Fishing Report

Body

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.03 feet below pool. Black bass are fair with catches up to 4.67 pounds on topwater frogs and swimbaits in the grass and weeds, or with crankbaits off rocks cuts in 2-8 feet. Fall transition is in progress and the fish are starting to move into the pockets and shallow flats. Crappie are fair to 10 inches around docks with brush on minnows in 12-15 feet and some offshore brush piles. White bass are good with catches up to 1.36 pounds on crankbaits around the lighted docks. Catfish are fair to 4 pounds on shad and liver.

GRANBURY

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 1.34 feet below pool. Granbury water temperatures have been hovering around the mid 70s, but will continue to cool with passing cold fronts. The lake has turned over, but will continue to turn as the surface cools. White bass are good to excellent on many areas of the lake on slabs and spinnerbaits. Lots of schooling small sand bass with some big ones mixed in. Striped bass are slow to fair to 10 pounds on live bait and trolled jigs from Blue Water Shores to Indian Harbor. Largemouth bass are good in numbers with some good fish to 7 pounds possible. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastics fished in the back of sloughs near docks and near main lake points. Crappie are excellent on small jigs and minnows fished on structure from Indian Harbor to Bentwater. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits. Blue catfish are fair to good with an occasional fish over 30 pounds possible.

POSSUM KINGDOM GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 2.25 feet below pool. Stripers are fair to good with live bait early in the morning in 20-40 feet of water, then in 40-60 feet later in the day. Downriggers continue to be slow. Fish are still moving very fast and it is very hard to stay on top of them but it can be done. Your best bet is to just put baits in the water and slowly move around with the trolling motor until you find them. Once you find them, try to stay with them. Sand bass are still slow in 20-30 feet of water with live shad or small slabs and jigs or rattle traps. White and silver are good colors. Catfish are still fair to good with cut shad or your favorite brand of stink bait, also known as punch bait, is still producing good numbers of fish in 15-30 feet of water fished on or near the bottom. Water clarity is steady with 4-10 feet of visibility.

PROCTOR

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.27 feet above pool. Lake level is near conservation with water being released at 20 cfs. Copperas Creek day use and westside dock and ramp has been a popular area for anglers. Promontory Park Day use boat ramp is open. Early morning fishing on jugs has been productive for catfish. Hybrid bass are schooling in the morning under the birds..

Elevation Level: 1162.05 ft Last Week: 1,162.25 Conservation Level:

1162.0 ft