Here Are Some Of The Best Places To Go Fishing In August in Texas

Yes, it's still hot outside and while some of our weekends will be taken up by football and youth activities with school starting soon, there is still plenty of time to escape to your favorite lake or fishing pond.

And with fall around the corner, there is still a lot of time in the future to go fishing and enjoy the great outdoors.

Throughout Texas, we have a number of great places to drop a line and fish. Whether it's a lake, river, stream, or neighborhood pond, you are going to have fun and make memories fishing. But let's say you really want to know where the fish are biting and you want to head out to one of Texas' many lakes. What do you do? Well, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department can help out.

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Great Places to Fish in August 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.

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 of lakes across Texas and how they are looking this week.

Alan Henry

FAIR. 87 degrees; 1.41 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows in 20-30 feet over brush. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Grapevine

FAIR. Water clear to slightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.14 below pool. White bass are very inconsistent– either you’re going to catch a lot or nothing at all. Very inconsistent pattern. Catching white bass and some catfish on jigging spoons under schooling fish in 40-50 feet of water. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service

Meredith

GREAT. Water stained; 83 degrees; 43.32 feet below pool. Bass fishing is good, with sand bass being caught all over the lake - gray or pink jig-heads with red eyes paired with pearl blue or pearl white grubs are producing well. White jerkbaits, rattling shad, and minnows have also been effective for both largemouth and smallmouth. Catfish action is great, especially around Harbor Bay and Bugbee, with shrimp, frozen shad, and cut bait working well; some are even being caught off the docks. Crappie fishing is fair, with catches coming from Sanford Yake area, Blue West, and the shallows around Fritch Fortress. Perch and bluegill are biting great under docks and in shallow areas using worms and corn. Walleye are excellent, especially in the evenings and at night, with minnows, bottom bouncers with floating worm harnesses, pearl blue plastics, white or gray crankbaits, and vibrating blades all producing. Trout action has slowed, with fair results at Spring Canyon and the Stilling Basin. Report by Dave Wright, Wright-On Bait, Tackle and Watercraft Rental.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.00 feet below pool. The largemouth bass bite has been good flipping soft plastics around reed bases in 1-3 feet of water. The bass are staying in the shallows but seeking the shadiest places possible around reeds. Don't be afraid to flip back into the thickest cover you can find. The key is to cover water until you find a good stretch that holds multiple bass. Crappie are fair around main lake boat docks on chartreuse jigs and catfish were fair on cut bait and stink bait around river channel bends. Report by Riley Hindes, Angelo State Fishing Team.

Worth

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.97 feet below pool. Reports of catches of carp with bait balls. Catfish can be caught on punch bait.

You can find more information at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's website. Happy Fishing!