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Lake Meredith Fishing Report

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

The Panhandle's canyon oasis: a Canadian River lake back from the dead, with walleye, smallmouth and sailing-club wind.

4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Lake level
2891.40 ft
Air / High
79 / 81 F
Wind
S 18 mph

Sources: Texas Water Development Board (Lake Meredith), 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.

4/5Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Lake Meredith rewards those who follow the bait as the water cools. The gauge reads 2891.40 ft, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind S around 18 mph, falling pressure near 1013 hPa and a high of 81. Water sits around 55 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:52 PM-12:52 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

WalleyeExcellent

Spring: post-spawn fish scatter and can be slow for a couple of weeks. Fall: one of the best windows, with minnows on jigs and three-way rigs as the water cools toward ice-up.

Northern pikeExcellent

The best band for pike: right after ice-out they move into flooded vegetated shallows to spawn, and they feed actively again as the water cools in fall.

White bassGood

The spring run happens in this band: tributaries, shoals and the upper ends of reservoirs as the water reaches about 55Β°F.

CrappieGood

Pre-spawn fish move toward shallow coves, and Iowa DNR points to wading as an effective way to reach them in spring; minnows or small jigs under a float.

Tomorrow: Similar at 77 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 walleye 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

Daily lake level from the Texas Water Development Board (Lake Meredith); live weather.

Water level, last 30 days

Texas Water Development Board daily estimate, 44.7% of conservation capacity on 2026-10-23.

2889.242890.092890.942891.40 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp79 F
High / Low81 / 55 F
WindS 18-23 mph
Pressure1012.5 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain36% cloud, 1%
Sunrise / Sunset08:00 / 19:00
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~55 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 Meredith this week

Today is the pick of the week on Lake Meredith, at 4 out of 5.

Best day this week: today, Oct 23 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Good

Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Solunar majors
10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:52 PM-12:52 AM
Minor period
4:46 AM-5:46 AM
Sun
08:00 to 19:00
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 20 mph
Rain chance
1%

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

Species guide

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

Walleye illustration

Walleye

Best: spring and late fall, around dawn, dusk and night

A cool-water perch of large lakes, reservoirs and rivers whose reflective eyes are built for low light, so it feeds most at night and in murky water. The Missouri Department of Conservation ranks it among the continent's most important freshwater game fish. Spring: post-spawn fish scatter and can be slow for a couple of weeks. Fall: one of the best windows, with minnows on jigs and three-way rigs as the water cools toward ice-up.

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. The spring run happens in this band: tributaries, shoals and the upper ends of reservoirs as the water reaches about 55Β°F.

Northern pike illustration

Northern pike

Best: cool water, from ice-out through spring, in fall and under the ice

A long, duck-billed predator of weedy lakes, slow rivers and backwaters that ambushes fish from vegetation. Wisconsin DNR points out that, unlike most of the state's common game fish, pike do their best feeding in cool water. The best band for pike: right after ice-out they move into flooded vegetated shallows to spawn, and they feed actively again as the water cools in fall.

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. Pre-spawn fish move toward shallow coves, and Iowa DNR points to wading as an effective way to reach them in spring; minnows or small jigs under a float.

When to come: the Lake Meredith 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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Walleye
White bass
Northern pike
Crappie
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 55 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~55 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 Meredith today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Walleye led the card at good. High of 84 F, wind to 16 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Walleye led the card at good. High of 84 F, wind to 12 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 79 F, wind to 17 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. Walleye 16-inch minimum typical: check TPWD Panhandle rules. NPS area: free access.

Access

Sanford-Yake, Fritch Fortress, Cedar Canyon, Harbor Bay NPS ramps (level-dependent).

About this water

10,000+ acres (level-varies) on the Canadian River, Hutchinson/Moore/Potter counties, TX. The Panhandle's canyon water.

Fishing Lake Meredith: the full guide

The comeback basin

Meredith fell 60 feet through the drought decades and wrote itself off: then wet years and a rebuilt fishery brought it back: rising water flooded fresh salt cedar, KDWP-style stockings took hold, and the Panhandle rediscovered its only big water. Today's lake runs walleye, smallmouth, white bass and cats through red-rock canyon scenery nobody expects in the Texas flatlands.

Walleye of the high plains

Texas' best walleye water sits here: spring jigs on the rocky points (the canyon walls hold spawners), summer harnesses over the 15-25-ft flats, fall blades on the wind. The population leans on stocking and the lake's shad: check current length rules: the fishery is managed as the Panhandle's treasure it is.

Smallmouth and the rock

Canyon rock plus clear-for-Texas water equals legitimate smallmouth: Neds and tubes on the bluff ends, topwater at dawn off the points. White bass school the open basin under birds: the odd striper survivor from old stockings still surprises: and channel cats patrol everywhere the wind stacks bait.

Wind, water and access

The Panhandle wind is constant: the sailing clubs love it, anglers plan around it: mornings and the canyon's lee arms. The national recreation area (NPS) runs free ramps: Sanford-Yake, Fritch Fortress, Cedar Canyon: levels shift access yearly: check NPS ramp status. Summer brings Amarillo's boats: weekdays fish empty.

Common questions

Does Texas really have walleye fishing?

Meredith is the state's walleye headquarters: cool Panhandle water and steady stocking sustain it. Spring points and summer flats fish like a Kansas lake wearing canyon scenery.

How is Lake Meredith's water level now?

Recovered strongly from the drought lows but always cyclical: NPS posts ramp status. Rising years flood salt cedar and light the fishery: the lake's rhythm is the Canadian River's.

Is fishing good at Lake Meredith right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Nearby waters

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Where this page's numbers come from

Reservoir level
Texas Water Development Board β€” Lake Meredith
Water Data for Texas, daily average elevation estimated by the TWDB from operator data (for this lake, the Lower Colorado River Authority). A daily figure, not a live reading.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 35.7170, -101.5500 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.
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 guide was drafted with AI assistance. Unlike our newer pages, it does not yet list the official pages its facts were checked against: that audit is under way, and anything it cannot verify will be 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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