Loads of stripers, catfish in the 80-pound range and lots of largemouth bass are being reported at Lake Proctor which has suddenly become a fishing hotspot in Texas.
If you’re headed out to the lake this weekend take plenty of water for drinking and sunscreen as a stretch of 100 degrees is expected to start this weekend.
Week of July 11, 2018
Athens
Water lightly stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.38′ low. Black bass are fair on weightless Flukes, Carolina rigged creature baits and Texas rigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.
Bastrop
Water stained; 87–91 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheesebait and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
Belton
Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 3.32′ low. Black bass are good trolling Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows in 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
Benbrook
Water lightly stained; 85–88 degrees; 6.42′ low. Black bass are fair on topwater walking baits, shakyhead worms and deep crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Bonham
Water lightly stained; 84–88 degrees; 1.06′ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, topwaters, and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are fair on brush piles on minnows. Catfish are fair on rod and reel.
Bridgeport
Water lightly stained, 86–89 degrees: 2.97′ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, shakyhead worms and squarebill crankbaits in shad patterns. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and topwaters. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Cedar Creek
Water stained to lightly stained; 85–89 degrees, 1.04′ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, medium crankbaits and shakyheads. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs.
Cooper
Water stained; 87–91 degrees; 1.93′ low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits, weightless Flukes and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.
Eagle Mountain
Water lightly stained; 86–89 degrees; 2.92′ low. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, shakyhead worms, and drop shot rigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Fairfield
Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on weightless Senkos, Texas rigged creature baits, and wacky worms. No report on other species.
Fayette
Water murky. Black bass are good on shad colored spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps in 10–20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and shad in 10–15 feet.
Gibbons Creek
Water stained. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms, Rat–L–Traps, and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, cut bait, and shrimp.
Granbury
Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 1.26′ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and chartreuse spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and live bait.
Grapevine
Water lightly stained; 85–88 degrees; 1.65′ low. Black bass are slow on football jigs, Texas rigged craws and drop shot worms. White bass and hybrid bass are good on minnows and topwaters. Crappie are slow on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines
Joe Pool
Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 1.23′ low. Black bass are fair on weightless Flukes, topwaters and Texas rigged craws. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Lavon
Water stained; 87–91 degrees: 2.12′ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, black buzzbaits and topwaters. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.
Lewisville
Water lightly stained; 86–89 degrees; 2.04′ low’. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigged lizards, weightless Flukes and topwaters. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Navarro Mills
Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 0.74′ low. Black bass are good on watermelon and June bug soft plastic worms, white or chartreuse spinnerbaits, and shallow running crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs over humps. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs off docks. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait. Blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
Palestine
Water lightly stained; 85–88 degrees; 0.91′ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged craws, shallow crankbaits and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.
Proctor
Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 4.84′ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits off points early and late. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are good on live shad and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.
Ray Hubbard
Water lightly stained; 85–89 degrees; 1.93′ low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, topwater poppers and Texas rigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Ray Roberts
Water lightly stained: 84–88 degrees; 0.94′ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, Carolina rigged worms and football jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Richland Chambers
Water lightly stained; 85–88 degrees; 0.86′ low. Black bass are good on shakyhead worms, weightless Senkos and shallow crankbaits White bass are fair on slabs and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Somerville
Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 0.91′ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on shad. White bass are good on shad and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
Stillhouse
Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 6.13′ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse and green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.
Tawakoni
Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 1.20′ low. Black bass are fair on buzz frogs, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged craws. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Texoma
Water lightly stained; 85–88 degrees; 0.82′ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged craws, topwaters and medium crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and topwaters. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Weatherford
Water lightly stained; 85–88 degrees; 2.53′ low. Black bass are slow on shakeyhead worms, weightless Flukes and drop shot worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Whitney
Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 3.07′ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons and white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait.
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