GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 12.66 feet low. Continued, significant cooling has occurred on Lake Belton, with oxygenated water and uniform water temperatures now found down to approximately 42 feet. This has spurred the fishing on and put white bass fishing a full week into the fantastic fall fishing which will exist until the water cools to below 58 degrees, which is typically around mid December.
White bass have moved back to some bottom features instead of suspending and can be found in high numbers using welltuned side-imaging sonar. Fishing MAL Original Lures with chartreuse tails vertically until the fish lose interest and then fishing around the boat horizontally is the key to maximizing your catch once fish are found. Mornings are out producing afternoons.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
The cold front slowed the bite some but should continue to be good. Crappie are in 8-12 feet of water and are very active.
Report by Zach Minnix, JigNJerk Guide Service.
Granger
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 2.17 feet low.
Black bass are good on crankbaits and topwater lures fished near hydrilla. Crappie are good on minnows and 1/32ounce Marabou Jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles. White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps. Blue catfish are very good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
FAIR. St ained; 75 degrees; 5.78 feet below.
Catfish, crappie, and bluegill, are fair on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning and late evening. Black bass are fair, hitting slow moving craw jigs and shad color crankbaits on dropoffs in 6-10 feet of water and around rocky points. Crappie are fair on main lake brush piles in 8-18 feet of water biting minnows and various jig colors. Catfish are fair in the morning in 6-12 feet of water on juglines with cut shad. The bite slows in the afternoon and there are lots of smaller fish mixed in. Larger catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad. White bass are slow and hybrids slow. Hybrid bass are slow and scattered in deeper water hitting jigs bounced into schools. White bass are slow with some catches trolling with pet spoons, shad or pencil minnows in 6-10 feet of water.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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