These Are Some of The Best Places To Go Fishing In Texas In July

It's the dog days of Summer and what better way to spend those days, when you can, than out on a lake fishing? Sure, it may get a little warm during the middle of the day, but there is plenty of time to fish in the mornings and evenings if you want to avoid the major heat of the day.

In Texas, we have a ton of great places to go fishing. Whether it's a neighborhood pond, the Gulf, or at your favorite lake, Texas has plenty of places to fish and have a great time. But how do you know where the fish are biting? Or at least where you have a better chance of catching something.

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The answer? The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Where You Should be Fishing in Texas in July

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. Water clear; 81 degrees; 1.00 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-35 feet of water over trees with jigs and minnows. Report by The Bait Shop, Post, Texas.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.42 feet above pool. Black bass to 6 pounds are slow in 3-15 feet of water on big soft plastics, wacky rig senkos and Hag’s Outlier Frogs in the shoreline grass. Crappie are good to 11 inches on minnows and jigs in 10-18 feet on deeper large docks with brush on the main lake and on scattered brush piles. White bass are fair to 1.5 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night. Catfish are Slow on cut shad on the main lake flats.

O.H. Ivie

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 81 degrees; 15.80 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 7 pounds on Hags outlier frogs and newly flooded brush working best. Bass can be caught on small worms and creature baits 5 feet or less. Crappie are slow with some being reported around Bluffs around Lee Day, Cemetery Hole and in front of Ranger Cove. White bass slow with some reports best fishing at night over lights main Lake. Catfish are good upriver in dirtier water with current. Cash add cheese bake and stink baits working best in shower water. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.48 feet above pool. White bass are good with fish suspended in 30 feet of water. A thumper with jigging spoons will put fish in the boat. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Texas Lakes to Avoid

It's important to remember that authorities are asking people to avoid Lakes LBJ and Travis for the week due to recovery efforts, debris, and unsafe conditions.

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