Fishing Report For Lake J B Thomas, TX

By Rick Seaman

March 23, 2025

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Fishing Report Lake J B Thomas, TX

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Popular Fish Species Lake J B Thomas, TX

Channel Catfish

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good

Fishing for channel catfish is popular here, and they are running good size this year. The lake record is nearly 20 pounds. Locals are productive around any kind of structure, especially on flats with stumps, near deep water. Fishing late in the day until midnight often produces the best fishing activity as this is the ideal feeding time for channel cats. Spring, and again in Fall, are typically the best seasons to catch both quantity and quality. Submerged road beds, creek channels and rocky points are all good places as well. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig setup.

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

This loaded with timber and stumps. According to reports by locals, you'd think there was a bass hanging around each one. And, not just bass, but big ones! The lake record is over 13 1/2 pounds. Bass over 10 pounds are not uncommon, with 4 to 9 pounders caught frequently. Bass are currently being caught on jigs, spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs, along with a wide variety of other lures. Whenever the bass get finicky, a stick worm, rigged wacky style, is a go-to bait to fool big bass here.

White Bass

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Good

White bass run in large schools and feed on baitfish. They are starting their spawn run now that the water temperature is rising to the mid 50's. White bass move upstream into the river area, and running creeks, and congregate for several weeks. The lake level dictates where you will find the, but you can bet they will be around schools of bait. This is a prime time to fill the livewells with some fat white bass. Swimbaits, curly-tail jigs, spoons, small crankbaits, small jerkbaits, and most any lure that looks like baitfish are working.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, white crappie, bluegill and white bass at Lake J B Thomas in West Texas.

Lake J B Thomas is a 7,300-acre lake with nearly 90 miles of shoreline. The lake level is often low, navigation safety practices are crucial here. Bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish and white bass are the most popular species here, but fishing can be tough. Launching may be primitive at times.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired bass tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".