Wa ter sl igh t l y stained; 84 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool.
Black bass are fair along the south shore in the hydrilla.
Crappie are good using 1/32-ounce jigs fished over structure in 5-15 feet of water.
White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps.
Blue catfish are good to 15-pounds on jug lines baited with cut bait.
Yellow catfish are slow.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
GOOD. Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.42 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. Wat e r s l ight l y stained; 85 degrees; 14.58 feet below pool.
Morning fishing is definitely more productive than afternoons or evenings for white bass.
Fish are in 45 feet of water 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 d ownr i g ge r lur es, t h en spot-locking atop them and working MAL Heavy Lures or MAL Dense Lures vertically from bottom, upwards through the fish is ef fective, as is working MAL Heavy or MAL Dense 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.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Wat e r s l ight l y stained; 85-87 degrees; 14.02 feet below pool.
A reliable morning white bass topwater bite has been taking place from 6:30 a.m. to as late as 8:30 a.m. The more cloud cover, the longer the bite.
As the sur face water approaches its annual high temperature, the sur face action is becoming more widespread.
The MAL Mini which imitates young shad has been my best producer for those who can throw this light bait on a long spinning rod with 12-pound braid or lighter; otherwise, using a weighted MAL Mini rig or MAL Heavy is a strong second choice.
Once fish leave the surface, side-imaging and Garmin Live-Scope help reveal where the fish have gone. Either casting to them or down rigging through them is effective, with down rigging having a significant edge due to the amount of ground quickly covered. Using #12 or #13 Pet Spoons on the down riggers has been very effective.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfish are excellent. Large numbers of blue catfish under 10-pounds can be found along old river channels in 15-30 feet of water. Drifting with fresh cut shad has worked best.
Channel catfish have been excellent using punch bait around gravel beds and timber.
Flatheads have been slow but can be found around large rock piles using live bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Limestone
GOOD. Water clear; 89-91 degrees; 0.83 feet below pool.
Fishing patterns remain as steady as the persistent Texas heat.
Largemouth are good in 3-12 feet of water in brush piles, docks and bulkheads using Carolina or Texas rigs and spinnerbait.
Crappie are good in 10-18 feet of water on brush piles, standing timber, and power lines using minnows.
White bass are good on points, humps, docks at night in 7-14 feet of water using silver jigging spoons, crankbaits, and swimbaits.
Catfish are good on flats and standing timber in 10-20 feet of water using cutbait and minnows fished off the bottom.
Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking. com.
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