Haven't been fishing much recently due to the afternoon heat. Needed to scratch the itch. Thought I'd do it without the hassle of a boat so I headed to Tear Drop. The grass and small trees have been cut around the edges so walking the perimeters is fairly easy. The water was warm and the aquatic vegetation is a bit more of an impediment than in past trips. Water levels on all three ponds are low—lowest on bottom pond, which I’D estimate to be three feet low. This has allowed the banks to firm a bit and you can stand on some of the exposed rocks.
I started the morning at the bottom pond at 630AM. Caught a decent fish on first cast. Made a trip around the pond and landed four total, the largest just under 3 lbs. Headed to the middle pond around 9AM. Made a trip around half the pond and landed six more. The largest was 4.3 lbs. I didn't bother fishing the tail end opposite the dam as the water level was too low and there was too much vegetation. About noon I took in some AC in the car and thought about calling it quits but I wanted to check out the upper pond where I've caught zero fish my past two trips here. I was blanked again as I fished the top area around the dam. This lake had a LOT of vegetation around the perimeter so bank fishing the remainder was pretty impractical. With the wind it was hard enough just to cast pass the shallows and vegetation. Reeling a fish in, if I actually had a bite, would have proven difficult, as would have returning a caught fish to water. Oh well, there are worse ways to spend an hour. Finished with ten fish in 5-6 hours of fishing.

On a related note, Bluebonnet looks like it would be REALLY rough to fish in a boat currently. While the dam end had open area, launching the boat would be a challenge. Beyond the first 50-100 yards from the dam, there was very little open water. The bays looked pretty solid out past the points and island. Those who like fishing here might want to give it some time to clear or be ready to put in some work.