09-29-2004, 07:38 PM
HOUSTON COUNTY Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.29' high. Black bass to 8 pounds are good on watermelon Senko Wave Worms near the island and across from the marina in 3 feet early and late. Crappie to 12 inches are good at the pump station around brush 16 feet deep in 18 feet. Bream are good on live worms over grass beds. Catfish are good on doughbait and chicken livers off piers.
LAKE O' THE PINES Water clear; 81-86 degrees; 0.72' high. Black bass are fair early on chartreuse buzzbaits and blue/silver glitter flukes, during the day switching to Texas-rigged glitter blue worms, and at night on Texas-rigged 10" black/blue Power Worms. Crappie are fair drift fishing minnows and chartreuse Road Runners in 25 feet. Channel catfish are good drift fishing bloodbait and Canadian nightcrawlers.
LIVINGSTON Water fairly clear; 85 degrees; 0.09' low. Black bass to 3 pounds are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on slabs, pet spoons, Rat-L-Traps, and hellbenders. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cutbait and prepared bait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.
MARTIN CREEK Water fairly clear; 81-86 degrees; 1.48' low Black bass are fair early and late on frog pattern baby torpedoes and pumpkinseed flukes, later switching to Carolina-rigged blue fleck french fries. Crappie are fair on minnows in 20 – 25 feet over planted brushpiles. Catfish are good on catalpa worms and prepared baits.
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LAKE O' THE PINES Water clear; 81-86 degrees; 0.72' high. Black bass are fair early on chartreuse buzzbaits and blue/silver glitter flukes, during the day switching to Texas-rigged glitter blue worms, and at night on Texas-rigged 10" black/blue Power Worms. Crappie are fair drift fishing minnows and chartreuse Road Runners in 25 feet. Channel catfish are good drift fishing bloodbait and Canadian nightcrawlers.
LIVINGSTON Water fairly clear; 85 degrees; 0.09' low. Black bass to 3 pounds are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on slabs, pet spoons, Rat-L-Traps, and hellbenders. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cutbait and prepared bait. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.
MARTIN CREEK Water fairly clear; 81-86 degrees; 1.48' low Black bass are fair early and late on frog pattern baby torpedoes and pumpkinseed flukes, later switching to Carolina-rigged blue fleck french fries. Crappie are fair on minnows in 20 – 25 feet over planted brushpiles. Catfish are good on catalpa worms and prepared baits.
MONTICELLO No report available.
MURVAUL No report available