The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of July 20:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
Fishing is good. Water slightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 5.21 feet low.
Bass are fair to good with catches up to four pounds on dropshots, shaky heads, crankbaits, and jigs in the stick ups and between docks.
Crappie to one pound are fair on minnows and jigs in 12-15 feet of water over brush piles and under lighted docks at night.
White bass are good on crankbaits and jigs under the lights at night, with some schooling action.
Catfish are good on cut bait, liver, and perch around baited holes.
LAKE CISCO
Fishing is great. Water stained; 85 degrees; 5.77 feet low. Hot Texas days have anglers seeking shade, and fish seeking moving deep to cooler water.
Bass and catfish are good on perch and minnows.
(Report by Jason Miller, Lake Cisco Rentals.)
LAKE COLEMAN
Fishing is good. Water slightly stained; 85-87 degrees; 4.01 feet low.
Crappie are good with jigs or minnows on brush piles.
Hybrid striped bass are good on imitation. They are chasing bait fish all over the lake.
Bass are good with fish to six pounds on a green pumpkin jigs, black blue jigs, shad color swim jigs.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
Fishing is great. Water clear; 83 degrees; 20.14 feet low.
White bass are great with live bait, jigs and crankbaits.
Crappie are great with jigs and minnows.
Largemouth bass are good.
Catfish are good on prepared baits, live and cut bait.
(Above report by Concho Park and Marina.)
Night fishing is good for crappie in 42 feet of water suspended 15 feet from the surface with live minnows.
White bass are fair suspended 10-12 feet below the surface with live minnows.
(Above report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.)
LAKE PROCTOR
Fishing is slow. Water stained; 90 degrees; 5.22 feet low. As the water temperature increases and the water levels decrease fishing is slowing.
Black bass are slow. Striped and white bass are good early in the morning.
Crappie are slow on minnows.
Catfish are slow on trotlines and shad.