Granger
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 1.64 feet above pool.
The lake is up two feet above normal after the recent flood in Granger.
Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and topwaters in shallow cover.
Crappie are good on jigs fished over brush in 6 to 12 feet of water.
White bass are fair on spoons fished along shallow roadbeds.
Blue catfish are very good all over the lake in the newly flooded shallow water.
Yellow catfish are good on live perch.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.27 feet above pool.
Catfish and crappie are fair and bluegill good on minnows, worms, and stink bait at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are fair hitting soft crankbaits and plastic baits in 5-8 feet of water.
Crappie good on the brush piles in 10-20 feet of water and pilings biting minnows and small jigs.
Catfish are very good in 2-8 feet of water. Larger catfish are good in deep water on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are very good trolling in the lake using pet spoons and jigs, and when anchored with ghost minnows or shad.
Hybrids are very good from the shore at the dam and Welch Park areas using cut bait and 2 ounce jigs.
Finding schools is the key. Flood gates open at 1,280 cfs. Releasing over two inches per day. While water is being released various species are good at the spillway.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 13.42 feet below pool.
Thanks to continued, abundant rains, the lake has risen 1.17 feet in the last 10 days and is now 13.42 feet low with a wet extended forecast ahead.
White bass have begun to show up on topographies closer and closer to the main basin.
Fish the white, 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab vertically from a fixed position until the fish quit responding, then check side-imaging for fish to the side of your boat.
Cast MAL Heavy Lures with chartreuse tails and work them with a sawtooth pattern after they sink to bottom, seven cranks in, then let the lure sink back to bottom, seven cranks in, and so on until back to the boat.
Largemouth bass fishing continues to be excellent with reports of frog fishing in the flooded shoreline terrestrial vegetation, and reports of weightless worm fishing over top of the newly flooded hydrilla.
The outside edge of hydrilla beds in the lower two-thirds of the lake continue to produce as they do in spring, summer, and fall. Dark, natural hues have always produced well on this lake.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 6.62 feet below pool.
Thanks to continued, abundant rains, the lake has risen 2.71 feet in the last 10 days and is now just 6.62 feet low with a wet extended forecast ahead.
The hybrid striped bass population seems to be recovering, although it is still not where it was prior to 2020.
Live shad fished on tightlines in 35-40 feet of water have produced consistently this past week. Medium sized shad of 2-3 inches have out produced larger and smaller baits these past two weeks.
White bass fishing continues to improve with more and larger fish continuing to show up on topographies closer and closer to the main basin.
Fish the white, 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab vertically from a fixed position until the fish quit responding, then check side-imaging for fish to the side of your boat.
Cast MAL Heavy Lures with chartreuse tails and work them with a sawtooth pattern after they sink to bottom, seven cranks in, then let the lure sink back to bottom, seven cranks in, and so on until back to the boat.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfishing is as good as it gets! With warm weather and rising water temperatures catfish can be caught in 5-25 feet of water.
Fresh gizzard shad has been producing nice trophy fish and smaller cut baits have been excellent for fish under 10 pounds.
Channel catfish have started to move around brush and have been fair on punch baits.
Flathead catfish have been caught in shallow water around brush piles with live bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
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