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Lake Granbury Fishing Report

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

The Brazos ribbon lake: stripers below Possum Kingdom, sandies everywhere, docks for days.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Lake level
690.77 ft -2.23 vs pool
Air / High
92 / 98 F
Wind
SW 7 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08090880, 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.

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

Lake Granbury locks in another hot, bright day: the fish know the drill and so should you. The gauge reads 690.77 ft, 2.23 ft below pool, easing 0.15 over the week. Today brings cloud cover, wind SW around 7 mph, rising pressure near 1011 hPa and a high of 98. 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

Striped bassGood

Deep and early: live bait on downlines over the river channel at first light, or downriggers along thermocline depth.

Catfish (blue, channel)Good

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

Largemouth bassFair

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.

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 98 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 from Lk Granbury at SH 51 nr Granbury, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08090880. Conservation pool is 693 ft.

691.16691.88692.61pool 693690.77 ft08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp92 F
High / Low98 / 78 F
WindSW 7-11 mph
Pressure1010.9 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain92% cloud, 29%
Sunrise / Sunset07:08 / 19:52
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~84 F est.

Bite planner

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

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Overcast, 98/78 F, wind 14 mph, rain 29%

Fair or better. A 14 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake Granbury: 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.

Striped bass illustration

Striped bass

Best: spring and fall

The reservoir heavyweight. Follows shad and herring schools in open water year-round. Deep and early: live bait on downlines over the river channel at first light, or downriggers along thermocline depth.

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.

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.

When to come: the Lake Granbury 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
Striped bass
Catfish (blue, channel)
Crappie
SlowPeak

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

3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Striped bass led the card at good. High of 97 F, wind to 18 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Striped bass led the card at good. High of 101 F, wind to 11 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Striped bass led the card at good. High of 99 F, wind to 10 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

Striped bass: 18-inch minimum, 5/day. Standard Texas limits otherwise. Confirm with TPWD.

Access

City and BRA ramps at Hunter Park, DeCordova, Thorp Spring; marina services mid-lake.

About this water

8,310 riverine acres on the Brazos, Hood County. Brazos River Authority, impounded 1969.

Fishing Lake Granbury: the full guide

A river wearing a lake costume

Granbury runs 33 narrow river-miles of the Brazos: striper and hybrid fishing tracks the current and the DeCordova bend, white bass school on every point, and the endless docks hold largemouth and crappie. Fish it like a river: current breaks, channel swings, moving water first.

Fishing a river's memory

Granbury never forgets it is the Brazos: the submerged channel is the lake's spine, and stripers, sandies and blues all relate to its bends and confluences. DeCordova Bend, the Highway 51 area and the dam basin are the classic stations: fish the moving side of any wind or current.

Docks by the thousand

The shoreline is nearly continuous docks: skipping jigs and shooting crappie baits under them is the everyday pattern. Lighted docks at night flip the lake nocturnal in summer: sandies and crappie first, stripers crashing the party where depth allows.

The long dock town

Granbury threads 33 miles of Brazos channel through a dock-lined community, and the fishery lives on that man-made edge: crappie under the lighted piers, bass skipping under walkways, and striped bass (stocked, healthy) chasing shad up the main channel every morning. The DeCordova and Hunter Park stretches concentrate the action: urban-lake convenience, river-channel structure.

Common questions

Does Granbury hold real stripers?

Yes: escapees and stockings maintain a legitimate fishery, with fish following the channel and the shad. Winter birds over the river bends mark them like a tell.

Does Granbury still hold stripers?

Yes: the Brazos River Authority stocking keeps a solid 5-15-lb class chasing shad up the main channel. Downlined shad at the river bends and dawn topwater near de Cordova produce.

Is fishing good at Lake Granbury 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.

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