Today's Best Fishing Times for
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Planning your next fishing trip in Brownwood, United States ? Today is a average day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular solunar tables, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...

  • Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise solunar tables and the best moon phases.
  • Use the forecast calendar section to sync bite times with major weather changes.
  • Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
  • Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.

Fishing in Brownwood, Texas centers on Lake Brownwood, a productive Central Texas reservoir known for largemouth bass, crappie, white bass, and catfish. With a mix of rocky points, brushy coves, creek channels, and deep timber, the Brownwood area offers year-round freshwater fishing opportunities from both boat and bank. Anglers target everything from trophy bass to fast-action panfish, making Brownwood a versatile and reliable fishing destination. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:15 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
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    68%
  • First Quarter Moon - 68% illuminated First Quarter Moon
Next Full Moon in ~7 days on 29th June
  • Distance to earth:
    395,027 km
    Proximity:
    25 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Brownwood
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun
New Moon
Tue, 14 Jul
Full Moon
Wed, 29 Jul

Solunar Bite Times

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  • minor Time:
    01:04 am - 03:04 am
  • major Time:
    07:46 am - 09:46 am
  • minor Time:
    02:28 pm - 04:28 pm
  • major Time:
    08:15 pm - 10:15 pm

All times are displayed in the America/Chicago timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -5 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a First Quarter Moon at 68% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a average day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -1 hour and -20 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
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Current Fishing Weather

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7 Day Fishing Weather

The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
Selected Weather Station: Brownwood, US
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Fishing Overview Brownwood

Lake Brownwood is the heart of the Brownwood, Texas fishing scene, a sprawling Central Texas reservoir with classic bass structure, strong catfish numbers, and reliable crappie and white bass runs. The lake’s mix of rocky shorelines, brushy coves, flooded timber, and creek channels creates a variety of patterns that hold fish every month of the year.

Largemouth bass are the primary draw. In late winter and early spring, focus on staging areas just off spawning pockets: secondary points, channel bends, and the first drops outside shallow coves. Jigs, lipless crankbaits, and suspending jerkbaits excel around rock and brush in 8–15 feet. As water warms and bass move shallow to spawn, pitch Texas-rigged soft plastics and creature baits to flooded bushes, laydowns, and boat docks, especially on the upper ends of the lake and in protected pockets.

Postspawn through early summer, bass slide to main-lake and secondary points, humps, and the tops of creek channels. Carolina rigs, deep-diving crankbaits, and football jigs are productive on hard-bottom spots, while topwaters like walking baits and poppers draw explosive strikes during low-light feeding windows along riprap, wind-blown banks, and around shallow bait schools. In the heat of summer, look for schooling activity near mid-lake points and open-water structure where shad gather; have a spoon, swimbait, or small topwater ready to cast into busting fish.

Fall brings bass shallow again, chasing baitfish in coves and along wind-blown shorelines. Spinnerbaits, square-bill crankbaits, and vibrating jigs cover water quickly to locate active fish. As water cools further, slow down with finesse worms, shaky heads, and jigs on transitions where rock meets clay or along creek-channel edges. During winter, electronics become critical: target bass stacked on deeper ledges, timber edges, and channel swings with jigging spoons and slowly worked soft plastics.

Crappie fishing on Lake Brownwood is a consistent option. In spring, crappie move into shallow brush, reeds, and docks; pitch small jigs or minnows under a slip float to visible cover. The rest of the year, focus on brush piles, bridge pilings, standing timber, and deeper docks in 12–25 feet. Vertical jigging with 1/16–1/8 oz jigs or tight-lining minnows produces well, especially when you stay just above the depth where fish show on sonar.

Catfish are abundant, with channel cats leading the way and blue and flathead catfish offering bigger-fish potential. For channel cats, target wind-blown banks, points, and creek mouths using punch bait, cut shad, or prepared baits on slip sinker or Santee-style rigs. Blue catfish relate to deeper structure, channel ledges, and flats adjacent to river channels; fresh cut bait is key. Flatheads prefer live bait such as sunfish or shad fished around rock, timber, and steep breaks after dark.

White bass provide fast action, especially during their spring runs up the main feeder arms and into creek channels. Small crankbaits, inline spinners, and slabs fished in current seams and channel bends are productive. Outside the run, look for schools relating to offshore structure and use spoons or small swimbaits to work vertically through marked fish.

Panfish such as bluegill and redear sunfish thrive around docks, reeds, rocks, and brush. Light tackle with small hooks, worms, or bits of nightcrawler under a float yields steady action—perfect for introducing new anglers to Brownwood fishing.

  • Key structures: rocky main-lake points, creek-channel swings, flooded brush, boat docks, and standing timber.
  • Best tools: quality electronics for locating bait, brush, and channel edges; wind as an ally to push baitfish shallow.
  • Time windows: low-light periods for bass and white bass; stable weather patterns and light current for deeper crappie and catfish.

Whether you launch a bass boat, troll from a small craft, or fish from the bank near access areas, the Brownwood area and Lake Brownwood consistently reward anglers willing to adjust to the seasonal patterns and fish the lake’s abundant structure methodically.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Brownwood area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 1 beaches and bays in this area.

Buzzard Bay - 16.09491265062km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Brownwood. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

South Willis Creek - 3.12658380812km , Municipal Reservoir Upper Dam - 3.12659734238km , Adams Branch - 3.80416736971km , Delaware Creek - 4.40210097539km , Municipal Reservoir Lower Dam - 5.39669162123km , Willis Creek - 5.41197306084km , Soil Conservation Service Site 2a Dam - 5.57609429131km , Soil Conservation Service Site 4b Dam - 7.13558274637km , Steppes Creek - 7.86458295583km , Lewis Creek - 8.18462480932km , East Fork Steppes Creek - 10.37058828271km , North Fork Steppes Creek - 10.78259320923km , Red Hole Creek - 10.79017889954km , Jim Ned Branch - 10.97070626121km , Soil Conservation Service Site 17 Dam - 11.70820227044km , Heald-Kennedy Dam - 12.56959136286km , Soil Conservation Service Site 26a-1 Dam - 13.25946901377km , Cason Cove - 13.97233230487km , Brownwood Dam - 14.32957847525km , Double Creek - 14.3974839407km , Berry Branch - 14.75004140053km , Devils River - 14.93707427276km , Owens Lake Dam - 15.15799709224km , McCartney Island - 15.73157567169km , Keesee Creek - 15.80557016335km , Coggin Lake Dam - 16.07294951036km , Buzzard Bay - 16.09491265062km , Terrapin Creek - 16.294135441km , Short Creek - 16.73081563857km , Mars Branch - 17.06223359611km , Gap Creek - 17.40757391637km , Mackinally Creek - 17.4771162068km , East Fork Sand Creek - 17.83236738033km , Jim Ned Creek - 18.34664541413km , Soil Conservation Service Site 10a Dam - 20.54882978042km , Dry Blanket Creek - 21.29307448682km , Love Branch - 21.508688685km , Groves Branch - 21.56526068688km , West Fork Clear Creek - 21.59515134799km , Sand Spring Branch - 21.66432726685km

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