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 If you are staying close to home, Lake Livingston is your fishing hotspot. Water is fairly clear, about 85-88 degrees and almost two feet low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are good but small on pet spoons, Rat-L-Traps, and Zara Spooks. White bass are good on pet spoons and troll tubes. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

If you are headed south to Lake Conroe. Water is fairly clear, about 81-84 degrees and four feet low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed Carolina rigged soft plastics, spinner baits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on bloodbaits, liver, and shrimp.

If you want to head farther south, Bolivar is reporting that Trout are good on the south shorelines on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout, sand trout and red fish are good at Rollover Pass.

West Galveston Bay is reporting that Trout are fair to good in the surf and around San Luis Pass on live shrimp and topwaters. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

West Matagorda Bay is reporting that Trout are fair on the sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp in Oyster Lake and Crab Lake.

Freeport is reporting that Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp, Super Spooks and She Dogs. Trout are fair to good on live bait on Surfside Beach. Kingfish and bull redfish are good offshore.

Last but not least Texas City is reporting that Trout are fair to good around Dollar Reef on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp and mullet.