It’s October and These Are The Best Places in Texas To Go Fishing

Fall is here in Texas and that means cooler temperatures and still a ton of great time to spend outdoors fishing on your favorite lake, pond, or stream. Yes, its still great fishing weather and soon, some local ponds will be filled with trout. More on that as it happens.

In Texas, we have many great places to go fishing. Whether it's a neighborhood pond, the Gulf, or at your favorite lake, Texas has plenty of places to fish and have a great time. But how do you know where the fish are biting? Or at least where you have a better chance of catching something.

The answer is with this great guide from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Best Lakes to Fish At Right Now in Texas

The Texas Parks and Wildlife website updates each week their fishing report site. Fishing reports are normally updated by Thursday morning and the information is collected by a third party who spoke with fishing guides, marinas, and bait shops.

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You can use the guide to help you find a good spot to fish at a Texas lake or in the Gulf. Here are some examples from this week.

Alan Henry

FAIR. 74 degrees; 3.11 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 15-20 feet over brush. Catfish are fair on cut baits and prepared baits in 10-15 feet of water. Report by Randy Britton, The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.84 feet below pool. Black bass to 7.69 pounds are good in 3-8 feet of water on topwater frogs in the shoreline grass with some fish on flukes, chatterbaits, crankbaits and jigs in the brush 5-12 feet. Crappie are excellent to 13 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles in 10-20 feet of water. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night and schooling action in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake flats and drains 10- 25 feet of water.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.91 feet below pool. White bass are good along the south bank casting slab spoons under the birds. Lots of undersized sandies to sift through. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O'the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

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Fall Is A Great Time To Fish In Texas

Now is still a great time to get out do some fishing. Enjoy the great outdoors while you can. And you should use the TPWD as a resource when heading out. You can find more information at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's website.