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Grapevine Lake Fishing Report

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

Grapevine Lake: a Corps of Engineers reservoir on Denton Creek north of Grapevine, with a special black bass rule and shoreline parks run by three cities and the Corps.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Lake level
532.66 ft -2.34 vs pool
Air / High
83 / 84 F
Wind
SE 7 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08054500, 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.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Grapevine Lake offers the kind of conditions this water was made for. The gauge reads 532.66 ft, 2.34 ft below pool, easing 0.29 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 7 mph, rising pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 84. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:05 AM-12:05 PM and 10:33 PM-12:33 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.

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 82 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 Grapevine Lk nr Grapevine, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08054500. Conservation pool is 535 ft.

532.69533.60534.51pool 535532.66 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp83 F
High / Low84 / 56 F
WindSE 7-9 mph
Pressure1018.0 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:38 / 18:45
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 PMsunrisesunset

Which day to fish Grapevine Lake this week

The best day on Grapevine Lake this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 5 out of 5, against 2 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€” Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors
10:05 AM-12:05 PM and 10:33 PM-12:33 AM
Minor period
4:27 AM-5:27 AM
Sun
07:38 to 18:45
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 9 mph
Rain chance
0%

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

Species guide

The species that matter on Grapevine 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.

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 Grapevine 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
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.

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

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

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 5 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 78 F, wind to 8 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; special bass rule. Largemouth: no minimum length, only 2 under 18 inches per day; smallmouth 14-inch minimum; black bass 5 per day combined (TPWD regulations for Grapevine). TPWD reports zebra mussels in Grapevine, and draining boats on leaving is required by law.

Access

TPWD lists ramps at Meadowmere, Lakeview, Oak Grove (with Scotts Landing Marina) and Katie's Woods parks (City of Grapevine), Silverlake Marina (private), Murrell Park with Twin Coves Marina (Corps), Twin Coves Park (Flower Mound, with an accessible fishing pier) and Trophy Club Park; the Vineyards ramp is for overnight guests only. Launch fees apply, and the Grapevine Lake Office no longer accepts cash at Corps-operated ramps.

About this water

A 6,684-acre Corps of Engineers reservoir on Denton Creek, Tarrant and Denton counties, Texas, just north of the city of Grapevine.

Fishing Grapevine Lake: the full guide

The reservoir

TPWD lists Grapevine at 6,684 acres with a maximum depth of 65 feet, impounded in 1952 on Denton Creek, a tributary of the Elm Fork of the Trinity, in Tarrant and Denton counties. The Corps of Engineers sets conservation pool at 535 feet and says levels fluctuate with flood control and water supply; TPWD gives a normal range of 5-10 feet.

Fish and structure

TPWD names largemouth as the most popular sport fish and says smallmouth are increasing in abundance and quality; it has stocked smallmouth fingerlings repeatedly, most recently in 2026. Spotted bass, white bass, white crappie and channel and blue catfish complete its list. TPWD points to flooded timber at Twin Coves, boulders and rocky shorelines, boat houses in McPherson Slough and the aerated water intake near the dam, which draws white bass.

The black bass rule

Grapevine is one of the lakes with its own bass rule: there is no minimum length for largemouth, but only two largemouth under 18 inches may be kept each day, inside a five-fish black bass bag. Smallmouth have a 14-inch minimum. The lake record largemouth is 12.09 pounds, caught in April 1999 (TPWD).

Common questions

What is the bass limit at Grapevine?

Five black bass per day; largemouth have no minimum length, but only two under 18 inches may be kept, and smallmouth must be 14 inches (TPWD).

Which parks have boat ramps?

TPWD lists Meadowmere, Lakeview, Oak Grove, Katie's Woods, Silverlake Marina, Murrell Park, Twin Coves and Trophy Club; some close when the lake rises or falls, so check the Corps closure notices.

Is fishing good at Grapevine Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Lake Lewisville9 miEagle Mountain Lake24 miJoe Pool Lake24 miLake Worth24 miLake Ray Roberts27 miBenbrook Lake32 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 08054500 β€” Grapevine Lk nr Grapevine, TX
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 18:45 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 32.9700, -97.0700 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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