When Lake Conroe starts to warm, it doesn’t take long for things to come alive.

Right now, the lake is sitting in that sweet spot—main lake temperatures running 58 to 62 degrees, a little warmer up north where it’s pushing 62 to 63. Water clarity varies, clear on the main lake and muddier toward the north end, but it’s all playing into one thing: bass are moving shallow, and the spawn is underway.

And when that happens on Conroe, it can get downright fun.

Guided trips lately have been producing the kind of stringers that keep folks coming back—21 pounds one day, 18 the next, with fish pushing up to eight pounds. The backs of creeks are where the action is building. Places like Lake Paula, Caney Creek, Peach Creek, First Jungle, Weirs Creek, Gum Branch, Little Lake Creek, Lewis Creek, and Tucker Lake are all holding fish as they slide in to spawn.

The bite has been broad, but consistent.

Wacky-rigged plastics in watermelon red and “Christmas tree” colors are doing steady work, along with Texas-rigged tubes in watermelon red and watermelon candy. Brush Hogs, lizards, and black-and-blue jigs are producing around shallow cover, while Carolina rigs are picking off fish on humps and main lake points in 5 to 16 feet of water.

Flukes in watermelon red, big plum worms, and classic spring colors like black neon and junebug are all in the mix. Even a 1/2-ounce spinnerbait—white and chartreuse with gold or silver willow blades—has been catching fish for those covering water.

In short, the bite is on—and it’s only getting better.

Crappie Moving High and Low

Crappie are scattered but cooperative, holding anywhere from 2 to 25 feet of water. Some are deep, others are already pushing shallow into the backs of creeks.

Recent trips have produced limits of solid fish—40 slabs in the boat, ranging from just over 10 inches up to 15. Bridges, creek channels, and areas like Lake Paula and Tucker Lake are all producing, with fish showing up across a wide range of depths.

If you’re after a mess of crappie for the fryer, now’s a good time to go looking.

Catfish in the Shallows

Catfish are following suit, sliding into shallow water from 1 to 6 feet. Minnows and stink baits are getting the job done, with steady action for anglers willing to keep it simple.

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What’s happening on Lake Conroe right now is what spring fishing is all about—warming water, fish on the move, and multiple species giving anglers a reason to stay on the water just a little longer.

Because when the creeks fill up, the beds start to form, and the bite turns on like this…
you don’t just go fishing.

You go catching.