Tanner Jones reeled in a big one!He caught this catfish at Lake Fort Phantom at about 11 Tuesday night.He said it weighed about 30 pounds, and he released it.

Water temperature the mid-70s. Bass and catfish are good around shad spawn areas early in the day. Bass are hitting cranks, wacky worms and Texas rigs. Cats are taking fresh shad and punch bait.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department launched its annual Neighborhood Fishin’ Lake catfish stocking program in April.

Larger bass can be caught on deep brush piles using large Texas rigged worms and deep crankbaits. Crappie are good using pintail jigs over brush piles in 20-28 feet of water. Catfish are good ...