BROWNWOOD
SLOW. Water slightly stained; 79-85 degrees; 6.71 feet low. Bass excellent to 4.50 pounds on jigs, shaky heads, topwater lures, and crankbaits on docks with brush in 2-10 feet of water. Crappie to one pound are excellent on minnows 12-15 feet of water over brush piles and under docks. White bass are fair on crankbaits and jigs under the lights. Catfish are slow on prepared baits around baited holes and on jug lines.
FAIR. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.45 feet low. Granbury striped bass are slow. They can be caught trolling umbrellarigs with white or chartreuse grub tails, trolling deep diving crankbaits but live shad seems to work the best drifting shallow flats on the south end of the lake. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC, Fishing Charter, Marine Electronics & Accessories Installation. Largemouth bass are good on the lay downs in the river on both frogs and Texas rigged soft plastics. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services.
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 84-86 degrees; 3.72 feet low. Striped bass are good trolling with live bait, and pink or white artificials. Fish are very skittish, and don’t want to hang around too long. Sand bass are good on slabs and rattletraps fished on or near points and ledges. Silver and white spoons, slabs, and jigs are all working as well. Catfish are great fished on or close to bottom in 25 feet of water with cut shad and stink bait. Clarity is roughly 3-5 feet. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.
SLOW. Water stained; 82 degrees; 7.19 feet low. All fishing continues to be poor while the lake is down. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are slow. White bass are slow on bomber slabs. Crappie are slow on live bait. Catfish are slow on cut shad.
SLOW. Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 7.59 feet low. Catfish are fair with cut bait and shad off rocks and main lake points. White bass are slow on slabs. Bass are slow off main lake points and rocks with crankbaits and worms. Crappie are slow on main lake brush piles with minnows and jigs.
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 6.79 feet low. Striped bass are good trolling umbrella-rigs with white or chartreuse grub tails or swim baits attached throughout the reservoir in 12-40 feet of water. Live minnows are working as well, but fresh live shad is still preferred.
Elevation Level: 1154.68 Conservation Level:
1162.0 ft