
The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of June 4:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
- GOOD. Water slightly stained; 79 degrees; 0.80 feet above pool. Black bass to 4.97 pounds are good in 8-25 feet of water on shaky heads, Hag’s Jigs or Tornados and topwaters. Bass have moved into an early summer pattern. Crappie are excellent with catches up to 15 inches on minnows and jigs in 18-25 feet of water main lake brush piles. White bass are good to 2.5 pounds on crankbaits out of the lights at night. Catfish are Fair on cut shad, nightcrawlers and chicken livers on the main lake flats.
LAKE CISCO
- GREAT. Water stained; 75 degrees; 13.17 feet below pool. Overall the lake is fishing great. Crappie are being caught in 10 feet of water. Channel catfish are biting in less than 10 feet of water. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.
LAKE COLEMAN
- FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.12 feet below pool. Black bass to 3 pounds are excellent in 1-10 feet of water throughout the lake in the grass and bushes with a white and chartreuse spinnerbait. A few fish are on the docks with a dropshot or Neko rig, Hag’s Tornados in Morning Dawn, Tsunami Jigs and spinnerbaits. Most bass in the 1.5-3 pound range are guarding fry. Crappie are slow to 10 inches on jigs in 8-15 feet in the stumps and under docks. Hybrid bass are Excellent to 10 pounds on squarebill crankbaits on lighted docks and chasing the shad spawn on the dam early and late. Catfish are slow on prepared bait, nightcrawlers and chicken livers.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
- FAIR. Water slightly stained; 77 degrees; 22.62 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 10 pounds on a variety of baits in 8-18 feet of water. Some fish still targeted scoping on main lake with crappie imitation baits. Some fish are being caught on 10-in worms and plum apple, plum or red bug in the brush next to channel swings and bends mainly 10-12 feet of water. Topwaters also seem to be coming into play around perch beds in 2-7 feet of water. Crappie starting to pick up around bigger trees suspended 5-8 feet. Trees can be in anywhere from 15-25 feet of water. Minnows working best. White bass are fair at night on live minnows. Catfish are good on rod-and-reel with a variety of cheese baits and stink baits 5-15 feet. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
- FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees; 1.04 feet above pool. The water is above full pool and fishing has slowed some for anglers. Reports of white bass caught trolling in shallow water. Crappie are transitioning to brush piles.