The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of May 8:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
GOOD. Water normal stain; 75 degrees; 5.49 feet below pool. Water is clear in the main lake and muddy towards the rivers. Black bass to 9.65 pounds are good on wacky rigs, shaky head and crankbaits in 3-12 feet of water. Crappie up to 13 inches are good along the shoreline with black and chartreuse, or white with chartreuse head jigs out to 4 feet of water. Crappie are good with minnows on brush piles in 10-12 feet of water. White bass are fair during the day, but the bite improves to good on crankbaits and small swimbaits in the lights at night. Catfish are slow on cut or prepared bait around the flats.
LAKE CISCO
GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 11.67 feet below pool. Bass are good hitting top waters. Channel catfish are good on most catfish baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Water visibility is murky due to recent rains. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.
LAKE COLEMAN
SLOW. Water stained; 68 degrees; 3.74 feet below pool. The lake has risen 6 feet in a week which can slow the bite until the water stabilizes. Before the rise in water bass reports were good.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 71 degrees; 30.10 feet below pool. Water level has risen over 14 inches since last week. Largemouth bass are good with numbers of 4-9 pounds fish caught with a variety of swimming baits in shallow brush in 4 feet of water. Bigger bass are in 20 feet of water hitting crankbaits and 10 inch worms. White bass are very good schooling mid lake and large flats near the dam with squarebill crankbaits, or rattletraps. Crappie are moving to bigger hardwood trees 8-19 feet with small red head jigs and minnows. Catfish good in 10 feet or less on cut shad, perch on jug lines and rod and reel. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 9.44 feet below pool. Water continues to run into the lake and the water level is on the rise. Sowell Creek day use ramp is now open, as well as the Copperas Creek west campground ramp. Reports that gar fishing is good in the shallow water near Sowell Creek.