Lake Tyler

Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.18 feet above pool. Crappie bite is fair with primarily undersized fish with some keepers in 12-20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on structure in 6-18 feet of water with stinkbait, liver and nightcrawlers. Bass are good in 6-7 feet of water on grass and shaded structure with plastic worms and topwaters. Bream are fair on red worms throughout the lake. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Water is a normal stain, but expect the clarity to be stained after the forecasted rain. Crappie have been in two main patterns with most fish 20 feet deep, but there is a good number of fish in 8-12 feet of water on brush piles. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Bass are great at dawn and dusk on topwater, but this bite shuts off very quickly. Transition to Texas rigs, crankbaits or jerkbaits in 4-15 feet. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. Panfish have been good on red worms and crickets. Report by Holton Walker, Holton Walker Fishing.