Tyler — SLOW. Water stained; 51 degrees; 2.77 feet below pool. Bass are good on crankbaits and trick worms. Few reports of catfish are bluegill. Crappie are good in 25-35 feet of water using minnows. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Palestine — GOOD. Water normal stain; 55-58 degrees; 1.95 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. 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 fair 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 great along the river channel in 25-35 feet of water drifting crankbaits, flukes or shad. 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.

Caddo — GOOD. Water stained; 47 degrees; 0.36 feet above pool. Caddo water temperatures are hovering around 46-48 and the fish are bunched up in the river chasing bait. As always look for the birds on the poles as they will be chasing the bait. The current is good and water is not stained, but white or shad baits will work great. Crankbait, rattletrap, swimbait, Alabama rig will get bit and if they are on the bottom a 1/2 to 1/4 ounce spoon will get fish. A really fun time to be on Caddo to fish and enjoy this lake God spoke into existence. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Fork — GOOD. Water Stained; 50 degrees; 1.80 feet below pool. Bass are slow with the best bite using square bills and suspending jerkbaits in 3-7 feet. Caroling rigs are still working in 8-12 feet with smaller baits. Viper XP jigs are fair around docks in 5-10 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Winter has arrived and the fish are in their cold weather patterns. Black bass are moving to flooded tree tops in 30-plus feet of water. Cast Clousers, ned rigs, and large worm patterns with sinking lines. Some bass are in the shallow brush late in the day on sunny banks, try streamers in 18 inches of water. Crappie are moving out to the open water in 30-plus feet of water casting small jig patterns with full sinking lines. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is about as hot as I’ve ever seen the winter fishing. Not only is the bite good out on deep timber but the number of fish stacking up is incredible. We are seeing super fast limits of crappie daily. The best bite is on timber in 38-58 feet along creek channels in the mid-lake areas. Fish are grouping up on the tops of trees about 18-25 feet down and the middle of trees about 28-35 feet down. Pitching hand-tied jigs past fish and swimming it over them is a deadly presentation. You can drop straight down and get many fish to bite as well. Minnows and soft plastics are working well too. The Lake Fork catfish bite is hot as well. Bait holes in timber close to the deeper water that is holding lots of shad. We are using cattle cubes but you can also use sour grain. Then use any of your preferred catfish baits to load the boat quickly. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Lake O’ the Pines — GOOD. Water stained; 49 degrees; 0.99 feet above pool. Crappie are good using livescope north of Watt’s Island, or drifting the mouth of Hurricane Creek with minnows or jigs. Catfish are good jug lines with cut bait in 20-35 feet of water. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O’ the Pines Crappie Fishing. Bass are good in 18-22 feet of water on points using dropshots, jigging spoons, Alabama rigs, or red rattletraps. Report by Mike Stroman, R & R Marine. Crappie are good throughout the lake in 16-22 feet of water vertically jigging jigs or minnows. Bass are fair in 8-19 feet of water dropshots, jigs and Texas jigs. Report by Kacey Tilley, Fish Perfect Guides & Outfitters.

Athens — GOOD. Water normal stain; 48-52 degrees; 1.05 feet below pool. Reports that bass are slow, but can be caught shallow around docks on shaky head worms and jigs, or scattered on brush piles out to 25 feet. Crappie are fair but limits can be caught on brush piles in 20-25 feet of water using jigs and minnows. Happy New Year! Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Hawkins — SLOW. Water slightly stained. 50 degrees. Reeling in the new year with consistent fishing patterns. Chain pickerel will be feeding around brush and grass. Black bass will feed shallowly during warm periods. Try small baitfish imitations with barbless hooks along calm sunny banks. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service.

Jacksonville — GOOD. Water slightly stained; 54 degrees; 1.55 feet below pool. Some bass are shallow, some on brush in 8-18 feet, and some are suspended chasing shad in deep water. Soft plastics on drop shot and shaky head seem to be producing the best.