UTERJanuary
White bass staging; trout stocked
Guadalupe tailwater.
Sam Rayburn to the Hill Country
Texas freshwater fishing
What's biting in Texas freshwater in October: striped bass, largemouth bass and spotted bass at their peak, with bluegill, redear sunfish and chain pickerel around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 20 fish here month by month, from Sam Rayburn to Trinity River.
Fall feed
The big East Texas bass lakes — Fork, Rayburn, Toledo Bend — Texoma's stripers, white bass runs up every river, Hill Country rivers with native Guadalupe bass, giant alligator gar, and winter trout.
Sam RayburnToledo BendLake ForkLake TexomaLake ConroeGuadalupe RiverTrinity River
Updated
Now · October
Fall feed
Buzzbaits.
Largemouth bassWhite bassBlack crappie (speck)Striped bassBlue catfishGuadalupe bass
This month here
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Striped bass
Largemouth bass
Fall: bass chase shad to the backs of the creeks — spinnerbait and buzzbait
Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Guadalupe bass
Fall: Guadalupe bass in the runs below the riffles
Black crappie (speck)
Channel catfish
Blue catfish
White bass
Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)
Alligator gar
Bluegill
Redear sunfish (shellcracker)
Chain pickerel
Flathead catfish
Freshwater drum (sheepshead)
Common carp
Longnose gar
Bowfin (mudfish)
Blue tilapia
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
White bass run; pre-spawn bass
Lipless cranks.
March
Bass on the beds
Sight-fishing month.
April
Post-spawn; Guadalupe bass
Largemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Striped bassBlue catfishGuadalupe bassSpotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Hill Country rivers.
May
Topwater; gar spawn
Trinity River.
June
Summer bass deep
Ledges.
July
Jump schools
White bass.
August
Gar and cats
White bassBluegillFlathead catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Freshwater drum (sheepshead)Common carp
Cut carp.
September
Fall transition
White bassBlack crappie (speck)Flathead catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Freshwater drum (sheepshead)Common carp
Creeks.
October · now
Fall feed
Buzzbaits.
November
Crappie
Largemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Striped bassBlue catfishGuadalupe bassSpotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Brush.
December
Winter blues and trout
Stocking begins.
Fish guides for Texas freshwater
When, where and what to use, fish by fishAlligator garBlack crappie (speck)Blue catfishBluegillChannel catfishGuadalupe bassLargemouth bassRainbow troutStriped bassWhite bass
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