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Lake Ray Hubbard Fishing Report

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

A 21,671-acre City of Dallas reservoir on the East Fork of the Trinity, where hybrid striped bass and blue catfish are now the most abundant sportfish, TPWD says.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Lake level
431.92 ft
Air / High
83 / 83 F
Wind
S 2 mph

Sources: Texas Water Development Board (Lake Ray Hubbard), 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 Ray Hubbard offers the kind of conditions this water was made for. The gauge reads 431.92 ft, easing 0.39 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind S around 2 mph, steady pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 83. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:03 AM-12:03 PM and 10:31 PM-12:31 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

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.

Hybrid striped bassFair

Look for shad on flats with timber near creek channels and on windblown points; cast jigs and swimbaits where fish break the surface.

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 82 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

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

Water level, last 30 days

Texas Water Development Board daily estimate, 83.7% of conservation capacity on 2026-10-23.

431.74432.05432.37431.92 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp83 F
High / Low83 / 52 F
WindS 2-7 mph
Pressure1018.3 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 Ray Hubbard this week

The best day on Lake Ray Hubbard 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 10:31 PM-12:31 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 Ray Hubbard: 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.

Hybrid striped bass illustration

Hybrid striped bass

Best: the spring shad spawn and fall; summer at dawn and dusk

A hatchery cross of striped bass and white bass, also called wiper or palmetto bass, stocked by state agencies into reservoirs and rivers as a sport fish that also eats gizzard shad. Schools roam open water after shad. Look for shad on flats with timber near creek channels and on windblown points; cast jigs and swimbaits where fish break the surface.

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.

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 Ray Hubbard 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
Hybrid striped bass
Catfish (blue, channel)
Crappie
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 Ray Hubbard 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 84 F, wind to 5 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 81 F, wind to 6 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 79 F, wind to 7 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 fishing license. Every species follows TPWD statewide limits, including striped and hybrid striped bass at 5 a day combined with an 18-inch minimum and crappie at 25 a day with a 10-inch minimum (verified today).

Access

TPWD's list: free ramps at Paul Jones Park (Garland), the SH 66 ramp (Rockwall), Terry Park (Heath) and Sapphire Bay; launch fees at Harbor Bay, Chandler's Landing and Captain's Cove; Paddle Point Park for non-motorized craft; Robertson Park day-use area with two ramps and bank fishing. No camping around the lake.

About this water

A 21,671-acre City of Dallas water-supply reservoir on the East Fork of the Trinity River, Collin, Dallas, Rockwall and Kaufman counties, Texas; impounded 1968.

Fishing Lake Ray Hubbard: the full guide

Lake facts

TPWD lists Lake Ray Hubbard at 21,671 acres with a 40-foot maximum depth, impounded in 1968 on the East Fork of the Trinity River in Collin, Dallas, Rockwall and Kaufman counties. Dallas Water Utilities controls it; the conservation pool is 435.5 feet above sea level and the level usually moves 1 to 3 feet.

Fish and cover

Hybrid striped bass and blue catfish have become the most abundant sportfish in recent years, according to TPWD, and largemouth fishing has improved as submerged plants spread. Standing timber is the main cover above Interstate 30, hydrilla grows in parts of the lake, and the riprap along the roads that cross it fishes well.

Where TPWD suggests fishing

TPWD points to the heated discharge area on the west side south of I-30 for every kind of sportfish, to humps and points for hybrids and white bass, to vegetation and riprap for largemouth and to submerged brush piles for crappie. White bass school in the lower lake in summer.

Common questions

Where do hybrids and white bass hold on Ray Hubbard?

TPWD says humps and points that reach into the lake are the best bets, with white bass schooling on the lower lake in summer.

Are there special regulations on Lake Ray Hubbard?

No. TPWD manages every species here under statewide limits.

Can I camp at Lake Ray Hubbard?

No. TPWD notes there is no camping around the lake; Robertson Park is a large day-use area.

Is fishing good at Lake Ray Hubbard 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 Lavon14 miLake Tawakoni30 miLake Lewisville32 miGrapevine Lake33 miJoe Pool Lake34 miBardwell Lake42 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Reservoir level
Texas Water Development Board β€” Lake Ray Hubbard
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 32.8670, -96.5170 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 5, 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 5, 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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