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O.H. Ivie Lake Fishing Report

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

The ShareLunker capital: West Texas' big-bass phenomenon, where 13-pounders make Tuesday news and forward sonar changed everything.

3/5
Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Water temp
~84 F est.
Air / High
96 / 96 F
Wind
SSE 9 mph

Sources: 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.

O.H. Ivie Lake stays in its summer rhythm: early magic, midday siesta, evening reprieve. Today brings a mixed sky, wind SSE around 9 mph, rising pressure near 1010 hPa and a high of 96. 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 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.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp96 F
High / Low96 / 79 F
WindSSE 9-11 mph
Pressure1010.1 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain43% cloud, 18%
Sunrise / Sunset07:16 / 19:58
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~84 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Overcast, 96/79 F, wind 13 mph, rain 18%

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 O.H. Ivie Lake: 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 O.H. Ivie Lake 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
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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

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 105 F, wind to 11 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 103 F, wind to 13 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 100 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

Texas license. Bass 14-inch/5 with ShareLunker loan program for 13-plus: check TPWD. Elevation dictates ramp status.

Access

Concho Park and Padgitt ramps (verify current usability), marina services seasonal.

About this water

19,149 acres at pool on the Colorado-Concho junction, Concho/Coleman/Runnels counties, TX. America's trophy-bass headline.

Fishing O.H. Ivie Lake: the full guide

The phenomenon

O.H. Ivie went from drought-stricken afterthought to the best big-bass lake in America: refill years flooded a decade of brush regrowth, Florida genetics met a shad-and-crawfish buffet, and the lake began producing 13-plus-pound ShareLunkers at a pace no water has matched. The trophy odds here are legitimately the country's best.

The scope era's ground zero

Ivie's rise coincided with forward-facing sonar: cruising giants over the flooded mesquite flats get hunted fish-by-fish with big glide baits and swimbaits, jerkbaits in the colder months. Purists still flip the brush and crank the ledges: but the double-digit parade is mostly a scoping game: marking, following, feeding one specific giant.

Beyond the headline fish

The lake's overall bag quality is absurd: 8-lb fish that would headline elsewhere barely rate mention. White bass run the Colorado and Concho arms each spring; crappie stack the submerged trees; and blue cats patrol the flats for the drifting crowd: a full fishery underneath the trophy circus.

Managing expectations and water

Ivie remains a West Texas reservoir: levels swing hard with drought cycles, ramps come and go (check current lake elevation before towing), and summer heat pushes the game to dawn. The trophy window peaks December-March when the giants feed up: book guides a year ahead for the prime moons.

Common questions

Why did O.H. Ivie become the best big-bass lake?

Refill flooding over regrown brush, Florida genetics, low pressure during the drought years, and forward sonar unlocking the cruisers: a perfect storm the ShareLunker numbers confirm annually.

When should I hunt a giant at Ivie?

December-March: pre-spawn females at maximum weight, best around warming trends and moons. Bring glide baits, a scope-literate guide, and realistic patience: giants are hunted, not caught.

Is fishing good at O.H. Ivie Lake 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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