Belton Lake is sitting nearly full at only half a foot low, with 4–6 ft visibility and surface temps in the low 70s. The bite has been strong early in the day, especially for smallmouth, with an occasional solid largemouth mixed in. Targeting both steep rocky banks and open-water nomadic fish has been productive.
The best results have come on topwater stickbaits fished tight to steep, rocky shorelines and also cast toward roaming bass spotted on forward-facing sonar. These fish have been chasing shad near the surface, providing some fun topwater strikes when conditions line up.
Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 3; Total = 5
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