Lake Fork Reservoir water level today 398.41 ft, falling

Questions people ask about Lake Fork Reservoir

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Lake Fork Reservoir.

Is it worth fishing Lake Fork Reservoir today?

6 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 3:11 AM–5:11 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.

What time should you fish Lake Fork Reservoir?

Today's major windows run 3:11 AM–5:11 AM and 3:40 PM–5:40 PM, with minor windows at 11:08 AM–12:08 PM and 9:09 PM–10:09 PM. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset 7:07 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Lake Fork Reservoir?

No gauge on Lake Fork Reservoir measures it, so this is an estimate: roughly 79.1°F, worked out from the 7-day mean of air temperature at NOAA weather station KJDD (Mineola/Quitman, Wood County Airport). Checked against the lakes that do have a thermometer, that method lands within about 4.5°F of the real reading and was off by 8.3°F at worst. Treat it as a ballpark, not a measurement — and note the bite index above ignores it entirely, because an error that size would move the verdict as often as it would fix it.

What is the water level at Lake Fork Reservoir right now?

398.41 ft, read at 8:30 AM from USGS station 08018800. Over 24 hours it is down 0.03 ft.

Are water levels rising or falling at Lake Fork Reservoir?

Falling. The lake is down 0.03 ft in 24 hours and down 0.20 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 398.41 and 398.66 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Lake Fork Reservoir?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Texas Department of State Health Services publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where an interactive viewer shows advisories and possession bans by waterbody. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

Texas DSHS fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Lake Fork Reservoir?

Yes. A Texas fishing license covers this water, required from age 17. TPWD sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Texas license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Texas?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: red drum (redfish), spotted seatrout (speckled trout), black drum, southern flounder. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Red drum (redfish) limits · Spotted seatrout (speckled trout) limits · Black drum limits · Southern flounder limits · Check a length against the rules