Fishing Report

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BROWNWOOD

GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.92 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.34 pounds are good on the rocks with all-around jigs and shallow crankbaits, or docks with Alabama rigs around main lake pockets and points suspended over 18 feet. Crappie are excellent to 15 inches on main lake scattered brush piles in 11 feet and shooting jigs under docks in 18-22 feet with minnows, . and white/chartreuse or shad jigs. White bass are excellent to 2 pounds on crankbaits scattered around the main lake. Catfish are fair on minnows and on jug lines with cut shad or perch in the main lake docks and drains.

GRANBURY

FAIR. normal stain; 57 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Lake Granbury continues to be in the upper 50s on most days. Striped bass fishing is reported as slow to fair on jigs and shad fished near channel breaks on the lower ends. White bass are fair to good from in town to the Hunter Park area. Look for birds to find the fish. There is good action on small grubs and slabs worked in shallow water to 10 feet. Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics worked near major creek entrances and working laydowns in the back of creeks and in the river. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait working shallows near the creek channel. Big yellow catfish and blue catfish are possible. The best action is near Water Edge and north of Hunter Park. Crappie action continues to be good to excellent working submerged structure from Bentwater north. There is some good action in the river near Tin Top on jigs worked slowly off the channel ledges.

POSSUM KINGDOM GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.60 feet below pool. Stripers are fair in 30-40 feet of water with live bait. Sand bass are fair in 30-35 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. White is the best color but chrome is also catching a few. Throw in a few chartreuse lures to change it up and give the fish something different every now and then for best results. Catfish are fair to good with cut shad or live shad in 25-35 feet of water fished on or near the bottom. Bass are fair. Work natural cover like heavy trees or grass with jerk baits and other twitch style baits in 5-15 feet of water. Some have been caught in deeper water around structures in 40-50 feet of water on live bait. Water clarity is 6-10 feet of visibility and steady. Bonus rainbow trout below Possum Kingdom Lake Dam at the Hwy 16 Bridge. This is a light tackle fishery so bring your extra light tackle or flys for best results. Use baits like Powerbait in orange or chartreuse colors or whole kernel corn hooked on a very small hook with a light punch bait 12-18 inch above the bait. They will also sometimes hit small jerky baits but dough baits seem to be the best bet. Cast them out and let them sit for best results PROCTOR

FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.79 feet below pool. Cold fronts push catfish to deep ledges and points. Before the cold front catfish were in 18-21 feet of water, and shallower on warmer days. Crappie are on ledges in about 18-21 feet. Bass moved to deep ledges. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel.

WEATHERFORD

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 52 degrees; 5.85 feet below pool. Crappie are slow at the crappie house with minnows and jigs. Bass are slow around docks with soft plastics. Catfish are slow in deep water with liver or stink bait. The visibility is 12 inches.

Elevation Level: 1,159.10 ft Last Week: 1,159.28 ft Conservation Level: 1162.0 ft