Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 1.29 feet above pool.
Black bass are fair on buzz baits fished near timber.
Crappie are good on jigs fished over brush in 8-12 feet of water.
White bass are good along shallow windy shorelines and roadbeds.
Blue catfish are very good on shad in 3-4 feet of water along windy banks.
Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water stained; 71 degrees; 2.27 feet above pool.
Catfish and crappie are fair, and bluegill are good on minnows, worms, and stink bait at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are fair in 5-8 feet of water hitting soft plastics and jerkbaits.
Crappie are good on the main lake brush piles in 10-15 feet of water and pilings biting minnows and very small jigs.
Catfish are good in 2-8 feet of water. Larger catfish are being caught on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are good in the lake trolling with Pet spoons and jigs, or anchored with ghost minnows or shad.
Hybrids are good on cut bait or 2 ounce jigs. Fishing schools is key. Hybrids continue to be caught from shore at the dam and Welch Park areas.
Various species are good at the spillways with water being released. Flood gates open at 680 CFS.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 14.39 feet below pool.
Largemouth bass fishing is excellent right now with numerous 7- and 8-pound bass being taken each week for the past several weeks in small, local tournaments.
Dark, natural hues of soft plastics worked on the outside edge of the hydrilla, especially where that hydrilla growth coincides with topographic anomalies, is productive.
White bass tend to be hard to come by as they make their way back down lake, typically congregating once again by June.
A few gulls continue to stop over as they migrate, occasionally signaling the presence of light topwater action by schoolie-sized largemouth feeding on shad on the surface.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 9.07 feet below pool.
Threadfin shad are spawning throughout the lake now most every morning except on those impacted by cold, north winds.
The white bass spawn has all but ended now, and lots of fish are beginning to filter back to deeper water in 30-40 feet in the Leon Arm, the Cowhouse Arm, and in the main basin.
A good go-to lure continues to be the white Bladed Hazy Eye Slab fished with a smoking tactic by reeling it steadily up off bottom. Use of LiveScope is a huge plus while doing this.
Hybrid striped bass can be caught fishing live shad, anticipate this bite to continue to improve through late May.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfishing is excellent.
After the recent rains and steady water currents coming in from the Leon River, anglers should target the mouths of these creeks with fresh shad. Anchoring or drifting at slow speeds with smaller baits is best.
Flatheads have been caught heading up rivers around structures.
Channel catfish have become more active and can be caught in shallow waters using punch bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Limestone
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.17 feet above pool.
White bass are good early in 10 feet of water then in 17 feet of water in the afternoon with chartreuse or silver slabs.
Shad continue to spawn. Expect male largemouth bass to enter protection mode as the fry are hatching. Largemouth bass are good on spawning beds in 1-4 feet of water in the creek channels using swim jigs, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits.
Expect the topwater bite to begin soon.
Crappie are good fishing minnows in brush, standing timber, and creek channels in 1-10 feet of water.
White bass are in 1-10 feet of water biting topwaters and beetle spins.
Bank anglers continue to have success at the Texas State Hwy. 164 bridge.
Catfish moved into spawning areas this week hitting cut bait.
Report by Colan Gonzales,
CG’s Just Fishing Guide Service.
Bryan
GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees.
Weather is improving, bringing out the anglers.
Consistent fishing patterns for catfish, crappie and bass near the restaurant, off rocks and floating docks with small minnows, worms and cut bait.
Report by The Bait Barn.
Bass are in a transition period switching to summer patterns.
Fishing has been tough out on the water but you can catch some on brush piles.
Repor t by The Aggie Anglers.
Waco
GREAT. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.18 feet above pool.
The lake is stained to murky with recent runoff from rains.
White bass are returning to the upper lake. Boaters will begin catching more white bass and hybrids on the lake while they migrate from the upper ends of the lake towards the dam over the next few weeks.
Crappie bite is improving in shallow water on live minnows and artificial jigs fished around shoreline trees in the back of coves and marinas. This pattern will hold up for about one month.
Largemouth bass are spawning and can still be caught on Texas rigs, small swimbaits, bladed jigs and creature baits in creeks and flats.
Anglers are still catching channel catfish and blue catfish on live and cut bait on rod and reel and juglines.
Yellow catfish will begin spawning later on as the water must warm up even more. They can mostly only be caught on live bait.
Lake is murky due to runoff and high winds.
Boaters should take caution by wearing their PFDs while on the lake due to unpredictable storms with high winds and waves. Navigate with caution watching for stumps and debris in the lake from runoff.
Walter E. Long
GOOD. Water stained; 71 degrees.
Bass are good with several 5- to 6.5-pound catches using a variety or lures but the lure of choice continues to be worms.
Hybrids have been schooling on and off.
Crappie anglers are catching good numbers.
The sunfish have moved to the shallows this week.
Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide.
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