Granger
SLOW. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 1.10 feet below pool.
Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on 1/32 ounce jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles.
White bass are fair on Slab spoons fished over humps.
Blue catfish are good on shad drift fished in 25 to 30 feet of water.
Yellow catfish are slow.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville GOOD. Water clear; 89 degrees; 1.48 feet below pool.
Fishing is good but slowing due to heat. The lake is in good shape for baitfish with lots of shad scattered in shallow water.
Catfish, bluegill, and crappie are fair on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are slow hitting slow moving plastics and spinnerbaits on drop offs and brush in 6-10 feet of water.
Crappie are fair on the main lake brush piles and pilings using minnows and various jigs.
Catfish are good early morning in 4-10 feet of water. Larger catfish are good in deep water on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are fair trolling Pet spoons or using shad and ghost minnows on humps in 6-10 feet of water.
Hybrids are fair using cut shad.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 15.89 feet below pool.
If this report sounds a bit like a broken record, it is because the weather is driving the fishing and the weather has been, is now, and will continue to be unchanging as long as this hot, dry high-pressure dome sits atop the Lone Star State.
For white bass, morning fishing is definitely more productive than afternoons or evenings.
Fish are in as much as 45 feet of water and relating to breaklines. Finding fish with sonar and downrigging for them has been extremely effective. This both helps find fish and indicates their willingness to chase lures.
If the fish willingly chase down - r ig ged lures, then Spot-Locking atop them and working MAL Heavy Lures with white tails vertically from bottom, upwards through the fish is effective, as is working MAL Heavy Lures horizontally using a sawtooth-style retrieve.
Quality largemouth bass fishing continues with dark, naturally colored soft plastics fished on the outside edge of the hydrilla now standing in approximately 20 feet of water both early morning and just before/after sunset.
Some morning topwater largemouth action for smaller “schoolie” bass has begun again. Small, clear “fluke” style baits cast fast and accurately get the most attention.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton GOOD. Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 15.27 feet below pool.
If this report sounds a bit like a broken record, it is because the weather is driving the fishing and the weather has been, is now, and will continue to be unchanging as long as this hot, dry high pressure dome sits atop the Lone Star State.
There are varying degrees of morning white bass topwater action from about 6:30-7:15 a.m. After that topwater ends, anglers are left with the more difficult task of finding fish by searching with sonar. Once found, Spot-Locking a cast’s length from the fish and then casting to them using a “sawtooth method” with the MAL Heavy with white tail has been my go-to tactic when fish are found on or near the bottom.
If fish regurgitate small, young-of-the-year shad, drop down to a MAL Mini lure.
If fish are scattered and/or suspended, nothing beats downrigging right over top of them. Multi-lure rigs incorporating #12 and #13 Pet Spoons is a sure bet.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Lake Belton is currently 15.3 feet below full capacity.
Catfish are great in shallow water.
Smaller blue catfish and trophy size catfish can be caught in 5-20 feet of water using live bait as well as fresh cut bait.
Flathead catfish have been caught near rock piles with live perch or shad.
Channel catfish have been great in shallow water around timber using punch bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
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