The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of October 9:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
GOOD. Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.29 feet above pool. Black bass to 5.67 pounds are fair on frogs in the grass and weeds. Also on cranks off the rocks in 2-8 feet around the rock cuts. Fall transition is in progress and the fish are starting to move into the pockets and shallow flats. Crappie are fair with catches up to 10 inches caught near docks with brush on minnows in 12-15 feet and some offshore brush piles. White bass are good to 2.25 pounds on crankbaits around the lighted docks. Catfish are fair to 4 pounds on shad and liver.
LAKE CISCO
GOOD. Water normal stain; 74 degrees; 13.69 feet below pool. Catfish are biting on cut bait. Bass are hitting topwaters. Crappie are hitting on minnows, or pretty much any kind of bait you can buy from the bait shop there biting on like crazy this week. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.
LAKE COLEMAN
SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.25 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are slow on topwaters early in the morning, or flipping a senko into cattails. Crappie are fair with jigs and minnows.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 77 degrees; 26.17 feet below pool. The lake is stabilizing after the 7 foot rise a few weeks ago and the bite is improving. The upper end of the lake is murky but fish are starting to school on the lower end. Black bass are slow to 5 pounds on frogs, Whopper floppers and chatterbaits. Most fish are super shallow. Crappie are fair suspended in trees, or suspended in 10-15 feet of water in deep water. Minnows are still best but some fish are caught on red and white or blue and white crappie jigs. White bass are being caught, by the dam on a variety of baits but mainly with live scope jigging. Channel catfish has been fair in 5 feet or less as well on a variety of stink baits and cut shad next to the salt cedar bushes. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.99 feet above pool. The lake is over full pool and with water being released at 105 cfs. Copperas Creek day use and westside dock and ramp has been a popular area for anglers. Promontory Park Day use boat ramp is open. Early morning fishing on jugs has been productive for catfish.