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Lake Alan Henry Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Llano Estacado's trophy tank: a canyon lake on the caprock where West Texas grows 15-pound legends against all geography.

1/5
Tough. Pick your battles.Post-front sun and slick water make them sulk.
Water temp
~84 F est.
Air / High
98 / 99 F
Wind
SSE 9 mph

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

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 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.

1/5Tough. Pick your battles.Post-front sun and slick water make them sulk.

Lake Alan Henry serves up more heat: the productive hours are the dim ones. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 9 mph, rising pressure near 1007 hPa and a high of 99. Water sits around 84 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.

The plan, species by species

Catfish (blue, channel)Fair

Anchor on 20-30 ft baited holes with punch bait or cut shad. They keep biting through the heat when everything else quits.

Largemouth bassSlow

Topwater at first light on points and seawalls, then slide out to 12-25 ft brush and points with a Carolina rig, deep crank or drop shot. The bite is dawn, dusk or deep.

White bassSlow

Early schooling action over humps; slabs and small spinners under the birds.

CrappieSlow

Straight down on bridge pilings and deep brush at 15-25 ft. Minnows outfish jigs in hot water; move until the graph shows them stacked.

Tomorrow: Similar at 96 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp98 F
High / Low99 / 77 F
WindSSE 9-9 mph
Pressure1007.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain3% cloud, 6%
Sunrise / Sunset07:20 / 20:05
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~84 F est.

Bite planner

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

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Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Partly cloudy, 99/77 F, wind 18 mph, rain 6%

Fair or better. A 18 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

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

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: spring and fall

The headline act on most American reservoirs. Relates to cover: docks, brush, grass edges and points. Topwater at first light on points and seawalls, then slide out to 12-25 ft brush and points with a Carolina rig, deep crank or drop shot. The bite is dawn, dusk or deep.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: Nov-Mar

Brush piles, bridge pilings and standing timber. The fish fry favorite. Straight down on bridge pilings and deep brush at 15-25 ft. Minnows outfish jigs in hot water; move until the graph shows them stacked.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Good year-round

The most reliable bite on most southern waters. Blues run big; channels fill the cooler. Anchor on 20-30 ft baited holes with punch bait or cut shad. They keep biting through the heat when everything else quits.

White bass illustration

White bass

Best: Mar-May run

River-run spawners and open-water schoolers. Fast limits when you find them. Early schooling action over humps; slabs and small spinners under the birds.

When to come: the Lake Alan Henry 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
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White bass
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 84 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~84 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, Sep 3

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 102 F, wind to 13 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 99 F, wind to 13 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 97 F, wind to 11 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. Bass: 18-inch minimum protects the classes: check TPWD Alan Henry rules.

Access

Sam Wahl Recreation Area ramps; Rocky Point courtesy docks.

About this water

2,880 acres on the Double Mountain Fork Brazos, Garza County, TX. The caprock trophy canyon.

Fishing Lake Alan Henry: the full guide

The improbable factory

Alan Henry fills a Double Mountain Fork canyon southeast of Lubbock: 2,900 acres of flooded mesquite and rock in country that shouldn't grow giant bass: and does: ShareLunker entries (including 15-pluses) put the caprock canyon on the trophy map within a decade of filling.

Trophy program

Florida genetics plus low pressure plus canyon structure: the recipe runs classic: big worms and jigs on the standing timber (channel edges at 15-30 feet), glide baits over the points in the February-April staging, and flipping the flooded mesquite when spring pushes fish shallow. Every seasoned rod on the lake is trophy-rigged.

The supporting canyon

Spotted bass work the rocky bluffs (a caprock rarity), crappie stack the timber (a strong second fishery: winter's deep schools especially), and channel cats patrol the flats. Wind sweeps the plains above: the canyon walls shelter what the flatland lakes can't.

Caprock practicalities

Sam Wahl Recreation Area runs the ramps (Lubbock's fleet drives 45 minutes): facilities stay basic (fuel up in Post): and the lake's isolation is the trophy math's guardian: weekdays fish near-private. Watch the mesquite at speed: the timber owns the flats.

Common questions

How big do Alan Henry bass get?

Fifteen-pound ShareLunkers are documented: the canyon grows legends on Florida genes and light pressure. February-April staging is the giant window.

Why is Lake Alan Henry so good?

Isolation, structure and genetics: a purpose-managed trophy lake far from the interstate crowds. The drive from anywhere is the fishery's moat.

Is fishing good at Lake Alan Henry right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Tough. Pick your battles. Post-front sun and slick water make them sulk.

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