09-29-2004, 07:31 PM
ATHENS Water fairly clear; 79-84 degrees; 0.55' low. Black bass are good on topwater Chug Bugs and Tiny Torpedoes fished near points in 8 feet, and on white tandem spinnerbaits in 4 - 8 feet near hydrilla. Midday bass are good on medium diving crankbaits in 6 - 8 feet near brushpiles. Crappie are fair to good on tube jigs and minnows fished over brushpiles in 15 feet. Bream are good on live worms in 5 - 10 feet over and around brushpiles. Catfish are fair to good on live worms and cutbait in 6 - 12 feet just before dark and after midnight.
BASTROP Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on dark red/black soft plastics, and on Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON Water clear; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait, dog food, and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow.
BRIDGEPORT Water clear; 82-86 degrees; 2.6' low. Black bass are fair early on white buzzbaits around boat docks, later switching to watermelon seed Texas rigged Zoom Baby Brush Hogs in 4 - 8 feet near main lake points with cover. White bass and hybrid striper are fair on live bait. No reports on catfish.
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BASTROP Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on dark red/black soft plastics, and on Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON Water clear; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair on topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait, dog food, and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow.
BRIDGEPORT Water clear; 82-86 degrees; 2.6' low. Black bass are fair early on white buzzbaits around boat docks, later switching to watermelon seed Texas rigged Zoom Baby Brush Hogs in 4 - 8 feet near main lake points with cover. White bass and hybrid striper are fair on live bait. No reports on catfish.
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