The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of August 27:

LAKE BROWNWOOD

GOOD. Water stained; 84-85 degrees; 0.85 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 3.63 pounds in 18-25 feet of water on shaky heads with green pumpkin F5 worms, dropshots with 6-inch worms in Morning Glory, whopper ploppers and square bill crankbaits. Crappie are good to 13 inches on minnows and jigs in 10-20 feet on deeper large docks with brush on the main lake and on scattered brush piles. White bass are fair to 1.25 pounds on crappie jigs and minnows out of the lights at night. Catfish are good to 10 pounds on jug lines with cut shad on the main lake flats and minnows around the docks. Some catfish are being caught on artificial lures.

LAKE CISCO

GOOD. Water normal stain; 87 degrees; 14.65 feet above pool. Fishing has been good, with catfish, bass, and especially crappie biting well at night. While there is still some action in the mornings, the bite is noticeably stronger after dark. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals

LAKE COLEMAN

FAIR. Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 1.65 feet below pool. Black bass to 2.75 pounds are fair in 10-20 feet of water around the lake off points with a scope minnow and in the shade of the docks on shaky heads with F5 worms in red bug and green pumpkin. Crappie are excellent to 14 inches on minnows in 8-15 feet under docks in Rattlesnake Cove on the right side going in. Hybrid bass are slow to 6 pounds on squarebill crankbaits in the lighted docks. Catfish are good on prepared bait, nightcrawlers and chicken livers.

LAKE O.H. IVIE

FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 17.13 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to 7 pounds on topwater frogs and whopper ploppers. Numbers are up on a variety of worms and creature baits in 10-12 feet with some schooling activity around shad schools. Crappie are picking up good around timber 12-14 feet deep suspended. Minnows are best but jigs have been coming on strong midlake and upriver. White bass have no report. Catfishing is good with cut shad and a variety of stink baits in 5-8 feet around boat ramps. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.

LAKE PROCTOR

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.70 feet below pool. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait with reports of good catches of channels. Brush piles are holding fish with some good takedowns reported. Striper fishing has been reported by local anglers. Reports of white bass caught trolling in shallow water. Crappie are transitioning to brush piles.