Belton Fishing Report

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 12.20 feet below pool. Expect an uptick in crowds this week due to spring break for most local school districts. Water level is 12.20 feet low, which is two feet higher than at this time last year. It seems the white bass are all dressed up with no place…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 12.24 feet below pool. This sudden, ongoing warm up has not done any favors for the white bass and hybrid fishing. Although the water is 62 degrees on the surface, it is still just 53 degrees on the bottom at 50 feet. Fish have all but vacated water deeper…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 12.31 feet below pool. Water level is steady and warming thanks to unseasonably mild weather. White bass, hybrid stripers and shad have all begun shifting shallower due to what is shaping up to be an early spring. Fish are in 19-30 feet of water. Fish have been noticeably aggressive…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 12.49 feet below pool. The water level is steady and warming due to unseasonably mild weather. White bass, hybrid stripers and shad have all begun shifting shallower thanks to what is shaping up to be an early spring. Fish can be found in 19-30 feet of water. Fish have…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 51 degrees; 13.23 feet below pool. Surface temperature is 51 degrees, and water is rising and warming thanks to recent rains and mild weather. White bass, hybrid stripers and shad have all begun shifting shallower thanks to what is shaping up to be an early spring. Fish are in 20-32 feet…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 13.96 feet below pool. We are now on our second week of a warming trend with the impacts of the polar front now completely erased, and water temperature down to 50 feet back where they were in early January. There is still upstream movement of white bass and hybrid…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 14.24 feet below pool. Fishing this week was very good considering it is late January, although it is too early to see if this trend continues. The polar cold snap caused the bottom temperature to drop 5-6 degrees in just a few days. After the balmy, rainy, foggy…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 14.93 feet below pool. The water temperature fell a full 5-6 degrees on the surface down to 50 feet of water after the recent freeze. This much change in such a short time is rough on the fishing. Fish continued to be found in similar areas as they were…

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 52 degrees; 15.40 feet below pool. Very little fishing while temperatures remain in the teens and 20s thanks to the polar air mass that moved into Central Texas suddenly over the weekend. The weather will rise above freezing only to see another cold front blast overnight Thursday into Friday. Prior to…