guide Service said bass can be caught on shad-colored crankbaits. Fish for them in the creeks from shallow down to about 15 feet. There has been ...

TOLEDO BEND — Water level is seven inches low and stained to clear. Water temp in the 70s. Ben Matsubu at Keith’s Tackle says crappie fishing is best around brush piles in 8-15 feet; lots of small ...

ATHENS — Water level is 1.23 feet low and clear. Water temp in the mid 80s. Fishing guide Jim Brack says bass fishing continues to be slow with hot weather setting back in. School fish are active ...

Here is the latest Fishing Report as provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife for Oct. 25.

A call during May from Lake Conroe guide Butch Terpe can mean only one thing: The brush piles are stacking up with crappie. "It's been pretty good," Terpe said. "Not fast and furious, but steady ...

As hunting seasons open in October, a lot of crappie fishermen celebrate. Not because they can pick up a bow or shotgun. They’re happy the competition diminishes on the reservoirs for the best brush ...

Fishing guide Ben Matsubu says the mid-lake area is turning over and the crappie have scattered. Best bite has been in 10 to ...

“THAT’S A BIG one,” said the 13-year-old boy, his ultra-light fishing rod doubled over like a buggy whip, the drag on his reel buzzing in short bursts. “It might be a bass.” Might have been, but it ...

BALD KNOB -- The latest installment in the Permit-Only Fishing Waters Tour with Joe Volpe was a resounding success. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission offers access to select private fishing waters ...