Below are the fishing reports for area lakes as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week.
Lake Brownwood
Water stained; 65 degrees; 4.75′ low. Black bass to 6 pounds are excellent on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, sunrise crankbaits, and Grande Bass Finesse soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are excellent on Li’l Fishies, small Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and jigs over brush piles in 1 – 3 feet. Channel catfish are good over baited holes in 8 – 10 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.
Lake Coleman
Water murky; 64 degrees; 7.94′ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on striper jigs and soft plastic grubs. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
O. H. Ivie Reservoir
Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 21.86′ low. Black bass to 10 pounds are good on watermelon red or junebug soft plastics, shad–colored spinnerbaits, and live bait worked along grass lines or timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and shad–colored crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live bait.
Lake Proctor
Water murky; 63 degrees; 0.45′ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits off points. Striped bass are good on live shad. White bass are good on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on fresh shad in the lower end of the lake. Yellow catfish are slow.
