The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of April 17:

LAKE BROWNWOOD

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 8.89 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.21 pounds are excellent on jigs, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in 3-8 feet of water. Most bass are in a post spawn transition with the last wave coming next full moon. Crappie are excellent in the cove pocket suspended on black and chartreuse jigs and brush piles on minnows in 10-12 feet with some fish spawning or post spawn. White bass are good on crankbaits and small swimbaits in the lights. Catfish are good on cut or prepared bait around the flats.

LAKE CISCO

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 11.70 feet below pool. Channel catfish and bass are good in 10-20 feet of water. Crappie are spawning biting jigs and minnows. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

LAKE COLEMAN

SLOW. Water stained; 63 degrees; 9.47 feet below pool. Crappie are good on jigs at the docks. Crappie shallow are good.

LAKE O.H. IVIE

GOOD. Water stained; 67 degrees; 31.64 feet below pool. Water clarity is stained on the upper end of the lake, and the lower end of the lake is clear to 6 feet. Largemouth bass are bass good with some catches up to 13 pounds. Swimbaits and 10 inch worms are best. Topwater baits are getting better. White bass are good with catches up to 2.5 pounds. Sandies are schooling on bait hitting rattle traps and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair up rivers in shallow water around brush on minnows and red head jigs. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

LAKE PROCTOR

GOOD. Water normal stain; 65 degrees; 12.18 feet below pool. Catfish, hybrids and crappie are fair to good on the banks and near the dam. Catfish should be spawning in shallow water within the month. Largemouth bass can be caught on soft plastics. Ramps are closed, but it is possible to launch a boat from the gravel at Buffalo Springs. Fishing from a kayak is possible.