Wa ter l igh t l y stained; 75 degrees; 3.45 feet below pool.
Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and topwaters fished around hydrilla.
Crappie are good with two pound catches on 1/32 ounce jigs fished in thick brush in 3-5 feet of water. White bass are slow.
Blue catfish are good on shad.
Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
The lake is low with many hazards, navigate with caution.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville FAIR. Water clear; 78 degrees; 5.25 feet below pool.
Fishing patterns are holding steady but migrating birds are showing up an indication that the fall bite is close.
Catfish, bluegill and crappie are fair on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are slow hitting slow moving plastics and jerk baits on drop offs and brush in 8-14 feet of water.
Crappie are slow on main lake brush piles and pilings using minnows and various jigs.
Catfish are fair early in the morning in 6-12 feet of water. Larger catfish are slow in deep water drifting or using jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are slow trolling Pet spoons on points or using shad and ghost minnows on humps in 6-10 feet of water.
Hybrids are slow using cut bait and 2 ounce jigs.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water light ly stained; 78 degrees; 19.13 feet below pool.
Fall cold fronts are now starting to roll in on a weekly basis and water temperatures are beginning to drop in advance of turnover.
These fronts create a “boom-bust” cycle of fishing with excellent fishing taking place as cold fronts roll in and north winds rise to a peak. Fishing bottoms out as the north winds go calm and as bright, clear, cool conditions develop.
Average fishing takes place between these two sets of conditions.
With the water now cooled to the high 70s down to 35 feet, white bass are beginning to use the bottom much more and suspend less. The MAL Heavy with white tail has been my best producer when schooled fish are found on bottom.
Downrig ging with Pet Spoons is a go-to for suspended fish, and a Cork Rig with a streamer matching the forage size is still working well for the diminishing topwater bite which consists mainly of schooling largemouth.
Larger black bass are still found on the outside edge of hydrilla taking dark soft plastics in natural colors.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
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