Granger
SLOW. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.02 feet below pool.
Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits fished over hydrilla.
Crappie are fair on 1/32 ounce jigs fished around structures in 6-12 feet of water.
White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps.
Blue catfish are fair on jug lines baited with Zote Soap and shad.
Yellow catfish are good to 25 pounds on live bait.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water clear; 90 degrees; 0.62 feet above pool. Be sure to check weather reports and stay hydrated.
Lots of shad are scattered in shallow water.
Catfish and Bluegill, and Crappie good on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning. Lots of weekend marina fishing.
Black bass are fair hitting slow moving plastics and spinnerbaits on drop offs and brush in 6-10 feet of water.
Crappie are good on the main lake brush piles and pilings using minnows and various jigs.
Catfish are good early morning in 3-6 feet of water. Larger catfish are good in deep water on Jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are good 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 slightly stained; 85 degrees; 13.84 feet below pool.
The very stable, hot, dry, high pressure weather this week with nearly no cloud cover has the white bass feeding early and consistently. Morning fishing for white bass is 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 then Spot-Locking atop them and working MAL Lures vertically from bottom, upwards through the fish is effective, and will continue to be all summer.
Using downriggers to find concentrations of fish while at the same time steadily catching fish is also becoming effective.
Sunfish are spawning now with their white, bowl-shaped nests quite apparent amidst the dark green hydrilla.
Worm fished beneath a float makes for fun, simple fishing, even from the shoreline.
Quality largemouth bass fishing continues with dark, naturally colored soft plastics fished on the outside edge of the hydrilla now standing in ~17-19 feet of water both early morning and just before/after sunset.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 13.33 feet below pool.
The very stable, hot, dry, high pressure weather this week with nearly no cloud cover has the white bass and hybrid striped bass feeding early and consistently.
A reliable topwater bite has been taking place this week from about 6:40-8:30 a.m. The fish have then been leaving the surface but continuing to feed until around 9:50 a.m. then the bite shuts off.
The MAL Mini, which imitates young shad, has been the best producer for those who can throw this light bait on long spinning rods with light line. The MAL Original or MAL Heavy with either white or chartreuse tail is a strong second option.
Once fish leave the surface, side-imaging and Garmin Live-Scope help reveal where the fish have gone. Either casting to them or downrigging through them is effective, with downrigging having a slight edge. Using #12 or #13 Pet Spoons on the downriggers has been very effective.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Lake Belton water temperature is 85 degrees on the surface and 73 degrees at 40 feet.
Catfish are great. Large numbers of blue catfish under 10 pounds can be found in the mouths of creeks and along old river channels in 10-30 feet of water. Drifting with fresh cut shad has worked best.
Channel catfish are fired up for the summer and have been excellent using punch bait around gravel beds and timber.
Flatheads have been slow but can be found around large rock piles using live bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Crappie are fair when you drop minnows in front of them to get a reaction.
Fish are in 14-22 feet of water loaded up on brushpiles, but very finicky. There are some scattered fish in the timber, but the ones you do find are reacting quick.
Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N’ Jerk Guide Service.
Limestone
EXCELLENT. Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.46 feet below pool.
Crappie are good in 12-18 feet of water on brush and standing timber using minnows.
Largemouth bass are good in 2-14 feet of water on brush, docks and bulkheads using a Texas rig, topwater frog, spinnerbaits and chatterbaits.
Catfish are good in 7-14 feet of water on points, humps and in the creek channel using cutbait.
White bass are good in 7-16 feet of water using silver jigging spoons.
Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.
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