
The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of January 14:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
- GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.92 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.34 pounds are good on the rocks with all-around jigs and shallow crankbaits, or docks with Alabama rigs around main lake pockets and points suspended over 18 feet. Crappie are excellent to 15 inches on main lake scattered brush piles in 11 feet and shooting jigs under docks in 18-22 feet with minnows, .and white/chartreuse or shad jigs. White bass are excellent to 2 pounds on crankbaits scattered around the main lake. Catfish are fair on minnows and on jug lines with cut shad or perch in the main lake docks and drains.
LAKE CISCO
- GOOD. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 16.53 feet above pool. Cooler weather and passing fronts have brought north winds and occasional light rain to Lake Cisco, making conditions a bit tougher but still producing fish. Catfish remain the most consistent bite, with anglers catching good numbers on cut shad and punch bait around creek channels. Crappie action is slowly improving on brush and timber in 12-20 feet using minnows. Bass reports are light, but a few are moving shallow on warmer afternoons and hitting spinnerbaits and squarebills around rocks. Wind can make the lake choppy, so use caution.
LAKE COLEMAN
- SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 3.26 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; 53 degrees; 19.42 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 4 pounds with some better fish to 8 pounds being caught. Umbrella rigs, deep diving crankbaits and underspins in shad patterns and citrus shad working best 12-25 feet. Channel swings and hard bottoms on flat points are best. Crappie no report. White bass good with jigging spoons in 30-45 feet of water on the main lake. Catfish are slow, but still catching them under jug lines and rod-and-reel on cheese bait and cut shad. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
- FAIR. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.79 feet below pool. Cold fronts push catfish to deep ledges and points. Before the cold front catfish were in 18-21 feet of water, and shallower on warmer days. Crappie are on ledges in about 18-21 feet. Bass moved to deep ledges. Hybrids are in the upper end of the lake main river channel. Report Juan Tienda, local angler.