LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) _ One desperately low lake in drought-stricken West Texas is producing some big fish.
Wildlife officials say two Texas anglers have recently landed bass weighing more than 13 pounds apiece from the O.H. Ivie Reservoir. The lake 200 miles southwest of Dallas is down to just 17 percent capacity due to the record drought.
The most recent catch came Friday when Kyle Johnson of Abilene caught a 13.36-pound largemouth bass that was 27.5 inches long and 20 inches in girth.
On March 25, Stacy Brookings of Midland caught a pure Florida bass that weighed 13.22 pounds and was 26.5 inches long with a 20-inch girth.
At capacity, the lake’s depth is 119 feet. A state parks spokesman says the deepest areas now are about 50 feet.
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