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Belton Lake

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Current Temperature:
90°

Est Water Temperature:
79° (What's This)

Barometric Pressure:
30.17 (High)

Wind Speed:
South at 08 Knots (9 MPH)

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Belton Lake
Belton Lake General Information
Welcome to FishingNotes.com Belton Lake fishing report page. Here you will find all the information you need to make the best decisions for today's fishing. Current weather including air temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction are continuously updated throughout the day. Vital fishing information for Belton Lake, including mean water temperature and moon phase. Help in choosing what time to hit the water with daily sunrise and sunset times plus moon rise and moon set times. We would love to hear how your fishing trip went, feel free to share your days success on the community report page. Good luck and we hope you catch a full bag today!

The Belton Stillhouse Lake Office is located 1 mile south of US 190 on FM 1670 in Belton, Texas. Belton Lake is located on the Leon River 16.7 miles upstream of the confluence of the Leon River and the Little River. It is in the northern part of Bell County, Texas about three miles north of the City of Belton and approximately eight miles west of the City of Temple, Texas. The Lake area lies within Bell and Coryell Counties. Belton Lake was completed in 1954 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assist with flood damage reduction within the Brazos River Basin. The lake also functions as a water supply, fish and wildlife habitat as well as providing recreation opportunities for the public. [Belton Lake. www.nwk.usace.army.mil, 01/26/2008]
State:
Texas

County:
Bell

Inpoundment Type:
Impoundment

Surface Area (acres):
12385

Lake Management:


Latitude:
0.00000000000000

Longitude:
0.00000000000000

Water Clarity:


Water Temp Factors:


Maximum Depth (ft):
124

Normal Elevation (ft):
594

Boat Access:


Boat Limits:


Belton Lake Largemouth Bass Fishing
Belton Lake Largemouth Bass Rating:
   3.4/5
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Belton Lake Largemouth Bass Tips:
- Bass are on the points in 2 to 10 foot. waypointguideservice.com
Largemouth Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
Largemouth bass fishing is going to be pretty slow at 79 degree water temperature. Bass will start moving much slower and feeding less aggressively until the water temperature starts to get back down to comfortable levels. When the water temperature is up this high, it's time to get out fishing early and late in the day when the sun is not on the water. When you can get out for the entire day, it's a great time to fish some deeper water. Many large bass are taken this time of year since bass fishermen typically gets out deeper and fish slower with larger baits. Like any other time of year, the slower you fish with bigger baits on the deep drops and river channels, the better chance you have at a lunker. This is a great time to catch a trophy. Good luck out there today!
Belton Lake Smallmouth Bass Fishing
Belton Lake Smallmouth Bass Rating:
   2.9/5
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Belton Lake Smallmouth Bass Tips:
Smallmouth Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
Smallmouth bass fishing is going to be pretty slow at this water temperature. Bass will typically start moving much slower and feeding less aggressive until the water temperature starts to get back down to comfortable levels. When the water temperature is up this high, get out fishing early and late and cast in the shallows. When the sun is up it will be time to get out into deeper water, try fishing some drop offs and deep channel bends.
Belton Lake Crappie Fishing
Belton Lake Crappie Fishing Rating:
   2.8/5
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Belton Lake Crappie Tips:
Crappie Tips for Current Conditions:
Your lake crappie will be much more lethargic in the water temperature. They will be in deeper and cooler water. Crappie will be feeding; however they will not be feeding aggressively unless the other fishing factors are at prime levels. Find some moving water that is clear and you should find some more aggressive fishing.
Belton Lake Walleye Fishing
Belton Lake Walleye Fishing Rating:
   0.7/5
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Belton Lake Walleye Tips:
Walleye Tips for Current Conditions:
Walleye will be starting to get a little slower in this water temperature. With walleye being a cold water fish, they will start becoming fairly lethargic in this water. With the fish slowing down the fishing will be more difficult to find and coax into biting. However they will be feeding and the walleye bite should still be good. This time of year is a good time to fall back to live bait as standard practice for the best bet at numbers and size of fish.
Belton Lake Catfish Fishing
Belton Lake Catfish Fishing Rating:
   3.3/5
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Belton Lake Catfish Tips:
Catfish Tips for Current Conditions:
The entire catfish family is very active and actively feeding in this water temperature. All catfish including blue catfish, flathead and channel catfish will be looking for their next meal. It’s perfect time to get on the water and fill the freezer. Good luck out there.
Belton Lake Spotted Bass Fishing
Belton Lake Spotted Bass Fishing Rating:
   3/5
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Belton Lake White Bass Fishing
Belton Lake White Bass Fishing Rating:
   4.4/5
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Belton Lake White Bass Tips:
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Belton Lake Striped Bass Fishing
Belton Lake Striped Bass Fishing Rating:
   3.6/5
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Belton Lake Striped Bass Tips:
- fish are relating to the shad, limits are good on live shad. waypointguideservice.com
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Belton Lake Trout Fishing
Belton Lake Trout Fishing Rating:
   2.8/5
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Belton Lake Fishing Reports
September 14th, 2009
Report By:
speedoption
Fishing Rating: 5      Water Temperature: 88
Black Bass and Small mouths are good on baby bass, white soft jerk baits off creek points near deep water early and are schooling on shad later in the morning through the evening close to th same areas. My largest five fish today easily toped 25 pounds in the heat of the day. The schooling fish also are taking the same jerk baits fished drop shot and on top and clear Zara Puppy’s. White bass are schooling on the main lake throughout the day with hybrids doing the same off river channels. 08-11-09
Belton Lake Solar and Lunar Conditions
Current Lunar Fishing Tip:
The affects of the moon on freshwater fish and game are at a minimum right now. There will be a new moon coming up here in a few days. The fisherman should never use this as an excuse to not get on the water. The affects of the moon can only enhance the outcome of a day's fishing not decrease potential catch for today. On days without the new or full moon, all other factors including weather, barometric pressure, wind and cloud cover will make up today's equation for success.
Sunrise:
06:48 CST

Moon Rise:
21:16:00 CST

Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbous
91% Illuminated
26 Days to Full

Sunset:
20:24 CST

Moon Set:
08:54:00 CST

Peak Lunar Fishing Times:
01:53 - 03:53 CST
14:05 - 16:05 CST








Belton Lake Links
State Department of Wildlife and Parks
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us  

State Fishing Records
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fis...  

State Fishing Licensee
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/lic...  

State Parks
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/  

Texas Bass Tackle
http://www.texasbasstackle.com  

BASSMaster Fishing Membership
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/