BROWNWOOD
GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.18 feet below pool. Black bass to 6 pounds are excellent on frogs and swimbaits in the grass and weeds, or on crankbaits off the rocks in 2-8 feet around the rock cuts. Fall transition is in progress and the fish are on shallow flats. Crappie are fair with catches up to 10 inches around docks with brush on minnows in 15-18 feet and some offshore brush piles. White bass are good with catches up to 2.00 pounds on crankbaits around the lighted docks. Catfish are fair to 10 pounds on shad and liver.
GRANBURY
GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.49 feet below pool. Water temperatures have been slow to fall due to the warm weather Rain is expected heading into the weekend. White bass are good to excellent on many areas of the lake. Lots of small fish with some bigger ones mixed in. Striped bass are slow to fair with catches up to 10 pounds on slabs and live shad fished on the lower ends. Largemouth bass to 7 pounds are possible on crankbaits and soft plastics fished on shallow humps near creek channels. Some good reports of largemouth bass in the river north of Hunter Park on laydowns. Big catfish action is fair on cut shad fished on the upper ends. Channel catfish are good on hot dogs fished under deeper docks. Crappie action continues to be good on flooded timber and bridge pilings on small jigs and minnows. Some good crappie catches have been reported from near Water’s Edge to the timber by the Peninsula.
POSSUM KINGDOM
GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 2.51 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 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; 0.03 feet above pool. 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: 1164.45 ft Last Week: 1,162.05 Conservation Level:
1162.0 ft