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Brazos River Fishing Report

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

The Brazos near Glen Rose: a warmwater river under Texas statewide limits, where the public may fish and camp on the bed of a navigable stream.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Flow
3 cfs
Air / High
83 / 83 F
Wind
S 8 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08091000, 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.

Brazos River sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. The river is running 3 cfs, on the rise. Today brings clear skies, wind S around 8 mph, steady pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 83. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:08 AM-12:08 PM and 10:35 PM-12:35 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.

Smallmouth bassGood

Post-spawn and summer feeding: cover rock, wood and current breaks with crankbaits, jigs and tubes, and use live crayfish, minnows or hellgrammites where bait is the plan.

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 80 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

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 →

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 Brazos River near Glen Rose.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08091000.

471332183 cfs09/2310/0310/1310/23

Today’s flow against 103 years of October 23

At 3 cfs, the flow at USGS gauge 08091000 (Brazos River near Glen Rose) is below the 5th percentile for the date: much below normal. In half of the 103 years of approved record the daily mean on October 23 was below 224 cfs; the highest was 16,900 cfs and the lowest 0 cfs.

p10 21median 224p90 3,072

Percentiles of the daily mean flow for this date, from the USGS Water Data Statistics API for gauge 08091000; today’s reading is the latest instantaneous value. Classes follow the ones the USGS used on its WaterWatch maps (retired at the end of 2025): below 10th, much below normal; 10th–24th, below; 25th–75th, normal; 76th–90th, above; over 90th, much above.

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp83 F
High / Low83 / 55 F
WindS 8-9 mph
Pressure1017.5 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain4% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:40 / 18:49
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 Brazos River this week

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

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

Today, Oct 23 — Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
10:08 AM-12:08 PM and 10:35 PM-12:35 AM
Minor period
4:30 AM-5:30 AM
Sun
07:40 to 18:49
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 Brazos River: 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.

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.

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.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: spring and fall, when bigger fish come shallow

A bronze-brown black bass of clear, cool streams and rocky lakes, with dark vertical bars instead of a side stripe. Michigan DNR says its southeastern coast, from Port Huron to Lake Erie, is known nationally for both the size and the number of its smallmouth. Post-spawn and summer feeding: cover rock, wood and current breaks with crankbaits, jigs and tubes, and use live crayfish, minnows or hellgrammites where bait is the plan.

When to come: the Brazos River 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
Catfish (blue, channel)
White bass
Smallmouth 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.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

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 83 F, wind to 6 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Largemouth bass led the card at good. High of 82 F, wind to 6 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Largemouth bass led the card at good. High of 81 F, wind to 5 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 license. Statewide limits (valid Sept 1, 2026–Aug 31, 2027): black bass 5 combined, largemouth and smallmouth 14 in.; white bass 25 at 10 in.; channel/blue catfish 25 (10 of 20 in. or more); flathead 5 at 18 in.

Access

No public crossings or launches verified for this page. Public use is limited to the streambed of navigable streams and, to a limited extent, the banks.

About this water

The middle Brazos River near Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas; USGS gauge 08091000.

Fishing Brazos River: the full guide

The Glen Rose reach

This page follows the middle Brazos in Somervell County, measured at USGS gauge 08091000, Brazos River near Glen Rose, which reports flow and stage.

Statewide limits that apply

TPWD's statewide limits for September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027 apply unless a water has its own rules: 5 black bass in any combination, with largemouth and smallmouth at 14 inches; white bass 25 a day at 10 inches; channel and blue catfish 25 a day in any combination, only 10 of them 20 inches or longer; flathead catfish 5 a day at 18 inches.

Streambed rights

The river guide on TPWD's site explains that on a navigable stream members of the public may boat, swim, float, walk, wade, picnic, camp and, with a license, fish, but their use must be confined to the streambed and, to a limited extent, the banks.

Common questions

Can I camp on a Brazos sandbar?

The river guide on TPWD's site lists camping among the lawful activities along a navigable stream, as long as use stays on the streambed and, to a limited extent, the banks.

What are the bass limits on the Brazos?

Texas statewide rules: five black bass a day in any combination, with largemouth and smallmouth at least 14 inches.

Is fishing good at Brazos River 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

Squaw Creek Reservoir6 miLake Granbury16 miBenbrook Lake30 miLake Whitney33 miLake Aquilla38 miLake Worth42 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 08091000 — Brazos River near Glen Rose
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 19:00 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 32.2590, -97.7025 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 6, 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 6, 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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