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Lake LBJ Fishing Report

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

The constant-level Highland Lake: dock bass, seawalls and Guadalupes in the current.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Lake level
824.77 ft -0.23 vs pool
Air / High
95 / 97 F
Wind
SSE 6 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08152500, 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 LBJ serves up more heat: the productive hours are the dim ones. The gauge reads 824.77 ft, 0.23 ft below pool, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 6 mph, rising pressure near 1012 hPa and a high of 97. 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)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.

White bassFair

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 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 LCRA Lk LBJ nr Marble Falls, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08152500. Conservation pool is 825 ft.

824.62824.81825.00pool 825824.77 ft08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp95 F
High / Low97 / 79 F
WindSSE 6-7 mph
Pressure1011.6 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain6% cloud, 35%
Sunrise / Sunset07:11 / 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 · Showers, 97/79 F, wind 13 mph, rain 35%

Fair or better. A 13 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake LBJ: 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 LBJ 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 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.

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

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 14 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 101 F, wind to 8 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 101 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

Bass 14-inch/5. White bass 10-inch/25: check TPWD.

Access

Kingsland Community, Llano County Park, Black Rock Park ramps.

About this water

6,500 acres on the Colorado/Llano junction, Llano/Burnet counties, TX. Constant-level Highland Lake.

Fishing Lake LBJ: the full guide

Steady water, steady fishing

LBJ's constant level makes it the Highland chain's most predictable bass lake: docks, seawalls and grass never dry out, largemouth pattern reliably year-round, and the Colorado's current up the river arm holds Guadalupe bass and whites. A finesse-skipper's lake with Hill Country granite as the backdrop.

Constant-level confidence

LBJ is the Highland Lakes' constant-level outlier: docks, retaining walls, and brush stay wet year-round, so patterns repeat. Skip jigs under the thousands of docks, crank the Colorado and Llano channel swings, and work Kingsland's grass in spring: a pattern-fisherman's home field.

White bass double season

The Llano arm runs a classic spring white bass migration; summer relocates the schools to main-lake humps where slabs at 20-30 ft stay true. Winter power-plant warm water (the lake cools mildly) keeps bait and bass active when neighbors sulk.

Common questions

Why do locals love LBJ over its neighbors?

Stability: no 40-ft swings erasing patterns. The dock bite you learn in March still works in October: rare luxury on the Colorado chain.

Granite, docks, and the Llano shock

LBJ's fishing skeleton is granite: pink outcrops and boulder piles from the Llano arm hold bass in water that swings stained-to-clear with every Hill Country flood pulse. After big Llano rises, the mud line where river meets lake becomes the bite line: spinnerbaits on the stained side, finesse in the clear. The 6,200 docks' shade grid never stops producing: learn to skip and the lake is yours.

How do Llano River floods change LBJ?

Fast rises stain the west arm and push bait to mud-line edges: a two-day reaction-bait party. The constant-level dam passes the surge through: patterns reset within a week.

Is fishing good at Lake LBJ 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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