Best Texas Fishing Locations In September

It's a great time of year to spend some time outdoors in Texas. Sure, temperatures will be hot across the Lone Star State the next week or so, but temperatures in the morning and evening should be nice and during the middle of day it should be in the 90's or upper 80's. Not bad at all.

So where should you be fishing in September? The good news is that Texas has a lot of great spots to fish. From lakes to ponds, there are plenty of spots where you will enjoy fishing. And the good news is, with help from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, not only can you find an enjoyable spot to fish, but you might just find a place where the fish are biting.

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.

Here are some examples of what you can see in the fishing reports each week from lakes around Texas.

Alan Henry GOOD. Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.34 feet below pool. Crappie are fair 10-20 feet on minnows over brush tops. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Brownwood GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.29 feet below pool. Black bass catches up to 7 pounds are fair on buzz baits and spinnerbaits in the new water in the grass and weeds, or on crankbaits off the rocks in 2-8 feet around the rock cuts. Crappie are slow with catches up to 11 inches around docks with brush on minnows in 12-15 feet. White bass are fair with catches up to 1 pound on crankbaits and some schooling action. Catfish are fair 6 pounds on baited holes or drifting cut shad on the main lake flats.

O.H. Ivie GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 25.62 feet below pool. The lake up 7 ft. With recent rains and dropping water temps to 76°has got the fish scattered. Main lake clear to Turkey bend. Upper end still heavy stained. Black bass slow to 5 lbs on Topwaters, spinnerbaira and Chatterbaits in flooded cover. Crappie slow, catfish very good up river where there is current near concho bridge  Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

You can get the full report, updated each week online from the TPWD. Take some time this weekend, get outdoors and enjoy some time on the lake or on the banks doing some fishing.