SLOW. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.24 feet above pool.
Black bass are good in the hydrilla along the south shore and up river around shallow timber.
Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows fished over cover in 5-13 feet of water.
White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps.
Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad.
Yellow catfish are good on trotlines fished up river and in standing timber.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.10 feet above pool.
Corp is releasing 410 CFS dam discharge and the lake level is dropping about one inches per day. Lake continues to be off color after the recent rain. Fishing patterns remain consistent.
Tons of shad are scattered in shallow water.
Catf ish, bluegill and crappie are good on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are fair hitting slow moving Carolina rigs and spinnerbaits on 6-10 feet drop-offs and around brush piles.
Crappie are excellent in the spillway below the dam.
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 excellent trolling with Pet spoons, or using shad and ghost minnows on humps in 6-10 feet of water.
Hybrids are good using cut shad.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 13.18 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; 82 degrees; 12.82 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.
The lake is slowly on the rise and there is more rain in the forecast.
Catf ishing has been good. As catfish continue to spawn they can be found in shallow water less than 10 feet using fresh cut bait. Flatheads are good around the mouths of creeks. Channel catfish are excellent on prepared bait and cut chicken.
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.
Limestone
Excellent. Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool.
Crappie are good in 12-18 feet of water on brush and standing timber using minnows.
Largemouth bass are good in 2-14 feet of water on brush, docks and bulkheads using a Texas rig, topwater frog, spinnerbaits and chatterbaits.
Catfish are good in 7-14 feet of water on points, humps and in the creek channel using cutbait.
White bass are good in 7-16 feet of water using silver jigging spoons.
Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.
Bryan
GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees. Water temperature is heating up after the heat wave, but water has been decently calm.
Bass are biting on moving baits and Texas rigs.
Report by Aggie Anglers.
Crappie are fair moving to deeper water.
Catfish are good with medium to large minnows near the boat ramp and off the pier.
Report by The Bait Barn.
Waco
GREAT. Water stained; 77 degrees; 7.25 feet below pool.
Crappie are good on brush piles in 8-20 feet of water along main creek channels and points. Putting numbers of fish in the boat with the Snacky lures FS200 on a 1/16-ounce crappie magnet Eyehole jighead on a 10-foot crappie rod.
Lake levels are still slowly on the rise.
Report by Robert Stover, Workingman Crappie Guide.
Crappie are good in 6-20 feet of water on brush piles tipping jigs with minnows.
Report by Zach Minnix,
Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service.
Walter E. Long
GOOD. Water stained; 1.00 above pool; 87 degrees.
High winds have created tough fishing conditions but the fish are still biting.
Bass are good on senko style worms in green and pumpkin colors. When it is cloudy use darker or brighter colors.
On calm days stripers can b e f ound s chooling o ff points biting roadrunners or using minnows in 25-40 feet of water.
The perch anglers are catching loads of fish.
Crappie have been fair with many undersized catches to get to the keepers.
Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide.
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