GONE FISHING: Great Spots To Go Fishing In Texas In November

While the year may be slipping away and many are now looking forward towards the holiday season, there is still a lot of good time to get out and fish. With forecast calling for above average temperatures throughout the fall, it could make for some really great fishing weather during the day.

Texas has a ton of great places to go and fish. Whether it's neighborhood ponds, streams, rivers, or lakes or even the Gulf of Mexico, fishing can be a year round activity in the Lone Star State.

If you are planning a trip to a lake, or maybe deciding which lake in Texas to travel to if you want to fish, a good idea is to check the fishing reports that are put out each week from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. These reports are put together by people on the ground who know what is biting and sometimes the best bait to use. These reports are for fresh and saltwater fishing.

Here are just a few examples from this week.

Alan Henry GOOD. Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.94 feet above pool. Crappie are good in 20-35 feet on minnows fishing over trees. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas

Meredith FAIR. Water stained; 67 degrees; 48.78 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady as the water starts to cool off. White bass bite continues to be excellent on just about anything. Bass are good on minnows and artificials. Catfish are fair to good with nightcrawlers, minnows, chicken liver and frozen shad. Crappie are fair with artificial baits and minnows. Trout are slow. Walleye are good on minnows, grubs, and other artificial baits. Best of luck to you out there. Please be safe out there, watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey Hole.

Brownwood GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.18 feet below pool. Black bass to 6 pounds are excellent on frogs and swimbaits in the grass and weeds, or on crankbaits off the rocks in 2-8 feet around the rock cuts. Fall transition is in progress and the fish are on shallow flats. Crappie are fair with catches up to 10 inches around docks with brush on minnows in 15-18 feet and some offshore brush piles. White bass are good with catches up to 2.00 pounds on crankbaits around the lighted docks. Catfish are fair to 10 pounds on shad and liver.

You can get more information and check out lakes across the entire state here.