Water clear; 90 degrees. Bass fishing continues to be good for Lake Bastrop. Bass are good in the hot water discharge and grass lines early in the morning with topwaters, shallow crankbaits, small swimbaits, and shaky head finesse worms worked slowly in the current. There is still some surface action later in the day by the dam biting on topwaters and jigging spoons. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service. Bass are really good schooling all day with the best action early morning with small topwaters and small swimbaits in natural shad colors, 8-12 feet of water on watermelon or green pumpkin wacky worms. Crappie are fair with live minnows in 22-27 feet of water.
Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.
Granger GOOD. Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.09 feet low. Black bass are good up river on shad colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps and ridges. Crappie are very good using 1/32 ounce marabou jigs tipped with crappie nibbles fished over structure in 3-7 feet of water. Blue catfish are good drifting with shad in 6-20 feet of water. Yellow catfish are slow. Navigate with caution as the water is low and there are many places to hit bottom, especially in the middle of the lake.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville FAIR. Stained; 86 degrees; 2.97 feet below. White bass are slow trolling with pet spoons, or using shad and pencil minnows in 6-10 feet of water. Hybrid bass are slow in deep water hitting jigs bounced into schools. Black bass are fair hitting slow moving jigs with plastics on drop-offs and brush in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie are good with many undersized catches on main lake brush piles in 8-18 feet of water using minnows and various colored jigs. Crappie and bluegill are fair on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning and late evening. Bluegill are good around Rock Island with worms. Catfish are good early morning in 6-12 feet of water using punch bait, or jug lines with shad and cut bait.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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