Great Places To Go Fishing In Texas In August

As Texas' summer continues there is still plenty of time to grab that fishing pole and hit an area lake, pond, or river. There are plenty of fish to catch, you just need to know where they are biting.

Texas has so many great places to fish. Of course, for many of us it comes down to travel time and how long you can get away for. Many Texans have their favorite spots to fish and know it like the back of their hand while others want to take on new adventures.

And no matter how good you are at fishing, sometimes it can help to have a little extra information about where you are casting that line. That's why the Texas Parks and Wildlife and their release of the Fishing Report is so great.

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Each week the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department updates the Weekly Fishing Report with local, on-site knowledge about where people are casting and what is biting. The reports come out for both fresh water and salt water. And judging by this week's fishing report, there are a ton of great places to fish right now. Here are a few examples.

Alan Henry GOOD. Water clear; 84 degrees; 1.20 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 15-30 feet on minnows. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.
Brownwood GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.94 feet below pool. Black bass catches up to 6.77 pounds are Fair on Hag’s cyclone craw in Juice Box on the ledges, or with shaky heads in 6-20 feet in the habitats around the main lake and points. Crappie are fair around docks with brush on minnows in 12-18 feet. White bass to 12 inches are fair on crappie jigs, trolling crankbaits. There is some schooling action throughout the lake. Catfish are fair with catches up to 10 pounds on prepared bait on baited holes. Many reports of drum catches. Water level is starting to slowly decline.
MeredithFAIR. Water stained; 81 degrees; 47.25 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. White bass are excellent on just about anything. Bass are good on minnows and artificials. Catfish are fair to good with crawlers, minnows, chicken liver and frozen shad. Crappie are fair with artificial baits and minnows. Trout are slow, slow and slow on powerbaits, minnows, worms, small spinners, spoons and flies. Walleye are excellent on minnows, grubs, and other artificial baits. Walleye under 16 inches are in abundance. It is hot out there folks, so do not forget to hydrate! Please be safe out there, watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey Hole.

Across Texas we are seeing really good reports. So get out this weekend if you can and do a little fishing. It's great to spend some time outdoors.

For more information on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Fishing Report, click here.