BROWNWOOD
Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.61 feet low. The water is beginning to cool down, and we should see Fall fishing patterns coming soon. Largemouth bass are good with perch like crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms, chartreuse bladed spinners, and shaky head jigs near timber, rocky shorelines, and docks. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in brush piles and near bridge pilings. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits, and live bait along the main lake channels, humps, and ridges. Look for birds diving over feeding schools of white bass. Catfish are good on shrimp, chicken liver, and live bait.
GRANBURY
Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 0.03 feet low. Water temperatures are in the mid to upper 70’s, and fishing is good for many species. Largemouth bass catches have been good to excellent, 7 pounds, typically on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics on a Texas rig worked near main lake points and many in the back of sloughs and up in the river. Sand bass continues to be good on many areas of the lake on slabs, and spinners fished in 10-15 feet of water near channel ledges. Look for schooling fish on the surface. Striped bass are feeding next to these schools of sand bass, looking for an easy meal. Live shad or slabs are putting striped bass to 10 pounders in the boat, with most of the fish being caught on the lower ends from Decordova to the dam. Crappies are good to excellent on small minnows and jigs in numerous places, generally near structures like standing timber or bridge pilings, with some catches in the back of creeks. Catfish are good to excellent on cut shad on many areas of the lake. Night-time catfishing has been good.
POSSUM KINGDOM
Water lightly stained; 7Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 0.42 feet low. Striper fishing is good and the bite should continue for a while. Crappie are good on minnows in structure. Catfishing is slow, but should pick up as the water cools.
PROCTOR
Water clear; 70 degrees; 0.97 feet low. White and hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Black bass are slow on spinner baits. Crappie are fair around crappie barges on Copperas Creek. Catfish are fair drifting main lake and juks in the Copperas Creek area.
WEATHERFORD
Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 2.10 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, flukes, drop shots, shaky head jigs, and diving crankbaits near fallen timber and rocky shorelines. White bass are good on slabs, swimbaits, and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows around docks, creeks, and submerged cover. Catfish are good on chicken liver, live, and cut bait.