Local Weather Forecast
Today: Current:73	Monday: 94/74	Tuesday: 93/72
Complete Forecast for  Jul 06 2008

ATHENS: Water stained, 69-76 degrees; 0.37' high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits early, midday switching to Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

BOB SANDLIN: Water off color; 70-77 degrees; 0.21' high. Black bass are fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, buzzbaits and topwaters early, and throughout the day on Texas rigs, Senkos and jigs. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs some shallow and some moving to deeper water. White bass are fair to good on topwaters and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 66-73 degrees; 0.41' high. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on live bait and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on cut and prepared bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.83' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged Beaver Tails, Senkos and Scum Frogs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on Humdingers and Road Runners. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.08' low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.11' high. Black bass are good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigged 4" Senkos and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and large Road Runners. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 60-76 degrees.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.17' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, and throughout the day on Carolina rigs, swimbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers under cormorant roosts.

GRAPEVINE: Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 3.61' high. Black bass are fair on finesse worms, Texas rigs and shallow to medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and frozen shad.

JOE POOL: Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 1.7' high. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits, jerkbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.31' high. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

LAVON: Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 1.8' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, wacky rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs moving to deeper water. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water off color; 68-74 degrees; 1.02' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shad pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: 0.06' high.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 74-88 degrees; 0.23' low. Black bass are good topwaters early, and throughout the day on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

PALESTINE: Water stained; 69-74 degrees; 0.18' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, weightless flukes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, large Rooster Tails and live shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on Stanley Ribbits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good to excellent on topwaters, Humdingers and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Humdingers and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained to murky; 68-72 degrees; 0.3' high. Black bass are fair on Booyah Boogie Baits and Carolina rigged Wooly Hog Tails. Crappie are excellent on Road Runners and minnows over brush piles. White bass are excellent Torpedoes and Super Spots sporadic to regular surface action follow the birds. No reports on catfish.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 69-74 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass are fair to good on Spro Frogs, wacky rigs, Texas rigs and medium running shad pattern crankbaits. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.34' high. Black bass are fair to good on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, chrome Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair to good on topwaters, live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

TEXOMA: Water off color; 67-72 degrees; 3.19' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, jerkbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on topwaters, Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait, cut and live shad.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, tubes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 69-74 degrees; 17.59' high. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, Stanley Frogs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

CONROE: Water clear; 0.09' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red and chartreuse Carolina rigged soft plastics, and on white/green Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink/white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon red and plum soft plastics, and on white crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green/white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.63' high. Black bass are very good on crawdad and green soft plastics in 1 foot. Crappie are good on live minnows near the islands and the pump station. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are good on live worms in 7 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live caterpillars.

LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 70 degrees; 0.13' high. Black bass are good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.57' low. Black bass are good on watermelon red Senkos, lizards, and Brush Hogs. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and tube jigs over brush piles. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with nightcrawlers.

STEINHAGEN: 1.29' high.

TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.02' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue and chartreuse/white soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on minnows and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons and slabs in the river. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, cut bait, and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

NORTH SABINE: Redfish and are good in the marsh with the high tides. Trout are fair to good on She Dogs and red shad plastics on the shorelines and flats.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are good on the Reef on live shrimp and red shad and pumpkinseed Bass Assassins and Norton Sand Eels. Flounder are good around the causeway on live shrimp and Gulps.

BOLIVAR: Trout and redfish are fair on the Bolivar shoreline on Corkies, topwaters and red shad and glow/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good along the east ridge on live shrimp under a popping cork and red shad plastics. Trout are good while drifting shell in six feet of water.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair on the south shoreline on Corkies, topwaters and pumpkinseed Bass Assassins and Norton Sand Eels. Trout are good on live shrimp under a popping cork on the deep reefs when the wind allows.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and redfish are fair on the south shoreline on topwaters and red shad Bass Assassins and Sand Eels. Bull redfish are fair to good on the jetty on crabs and cut- bait. Gafftop, sand trout, redfish and whiting are good on the beachfront on fresh shrimp and mullet.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good at night under the lights from the dike on live shrimp and glow/chartreuse plastics.

Sand trout, whiting and redfish are fair to good on fresh dead shrimp.

FREEPORT: Trout are fair at night under the lights from the piers. Redfish are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp.

EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good on the shorelines and around the back bayous on Corkies and She Dogs. Redfish are fair to good on live shrimp around Brown Cedar Flats and in Lake Austin.

MATAGORDA: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline on pepper/chartreuse, pumpkinseed/chartreuse and red shad Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Norton Sand Eels. Best bite has been in the afternoon. Redfish are good on topwaters and live shrimp under a popping cork in Oyster Lake and Crab Lake.

PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on live shrimp under a popping cork in the back lakes and around Grass Island. Trout are beginning to show on sand and grass.

ROCKPORT: Trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp and croakers in the holes around Estes Flats, Mud Island and Traylor Island. Trout and redfish are good on the shoreline of St. Joe Island and Copano Bay on Corkies, topwaters and live shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Gafftop and black drum are good from the piers at night on fresh dead shrimp. Redfish are fair to good at Shamrock Cove on plum plastics and Gulps.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Sand trout, whiting and black drum are fair to good off the piers and around the rocks on live shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the East Flats on live shrimp and topwaters.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout and black drum are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp under a popping cork, topwaters and Gulps. Trout and redfish are fair for waders on the King Ranch shoreline on live shrimp.

PORT MANSFIELD: Sheepshead, whiting and sand trout are good at the jetty on shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair to good while drifting the Saucer on live shrimp and topwaters. Dolphin, kingfish and snapper are good offshore.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are good in South Bay on live shrimp and Gulps. Trout are fair to good on topwaters and plastics under Mansfield Maulers at Holly Beach. Mangrove snapper and black drum are good in the Ship Channel on live shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Redfish are fair to good on live shrimp at Airport Cove. Trout, redfish and black drum are fair to good while drifting sand and grass on live shrimp and plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels.