
The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of October 15:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
- GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 2.03 feet below pool. Black bass to 7.69 pounds are good in 3-8 feet of water on topwater frogs in the shoreline grass with some fish on flukes, chatterbaits, crankbaits and jigs in the brush 5-12 feet. Crappie are excellent to 13 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles in 10-20 feet of water. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night and schooling action in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake flats and drains 10- 25 feet of water.
LAKE CISCO
- GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 15.68 feet above pool. Fishing conditions are pleasant with nice weather, and anglers are having success using minnows and worms, which are producing steady bites across the lake. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals
LAKE COLEMAN
- SLOW. Water stained; 82 degrees; 2.43 feet below pool. Bass are fair to 3 pounds on small finesse worms in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie good to 2 pounds on jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet of water on the main lake docks and in the timber towards the creek.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
- FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees; 18.50 feet below pool. Black bass are slow to 7 pounds on topwater frogs early in the morning. Then switch to 7-10 inch worms around points or bigger hardwoods in 8-18 feet of water. Plum apple and red bug are the best colors. Crappie are fair suspended 8-12 feet down around hardwood trees. The best bite has been and on minnows and small jigs red and chartreuse. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water under droplines, or cut shad on rod-and-reel. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
- FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 2.11 feet below pool. Catfish are good on the dam side from the bank with worms or cut bait. Report of sand bass and hybrids catches with topwater lures.