Fishing Reports 10-2-24

October 2, 2024 at 5:37 pm Updated: October 3rd, 2024 at 6:16 am mblagg1

The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of October 2:

LAKE BROWNWOOD

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.83 feet above pool. Black bass up to 3.67 pounds are poor on frogs in the new water along grass and weeds. Some can be caught on cranks off the rocks in 2-8 feet of water around the rock cuts. Crappie are poor to 10 inches around docks with brush on minnows in 9-15 feet and on offshore brush piles. White bass are good to 2.00 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; 13.54 feet below pool. Fish are biting great, lots of bass activity hitting top water. Crappie and sand bass are best on minnows. Blue catfish are good with cut bait on jug lines. Water clarity is good with 10 feet of visibility. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.

LAKE COLEMAN

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.14 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; 25.92 feet below pool. Black bass are slow with bass up to 5 pounds scattered shallow around brush as green vegetation still decaying. Main lake is still putting out a couple of quality fish up to 9 pounds. Mostly livescope, but some fish can be caught on topwater on the end of long tapering points in 8-12 feet of water with 10 inch worms and jerk baits doing some good. Upper end of Lake still stained not much to report. Still some crappie activity around deeper trees suspended in 12 ft over 25-30 feet of water with minnows. Scattered schools of white bass down by the dam with Alabama rigs, rattle traps and jigs. Catfish fair on rod and reels with stink bait and cut shad mid lake. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

LAKE PROCTOR

SLOW. Water stained; 85 degrees; 1.41 feet above pool. The lake is over full pool and with water being released at 80 cfs. Copperas Creek day use has been a popular area for anglers. Call the park to check for camping and dock closures. Early morning fishing on jugs has been productive for catfish.