Texas fishing by season — patterns, not promises.

Year Round

Channel and blue catfish are present in good numbers across the reservoir.

Fall

Fall is one of TPWD's strongest largemouth periods at Amistad.

Winter

Winter remains productive around rock, points and deeper structure.

Spring

Spring rounds out the strongest seasonal bass window.

Year Round

Smallmouth bass are present, with better success reported in the Devils River arm.

Year Round

A stocked striped-bass population supports a popular open-water fishery with trophy potential.

Spring

The best white-bass action centers on late-winter and spring spawning runs up the rivers.

Year Round

Channel, blue and flathead catfish occur throughout the reservoir, with consistent catches in the upper third.

Spring

TPWD identifies spring as one of Canyon Lake's strongest largemouth periods.

Fall

Fall improves largemouth opportunity on this clear highland reservoir.

Winter

Winter is also among the stronger largemouth seasons.

Year Round

A low-density, naturally reproducing smallmouth population is most associated with the lower third of the reservoir.

Spring

Spring river concentrations overlap the white-bass migration.

Summer

Summer and early-fall schools use main-lake points and humps.

Spring

White bass concentrate in the river portion during the February-through-April spawning migration.

Summer

Summer schools use main-lake points and humps.

Year Round

Choke Canyon supports notable alligator gar opportunity, including trophy-class fish.

Year Round

Blue, flathead and channel catfish support major fisheries throughout the reservoir.

Year Round

TPWD rates the current crappie opportunity good while noting catches can vary.

Spring

Spring is one of Choke Canyon's strongest largemouth periods.

Fall

Fall produces another strong bass window around brush, rock and vegetation.

Winter

Winter is also identified by TPWD as a productive bass season.

Winter

White bass congregate in the Frio River channel from December through February before moving upstream to spawn.

Summer

Warm-season schools can hold in deeper water near the northern main-reservoir shoreline.

Year Round

Channel catfish provide consistent year-round opportunity.

Spring

Good catches are possible in early spring.

Fall

Crappie opportunity improves again in fall.

Year Round

Open-water hybrid striped bass can be targeted through much of the year.

Spring

Shallow water around marinas and boat docks is especially relevant in early spring.

Fall

Shallow bass fishing improves again in mid- to late fall.

Year Round

Channel catfish support a strong fishery throughout the year.

Winter

Crappie concentrate in deeper water near the dam.

Spring

Bridge and spawning-area patterns become important later in spring.

Spring

Peak shoreline-focused bass fishing builds from late winter through spring.

Summer

Night fishing can be productive during hot weather.

Winter

Jigs, crankbaits and jigging presentations remain productive in winter.

Year Round

Blue and channel catfish can be targeted through much of the year around channels and tributaries.

Spring

Striped bass can be found around open-water and river-channel areas, with seasonal movement in spring.

Spring

Creeks feeding the lake become especially important during the early spring run.

Winter

Blue catfish move into the main-pool area in winter.

Spring

Seasonal movement shifts upstream during spring.

Fall

Crappie school more tightly around cover in fall.

Winter

Winter concentrates fish around boathouses, timber, channels and brush.

Spring

The spawning season brings another strong shallow-water opportunity.

Year Round

Rock, bluffs and other hard structure support a nationally notable smallmouth fishery.

Year Round

Lake Texoma supports year-round guided striped bass fishing and a self-sustaining population.

Year Round

Channel, blue and flathead catfish are present, including large blue catfish.

Spring

Spring fish move into the backs of coves for spawning.

Year Round

Brush piles and docks remain core crappie cover outside the spawn.

Year Round

Largemouth bass are distributed throughout the reservoir, with submerged vegetation becoming useful when present.

Year Round

A stocked striped-bass population supports open-water fishing when anglers locate bait and schooling fish.

Spring

Prespawn and spring spawning runs toward the river mouth create a major white-bass window.

Year Round

TPWD rates the reservoir's catfish opportunity as excellent.

Spring

Crappie move shallow around vegetation during the spawn.

Year Round

Outside the spawn, deeper brush and creek channels are key patterns.

Spring

Bass remain active for longer periods and are commonly shallower during spring.

Summer

Early, late and night periods become more important as fish shift toward vegetation edges and deeper structure.

Year Round

Channel, blue and flathead catfish are caught throughout the reservoir.

Spring

Crappie fishing peaks around the spring spawn in shallow vegetation.

Year Round

Outside the spawn, brush piles and creek channels support a good year-round fishery.

Year Round

TPWD describes Toledo Bend as an excellent year-round largemouth bass fishery.

Spring

High-water brush, vegetation and shoreline cover can become especially important during spring shallow-water periods.

Spring

The white-bass fishery is concentrated around the early-spring spawning run above the reservoir.