BROWNWOOD
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.54 feet low. Largemouth bass are good with perch like crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms, chartreuse bladed spinners, and shaky head jigs near timber, rocky shorelines, and docks. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in brush piles and near bridge pilings. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits, and live bait along the main lake channels, humps, and ridges. Look for birds diving over feeding schools of white bass. Catfish are good on shrimp, chicken liver, and live bait.
GRANBURY
Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.62 feet low. Striper fishing has improved to good on deep diving crankbaits along the river channel. Winter is the time for reeling in those bigger catfish. They are biting in 4-15 feet of water on cut shad. Channel catfish are in deeper water using cut bait. Report by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.
PROCTOR
Water clear; 50 degrees; 1.76 feet low. Fishing is slow as we enter into the winter season. Crappie are fair near brush piles in Copperas Creek Park. Catfish are fair drifting in the high point area. White bass and hybrid stripers are slow on slabs. Black bass are slow.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water lightly stained; 55-60 degrees; 1.15 feet low. Striped bass continue to be good on slabs and spoons. Sand bass bite is improving from fair to good on silver/ chartreuse spoons and slabs. Catfish are good using cut shad. Crappie are good in deeper trees using minnows and jigs. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. Striper are good on deep diving crankbaits, spoons, and swimbaits all throughout the reservoir in 12-55 feet of water. Report by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 2.93 feet low. Largemouth bass are really good on blue/ back chatterbait or crankbaits. Crappie are good at the Crappie House on Monkey Milk, Blue Grass in 12 feet of water. Catfish are fair to good using cheese bait.
Lake Proctor
Elevation Level 1160.25 ft
Conservation Level 1162.0 ft