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Pineywoods

East Texas forested region

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Lakes in Pineywoods

Recent Fishing Reports

FAIR

FAIR. Water normal stain; 53 degrees; 3.00 feet above pool. Crappie are good on laydowns in 10-18 feet of water up river. Fishing is good on structure in the channels on the main lake. The closer to the dam you get the better. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service....

Lake Welsh

1/14/2026

GOOD

GOOD. Water stained. 55 degrees. Crappie are good with fish loaded up on brush piles in 12-25 feet of water. The best bite is on hand tied jigs. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service....

Water: 55°FClarity: stained
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Lake Tyler

1/14/2026

SLOW

SLOW. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.13 feet below pool. Crappie are slow with fish scattered on brush piles in 16-20 feet of water with minnows. Catfish are being caught in 20 feet of water with minnows. Bass are slow in 8-10 feet of water. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler....

FAIR

FAIR. 56 degrees; 4.03 feet below pool. Recent rains have dropped water temperatures back into the high 50s to low 60s, and while bass fishing has been on fire, the bite is expected to slow as cooler, wetter weather moves in with rain forecasted five out of the next seven days and highs in the 50s, ...

SLOW

SLOW. Water muddy; 54 degrees; 9.28 feet below pool. Conditions remain about the same, with water temperatures around 55 degrees and lake levels holding steady. Previous report-Fishing conditions remain about the same as recent reports, with no major changes in patterns. Water temperatures are holdi...

Water: 54°FClarity: muddy
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Raven Lake

1/14/2026

FAIR

FAIR. Water stained; 55 degrees. There hasn’t been much to report lately due to very light fishing pressure in the area. A few anglers are still seen on the fishing piers from time to time, but there have been no confirmed reports of fish being caught, although water conditions are clear at this tim...

Water: 55°FClarity: stained
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Pinkston Lake

1/14/2026

FAIR

FAIR. Water slightly stain; 53 degrees. The bite is consistent. Largemouth bass are good suspending jerkbaits or small swimbaits in shallow water. Crappie are good on deep brush piles with white and clear crappie jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service....

FAIR

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; full pool. The lake is at full pool and has started to clear, with some good fish beginning to stack up. This is a great time to run power-fishing presentations such as square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-divers. Early morning and late afternoon...

Water: 53°FClarity: stained
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GOOD

GOOD. Water stained; 52 degrees; 1.97 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are excellent on suspended jerkbaits and small swimbaits on creek channel swings. Crappie are excellent grouped up standing timber with white or chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are slow on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal...

Water: 52°FClarity: stained
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Murvaul Lake

1/14/2026

GOOD

GOOD. Stained; 57 degrees; 0.67 below pool. Largemouth bass are fair with a Colorado bladed spinnerbait on main lake points in 5 feet of water or a shallow diving crankbait. Crappie are excellent on chartreuse and black crappie jigs on a split shot rig or live minnows. Crappie are deep and suspended...