The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of August 21:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 3.68 feet below pool. Black bass are fair with catches up to 5.68 pounds on Hag’s F5 tornados in Blue flake on the ledges with shaky heads and on cranks off the rocks and brush piles in 12-20 feet around the mid lake to upper end early and late. Crappie are slow around docks with brush on minnows in 15-18 feet. White bass are fair on crappie jigs, trolling crankbaits. There is some schooling action all over the lake but fish do not stay up long. Catfish are good with catches up to 8 pounds on prepared bait at baited hole and drifting cut baits on the main lake flats.
LAKE CISCO
GOOD. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 13.72 feet below pool. The weather is hot but there are plenty of bait fish swimming around keeping the fish active. Good reports of catfish biting frozen bait and worms. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.
LAKE COLEMAN
SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 4.03 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; 87 degrees; 32.12 feet below pool. The lake level is still falling. Black bass are slow with catches up to 7 pounds and one 12 pounder caught last week. Black bass being caught on 10 inch worms in red bug and plum suspended around trees. Smaller fish are still schooling off points and open water feeding on small shad. These fish are great on topwaters, if you can stay on them. Crappie still good suspended in trees minnows have been working best. Trees 15-20 feet but most crappie are suspended about 6-8 feet. White bass are still schooling in and around the mouth of Concho River and Colorado River where they come together. Rattle traps are very good. Blue catfish are good on trotlines and jug lines on cut shad. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 3.78 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.