Bastrop
GOOD. Water clear; 90 degrees. Bass are good in the discharge first thing in the morning, moving to the main lake near the dam later in the day. Use small topwaters such as a torpedo style bait, in clear or bone in color, and small, straight tail swimbaits as well as letting it sink down to the bottom. Working the grass edges with a fluke or small worm will get you some good bites as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 4.64 feet low. At Lake Belton, the summer heat is beginning to make a difference in the fishing. Average white bass catch numbers for half-day morning trips have dropped off from around 200 fish per trip to the 150 to 160 level. White bass are beginning to suspend more frequently and make use of the bottom. MAL Heavy and a MAL Dense Lures used vertically in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope has been the most productive approach. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Crappie are good on timber and brush piles anywhere from 10-20 feet of water using minnows and jigs. The 12 foot Outlaw crappie rods were the key enabling us to keep off the brush pile. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N Jerk Guide Service.
Granger
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.08 feet high. Black bass are fair on power worms fished up river around timber. Crappie are good on 1/32 ounce jigs and minnows fished over structure in 4-8 feet of water. White bass are fair on crankbaits trolled along roadbeds in 4-10 feet of water. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch or goldfish. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
FAIR. Stained; 82-84 degrees; 0.33 feet below. Crappie, bluegill, and catfish are good in Somerville Marina early morning and late evening. Black bass are good hitting jigs with plastics on rocky points, brush, and on drop-offs in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles in 8-18 feet of water using minnows and various colored jigs. The bite is starting to slow with more undersized catches as the water temperature increases. Catfish are good early morning using shad, liver, and punch bait. White bass are good with larger fish showing up for summer. Hybrid bass are good hitting jigs bounced into schools or trolling with pet spoons, shad, and pencil minnows in 8-10 feet of water. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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