Tyler — FAIR. Water stained; 64 degrees; 2.81 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Bluegill are good with nice size catches on red worms all over the lake. Catfish are fair all over the lake on nightcrawlers and stinkbait. This time of year nice catches of bass can be had on black trick worms and finesse baits shallow and deep. Crappie are good in 15 feet of water on brush piles using minnows. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Palestine — GOOD. Water normal stain; 57-64 degrees; 2.26 feet below pool. Crappie fishing is excellent on minnows and jigs in standing timber and on the State Highway 155 bridge pillars in 20-35 feet of water. Largemouth bass are slow in 3-8 feet of water early morning on moving swimbaits. Then later in the day on points or structure in 8-15 feet of water. Sand bass and hybrids are fair early daylight hours on SH 155 bridge and main lake humps. They are transitioning to deeper water and moving a lot right now. Catfish are good in 15-25 feet of water with stink bait or cut bait. Baiting areas helps. Report by Sam Parker, Freshwater Fishing Adventures.

Athens — GOOD. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 1.45 feet below pool. Warming trend in the forecast could help improve the bite. Bass are slow and their jaws locked tight so catching 4-5 fish will make for a good day. Fishing a jig or worm slowly in cover may tempt a few bites. Crappie are good using small jigs on brush out to 25 feet. Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Caddo — GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Many anglers in the river system are fishing for crappie, white bass, yellow bass and black bass. As always look for the birds on the poles if you do not have a graph as they will absolutely show you where the bait is, and the bass will be around the bait. Go with a rattletrap, crankbait, underspin, Alabama rig or spoon and you should catch all you want this time of year. This pattern should be good until we receive a lot of rain and the river becomes muddy, or as long as the salvinia does not float around and clog up the river. The lake is fun, so come on and enjoy this majestic lake that God spoke into existence. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Fork — GOOD. Water Stained; 50 degrees; 2.26 feet below pool. Bass fishing has slowed after the recent cold fronts and you need to be very slow in your approach. Squarebill crankbaits and rattletraps are fair in 3-5 feet of water along the edge of grass. Texas rigs and Carolina rigs are best along the edge of grass as well in 3-7 feet of water. Suspending jerkbaits is starting to work as the water temperatures decline. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Fall weather has arrived so fish will start to prepare for cold weather. Black bass are moving deep for the winter. Cast clousers, ned rigs, and large worm patterns in flooded tree tops near creeks and deep water ledges. Crappie are moving out to the open water in 30 plus feet of water biting small jig patterns. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. The crappie fishing on Lake Fork continues to be as good as ever. Look for fish in big numbers moving as they head toward the deep water winter pattern. Look for timber along main lake creek channels in 28-40 feet right now for numbers of fish and some big fish mixed in. Minnows will work well but they are biting small hand tied jigs and larger plastic baits as well now that the surface water temps have dropped. We are still seeing some fish on brush and lay downs from time to time. Bridged have been up and down the last few weeks but they can be worth checking out for numbers of black crappie. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Lake O’ the Pines — GOOD. Water stained; 58 degrees; 1.05 feet above pool. Crappie are good on standing timber 30-40 feet deep using jigs or minnows. Catfish are good baited holes in 20-25 feet of water with cut bait or cheese bait. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O’ the Pines Crappie Fishing. Bass are good on topwaters in the grass on the edge of the river. Bass are good out to 12 feet of water using flukes, chatterbaits, lipless crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. There is still hydrilla north of the State Highway 155 bridge holding fish. Cranks, chatterbaits Carolina rigs. Schooling chasing shad. Sloughs coming in the lake 8-10 feet of water Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine.

Hawkins — SLOW. Water slightly stained. 50 degrees. Chain pickerel will be feeding around brush and grass. Black bass will feed in the shallows during warm periods of the day. Try small baitfish imitations with barbless hooks. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Jacksonville — SLOW. Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.87 feet below pool. Bass are slow and the bite is tough with fish scattered everywhere fishing a dropshot or jigs.