Granger
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.11 feet above pool.
Black bass are good to 5 pounds on spinnerbaits fished in shallow water.
Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished in 8-16 feet of water.
White bass are fair on slab spoons fished over humps.
Blue catfish are good on shad drift fished in deep water and jug lines.
Yellow catfish are slow.
Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.
Somerville
FAIR. Wa ter sl i g h t l y stained; 85 degrees; 0.46 feet above pool.
There has been a high heat index with high humidity and almost zero wind, so be safe on the water and stay hydrated.
Crappie bite is slow, and bluegill and catfish are fair at the Somerville Marina.
Crappie are slow on jigs and minnow, over brush, 8-16 feet of water.
Catfish are fair in 3-10 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait.
White bass are good trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows.
Hybrids are fair but pick up to good in the afternoon in deeper water, if you locate them, using cut bait.
Various species are fair below the dam while water is being released at about 95 cfs.
Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
Stillhouse Hollow
SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 2.19 feet above pool.
Water levels are high and falling as water is released at 270 cfs. Water is a green tea color.
White bass fishing is fair in the first three hours following sunrise. Fish can be found using downriggers, then fished for more methodically with MAL Dense Lures with silver bodies cast horizontally and worked with a sawtooth method, or dropped vertically and retrieved with a smoking method.
When downrigging, troll twin 3-armed umbrella rigs equipped with #12 Pet Spoons kept 1-2 feet above the level at which fish are seen on sonar. 2.6 mph trolling speed.
Some scattered, almost random, topwater action by schooling largemouth may be seen from time to time.
The flooding completely wiped out the hydrilla in the reservoir, forcing largemouth bass to relocate to the sparse bottom cover. The hydrilla will take several years to rebuild.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Belton
SLOW. Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.51 feet above pool.
The lake is still high with water released at 560 cfs. Water is a green/brown tea color.
White bass fishing is greatly compressed into a roughly 80-minute window from about 6:30-7:40 a.m. During which time any surface activity which is going to take place in the morning will take place.
Afterwards, fishing becomes instantly tougher as fish just become difficult to find.
On less breezy days, topwater action may be spotted, but downrigging will take fish routinely during this early window under any wind/cloud conditions.
My best results have come trolling twin 3-armed umbrella rigs equipped with #12 Pet Spoons kept 1-2 feet above the level at which fish are seen on sonar. 2.6 mph trolling speed is hard to beat.
For surface action, a popping cork rig equipped with a streamer matching the size of the threadfin shad the fish are feeding on is a good idea to keep handy at all times.
Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
Catfishing has been great. Shallow water continues to be productive for nights and early mornings.
Smaller blues and trophy size can be caught in 10ft or less using live bait as well as fresh cut bait.
As the sun rises, drifting deeper water along river channels has been great.
Flatheads have been caught near rock piles with live perch/ shad.
Channel catfish have been great in shallow water around timber using punch bait.
Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Limestone GOOD. Wa ter sl igh t l y stained; 88 degrees; 0.57 feet below pool.
Lake level has come down slightly, but fishing patterns are consistent as the thermocline continues to be in 12-15 feet of water.
Catfish are being caught in 15-20 feet this week.
Crappie are in 12-18 feet of water on brush piles.
White bass are in 7-14 feet of water on silver war eagle super spoons. Target docks with lights at night using beetle spins.
Largemouth bass are biting on topwater at daylight, then off docks, standing timber, brush piles, bulkheads and rocks with Texas rigs, swim jigs, Carolina rigs.
Report by Colan Gonzales, CG’s Just Fishing Guide Service.
Bryan
GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees.
The lake is full and anglers are reporting good catches of catfish on minnows.
Report by The Bait Barn.
Waco SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.17 feet above pool.
Twin Bridges boat ramp, Speegleville Park boat ramp, and Lacy boat ramp are open.
Crappie are good in 10-20 feet of open water on brush piles with live minnows or jigs.
Largemouth bass are slow and scattered. The best bite is early or late in the day with soft plastics.
Sand bass are excellent on small slabs, small crankbaits, small swimbaits and small spoons in 15-35 feet on open water humps, points, ridges, roadbeds, and on the Old Dam.
Blue catfish and channel catfish are good with cut bait or live shad on juglines or rodand- reel in 10-30 feet of water.
Hybrids up to 7 pounds are being caught with 5 inch swimbaits or spoons at the Old Dam. Best colors are white and chartreuse or chrome.
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