Below are the fishing reports for area lakes, compiled as reported this week by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Lake Brownwood

Water clear; 68–72 degrees; 1.92’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon chatterbaits, Finesse worms, and craw colored crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair trolling spinnerbaits. White bass are good on small Rat–L–Traps and perch colored crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs over brush piles and under lighted docks at night. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and stinkbait over baited holes in 10–20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch.

Lake Coleman

Water murky; 74–78 degrees; 7.14’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

O.H. Ivie Reservoir

Water stained; 63–69 degrees; 45.52’ low. Black bass are fair to good Texas rigs, jigs, squarebill crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.

Lake Proctor

Water murky; 70–74 degrees; 0.47’ low. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on shad. White bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.