The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of September 20:
LAKE BROWNWOOD
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 82-83 degrees; 7.67 feet below pool. Black bass to 7.21 pounds are fair on jigs and shaky heads. Black bass to 6.84 pounds on crankbaits and frogs in 2-15 feet. Crappie are slow in brush piles and around the docks on minnows in 8-12 feet of water. White bass are fair to 1.00 pounds schooling everywhere on jigs and small moving baits and under the lights on crankbaits and small jigs. Catfish are slow to 8 pounds using prepared or cut bait on jug lines, or rod and reels.
LAKE CISCO
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 10.64 feet below pool. Catfish and crappie are good on worms and minnows in 15 feet of water. Report by Lake Cisco Rentals.
LAKE COLEMAN
SLOW. Slightly stained; 82-86 degrees; 8.00 feet below pool. Bass are fair to five pounds on Hags soft plastics and jigs tipped with a Hags Undertaker Jr. White and hybrids are fair under the lights on fast moving baits. Crappie are excellent mid lake to the river mouth in the trees along the channel on minnows and jigs.
LAKE O.H. IVIE
GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 28.29 feet below pool. White bass are fair on live or plastic baits. Crappie are fair on live bait or jigs. Largemouth bass are fair. Catfish are fair. Navigate with caution as the lake level drops, watching for exposed trees along the channel. Report by Concho Park and Marina.
LAKE PROCTOR
FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 13.12 feet below pool. Catfish are good in the shallows on cut bait. Crappie are good in 8 feet of water on structure using a minnow. White bass are biting blade baits and hybrids a pencil popper with fish schooling on the surface in the mornings. Boat ramps are closed, but it is possible to launch a kayak. Report by Richard Wade, Richard Wade’s Guide Service.