Granger
SLOW. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.10 feet below pool.
Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair in deep water out from Fox Park.
White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good drift fishing shad in deep water.
Yellow catfish are slow.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
FAIR. Water clear; 5 degrees; 6.08 feet below pool.
Winter is finally here with several nights in the upper 30s. The lake received 2 inches of rain last week.
Catfish and bluegill fair, and crappie slow on minnows, worms, and stink bait at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are fair in 8-16 feet of water on drop-offs and around rocky points using dark or shad colored crankbaits, and slow plastics.
Crappie fair on the main lake brush piles in 14 feet of water and pilings. Biting minnows and very small jigs, dark with chartreuse color.
Catfish are good early morning on punch bait in 6-12 feet of water.
Larger catfish are fair drifting in deep water, or on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are slow trolling flats with Pet spoons, or on humps in 6-10 feet of water using shad and ghost minnows.
Hybrids are slow, caught on cut bait and 2 ounce jigs.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 17.71 feet below pool.
Reeling in the new year with consistent wintertime fishing patterns. The bite starts around 8:15 a.m. finishing around 11 a.m. most days. Fish are just about glued to the bottom now.
Thumping is helpful to consolidate fish beneath the boat in 24-38 feet of water. Fish become very interested very quickly, then become disinterested just as quickly. Anglers will do well to catch a few fish, then move to find more interested fish as soon as the initial interest fades after 15-20 minutes in a given area.
The white, 5/8-oz. Bladed Hazy Eye Slab is a top producer for this kind of fishing used with a slow smoking tactic or an easing tactic, in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope.
Largemouth bass have begun to make a transition to deep, timbered areas where many will winter until spawning time. The 3/4-oz. Bladed Hazy Eye slabs are a good choice for catching these fish vertically while avoiding snags associated with fishing horizontally in timber.
Some fish remain in the deeper hydrilla, but success there is tapering off.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 15.54 feet below pool.
Wintertime patterns continue for white bass. The bite starts around 8:15 a.m. finishing around 11 a.m. most days. Fish are just about glued to the bottom now.
Thumping is helpful to consolidate fish beneath the boat in 24-38 feet of water. Fish become very interested very quickly, then become disinterested just as quickly. Anglers will do well to catch a few fish, then move to find more interested fish as soon as the initial interest fades after 15-20 minutes in a given area.
The white, 5/8-oz Bladed Hazy Eye Slab is a top producer for this kind of fishing.
Some hybrid-related bird activity is taking place briefly in the mornings with downrigging or flatline trolling about the only way to keep up with the high speeds at which these fish are moving. The #14 Pet Spoons have produced very well in this scenario.
Mornings are still more productive than afternoons.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfishing has been excellent in 25-40 feet of water.
Slow drifting with suspended baits around points and river channels has worked best for blue catfish.
Flatheads have been active at night near structure and rock piles with live perch or shad.
Channel catfish have been slow in deeper water around timber using punch bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
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