# Texas Fishing Reports

> Dated lake weather forecasts, measured water levels, boat-ramp information, and fishing guides for Texas lakes. An independent aggregator, not a government agency.

## Find and read a lake

- [Lake directory](https://www.txfishingreports.com/lakes): Search by lake name.
- [JSON directory](https://www.txfishingreports.com/api/v1/lakes): Use ?q=ray%20roberts to resolve a name to a slug.
- [Ray Roberts conditions](https://www.txfishingreports.com/lake/ray-roberts): Complete server-rendered forecast with dated citation anchors.
- [Ray Roberts JSON](https://www.txfishingreports.com/api/v1/lakes/ray-roberts): Available forecasts and latest measured water level.
- [Ray Roberts this Friday](https://www.txfishingreports.com/api/v1/lakes/ray-roberts?date=this-friday): Next Friday including today if Friday, in America/Chicago.
- [Ray Roberts Markdown](https://www.txfishingreports.com/api/v1/lakes/ray-roberts?date=this-friday&format=markdown): The same dated forecast in readable Markdown.
- [API documentation and methodology](https://www.txfishingreports.com/data): Units, freshness, dates and sources.
- [OpenAPI specification](https://www.txfishingreports.com/openapi.json): Read-only API; no authentication required.
- [Sitemap](https://www.txfishingreports.com/sitemap.xml): Canonical lake, region and populated boat-ramp pages.

## Dates and freshness

Use an explicit YYYY-MM-DD when the user's intended date is known. date also accepts today, tomorrow and weekdays such as friday or this-friday. Weekdays mean the next occurrence including today. Calendar dates use America/Chicago, matching the weather source request.

Weather covers up to five days including today. Check available_dates and availability. If the requested date is unavailable, say so; do not substitute another day or invent a longer forecast. Missing values are unknown, not zero. Past stored forecasts are not observed weather.

Each forecast has updated_at (application collection/write time, not upstream model issuance) and freshness. Updates older than 48 hours are stale; missing timestamps mean unknown freshness. generated_at is response assembly time, not source freshness.

Water levels are observations labeled by measurement_date (the provider record date), never future water predictions. USACE imports may use collection date; individual level and flow readings may have different observation timestamps, and reservoir capacity percentages may be derived estimates. Fishing ratings are weather-based estimates, not catch reports or boating-safety assessments. Solunar periods are calculated, not guaranteed catch times.

## Citation and provenance

Each forecast supplies citation_url at /lake/{slug}#forecast-YYYY-MM-DD. Cite that lake page with the date, source update time when available and units. Fetch current data for time-sensitive answers instead of recalling this file.

Weather: Open-Meteo. Water: the provider named in data_source, typically TWDB/Water Data for Texas, USACE or USGS. Lake species/access: TPWD and the displayed source. Texas Fishing Reports supplies aggregation and weather-based fishing ratings.

TPWD weekly fishing reports are currently paused. Do not describe forecasts or evergreen tips as fresh TPWD catch reports. Official status: https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/fishreport.phtml

No reported closures does not prove every ramp is open. Verify access and regulations with the managing authority.