Granger
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 4.85 feet above pool.
Black bass are fair on topwaters fished in shallow water.
Crappie are good on jigs fished over structure.
White bass are fair on slab spoons fished along shallow roadbeds.
Blue catfish are very good in the newly flooded areas along the shoreline.
Yellow catfish are good on trotlines around timber. The lake is 6 feet above normal and rising.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.96 feet above pool.
Anticipate more boater traffic while other area lakes are temporarily closed due to flooding.
Catfish are fair and crappie and bluegill good on minnows, worms, and stink bait at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are slow hitting soft crankbaits and plastic baits in 5-8 feet of water.
Crappie are good on brush piles in 10-20 feet of water 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 good trolling in the lake using Pet spoons and jigs, and when anchored with ghost minnows or shad.
Hybrids are good from the shore at the dam and Welch Park areas using cut bait and 2 ounce jigs. Finding schools is the key.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 0.51 feet above pool.
Incredibly, Stillhouse Hollow has risen over 14 feet in the last 10 days and hit the full pool mark on May 7, the first time since August 2022.
The courtesy docks are now once again usable.
There is muddy water in the eastern half of the lake, with clearer water existing the closer you get to the dam.
Largemouth bass fishing continues to be the main draw on this hydrilla-packed reservoir with most consistent anglers targeting fish on the deep outside edge of hydrilla beds.
Catfish anglers willing to barge through the debris found between Cedar Gap Park and Union Grove Park have been scoring where the Lampasas River and Trimmier Creek merge, especially when current from runoff is obvious. Newly submerged vegetation in shallow water is a good fishing option.
Dark, natural hues are a solid choice for soft plastic baits all year.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 10.18 feet above pool.
Lake Belton has risen over 18 feet in the last 10 days and is still rising. The lake is flooded by 8 feet of water and both tributaries are very muddy, and debris is abundant, especially following wind shifts.
As the waters rose, the courtesy docks were usable only for a short two days and are now inaccessible due to flooding. Whether the lake remains accessible is a day-to-day issue as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers keeps an eye on things.
Whether the lake remains fishable will be determined by how muddy the lower end of the lake eventually becomes.
White bass were being caught with a vertical tactic with the MAL Dense with a silver body. Fishing was best with wind and gray cloud cover. Fish were in 28-34 feet early in the morning until 9 a.m. Then we found them in 45-52 feet of water from 9-11:15 a.m. Finding clear water is the key right now.
Laughing gulls are helpful. The threadfin shad spawn continues.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Lake Belton has risen 16 feet in the past week.
There are strong currents from Cowhouse Creek and the Leon River. Anglers should use caution and look for floating debris when fishing.
Blue catfish can be caught around points and river mouths using fresh shad in 10-20 feet of water.
Flatheads have been caught up river with live bluegill or shad.
Channel catfish are fair on punch bait around rock piles and shallow brush piles.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
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