The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of August 7:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 3.12 feet below pool. Black bass are fair with catches up to 6.42 pounds on Hag’s cyclone craw in Ramsey’s Revenge on the ledges, shaky heads off the rocks and brush piles in 6-20 feet around the mid lake to upper end. Crappie are slow around docks with brush on minnows in 12-18 feet. White bass catches between 10-12 inches are fair on crappie jigs, trolling crankbaits and some schooling action around the lake. Catfish are good with catches up to 5 pounds on prepared bait at baited holes.
LAKE CISCO
GOOD. Water normal stain; 81 degrees; 13.25 feet below pool. Blue skies and fish jumping in the coves. Channel catfish and flathead catfish are good. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.
LAKE COLEMAN
SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.60 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are biting topwaters in the morning. Later in the day target standing timber with finesse baits. Crappie are good in Rattlesnake Cove.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 31.40 feet below pool. If you can beat the heat bass are schooling near Gatlin Creek, the dam area and near Turkey Bend. When you can get close enough cast small Shad swimbaits topwaters like Zara Spooks, mini spooks and weightless flukes over the top of schools. Black bass are good to 7 pounds with a handful of fish over 10 pounds this last week. Tight schools of white bass seem to be staying up a little longer and later in the morning. Rattle traps and top waters best. Crappie still good around Big Timber suspended about 10 feet, 25-30 feet. Minnows and small jigs are still working. Big bluegill good around Scenic Point and shallower ledges with deep water nearby. Good on small jigs, grasshoppers, and earthworms under bobbers. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.14 feet below pool. Fishing is slow for all species. Catfish are slow but can be caught from the bank on punch bait, in deep with cut bait, or on jug lines.