Granger
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.33 feet above pool.
Black bass are good on red shad PowerPoint Worms and black jigs.
Crappie are good on slip bobber rigs fished in the backs of coves and sloughs all over the lake.
White bass are good on small twister shad tail jigs fished up river around Dickerson’s Bottom, the steps.
Blue catfish are good with catches up to 35 pounds in jug lines baited with shad.
Yellow catfish are fair on perch fished on trotlines up river.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
FAIR. Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.34 feet below pool.
Spring weather is bringing more people to the lake on the weekends.
Catfish and crappie fair and bluegill slow on minnows, worms and stink bait at Somerville Marina early morning.
Black bass are fair, hitting spinnerbaits, jerkbaits and crankbaits. Fish are staged 6-10 feet of water with a few shallow.
Crappie are fair on the main lake brush piles and pilings in 14 feet of water on pilings, but the best bite is up creeks, now full of water. Biting minnows and very small jigs.
Catfish are fair and scattered in the shallow freshwater. Larger catfish are fair in deep water drifting or on jug lines baited with shad or cut bait.
White bass are good in the lake and fast bite up the creeks. White bass are caught using Pet spoons and jigs.
Hybrids are fair, fishing schools, caught on cut bait and 2 ounce jigs. Hybrids are also being caught from shore at the dam and Welch Park areas.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
GOOD. Water stained; 64 degrees; 16.87 feet below pool.
The solid, reliable white bass action which has been going on since mid-December is breaking down as the water warms rapidly. Fish have all but vacated water deeper than 30 feet, and fish are prone to suspending, and breaking up into small schools of 4-12 fish instead of groups of 25-60 which have been the norm for the past few months.
As the fish move shallow but continue to relate to the bottom, hydrilla greatly hinders productive retrieves needed to catch them.
Fish found in open water between 22-30 feet deep can be drawn in with thumping, seen on Garmin LiveScope, and caught with a ver tical retrieve using white, 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slabs.
The morning bite definitely improves once the wind picks up to a minimum of 5-6 mph and starts to drop off by noon.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton GOOD. Wa ter l igh t l y stained; 62 degrees; 12.24 feet below pool.
This sudden, ongoing warm up has not done any favors for the white bass and hybrid fishing. Although the water is 62 degrees on the surface, it is still just 53 degrees on the bottom at 50 feet. Fish have all but vacated water deeper than 42 feet and are slowly moving shallower.
The fish are more prone to suspending and are breaking up into small schools of 4-12 fish instead of groups of 25-60 which have been the norm over the winter months.
A few gulls and terns remain and can be helpful in finding migrating, suspended fish.
Fish found in open water between 20-42 feet deep can be drawn in with thumping, seen on Garmin LiveScope, and caught with a ver tical retrieve using white, 5/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slabs.
Fish found on bottom can be drawn off the bottom using the same lure and tactic.
The morning bite definitely improves once the wind picks up to a minimum of 5-6 mph and starts to drop off by noon.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfish have been excellent.
Large numbers of blue catfish under 10 pounds can be found along old river channels in 10-25 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 normal stain; 69 degrees; 0.04 feet above pool.
Largemouth bass are spawning on beds. The bite is good in 1-4 feet of water in the creek channels using swim jigs, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits.
Crappie are good fishing minnows in brush, standing timber, and creek channels in 1-10 feet of water.
White bass are in 10 feet or less using silver jigging spoons on points and humps. Lots of white bass up the river at the Texas State Highway 164 bridge for bank anglers.
Catfish are 10 feet or less on creek channels and main lake points using cut bait.
Report by Colan Gonzales, CG’s Just Fishing Guide Service.
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