The weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Oct. 17 and also available on the internet at http://www.txfishing.com :

CENTRAL

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 72-78 degrees; 0.09 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on chrome Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and jigs. Sunfish are fair on cut nightcrawlers and corn. Catfish are fair to good nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 87-91 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon deep diving crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp, minnows, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 3.03 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 6.68 feet low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, and soft plastics over brush piles. Hybrid striper are good trolling hellbenders. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li’l Fishies and minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12-20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch in 12-20 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 0.86 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 85-89 degrees; 1.28 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 2.82 feet low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) No report available.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on perch colored Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad, liver, and shrimp under trees.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 86-90 degrees; 1.63 feet low. Black bass are good on black/chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on green striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

GRANGER: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 7.27 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 2.22 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 4.12 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 87-91 degrees; 1.14 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 88-92 degrees; 0.42 feet high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Perch are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water murky; 86-90 degrees; 0.36 feet low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 80-84 degrees; 14.78 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on silver spoons. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white/chartreuse tube jigs near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 5.91 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

NORTHEAST

ATHENS: Water clear to lightly stained; 68-72 degrees; 0.94 feet low. Black bass are good on hollow body frogs, black buzzbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

BENBROOK: Water stained to muddy; 69-72 degrees; 4.6 feet high. Black bass are slow on football jigs, bladed jigs and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 69-73 degrees; 0.2 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged creature baits, squarebill crankbaits and white buzzbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained to muddy; 68-72 degrees; 1.28 feet high. Black bass are slow on crankbaits, topwaters, and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are slow on brush piles on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear to lightly stained; 67-70 degrees: 3.67 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas craws, buzzbaits and shallow crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

CADDO: Water lightly stained; 72-74 degrees; 0.45 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, hollow body frogs and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 69-73 degrees, 0.23 feet high. Black bass are slow on spinnerbaits, topwaters and medium crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

COOPER: Water stained to muddy; 77-85 degrees; 3.26 feet high. Black bass are slow on buzzbaits, bladed jigs and Texas rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 67-70 degrees; 0.39 feet high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, topwaters, and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, bladed jigs and topwaters. No report on other species.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 67-71 degrees; 0.89 feet low. Black bass are fair on squarebill crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwaters. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained to muddy; 69-72 degrees; 6.59 feet high. Black bass are slow on squarebill crankbaits, bladed jigs and spinnerbaits. White bass and hybrid bass are slow on minnows and topwaters. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

JOE POOL: Water stained to muddy; 69-73 degrees; 10.03 feet high. Black bass are slow on spinnerbaits, Texas rigged creature baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 72-74 degrees: 1.19 feet low. Black bass are good on topwaters, hollow body frogs and buzzbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

LAVON: Water stained to muddy; 70-73 degrees: 5.98 feet high. Black bass are slow on Texas rigged craws, black buzzbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained to muddy; 69-72 degrees; 4.96 feet high. Black bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, bladed jigs and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 82-88 degrees; 2.08 feet low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, spinnerbaits and hollow body frogs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 70-74 degrees; 2.82 feet low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, Texas rigged worms and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 68-71 degrees; 1.23 feet low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, topwaters and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 69-73 degrees; 0.51 feet high. Black bass are slow on shallow crankbaits, buzzbaits and topwaters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained to muddy: 67-70 degrees; 4.09 feet high. Black bass are slow on spinnerbaits, topwaters and squarebill crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 67-69 degrees; 0.8 feet high. Black bass are good on topwaters, shallow crankbaits and buzz frogs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 70-73 degrees; 2.71 feet high. Black bass are slow on buzzbaits, bladed jigs and Texas rigged creature baits. White bass are slow on slabs. Hybrid bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 66-70 degrees; 11.63 feet high. Black bass are slow on white buzzbaits, topwater poppers and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Catfish are fair on trotlines. Please call ahead to confirm ramps are open.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 68-70 degrees; 1.27 feet low. Black bass are slow on shakyhead worms, Texas rigged worms and weightless Senkos. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 72-74 degrees; 4.03 feet high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, bladed jigs and hollow body frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

SOUTH

AMISTAD: Water murky; 84-88 degrees; 31.22 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair down rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam. Redfish are fair down rigging spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are fair on live bait near the dam and the discharge. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good down rigging spoons with green grubs between the crappie wall and the dam in 15-20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 18.93 feet low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 105 degrees at the hot water discharge, 84-88 degrees in main lake; 0.29 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off color; 78-83 degrees; 0.87 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

FALCON: Water murky; 86-90 degrees; 26.26 feet low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

TEXANA: Water stained; 77-84 degrees; 1.05 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on drop shot rigs, Texas rigs, jigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

SOUTHEAST

CONROE: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.19 feet high. Black bass are good on watermelon red and tequila sunrise Carolina rigged soft plastics and Senkos, and on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on Pirk Minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, liver, and shrimp.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed Carolina rigged soft plastics, white spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and frozen shrimp.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 1.37 feet high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 2.23 feet high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 3.33 feet low. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair on silver spoons off points. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait and shrimp.

STEINHAGEN: 0.37 feet low. No report available.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 3.72 feet low. Black bass are good on black/blue soft plastic worms and deep diving crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

PANHANDLE

GREENBELT: Water off color; 67-73 degrees; 36.32 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and shakyheads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 65-73 degrees; 77.65 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on chrome Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MEREDITH: Water fairly clear; 69-75 degrees; 49.72 feet low. No reports on black bass. No reports of smallmouth bass or walleye. Bream and channel catfish are being caught in limited numbers.

WEST

ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, stained up the river; 72 degrees main lake, 77 up the creeks; 4.26 feet low. Black bass are fair on spoons, Texas rigs and Z-Man TRDs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 71-77 degrees; 0.82 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on jerkbaits, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

COLORADO CITY: Water fairly clear; 71-76 degrees; 14.49 feet low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and Suspending Rogues. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

FORT PHANTOM HILL: Water off color; 68-75 degrees; 0.83 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, shakyheads and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows around deeper structure. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 73-78 degrees; 4.32 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, medium running crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

NASWORTHY: 72-77 degrees; 1.05 feet low. Black bass are fair on finesse jigs, Texas rigs and shakyheads. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and nightcrawlers.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 71-76 degrees; 1.31 feet high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, squarebill crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 39.54 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, Senkos and Rapala DT10s. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut and live bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 72-78 degrees; 0.57 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on spoons, shakyheads and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around structure. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

SPENCE: 43.37 feet low. No report on black bass. No report on crappie. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and nightcrawlers.

STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 72-77 degrees; 4.37 feet high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows around structure. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut and live bait.

SWEETWATER: Water off color; 71-77 degrees; 9.4 feet low. This lake is currently experiencing a fish kill due to golden alga. Biologists are monitoring the situation and will post updates as they become available.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 72-78 degrees; 23.27 feet low. Black bass are fair on chrome/black Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and squarebill crankbaits. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

COASTAL

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under the birds when the wind allows. Redfish are good in the marsh on plastics tipped with shrimp.

SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are good for waders working slow-sinkers on the Louisiana shoreline. Trout are good on the south end of the lake under birds.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working birds and shrimp. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet. Trout are good over deep shell and shad.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on topwaters and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good in the mud and shell on MirrOlures and Corkies for waders. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Sand trout and croakers are good from the piers on fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in the holes in Moses Lake. Flounder are fair on shrimp and mullet along the edge of the channel.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish and black drum are fair to good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on Bass Assassins, Down South Lures and Gamblers over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. Flounder are fair on Brown Cedar Flats on jigs tipped with shrimp.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are good in the holes on the north shoreline. Trout are fair on shell on soft plastics. Flounder are fair to good on soft plastics over muddy bottoms near the Intracoastal.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair to good on Corkies over soft mud in waist-deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout are good over reefs on live shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes and the mouths of drains with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the channel on glow DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish are fair to good in the holes along the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the East Flats on Gulps and mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel. Flounder are fair on Gulps on the edge of the Intracoastal.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on live shrimp and DOA Shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and MirrOlures. Redfish are good in the Land Cut and on the edge of the channel on shrimp and Gulps.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on DOA Shrimp under a popping cork around grass holes. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and plastics under rattling corks.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are good over mud bottoms along channel drop-offs on Gulps and shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in the guts on the flats on Gulps and live shrimp.