Granger
SLOW. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 3.62 feet below pool.
Black bass are good along the south shore in the hydrilla.
Crappie are good on jigs fished in 4-13 feet of water.
White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with cut bait.
Yellow catfish are good on live perch.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
FAIR. Water clear; 75 degrees; 5.50 feet below pool.
Boaters should navigate with caution watching for submerged structures.
Fishing in the Somerville Marina is fair for catfish and bluegill, and slow for crappie using minnows and worms.
Black bass are fair hitting slow moving craw jigs, plastics and jerk baits in 8-14 feet of water on dropof fs and around brush piles. An 11-pound bass took home the win in a recent tournament.
Crappie are slow on the main lake brush piles and pilings using minnows and various jigs.
Catfish are good in the early morning in 6-12 feet of water. Larger catfish are slow drifting in deep water or on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are slow using Pet spoons trolling on points or using shad and ghost minnows 6-10 feet of water on humps.
Hybrids are slow using cut bait and two ounce jigs.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 19.65 feet below pool.
The significant cold front forecasted next week should deal the final blow to the thermocline and bring about turnover, which will pave the way to high numbers late fall and early winter fishing.
The first handful of gulls have arrived, but have not yet been helpful in finding fish.
The cloudy, rainy, breezy, low-pressure weather really turned the fish on.
The 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab in white is a good go-to bait to catch fish holding tightly to bottom and feeding long and hard in large schools through mid December.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 19.38 feet below pool.
The significant cold front forecasted next week should deal the final blow to the thermocline and bring about turnover, which will pave the way to high numbers late fall and early winter fishing.
The first handful of gulls have arrived, but have not yet been helpful in finding fish.
The cloudy, rainy, breezy, low-pressure weather really turned the fish on with 90-100 fish per half-day trip all week.
The 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab in white is a good go-to bait to catch fish holding tightly to bottom and feeding long and hard in large schools.
Most fish were found in 30-39 feet.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
With rapidly-cooling waters anglers should search for blue catfish to pop up in deeper river channels and around steep ledges 30-45 feet of water to say boo this Halloween weekend.
Larger cut baits have been effective for trophy size fish.
Eater fish under 10 pounds are still active and slow drifting with small cut shad along sand flats will produce.
Channel catfish are fair but can still be caught on warmer days using punch bait in 15-25 feet of water.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Limestone
EXCELLENT. Water clear; 72 degrees; 4.21 feet below pool.
We still need a big cold front to bring on the fall patterns.
Largemouth bass are excellent in 2-9 feet of water on rocks, points, isolated stumps or near docks using Texas rigs and spinnerbaits.
Crappie are suspended on brush and standing timber in 5-11 feet of water with minnows.
White bass are on humps and points in 7-14 feet of water using silver jigging spoons.
Catfish are in 10-20 feet of water on points, flats, and in creek channels using cutbait.
Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.
Bryan
GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees.
Bass are in a typical fall pattern suspended and feeding on bait. It’s feast or famine, so if you find them in the right bite window you will catch a bunch.
The forecasted cold front should turn the bite on.
Report by Aggie Anglers.
Waco
GREAT. Water stained; 70 degrees; 12.13 feet below pool.
Crappie are scattered while in the fall transition.
A lot of fish can be found chasing bait in the main creek channels or in the backs of creeks. If you can find standing timber in these areas as well they will hold fish also.
There are also fish holding in shallow brush, with a limit of fish in 4 feet of water. Find the bait, then you will find the fish.
Report by Robert Stover, Workingman Crappie Guide.
Walter E. Long
SLOW. Water stained; 77 degrees.
Walter E. Long boat ramp is closed while water levels are low.
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