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Lake Limestone Fishing Report

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

The quiet Navasota gem: lightly-pressured bass, box-stand crappie and space to breathe.

3/5
Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Lake level
361.16 ft -1.84 vs pool
Air / High
93 / 93 F
Wind
SE 12 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08110460, 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.

3/5Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.

Lake Limestone serves up more heat: the productive hours are the dim ones. The gauge reads 361.16 ft, 1.84 ft below pool, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind SE around 12 mph, steady pressure near 1013 hPa and a high of 93. 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 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 from Lk Limestone at Lk Limestone Marina nr Farrar, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08110460. Conservation pool is 363 ft.

361.40362.03362.66pool 363361.16 ft08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp93 F
High / Low93 / 76 F
WindSE 12-14 mph
Pressure1012.9 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain26% cloud, 9%
Sunrise / Sunset07:03 / 19:45
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 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Overcast, 93/76 F, wind 12 mph, rain 9%

Fair or better. A 12 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake Limestone: 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 Limestone 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.

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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. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 80 F, wind to 10 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

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 96 F, wind to 12 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 98 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

Standard Texas limits: largemouth 14-inch/5, crappie 10-inch/25. Confirm with TPWD.

Access

Limestone County Park ramps on both arms, Running Creek marina; bank access at the dam and county parks.

About this water

12,553 acres on the Navasota River, Limestone/Leon/Robertson counties. Brazos River Authority, impounded 1978.

Fishing Lake Limestone: the full guide

Off the beaten Brazos

Limestone floods the Navasota River halfway between Waco and Huntsville: 12,500 stained acres that big-city pressure mostly skips. Largemouth work the abundant timber and grass edges, crappie stack on private brush (bring your own spots), and whites run the river arm each March. Weekdays feel private.

Timber tactics

Limestone kept its flooded timber, and the fishing lives in it: flipping jigs to visible wood, spider-rigging the creek-channel trees for crappie, and running spinnerbaits down the tapering points between. Electronics matter less here than eyes: the cover breaks the surface.

A lake that fishes all year

The power-plant era warmed the south end (the discharge still moderates it): winter bass and crappie stay active where colder lakes stall. Spring whites run the Navasota; summer nights produce around lighted docks; fall stacks bait in Running Creek. Modest fame, complete calendar.

The quiet Navasota gem

Limestone escapes the metro pressure cooker: a fertile Navasota River lake where crappie stack the standing timber, blue cats roam the flats for drifted punch bait, and the bass program works the grass lines and timber edges without tournament traffic. The Running Branch and Navasota arms hold the structure spine: an old-school Texas lake that fishes like the 1990s.

Common questions

Why is Limestone less crowded than nearby lakes?

Geography: it sits between the DFW and Houston orbits without an interstate. The fish never noticed: locals consider the light pressure the lake's best feature.

Is fishing good at Lake Limestone 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 early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.

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