How to use our fishing calendar
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...
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Distance to earth:395,027 kmProximity:25 %
Moon Phases for Brownwood
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minor Time:01:04 am - 03:04 am
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major Time:07:46 am - 09:46 am
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minor Time:02:28 pm - 04:28 pm
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Current Fishing Weather
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Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.
Fishing Barometer
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Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.
UV Effect on Fishing
As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.
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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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