Granger
SLOW. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 0.24 feet below pool.
Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished in 5-15 feet of water.
White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps and ridges.
Blue catfish are very good on jug lines and rod and reel using shad or cut bait.
Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville GOOD. Water clear; 87-95 degrees; 0.05 feet above pool. Fishing patterns are similar and the bite is slowing due to the heat.
Lots of shad is scattered in shallow water.
Catfish, bluegill and crappie are good on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning. Lots of weekend marina fishing.
Black bass are slow 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 4-10 feet of water. Larger catfish are good in deep water on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are excellent 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 lightly stained; 85 degrees; 14.29 feet below pool.
White bass are most productive in the morning.
Fish are in as much as 45 feet of water and relating to breaklines.
Finding fish with sonar and downrigging for them has been extremely effective. This both helps find fish and indicates their willingness to chase lures.
If the fish willingly chase downrigger lures, then spot-locking atop fish and working MAL Heavy Lures or MAL Dense Lures vertically from bottom, upwards through the fish is effective, as is working MAL Heavy or MAL Dense horizontally using a sawtooth-style retrieve.
Quality largemouth bass fishing continues with dark, naturally colored soft plastics fished on the outside edge of the hydrilla now standing in 17-19 feet of water both early morning and just before/after sunset.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 13.74 feet below pool.
There is a reliable white bass topwater bite from 6:40 a.m. to as late as 9 a.m. As the surface water approaches its annual high temperature, the surface action is becoming more widespread.
The MAL Mini, which imitates young shad, has been the best producer for those who can throw this light bait on a long spinning rod with a light line. Otherwise, use a weighted MAL Mini rig or MAL Heavy.
Once fish leave the surface, side-imaging and Garmin Live-Scope help reveal where the fish are. Casting to them or downrigging through them is effective, with downrigging having a significant edge due to the amount of ground quickly covered. Use a No. 12 or No. 13 Pet Spoons on the downriggers.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
The surface temperature is 86 degrees and 74 degrees at 40 feet.
Catfish have been great. Large numbers of blue catfish under 10 pounds can be 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 fired 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 bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Limestone
EXCELLENT. Water clear; 89-91 degrees; 0.72 feet below pool.
Largemouth are good in 3-12 feet of water in brush piles, docks and bulkheads using a Carolina or Texas rigs and spinnerbait.
Crappie are good in 10-18 feet of water on brushpiles, standing timber, and power lines using minnows.
White bass are good on points, humps, docks at night n 7-14 feet of water using silver jigging spoons, crankbaits, and swimbaits.
Catfish are good on flats and standing timber in 10-20 feet of water using cutbait and minnows fished off the bottom.
Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.
Bryan
GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees.
Crappie are fair to good on brush piles with jigs or minnows.
Catfish are good with medium to large minnows near the boat ramp and off the pier.
Report by The Bait Barn.
Summer fishing patterns are holding steady.
Bass are fair on crankbaits.
Report by Aggie Anglers.
Waco
GREAT. Water stained; 85 degrees; 7.82 feet below pool.
Crappie are good in 2-15 feet of water using jigs tipped with minnows.
Start shallow and work out to deeper water as the sun rises. Brush piles and lay downs have been the ticket.
Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service.
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