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Benbrook Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Benbrook Lake: a 3,635-acre Corps reservoir on the Clear Fork of the Trinity southwest of Fort Worth, stocked with hybrid striped bass and low in October 2026.

Lake low and ramps closed. The Army Corps of Engineers lists the Longhorn and Mustang–Bear Creek ramps closed and Rocky Creek as walk-in only, with the lake about 7 feet below its 694-foot pool. Source, read October 8, 2026.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Lake level
687.50 ft -6.50 vs pool
Air / High
75 / 81 F
Wind
S 6 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08046500, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Benbrook Lake sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. The gauge reads 687.50 ft, 6.50 ft below pool, up 0.20 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind S around 6 mph, steady pressure near 1020 hPa and a high of 81. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:07 AM-12:07 PM and 10:34 PM-12:34 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Largemouth bassGood

The main feeding season after the spawn: work moving baits along weed edges, points and wood, and follow up with a soft plastic where a fish swirls.

Catfish (blue, channel)Good

Spawning season from late May into summer: Iowa DNR suggests drifting bait under a float along riprap and snags where males guard nests in cavities.

Hybrid striped bassFair

Look for shad on flats with timber near creek channels and on windblown points; cast jigs and swimbaits where fish break the surface.

CrappieFair

Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

White bassFair

Summer and early fall schooling season over open water; follow the shad, and try live bait on the bottom at night.

Tomorrow: Similar at 79 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Texas requires a fishing licence from age 17, from $30.00 for residents. What a Texas licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing largemouth bass here? Check the size and bag limits with TPWD before you keep anything. The season dates for Texas, read off the agency, are on the Texas seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from Benbrook Lk nr Benbrook, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08046500. Conservation pool is 694 ft.

687.52690.07692.62pool 694687.50 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp75 F
High / Low81 / 55 F
WindS 6-10 mph
Pressure1019.9 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:40 / 18:47
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~74 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Benbrook Lake this week

The best day on Benbrook Lake this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 5 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 β€” excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
10:07 AM-12:07 PM and 10:34 PM-12:34 AM
Minor period
4:29 AM-5:29 AM
Sun
07:40 to 18:47
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 10 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Benbrook Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: the spring pre-spawn and the fall feed

A warm-water sunfish of lakes, reservoirs, ponds and slow river backwaters that holds tight to cover: weeds, logs, rock ledges and docks. In Texas, TPWD surveys rank it "by far" the freshwater fish anglers most want to catch. The main feeding season after the spawn: work moving baits along weed edges, points and wood, and follow up with a soft plastic where a fish swirls.

Hybrid striped bass illustration

Hybrid striped bass

Best: the spring shad spawn and fall; summer at dawn and dusk

A hatchery cross of striped bass and white bass, also called wiper or palmetto bass, stocked by state agencies into reservoirs and rivers as a sport fish that also eats gizzard shad. Schools roam open water after shad. Look for shad on flats with timber near creek channels and on windblown points; cast jigs and swimbaits where fish break the surface.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Year-round, best at dusk and after dark

Three big catfish share most of the country's rivers and reservoirs: the channel catfish, the most widespread; the blue catfish, the largest; and the flathead, which hunts live fish. All feed mostly on or near the bottom. Spawning season from late May into summer: Iowa DNR suggests drifting bait under a float along riprap and snags where males guard nests in cavities.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: the spring spawn; summer around docks, brush and the thermocline

Two slab-sided panfish, the white crappie and the black crappie, that gather around submerged timber, brush piles, docks and bridge pilings in lakes, reservoirs and slow river backwaters. Texas Parks and Wildlife counts crappie as the state's most popular panfish. Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

White bass illustration

White bass

Best: the spring run up the tributaries, then summer surface schools

A silvery temperate bass of rivers and large reservoirs, also called sand bass, that schools in open water after shad and runs up tributaries to spawn in early spring. Summer and early fall schooling season over open water; follow the shad, and try live bait on the bottom at night.

When to come: the Benbrook Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Largemouth bass
Hybrid striped bass
Catfish (blue, channel)
Crappie
White bass
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 74 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~74 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Benbrook Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Largemouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 83 F, wind to 6 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Largemouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 81 F, wind to 7 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Largemouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 80 F, wind to 7 mph.

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Before you go

License

Texas requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Texas fishing license. Benbrook has no lake-specific exceptions; TPWD statewide limits apply (valid Sept. 1, 2026-Aug. 31, 2027): black bass 5 a day, 14-inch minimum for largemouth; hybrid striped bass 18-inch minimum, 5 a day; white bass 10-inch minimum, 25; crappie 10-inch minimum, 25; blue and channel catfish 25 a day, only 10 of 20 inches or longer.

Access

Corps parks on TPWD's list: Holiday Park North and South, Bear Creek, Mustang, Longhorn and Rocky Creek. Bear Creek and Rocky Creek parks and ramps close Oct. 1-March 31, and some ramps are only for campers. In October 2026 several ramps were closed by low water; check the Corps Lakes Gateway.

About this water

3,635 acres (TPWD) on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, Tarrant County, TX; Corps of Engineers, impounded 1952.

Fishing Benbrook Lake: the full guide

Lake facts

TPWD lists Benbrook Lake at 3,635 acres and 70 feet deep on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, off US 377 about 10 miles southwest of downtown Fort Worth. It was impounded in 1952, the Corps of Engineers controls it, conservation pool is 694 feet and the level moves about 4 feet a year.

The fishery

Largemouth bass are the most popular sport fish. TPWD stocks hybrid striped bass every year and describes an excellent fishery for them; channel and blue catfish are abundant, and white bass and crappie give good fishing. Recent stockings were Lone Star bass in 2026 and sunshine bass every year from 2020 through 2025.

Where TPWD finds fish

Vegetation is sparse, and dead trees and underwater ridges and humps make up most of the structure. TPWD suggests the creek mouths for big largemouth in early spring, the humps and ridges near the dam for hybrids in late spring and early summer, the deep river channel for blue catfish in winter, and brush for spawning crappie, which later move deeper and take live minnows.

Low water

On Oct. 8, 2026 USGS gauge 08046500 read 687.35 feet, about 6.7 feet below conservation pool. TPWD warns that some access areas are closed by low water, and the Corps listed the Longhorn and Mustang-Bear Creek ramps closed and Rocky Creek and West Creek Circle walk-in only. TPWD lists Benbrook Marina as closed indefinitely.

Common questions

Can I launch a boat at Benbrook in October 2026?

Options are limited: the Corps listed the Longhorn and Mustang-Bear Creek ramps closed and Rocky Creek walk-in only, and the Bear Creek and Rocky Creek parks close for the season on Oct. 1.

Is Benbrook stocked with hybrid striped bass?

Yes. TPWD stocks hybrid striped bass every year; its records show sunshine bass fingerlings each year from 2020 through 2025.

Are there special fishing limits at Benbrook?

No. TPWD manages all species under statewide regulations.

Is fishing good at Benbrook Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Lake Worth13 miEagle Mountain Lake18 miLake Granbury23 miJoe Pool Lake25 miBrazos River30 miSquaw Creek Reservoir30 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 08046500 β€” Benbrook Lk nr Benbrook, TX
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 16:00 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 32.6330, -97.4500 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 8, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 8, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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