09-29-2004, 07:36 PM
SOMERVILLE Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.22' low. Black bass are good but small on minnows and small crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on black/chartreuse and burnt orange jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.11' low. Black bass are good on live bait and Carolina rigged soft plastics. White bass are good on minnows and spoons. Smallmouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, shrimp, and liver. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.
TAWAKONI Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 0.57' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged blue fleck soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brushpiles. White bass are fair on minnows at night under lights. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad, and by trolling crankbaits over humps. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
TEXOMA Water fairly clear; 78-86 degrees; normal pool. Black bass are fair Pop R's and flukes early, later switching to Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brushpiles. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad in 15 – 30 feet. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits.
WHITNEY Water lightly stained; 3.60' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse green Rat-L-Traps, topwaters, and shallow diving crankbaits over grass. Striped bass are fair on green and silver striper jigs and silver spoons. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, shrimp, and liver.
STILLHOUSE Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.11' low. Black bass are good on live bait and Carolina rigged soft plastics. White bass are good on minnows and spoons. Smallmouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, shrimp, and liver. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.
TAWAKONI Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 0.57' low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged blue fleck soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brushpiles. White bass are fair on minnows at night under lights. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad, and by trolling crankbaits over humps. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
TEXOMA Water fairly clear; 78-86 degrees; normal pool. Black bass are fair Pop R's and flukes early, later switching to Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brushpiles. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad in 15 – 30 feet. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits.
WHITNEY Water lightly stained; 3.60' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse green Rat-L-Traps, topwaters, and shallow diving crankbaits over grass. Striped bass are fair on green and silver striper jigs and silver spoons. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, shrimp, and liver.