Wat e r sl ight l y stained; 84 degrees; 0.58 feet below pool.
Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits fished over hydrilla along the south shore.
Crappie are good on 1/32 ounce jigs fished over structure in 4-10 feet of water.
White bass are fair on slab spoons fished over road beds.
Blue catfish are good on shad drift fished in 20-30 feet of water. Yellow catfish are slow.
The lake is getting low, so be careful in the shallow areas.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water clear; 89 degrees; 1.09 feet below pool.
Fishing patterns are similar and the bite continues to slow due to the heat.
Shad are scattered in shallow water.
Catfish, bluegill, and crappie are fair on minnows and worms at Somerville Marina early morning. Lots of weekend marina fishing.
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 excellent 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. Wa ter sl igh t l y stained; 86 degrees; 15.01 feet below pool.
White bass are best in the morning.
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 downrig 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 20 feet of water both early morning and just before and 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. Wa ter sl igh t l y stained; 86 degrees; 14.42 feet below pool.
The reliable morning white bass topwater bite has dwindled to nil this week leaving the task of finding fish more difficult and time consuming by having to search with sonar. Once found, Spot-Locking a cast 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 are scattered and/ or suspended, nothing beats downrigging right over top of them. Multi-lure rigs incorporating #12 and #13 Pet Spoons are a sure bet.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfish are excellent, pulling planer boards across flats is producing catfish under 10 pounds.
Larger blue catfish have finished spawning and can be caught on fresh gizzard shad around ledges and structures.
Flatheads are fair but steady at night with live bait in shallow water.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
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