Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.17 feet above pool.
Black bass are good to eight pounds on jigs fished in standing timber.
Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows fished in 8-12 feet of water.
White bass are very good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps.
Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad and Zote soap.
Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water clear; 90 degrees; 0.87 feet above pool.
Corp letting 95 CFA dam discharge.
Fishing is good but slowing due to heat. Be sure to check weather reports and stay hydrated.
Lots of shad are scattered in shallow water.
Catfish and Bluegill, and Crappie good on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning. Lots of weekend marina fishing.
Black Bass are fair hitting slow moving plastics and spinnerbaits on drop offs and brush in 6-10 feet of water.
Crappie are good on the main lake brush piles and pilings using minnows and various jigs.
Catfish are good early morning in 3-6 feet of water. Larger catfish are good in deep water on Jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are good trolling Pet spoons or using shad and ghost minnows on humps in 6-10 feet of water.
Hybrids are fair using cut shad.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 13.43 feet below pool.
Sporadic topwater action by both white bass and largemouth bass, in separate schools, has been going on for about three weeks now.
As is typically the case, consistent largemouth bass action is happening at the outer edge of the hydrilla which is currently around the 16-18 feet mark.
Bass are wherever bottom topography has anomalies, such as points, humps, drains or cuts. Dark natural- colored soft plastics get the nod.
White bass are beginning to bounce back as they consolidate into clear, deep water for the summer. Anticipate the white bass action will get more consistent and productive once the hot weather builds in and stays with us.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 12.99 feet below pool.
Low-light topwater fishing for white bass in the mornings has been exceptional thanks to a healthy threadfin shad spawn this spring. The newly spawned shad are anywhere from 1.25-2.25 inches long now and the white bass are gorging themselves routinely on this slow, small fish.
Throw the MAL Mini or any lure that is small and silver or white. Once this easy topwater fishing dies, fish can still be found lingering in the same areas and caught by downrigging using #12 Pet Spoons. If mid-morning fish are sighted in open water, this same program will work.
If the bait they are feeding on consists of mature shad, throwing larger MAL Heavy Lures has been very productive.
The evening bite has been short, but intense, with most of the action packed into the 40 minutes prior to sunset and the 15 minutes thereafter.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfish are great as the annual spawn is wrapping up large numbers of blue catfish found in the mouths of creeks and along old river channels in 10-30 feet of water. Drifting with fresh cut shad has worked best.
Channel catfish are firing up for the summer and have been excellent using punch bait around gravel beds and timber.
Flatheads have been slow but can be found around large rock piles using live perch.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Crappie are good 8-18 feet of water on timber and brush piles using jigs with minnows.
Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service.
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