Dorchester Park - off Route 26, one mile north of the Whitney Point Reservoir Dam in Dorchester Park. This, combined with excellent public access and good fishing for many species, makes it a popular destination. There are typically around 40 lake homes for sale on Belton Lake, and 20 lots and land listings available. Red snapper is good in Texas waters when you can get out. 40K raised for local girl who died after positive COVID-19 test, Ex-wife of jailed state senator sues S.A. adult nightclub, Fox News Cancels Lou Dobbs’ Fox Business Program, Three arrested in cocaine conspiracy using a private aircraft, 3 suspects shoot, carjack Uber Eats driver in Harris County, City of Laredo to open COVID-19 vaccine appointments Friday. Catfish are fair on prepared bait. Sunfish are fair on cutworms and power bait close to the shore in less than 6'. Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.26' high. CANYON LAKE: GOOD. Water stained; 49 degrees; 1.13' high. Most of the fish are found either along the shoreline or deep over mud shell bottoms. Hard surface launch ramp. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp or soft plastics. 52 degrees. Black bass are fair to slow recently over and in submerged vegetation with crankbaits, spinners, and worms. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. Water stained; 46 degrees; 51.14’ low. Water clear; 58 degrees; 0.69' low. For wade fishing and night-time flounder gigging, use artificials. Crappie are fair on minnows or road runner jigs fishing 12-26’ over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are fair using white or chrome slabs and jigging spoons. PORT ARANSAS: GOOD. Flounder are good on shrimp. Hybrid stripers are good drift fishing with live bait on the entrance to main lake drops and following schools of baitfish. Black bass are good shallow and deep with different strategies. Hybrid stripers are slow on live bait, A-rigs, and swimbaits. White bass are slow on jigging spoons and slabs. Black bass are fair near steep rocky shorelines, timber, and drop-offs on drop shots, finesse jigs, and crankbaits. Black bass are fair on creek ledges, main lake ridges and drop-offs on suspended jerk baits, diving crankbaits, purple drop shots, and skirted jigs. Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 3.82’ low. Water slightly stained with visibility about 2-3' in most areas; 54-55 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on heavy football jigs, Carolina rigged plastic worms, and deep-diving crankbaits in timber, near banks, creeks, and drop-offs. Black bass are slow on drop shots, suspended jerk baits, jigs, and crankbaits worked near brush, creek edges, and rock ledges. Striper fishing is good along the river channel with live bait. Crappie are slow on jigs or minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs within shallower water near bass areas. Catfish are good on live and cut shad along with stinkbait. Speckled trout and redfish can be found in the flats on shrimp or croaker. A summer draw-down of up to 2 feet is expected to occur every other year; a draw-down of up to 4 feet is anticipated to occur once every 10 years; a drawdown of up to 6 feet in expected one out of 20 years; and the maximum allowable draw-down of 8 feet is expected to occur once every 50-100 years. Sunfish are slow on worms and crickets. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 5.30' low. CADDO: FAIR. Flounder are good in the channels on mullet. Blue catfish are good on live bait and fresh cut bait. County & Town: Broome County, Town of Triangle. More About Belton Lake » White bass are good and attracted to bass baits. Flounder are good near rocks on mullet. BRIDGEPORT: SLOW. Bank fished at the boat ramp, but everyone I saw at the ramp, came back with a bunch of hogs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits in 12-26’. Catfish are fair with punch bait and cut bait. Water stained; 47 degrees; 40.17’ low. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.81’ high. White bass are slow fishing slabs and jigging spoons on main lake flats, humps, and points in 20-35’. Anglers can fish for a variety of bass, crappie and catfish with a state fishing license. This side of the bay is best for wading since there is a firm bottom and remains the best method for catching fish here. Largemouth bass are fair still later on sunny days among on points, timber, ledges on Texas-rigged worms and crankbaits. Walleye can also be caught through the ice in the old river channel by using tip-ups baited with minnows or by jigging with spoons and swimming jigs. White bass are slow in the 20-30’ bouncing slabs and heavy spoons. Hybrid striped bass are good on rattle traps still following the schools. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 3.73' low. MARTIN CREEK: FAIR. Hybrid stripers are fair with live bait in the main lake from 25-40’. Of the 35 white crappie handled, 34 were of legal size to be harvested by an angler. Crappie are fair near brush piles and timber on minnows and jigs in 15-28’. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs near boat docks and brush piles in 14-28’. In partnership with local sportsmen groups, DEC installed numerous brush-piles and root-wad clusters along the shore to improve the amount and quality of shoreline habitat. Black drum are great around Copano Bay on shrimp or croaker. Black bass are fair on red Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, brown/green grubs, and jigs near rocky shorelines, brushy creeks and timber in 12-20’. Catfish are fair on live bait. Catfish are slow on punch baits and cut bait. Largemouth bass are fair with suspended jerk baits, jigs, Carolina rigged plastic worms, and diving crankbaits near drop-offs, timber and rock piles in 15-30'. Belton Lake, Texas. White and yellow bass are slow in deeper water with white or chartreuse swim baits, slabs, and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows in 11-26’ around submerged structure and brush piles. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.15' high. Trolling swim baits and diving crankbaits are effective as well. Catfish are good on cut and prepped bait lurking between 8-24' using all times of day. CORPUS CHRISTI: GOOD. LBJ: FAIR. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 12-28’ in timber and brush piles. White bass are slow on white slabs in the main lake. White bass are slow on the main lake channel with jigging spoons and slabs. White bass are slow in the 20-30’ bouncing slabs and heavy spoons. 60 degrees. 60 degrees. Very little rooted aquatic vegetation was historically found in the reservoir, but this should change in response to the new water level management regime. Bream are slow. Largemouth bass are fair with hair jigs, football jigs, brush hogs, and purple drop shots on bluffs, rock ledges, and the rocky shorelines. Wade fishing is an excellent method along the shallow shorelines. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and slabs near ridges, flats, and humps in the main lake. Black drum are good in the channels on shrimp or croaker. Water stained; 49 degrees; 3.53' high. Largemouth bass are slow on Carolina rigs, crankbaits, and jigs in creek bends, brushy coves, and ledges. As a result, we have decided not to lower the size limit on walleye, in order to avoid seriously depleting this population. Largemouth bass are fair working jigs, crankbaits, finesse worms, and paddle tail baits. Black drum are fair on crab or croaker near vegetation. White bass are slow in the 20-30’ bouncing slabs and heavy spoons. Water stained; 56 degrees; 2.26’ low. This quiet, peaceful RV park in Texas also features some of the best fishing and bird watching in the state. Crappie are good with jigs on any large structure with cover. White bass are slow off points and looking above 20'. Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 2.02' low. Water clear; 54 degrees; 6.63' low. 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