The weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for June 10 and also available on the internet at https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/fishreport.phtml:

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: GOOD. Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.17’ high. Largemouth bass are good for weightless worms, chatter baits and spinnerbaits working on vegetation edges and grass lines. Top waters are effective along grassy shorelines and plastic frogs in the lily pads and weeds. Crappie are good with minnows and jigs in standing timber and man-made structures. Catfish are good on earthworms, cut bait, and prepared bait. Sunfish are excellent on cutworms.

BOB SANDLIN: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.22’ high. Black bass are good on jigs, Senkos, crankbaits and plastic worms in 8-15’ near brushy coves, rocky shorelines, and docks. Plastic frogs and topwater plugs are still working early in 2-6’ in or near grass lines, and lily pads Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in brush piles and standing timber. Catfish are excellent on earthworms, live bait, and blood bait in 4-12’.

BRIDGEPORT: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, top waters, plastic frogs, and Texas rigged creature baits in 4-18’. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs fishing bridges, standing timber and brush piles. White bass are excellent on slabs on main lake points and drop-offs. Hybrid stripers are good on main lake humps and points with live bait. Catfish are excellent on blood bait in 3-12’.

CADDO: EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 78-82 degrees; 1.30’ high. Largemouth bass are good in shallow water near trees and vegetation in 2-6’ fishing plastic creatures and frogs, topwater, and rattle baits. Crankbaits, bladed jigs, and TX rigged plastic worms in deeper water near structure are working as the day warms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near brush piles and timber in 15-25’. White bass are excellent on jigs and small crankbaits in the main lake. Chain pickerel are fair. Catfish are excellent on prepared bait and live bait in 6-15’.

CEDAR CREEK: EXCELLENT. Water stained; 84 degrees; 0.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good working topwater plugs early on lake points, grass lines, and brushy cover. Use TX rigged craws, crankbaits, and jigs along bank edges, drop-offs, and docks in 6-18’. Hybrids and sand bass are off main lake points and humps with slabs, swimbaits, and live bait. Crappie are excellent with jigs and minnows in brush piles and near structure in 12-25’. Catfish are excellent in 5-15’. Chicken liver and cut bait are working well.

COOPER: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.15’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigged plastic craws, crankbaits, and jigs in 7-18’. The white bass are excellent in 12-30’ with slabs, jigs and jigging spoons over humps and flats. Crappie are good with minnows in standing timber and brush piles. Catfish are good on live and cut bait in 4-16’.

FORK: EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic creatures, bladed jigs, and crankbaits near drop-offs, brush, grass lines, and points in 8-12’. White and yellow bass are excellent in the deeper water of main lake points, flats, and humps. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 12-20’ in brush piles and standing timber. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait in 4-15’.

JACKSONVILLE: FAIR. Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are fair with crankbaits, drop shots and buzz baits in 5-15’. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 10-18’ around submerged structure and brush. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.36’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, flukes, frogs, topwater baits, and Carolina rigged creature baits in 5-15’. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in the standing timber areas along the creek channel and brush piles 12-18’. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, blood bait and cut bait in 5-15’.

LAVON: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.69 high. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs fishing 12-24’ over brush piles, timber, and bridges. White bass are excellent in the 10-30’ with jigs and slabs. Look for birds diving over feeding schools of white bass. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic worms and jerk baits in 7-18’. Catfish are good on prepared baits and blood bait in 3-15’.

MARTIN CREEK: GOOD. Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, and Texas rigged worms in 6-18’. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 12-18’ in timber and brush piles. Catfish are excellent on cut bait and earthworms in 3-15’.

PALESTINE: EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are good working Texas rigged craws, swimbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows around bridges and marinas in 12-25’. Hybrid stripers are very good on slabs and live bait. White bass are excellent on jigs and slabs in 18-35’. Look for birds diving over feeding schools. Catfish are excellent on cut shad, chicken livers, and prepared baits.

RAY HUBBARD: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78-82 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, TX rigged plastic worms, and in 6-18’. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and topwater early and later in the day. Slabs and jigging spoons are working on main lake flats, humps and drop-offs in 21-31’ midday. Crappie are good near bridges, brush piles, and marinas in 12-24’ with minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait, and prepared bait.

RAY ROBERTS: GOOD; Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 1.07’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigged worms, crankbaits, and jigs in 4 -16’. White bass are excellent in 20-40’ on slabs and jigging spoons. Main lake flats and drop-offs are holding fish. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows around bridges, standing timber and brush piles. Catfish are excellent on live bait and blood bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, swimbaits, plastic frogs, and topwater baits fishing 4-18’ near submerged vegetation, rocks, and brush. White bass and hybrids are excellent on jigs and swimbaits under birds or deeper near main lake points, flats, and humps when marking large bait schools on sonar. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs under bridges and in brush piles. Catfish are excellent on live bait and cut bait in shallow water.

SULPHUR SPRINGS: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and bladed jigs along grass lines, drop-offs, and creek banks. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in 12-22’. Catfish are good on cut shad and live bait in 6-15’.

TAWAKONI: EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 81-84 degrees; 0.59’ high. Catfish are excellent on live bait, blood bait and cut bait 3-12’ along brushy shorelines and rip-rap. Largemouth bass are good on spinnerbaits, plastic worms, and crankbaits in 6-12’. White bass and hybrid stripers are excellent on swimbaits and slabs. Watch for diving birds to mark feeding schools or use sonar to locate fish feeding in schools of bait over deeper points, creek beds, and humps in the main lake. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush piles, docks, and marinas.

TEXOMA: EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 2.54’ high. Striped bass and white bass are excellent on live bait and topwater baits when fish are near the surface. Diving birds are marking feeding schools on the surface throughout the lake. Use sonar to mark schools along the river channel. Largemouth bass are fair fishing plastic creatures, shaky worms, jigs, swimbaits, and crankbaits in 6-18’. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs by boathouses, marinas and brush piles 12-25’. Catfish are excellent on cut bait and blood bait in 4-20’.

TYLER: GOOD. Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.22’ high. Black bass are good on Carolina rigged creature baits and worms, bladed spinners and swim baits fishing dock structures and brushy shorelines in 6-18’. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in brush piles and timber. Catfish are excellent on blood bait and live bait. White bass are good in 25-40’ on swimbaits and slabs.

SOUTHEAST

HOUSTON COUNTY: GOOD. Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are good on swimbaits, Senkos, poppers, spinners, and crankbaits in the evenings. Crappie are excellent near the spillway and around brush. Bream are excellent on live worms in small coves on the north side of the lake. Channel catfish are good using cut shad and perch on juglines north lake.

SAM RAYBURN: FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair with Topwaters, jigs, and worms work best working vegetation and man-made underwater structures. White bass are fair with minnows. Crappie remain excellent on minnows and jigs alongside largemouths. Catfish are good on live and stinkbait.

TOLEDO BEND: FAIR. Water slightly stained; 79-81 degrees; 1.08’ low. Black bass are excellent in their summer pattern of being successful early, late, and deeper during the daytime. Topwater has been great in shad colors, Carolina rigged worms, and square billed crankbait. Most bass are feeding on shad and crawfish. Striped bass remain fair in deep water. White bass are fair staying deep off points with mainly spoons. Crappie are good on shiners with the most success I’ve ever heard. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait.