East Texas Fishing Report

Tyler — SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.41 feet above pool. Bass are slow in 10 feet of water on crankbaits and trick worms. Crappie slow in 20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Bream are slow on red worms. Catfish are good biting everything as they gear up for an early spawn. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Palestine — GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 1.78 feet above pool. All boat launches are now open. A lot of flooded shoreline grass and brush, and some low hanging branches in the water are good for bass. Weedless frogs, creatures, chatterbaits are good. Channel catfish are beginning to move into shoreline rocks in the water, blue catfish remain good in 4-22 feet on live minnows and cut bait. When the water temperature reaches 74 degrees look for the flathead catfish to spawn along the shorelines. As water drops and warms, expect shad spawn to begin also. Crappie are finishing the spawn and returning to deeper habitats. Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing.