FISHING REPORT

Body

BROWNWOOD

SLOW. Water slightly stained; 53-56 degrees; 7.99 feet below pool. Bass excellent to 7.35 pounds in 4-15 feet of water on Bitsy jigs, squarebill crankbaits or flat sided crankbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows in brush piles 8-15 feet of water. White bass are slow on jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad drifting or jug lines.

GRANBURY

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 1.79 feet below pool. Striped bass action is good on the lower ends using jigs and flukes fished nears schools of bait under the birds. Largemouth bass are better on the warmer parts of the day near main lake points and deeper docks. Soft plastics worked slowly will put fish in the boat. Crappie fishing continues to be good to excellent near deeper structure mid-lake to Hunter Park. Big blue catfish are biting on cut shad on shallow flats adjacent to deeper water.

POSSUM KINGDOM

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 5.76 feet below pool. Striper fishing is great on live bait in 20-50 feet of water. Some fish are being caught using slabs while fishing for sand bass. Sand bass are great on slabs in 15-25 feet of water. White is the best color, but chartreuse is a good second. Catfish are good using cut shad fished on bottom in 2-15 feet of water. Water clarity is still staying around 2-4 feet.

PROCTOR

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 8.88 feet below pool. Bait fish are deep and the catfish and hybrid stripers have followed chasing their Christmas meal. The catfish bite is tough but cut shad is outperforming cut carp and buffalo.

WEATHERFORD

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 6.97 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on deeper main lake points and brush with live minnows. Catfish are fair off rocks near the dam with cut bait and stink bait. White bass are slow on slabs. Bass are slow and chasing bait so cover lots of water with swimbaits, and crankbaits.

WHITNEY

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 6.93 feet below pool. Crappie are slow and steady or lights out. The best bite has come from shallow brush in 4-8 feet of water. Bigger fish are close to the main river channel suspended on standing timber or structure anywhere from 10-30 feet deep. With the cooler water temperatures use a larger bait, such as the FS300 from snacky lures and a 1/8 ounce head from eye hole jig paired with a 10 feet classic from Outlaw crappie poles.