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Granger Lake Fishing Report

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

Granger Lake: a 4,009-acre Corps reservoir on the San Gabriel River where TPWD calls crappie the most popular sport fish.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Lake level
503.81 ft -0.19 vs pool
Air / High
85 / 85 F
Wind
SE 10 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08105600, 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.

Granger Lake lines up a genuinely fishable day across the board. The gauge reads 503.81 ft, 0.19 ft below pool, easing 0.10 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 10 mph, steady pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 85. 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.

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 85 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 Granger Lk nr Granger, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08105600. Conservation pool is 504 ft.

503.63503.82504.01pool 504503.81 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp85 F
High / Low85 / 56 F
WindSE 10-11 mph
Pressure1017.7 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:37 / 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 Granger Lake this week

The best day on Granger Lake this week looks like Monday Oct 26, at 5 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Monday, Oct 26 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
4:28 AM-5:28 AM
Sun
07:37 to 18:49
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Partly cloudy, 11 mph
Rain chance
0%

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

Species guide

The species that matter on Granger 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.

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.

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.

When to come: the Granger 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
Crappie
Catfish (blue, channel)
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 Granger 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 87 F, wind to 9 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 84 F, wind to 6 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

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 9 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. All species under statewide rules (valid Sept 1, 2026-Aug 31, 2027): crappie 25, 10-inch minimum; white bass 25, 10-inch minimum; channel and blue catfish 25 combined, only 10 of 20 inches or longer; flathead 5, 18-inch minimum.

Access

Corps parks with fee ramps, open all year: Willis Creek (3 lanes), Taylor Park (4 lanes), Wilson H. Fox Park (6-lane and 2-lane ramps) and Friendship Park (4 lanes); San Gabriel WMA one-lane launch for canoes and jon boats, no fee.

About this water

A 4,009-acre Corps of Engineers reservoir on the San Gabriel River, Williamson County, Texas, impounded in 1980; the lake level shown here is the USGS gauge Granger Lake near Granger.

Fishing Granger Lake: the full guide

A shallow, turbid reservoir

TPWD describes Granger as a very shallow, turbid reservoir northeast of Austin, impounded in 1980 on the San Gabriel River near Granger and Taylor. It covers 4,009 acres at a conservation pool of 504 feet, reaches 50 feet at most and has no aquatic vegetation; flooded willows, stumps and laydowns make up the cover, with man-made fish habitat adding structure.

Crappie

Crappie are the most popular sport fish, and TPWD reports large numbers of legal-size fish. Spring is best and fall can be good: crappie move shallow in February and start spawning around 56 degrees, when they can be in a foot of water near flooded trees and laydowns. In summer TPWD points to main-lake humps, ridges and drop-offs with brush, most of it placed by anglers.

Catfish and white bass

Channel, flathead and blue catfish are present in good numbers throughout the reservoir, and bite around snags and laydowns in the river portion. White bass run up the San Gabriel River and the Willis Creek arm in spring when inflows allow, and chase shad in the main lake in summer and early fall. Largemouth bass are few, and TPWD rates their fishery marginal.

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels have invaded Granger Lake. Draining water from boats and gear is required by Texas law, and possessing or moving zebra mussels is illegal.

Common questions

When is crappie fishing best at Granger?

TPWD says spring, with fall also good. Crappie move shallow in February and begin spawning near 56 degrees.

Are there special limits at Granger?

No. TPWD manages all species under statewide rules; crappie must be 10 inches, 25 a day.

Where can I launch?

At four Corps parks (Willis Creek, Taylor, Wilson H. Fox and Friendship), all with fees, or at the San Gabriel WMA's free canoe and jon-boat launch.

Is fishing good at Granger 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

Stillhouse Hollow Lake26 miBelton Lake35 miLake Austin37 miLake Bastrop38 miLady Bird Lake40 miLake Travis47 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 08105600 β€” Granger Lk nr Granger, TX
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 30.7067, -97.3322 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 7, 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 7, 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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