TPWD Fishing Reports

For the week of Dec. 25: Lake Fayette

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees. Bass are slow and difficult to pattern due to fluctuating weather. Find the bait and find the fish. Some bass can be caught with Carolina rigs, shaky heads, or rattle traps. Report by Mark Fransen, Fransen’s Guide Service.

Lake Somerville

SLOW. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 2.25 feet below pool.At Somerville marina the crappie bite is slow, bluegill are fair on crickets and worms, and catfish are fair on minnows and punch bait. On the lake crappie are slow on jigs and minnow over brush 8-16 feet of water. Catfish are good in 6-10 feet of water using cut shad or punch bait. Black bass are slow on slow moving plastics in 6-12 feet of water. White bass slow, trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids, fair in deeper water, using cut bait and mussels. Below the dam fishing is slow. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.