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BROWNWOOD

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 79-85 degrees; 4.12 feet low. Bass are fair to four pounds on shaky heads, crankbaits and jigs in the stick-ups and between docks. A good topwater bite early and late. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs from 10-15 feet of water in brush piles and under docks. White bass are slow on crankbaits casting and trolling. Catfish are good using cut bait, liver and perch on baited holes and shallow flats. Catfish are starting to spawn.

GRANBURY

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 1.00 feet low. Channel catfish are biting very well on small shad and prepared baits in the shallows around brush and stumps. Report by Jeffery Sojourner, Sojourner Fishing. Striped bass and white bass are good moving fast, biting topwaters early in the morning throughout the reservoir in 15-60 feet of water. Lots of smaller sized fish being caught. Catfish are good in 20-50 feet of water on cut bait. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC. Granbury has slowed down a little with the hot weather. Bass are around deeper boat docks on Carolina rigged soft plastics, and 3/4 ounce jigs. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services.

POSSUM KINGDOM

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80-82 degrees; 1.46 feet low. Striper fishing is great, trolling with white and chartreuse spoons seems to be the best tactic, but live bait is working as well. Schooling action is slowing down. Sand bass are good with some brief schooling action biting on slabs and spoons in white. Catfish are fair on cut shad near the bottom. Visibility is 10 feet on the south end and two feet on the north end. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

PROCTOR

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 3.94 feet low. Crappie are fair in 8-10 feet of water. Sand bass and striped bass are slow on topwaters early morning. Black bass are slow.

WEATHERFORD

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 5.38 feet low. White bass are good with some schooling action under the birds and some fish suspended biting imitation shad. Bass are fair with Texas rigs and wacky worms. Crappie are fair on deeper main lake brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are good off docks using cut and prepared bait.

WHITNEY

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 3.92 feet low. Striped bass have a great early morning topwater bite. Look for schools of striped bass throwing spoons and slabs along the river ledges and near the dam fished off the bottom. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services.