Lake reports, November 2026
24+ reports
By the numbers Water temperature · Wyoming
Flaming Gorge Reservoir by the numbers: 49°F, +4°F in 12 days
Everything that matters on Flaming Gorge Reservoir this week, one number at a time.
· 3 min read
Deep dive Water temperature · Nebraska
Lake McConaughy warms 5°F in 11 days to 52°F: where the fish are moving
A 5-degree rise in 11 days puts Lake McConaughy at 52°F. We break down which fish respond and where to look.
· 4 min read
How-to 3-D lake beds · Vermont
How to read and fish the lake bed of Lake Champlain
Six steps from the ramp to the first bite on Lake Champlain, using the water temperature, the structure and the forecast.
· 4 min read
News brief Wind & weather · California
25 mph gusts on Lake Tahoe Friday
Friday brings gusts near 25 mph to Lake Tahoe out of the southwest.
· 2 min read
Deep dive Water temperature · Texas
Lake Fork at 59°F: the fall turnover is on
The surface of Lake Fork has cooled to about 59°F and our estimate puts the warm top layer about 65 ft deep on a lake that runs around 70 ft. That is the point where the lake mixes top to bottom, the fishing goes strange for a week or two, and then the fall feed starts.
· 5 min read
The list Lake levels · US
20 lakes running low: Lake Powell 43 ft below normal, Lake Mead 31 ft
Of the 64 lakes we follow with a daily level reading, 20 sit 2 ft or more below their usual level for this time of year. The list, lowest first, with how far each is from its lowest reading since at least 2016, which way it is moving and what that does to the ramps and the fishing.
· 6 min read
How-to Fishing · Missouri
How to catch largemouth bass on Table Rock Lake this week
A practical plan for Table Rock Lake built on this week's numbers: where to go, how deep, what to tie on and how to work it.
· 3 min read
News brief Fishing · Alabama
Friday is the day on Lake Guntersville
Our week-ahead bite outlook for Lake Guntersville: Friday and Saturday are the pick.
· 2 min read
The list Water temperature · US
Fall turnover, lake by lake: 5 turning, 2 done, 15 close
Our weekly estimate of the fall turnover on 90 lakes: which are mixing top to bottom right now (expect a slow week), which have finished and are into the fall feed, and which are still layered and fishing their late-summer pattern.
· 6 min read
Q&A Water temperature · Indiana
Is Lake Monroe turning over? What 53°F water means
Short answers to the questions that decide a trip to Lake Monroe this week.
· 2 min read
News brief Lake levels · Utah
Lake Powell up 20 ft in 30 days
Up 20 ft in a month, Lake Powell is flooding fresh cover.
· 2 min read
The list Weekend trips · West
Where to fish in the West this weekend: Coeur d'Alene Lake and 7 more
We scored every West lake we follow on the weekend bite ratings, the wind and the rain chances. Coeur d'Alene Lake comes out on top; here are the best 8.
· 4 min read
Photo story Ice & snow · New Hampshire
Postcard from Lake Winnipesaukee: 52°F water and a quiet November
What Lake Winnipesaukee looks and fishes like right now, with the water at 52°F.
· 2 min read
By the numbers State roundups · South Carolina
South Carolina lake roundup: 4 lakes, warmest Lake Murray at 67°F
Our weekly look at 4 South Carolina lakes: which are warmest and coolest, which levels are moving, and where the bite looks best.
· 2 min read
Deep dive Extremes · South Carolina
Lake Hartwell hits a 10-year low: the ramps, the hazards and where the fish went
Lake Hartwell has reached water this low for the first time since at least 2016. Here is the number, the context and how to fish it.
· 4 min read
By the numbers Lake levels · California
6 numbers that explain Lake Oroville this week
The level, the trend and what they mean on the water: Lake Oroville in 6 numbers.
· 3 min read
The list Extremes · US
8 lakes doing something unusual this week, from Lake Powell to Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Out of the 101 lakes we follow, these 8 are the ones moving hardest right now: record levels, feet of water gained or lost, sharp temperature swings and the strongest wind. The numbers, and what to do with them.
· 4 min read
Deep dive Extremes · Georgia
Lake Thurmond (Clarks Hill) is at its lowest level in at least 10 years
The gauge on Lake Thurmond (Clarks Hill) reads 317.7 ft, under the lowest reading in our records, which go back to 2016. What that means for launching, for safety and for the fishing.
· 5 min read
News brief Lake levels · Oregon
Detroit Lake down 18 ft in 29 days
Down 18 ft in a month, Detroit Lake is reshaping its banks.
· 2 min read
How-to 3-D lake beds · Minnesota
How to fish the drop-offs on Lake Minnetonka
Six steps from the ramp to the first bite on Lake Minnetonka, using the water temperature, the structure and the forecast.
· 4 min read
Q&A Water quality · Pennsylvania
Algae on Lake Wallenpaupack: 6 questions answered
The questions we hear most about Lake Wallenpaupack right now, answered with this week's numbers.
· 2 min read
The list Water quality · US
Clear-water week: Raystown Lake leads 37 lakes seen clear since Nov 10
Of the 72 lakes with a clear overhead view in the last 7 days, 37 came up clear: no algae and little mud in the water. The clearest first, with the day each was seen and what clear water means for the bite; plus the 6 lakes that looked murky or green.
· 6 min read
By the numbers State roundups · US
US lakes by the numbers: typical water 61°F, 21 well below normal, 7 mixing or mixed
Our weekly look across all 101 lakes we follow: how warm the water is region by region, which lakes are falling or far below normal, where algae and murky water showed up, whether ice has started and how far the fall turnover has run.
· 5 min read
Deep dive Fishing · Texas
Sam Rayburn Reservoir bite outlook: Thursday and Friday look good
Our week-ahead bite outlook for Sam Rayburn Reservoir: Thursday and Friday are the pick. The reasons, the weather and a spot to start.
· 4 min read
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