The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of January 29:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
FAIR. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.00 feet above pool. Black bass to 9 pounds are good on jigs around bait balls in open water, and squarebill crankbaits in 2-4 feet of water. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows in brush piles 13-18 feet of water. White bass to 2.5 pounds are good on minnow style baits and Alabama rigs scattered around the lake. Catfish are slow on cut bait and livers.
LAKE CISCO
SLOW. Water slight stain; 45 degrees; 12.61 feet below pool. The bite is slow on plastic baits but good on minnows or worms. There is less wind in the forecast.
LAKE COLEMAN
SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.39 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are dispersed throughout the lake relating primarily near stumps and boat houses. Crappie are slow with jigs and minnows.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 42 degrees; 23.15 feet below pool. Water temperatures are as low as 40 degrees in the upper end of the river to 44 degrees on the main lake. Black bass are good to 8 pounds on umbrella rigs, jigs, swimbaits and spoons. Some fish suspended over deep water in the river channels. White bass are fair on spoons in 35-40 feet of water. Crappie are fair in timber in 35 feet of water suspended down 15-25 feet. Catfish slow but some reports of stink bait and shrimp on rod and reel in front of Concho Park Marina. Report by Wendell Ramsey, Ramsey Fishing.
LAKE PROCTOR
FAIR. Water stained; 45 degrees; 0.08 feet above pool. Catfish are good on cut bait. Hybrid bass are good on swimbaits.