Fishing Report

Body

BROWNWOOD

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 75 degrees; 2.22 feet below pool. Black bass to 8.64 pounds are excellent in 3-8 feet of water on buzz baits and topwater frogs in the shoreline grass, and on chatterbaits, crankbaits and jigs in the brush 5-12 feet of water. Crappie are excellent with catches up to 12 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles in 12-20 feet of water. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night, with some schooling action in open water on the main lake. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake flats and drains 10-20 feet of water.

GRANBURY

GOOD. normal stain; 80 degrees; 1.12 feet below pool. Water temperatures continue to be around 80 degrees and are sure to fall. The heat up this past week started heating the water back up but that should not last too much longer. Water levels are around a foot low. Lots of anglers are catching sand bass on spinnerbaits and slabs mid lake. Some fish are schooling early and late. Striped bass are slow to fair to 7 pounds on live bait fished on the lower ends. Look for some bird action to point you to active fish. Osprey can point you to active fish. The gulls have not returned in full force yet. Largemouth bass numbers are good with an occasional bigger fish mixed in.

POSSUM KINGDOM GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 2.04 feet below pool. Striper and white bass are schooling on or near the surface early morning and late afternoon. Fish were slow during the full moon, but are now starting to stack upon trees in main lake points. Good numbers of fish with flutter spoons and slabs after the surface schooling stopped. Catfish are good this week with the best bite being mid to late morning on main lake points at 30-35 feet of water using punch bait and fresh cut shad.

PROCTOR

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 2.32 feet below pool. Catfish are good on the dam side from the bank with worms or cut bait. Reports of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.

WEATHERFORD

FAIR. Water stained; 78 degrees; 5.65 feet below pool. Water visibility 8 inches. Bass are slow around docks with crankbaits. Crappie are slow on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are good around rock with cut bait and shrimp. Bait fish are primarily congregated in the main lake, with some fish shallow.

Elevation Level: 1,159.65 ft Last Week: 1,159.90 ft Conservation Level:

1162.0 ft