Lake Belton fishing report
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 13.89 feet below pool.
- The extended cold weather brought in by Winter Storm Mara will likely drive reservoir temperatures to their winter lows thanks to multiple days of unbroken below freezing temperatures, cold winds, frozen precipitation and lack of direct sunlight. White bass fishing will require anglers to reset expectations for lower than average results. Top approaches include snap-jigging with intentional, long pauses between snaps using the smallest, 3/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab in white for bottom-oriented fish, or using a deadsticking approach for suspended fish using a horizontally-oriented shad-imitating soft plastic of less than 3 inches in length on a jighead. Bird activity can be misleading, as gulls and terns turn their focus on feeding around loons and cormorants instead of around shad-eating game fish. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
- Catfishing has been great. With cooling water temperatures blue catfish can be found in deeper water flats with soft bottoms. Slow drifting has been productive with cut bait. Report by Brian Worley, B&S Catfishing.
Stillhouse Hollow fishing report
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 11.92 feet below pool.
- The extended cold weather brought in by Winter Storm Mara will likely drive reservoir temperatures to winter lows thanks to multiple days of unbroken below freezing temperatures, cold winds, frozen precipitation and lack of direct sunlight. White bass fishing will require anglers to reset expectations for lower than average results. Top approaches include snap-jigging with intentional, long pauses between snaps using the smallest, 3/8 ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab in white for bottom-oriented fish, or using a deadsticking approach for suspended fish using a horizontally-oriented shad-imitating soft plastic of less than 3 inches in length on a jighead. Bird activity can be misleading, as gulls and terns turn their focus on feeding around loons and cormorants instead of around shad-eating gamefish. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service .
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Bell County bird watching
Northern Cardinals (14), Horned Larks (10), Brown-headed Cowbirds (50), European Starlings (170) and Rock Pigeons (75) were among the birds seen in the past week in Bell County. Visit https://ebird.org/region/US-TX-027 for a list of all birds spotted in Bell County and recorded on eBird.
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Central Texas ag report
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