Below are the fishing reports for area lakes as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week.
Lake Brownwood
Water stained; 77–81 degrees; 10.75′ low. Black bass to 5.5 pounds are excellent on redbug and watermelon red Shaky heads with Grande Bass Baby Rattlesnakes and topwaters. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are excellent on white Li’l Fishies and black/chartreuse tube jigs in 10–20 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow catfish to 45 pounds are good on trotlines baited with perch in 5–15 feet.Lake Coleman
Water lightly stained; 76–79 degrees; 15.70′ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and black/blue soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. Ivie Reservoir
Water stained; 78–83 degrees; 41.41′ low. Black bass are good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to jigs, Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.
Lake Proctor
Water stained; 79–83 degrees; 0.63′ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastics early and late. Striped bass are good on live shad. White bass are good on minnows and perch colored spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with perch. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.
