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Lake Somerville Fishing Report

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

The windswept Brazos-basin sleeper: white bass runs, hybrid schools and birding-refuge quiet.

3/5
Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Lake level
237.09 ft -0.91 vs pool
Air / High
90 / 91 F
Wind
ESE 9 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 08109900, 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 Somerville locks in another hot, bright day: the fish know the drill and so should you. The gauge reads 237.09 ft, 0.91 ft below pool, easing 0.52 over the week. Today brings a mixed sky, wind ESE around 9 mph, rising pressure near 1013 hPa and a high of 91. 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: Warmer at 97 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 Somerville Lk nr Somerville, TX.

Water level, last 30 days

USGS gauge 08109900. Conservation pool is 238 ft.

237.33237.76238.20pool 238237.09 ft08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp90 F
High / Low91 / 78 F
WindESE 9-11 mph
Pressure1012.7 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain53% cloud, 25%
Sunrise / Sunset07:04 / 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 · Showers, 91/78 F, wind 12 mph, rain 25%

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 Somerville: 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 Somerville 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 90 F, wind to 15 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 13 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

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 97 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

White bass: 10-inch minimum, 25/day. Hybrid striper: 18-inch minimum, 5/day. Standard Texas largemouth rules. Confirm with TPWD.

Access

Lake Somerville State Park (Nails Creek and Birch Creek units), Overlook and Big Creek ramps; bank access throughout the park units.

About this water

11,456 acres on Yegua Creek (Brazos basin), Burleson/Washington/Lee counties. Corps of Engineers, impounded 1967.

Fishing Lake Somerville: the full guide

Yegua Creek's big pond

Somerville backs Yegua Creek into 11,400 shallow, fertile acres between Houston and Austin: a white-bass-and-hybrid lake first (spring runs up the creeks, summer schooling on the flats), with crappie on the riprap and enough catfish for every jugline. Wind rules the open water: plan mornings.

Working the wind

Somerville's shallow bowl turns windy afternoons into chocolate on the flats: the play is morning calm on the main lake, then following protected shorelines (Rocky Creek, the state park coves) as the breeze builds. Wind-blown points concentrate the white bass and hybrid feed: uncomfortable water often holds the active school.

The birding bonus

The lake sits inside a wildlife management area famous for spring birding: the same marshy fringes hold spawning crappie in March and give bank anglers real access at Nails Creek and Birch Creek units: two state-park entrances, two different lakes in character.

The Yegua bird show

Somerville's fall ritual is aerial: gulls and terns mark the white-bass-and-hybrid schools pushing shad across the windswept flats, and the fleet runs splash to splash from October into December. Slabs and tail-spinners under the birds: the simplest great fishing in the Brazos valley. Spring's Yegua Creek run completes the white-bass year.

Common questions

When do the white bass run at Somerville?

Late February through March up Yegua and Davidson creeks when water pushes 55-60F: the park's creek crossings become wading parties. Watch our report's temperature estimate for the trigger.

Is Somerville good for bank fishing?

Among the best in central Texas: both state park units, the dam area and the Big Creek shoreline give walking anglers legitimate crappie, white bass and catfish water.

Is fishing good at Lake Somerville 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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