GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 14.04 feet below pool.
Having finally eclipsed that magic 60-degree mark late last week, the white bass fishing is improving with every passing day. Although some fish can still be found in large schools in water as deep as 40 feet, more and more action is moving shallower each day with whites chasing shad all the way up to the bank on windblown shorelines. Gulls and terns are the shortcut to finding this fast action. Deep fish are being caught on white, 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slabs. Shallow fish are taken on MAL Lures retrieved just fast enough to keep them from hitting bottom in the shallow water.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfish have been fair. With frequent temperature changes catfish have been scattered in varying depths. Shallow water with muddy bottoms from 2-5 feet has been consistent with fresh shad and other cut baits. Flatheads are beginning to move around river channels and have been good on live perch.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Crappie are fair in the deeper waters, but they are starting to make a move shallow biting jigs with slick bait or an ATX lure company 2.25 wicked shad.
Report by Zach Minnix, JigNJerk Guide Service.
Bass are good in stickups and laydowns in 3-10 feet of water in the backs of creeks and coves. Flip your favorite plastics in green pumpkin or multicolored flaked watermelon colors. Good catches shallow and medium crankbaits. There are a lot of white bass and some stripers in the shallows, so you can hammer these with shallow crankbaits.
Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.
Crappie are good out to 15 feet of water fishing ATX lure company 2.25 split tails and slick bait saucer tails paired with A 1/8th dans jigs jighead.
Report by Zach Minnix, JigNJerk Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water slightly clear; 64 degrees; 2.47 feet below pool.
We had a glimpse of spring weather but temperatures are dropping as we head into the weekend which will slow the bite some.
Catfish, bluegill, and crappie are excellent on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning and late evening. Black bass are good, hitting slow moving spinnerbaits and shad color crank bait on drop-offs in 6-10 feet of water, and around rocky points. Crappie are good on the main lake brush piles using minnows and various jigs. Catfish are good early morning, 2-8 feet of water. Larger catfish are good in deep water on Jug lines baited with shad. Hybrids are fair. White bass are good trolling Pet spoons for trolling or using shad and pencil minnows 6-10 feet of water.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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