Below are the fishing reports for area lakes, compiled as reported this week by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Lake Brownwood Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 12.66′ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white or shad Li’l Fishies in 5–12 feet. Channel catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with cheesebait and cut shad. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with prepared baits in 15–20 feet Yellow catfish are slow.
Lake Coleman
Water clear; 60–64 degrees; 19.55′ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers, shrimp, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.O.H. Ivie Reservoir
Water stained; 62–67 degrees; 43.27′ low. Black bass are fair on shallow running crankbaits, Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs (moving shallow). Catfish are fair to good on live bait. Lake Proctor Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 12.71′ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad in 20–30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
Lake Proctor
Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 12.71′ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live shad in 20–30 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
