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Lake Lavon Fishing Report

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

Lavon Lake: a 21,400-acre Corps reservoir northeast of Dallas that TPWD notes for crappie, catfish and white bass.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Lake level
487.62 ft -4.38 vs pool
Air / High
79 / 81 F
Wind
SE 7 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08060500, 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.

Lake Lavon sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. The gauge reads 487.62 ft, 4.38 ft below pool, easing 0.34 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 7 mph, steady pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 81. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:03 AM-12:03 PM and 10:30 PM-12:30 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Striped bassExcellent

Use electronics to find shad schools in open water, and watch for birds working over bait.

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 81 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 Lavon Lk nr Lavon, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08060500. Conservation pool is 492 ft.

488.31489.76491.22pool 492487.62 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp79 F
High / Low81 / 54 F
WindSE 7-9 mph
Pressure1019.1 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:36 / 18:43
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 Lake Lavon this week

The best day on Lake Lavon this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 5 out of 5, against 3 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€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
10:03 AM-12:03 PM and 10:30 PM-12:30 AM
Minor period
4:25 AM-5:25 AM
Sun
07:36 to 18:43
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 7 mph
Rain chance
0%

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

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake Lavon: 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.

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.

Striped bass illustration

Striped bass

Best: spring and fall inland; on the coast, during the seasonal migrations

The largest of the temperate basses, a sea-run fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts that now also lives in reservoirs across much of the country after hatchery stocking. Inland, it follows schools of shad and herring through open water. Use electronics to find shad schools in open water, and watch for birds working over bait.

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 Lake Lavon 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)
Crappie
Striped bass
White bass
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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 Lake Lavon 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 81 F, wind to 8 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 79 F, wind to 7 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 77 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

TPWD rules for Lavon, read October 8, 2026: largemouth and smallmouth 14-inch minimum, 5 black bass a day; blue and channel catfish 25 a day combined with no minimum, of which no more than 5 may be 20 inches or longer and only 1 may be 30 inches or longer; flathead 18-inch minimum, 5 a day; crappie 10-inch minimum, 25 a day; white bass 10-inch minimum, 25 a day; striped and hybrid striped bass 18-inch minimum, 5 a day.

Access

TPWD counts 15 Corps lakeside parks with boat ramps, and full-service marinas in Collin Park and East Fork Park. The Corps ramp list includes Lavonia, Clear Lake, East Fork and Tickey Creek; many ramps are free, some charge (for example $5 at Clear Lake, East Fork and Lavonia North), and several open only April 1 to September 30. The Corps has approved a park retention and closure study it expects to carry out over 3 to 5 years.

About this water

21,400 acres on the East Fork Trinity River, Collin County, Texas; Corps of Engineers reservoir impounded in 1953 and enlarged in 1974.

Fishing Lake Lavon: the full guide

Corps water-supply lake near Wylie

TPWD places Lavon in Collin County, 4 miles northeast of Wylie off Texas Highway 78: 21,400 surface acres, 59 feet at its deepest, impounded in 1953 and doubled in size in 1974, with a conservation pool of 492 feet. The Corps of Engineers runs it to supply water to North Texas Municipal Water District member cities and for flood control in Collin, Dallas and Rockwall counties. Zebra mussels are established, so boats and onboard receptacles must be drained.

What TPWD says the lake offers

TPWD notes Lavon for crappie, especially in winter and spring, and lists largemouth bass, channel and blue catfish, white bass and sunfish as its other main fisheries. Its stocking record shows Lone Star bass fingerlings in 2022 (66,241) and 2026 (132,520). The last striped bass stocking listed was in 2008, and hybrids (palmetto bass) appear only in 1976.

Where the cover is

Most structure is standing timber, especially up the East Fork Trinity River arm and the Sister Grove/Pilot Grove Creek arm. TPWD adds that outflow from the power plant on the east side of the east arm can draw fish in winter, and that the riprap along the dam holds largemouth, channel catfish and sunfish.

Seasonal pointers from TPWD

Crappie school deep around structure in winter, often off south-facing banks, then move shallow to spawn in spring. Channel catfish bite best in early summer up the tributaries or on the dam riprap, blue catfish in winter on live shad or sunfish drifted over deep points, and white bass peak during spring creek runs and in summer off the dam.

Common questions

Are there hybrid stripers in Lavon?

TPWD does not list them among the main species. Its stocking record shows striped bass last stocked in 2008 and hybrids (palmetto bass) only in 1976. Striped and hybrid bass limits still apply if you catch one.

Where is the lake level reported?

The USGS lake gauge (08060500, Lavon Lake near Lavon) read 488.07 feet on October 8, 2026, against a conservation pool of 492 feet. The Corps posts park and ramp closures on its gateway.

What are the catfish rules?

Lavon has a special catfish rule: 25 blue and channel catfish a day with no minimum, but only 5 of them 20 inches or longer and only 1 of those 30 inches or longer.

Is fishing good at Lake Lavon 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

Lake Ray Hubbard14 miLake Lewisville30 miLake Tawakoni31 miGrapevine Lake35 miLake Ray Roberts39 miJoe Pool Lake44 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 08060500 β€” Lavon Lk nr Lavon, TX
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 18:00 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 33.0736, -96.4798 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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