the lake is within 5 inches of pool as of Wednesday the 14th of October.

Hey HLS what site is it that you look at the spillway release rate? I couldnt find it

go to http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/somerville/ then scroll down to the bottom hope this helps.

Same site different view..
http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/reports/fish.htm

does anyone fish the lake this time of year i'm hunting right now but was just wondering if someone fishes the lake this time of year and has any luck? if so what type of fish?

Catfish,Catfish,CATFISH! Danny Kings Orig at Welch...fishing the flats towards the dam. Also CRAPPIEEEE at the Marinas...But like you..IM HUNTINGGGGGG!

I do but it's really hit and miss, but you generally have the lake to yourself

cant wait to do this again

WOW we caught alot of fish that day didnt we? haha..

wow 150+ in 3 hrs....

Lake is looking great! Spring creek fishing is going to be excellent!

I just cant wait to hit ole HLS's "secret hole" again for hybrids..ha!

just looked at the lake somerville website the lake is above normal pool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Took a drive up there this morning, and the Yegua is running GOOD! under Erwin Bridge. Nuemans was closed due to high water. Nails creek off CR125 had a little water running with a few small cats being caught. Cedar creek had no significant water running in it. Jardelle creek on the south side had good water running in it. Looks like the lake will be above pool by end of week. Crappie were the only thing biting at the big creek barge, and most of them were short fish. Them there whites will be happy campers this year!

SOMERVILLE 238.54 That's 6 inches above pool! Lots of rain last night so the lake should flood real good! This is perfect for the spring spawning run.. and it's expected to be a wet winter.. I went up into Jardelle creek Friday after circling the whole lake, caught only one small bass but boy howdy it was a beautiful day...

I suspect that "secret hole" won't be as good as it was last time.. it was a very particular set of circumstances that led to those hybrids being up that far and trapped..

Say it isnt sooo!!! LOL

Guess Ill have to try my hand at walking the banks of the Yegua at Newmans.

I'm going to give it a few days...maybe till next week...and then it's slab time at Newman's! I think it's been three years since I had some water to fish down there! Can't wait. 3 years ago, I caught my first limit of whites on January 10th. Getting ancy!

anyone been out to the lake it is a little over a foot and a half high?

Thursday evening and the lake has risen to 240.16 .... she's gonna blow! There is a lot of water coming down the Yegua and more yet to come.. All this new water might make the current fishing slow but in the long run, come spring the creeks will be loaded

To throw this out there also..

The Navasota River and I also think the Brazos are both suppose to "Officially Flood" Tonight and continue through tomorrow.(I think the Navasota is suppose to be near i think 19.6?) So anyone even thinking of doing river fishing please be careful.

the lake is two and a half foot high and there letting water out of the dam at like 977 cfs i don't know how they can let they much water out with the Brazos being so full.

I seen the brazos today and MAN! Its almost at top banks and is rolling!!! soon as they quit letting water out of the dam you can go down there and clean up on crappie and real good sized flatheads. for crappie toss some jigs out from the rocks and retreive slowly and along the dam wall. for the flats catch ya some nice perch with a float roughly 4-5ft deep throw him right outside of the rocks and let him swim...