The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of May 18:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
Fishing is good. Water slightly stained; 78-85 degrees; 3.45 feet low.
Bass are good to 6.50 pounds on crankbaits and jigs around the rock cut and docks with brush in 6-10 feet of water. Some bass are still chasing the shad spawn but most are in a summer pattern.
Crappie are good to excellent with 1.25 pound fish coming on minnows and black/chartreuse or white color jigs from 10-15 feet of water in brush piles and around lighted docks.
White bass are excellent to 1.50 pounds on small swimbaits and crankbaits under the lights and at night.
Catfish are good on cut bait and liver around the flats in 6-12 feet of water.
LAKE CISCO
Fishing is good. Water stained; 75 degrees; 4.63 feet low. The warmer weather has really turned the night bite on. Anglers are reporting good fishing for all species in the lake.
Crappie are great on live minnows. Catfish and sand bass are good using live minnows, perch, or crawfish. Perch bite is good on worms.
LAKE COLEMAN
Fishing is slow. Water slightly stained; 75 degrees; 2.81 feet low. Fishing patterns are similar with the best bite early and late as the days heat up.
Bass are good with some topwater action early, and then switching to diving crankbaits, or senkos.
Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs on main lake brush piles.
Catfish are fair on cut bait.
Hybrid stripers are fair starting to school with some topwater action.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
Fishing is GREAT. Water clear; 67-72 degrees; 18.23 feet low.
White bass are good running up the rivers biting live bait or jigs.
Crappie are good with jigs and minnows.
Largemouth bass are good.
Catfish are good shallow on prepared baits, live and cut baits.
LAKE PROCTOR
Fishing is good. Water stained; 78 degrees; 2.86 feet low.
White bass are good on bomber slabs. Striped bass are slow. Black bass are slow.
Catfish are good in shallow water using punch bait.
Crappie are good on brush piles.