BROWNWOOD
SLOW. Water stained; 51 degrees; 0.09 feet above pool. Black bass to 8 pounds are fair on scope minnows off the rocks in 8-15 feet and Hag’s bait jigs around steep banks and squarebill crankbaits in 2-14 feet. Crappie are poor on jigs and minnows in brush piles 10-15 feet of water. White bass are poor to 1.5 pounds on crankbaits and Alabama rigs scattered around the lake. Catfish are poor on cut bait and livers.
GRANBURY
GOOD. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.02 feet below pool. Lake Granbury continues to be full and water temperatures are around 50 degrees and falling heading into the weekend. The majority of the baitfish are huddled deep near the channel in 30-40 feet of water. Sand bass and striped bass bite is good, slowly working 5 inch soft plastics in deep areas near bait. Some good reports for striped bass are from in town near the railroad bridge, Indian Harbor and in Striper Alley on the lower ends. Some sand bass are upstream spawning near Tin Top.
POSSUM KINGDOM FAIR. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.18 feet below pool. Expect the water temperature to drop a couple degrees during this next cold front. Stripers are fair in 20-40 feet of water withlivebait,ordeadsticking with pink jig heads with fluke tails. If deadsticking, stay still and let the fish come to you. Hold your rod still and set the hook at the slightest hint of a bite. If using live bait, put your baits in the water and just slowly move around until you catch a fish. Once you catch a fish, stay there for a little bit and try to catch a few more. Sandbass are fair. Look for them in 20-40 feet of water with live shad. Some can be caught using small deadstick baits, too. Catfish are still fair to good up the river near Rock Creek Camp.
PROCTOR
FAIR. Water stained; 45 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Catfish are good on cut bait. Hybrid bass are good on swimbaits
WEATHERFORD
FAIR. Water heavily stained; 47 degrees; 4.83 feet below pool. Crappie are good in the Crappie House on jigs and minnows. Bass and catfish are slow deep and around rocks. Water visibility is 10 inches.
WHITNEY
SLOW. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Expect all species to slow after the arctic freeze. Striped bass can be caught deadsticking flukes, or live bait in 30-45 feet of water. Crappie are good on small jigs and minnows in timber in 15-20 feet on the north end of the lake. White bass fishing is fair, some are being caught on flukes and slabs. Largemouth bass fishing is fair around the docks.
Elevation Level: 1162.21 ft Last Week: 1,162.31 Conservation Level:
1162.0 ft