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Brantley Cast
Brantley Lake · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times MT
Southeast Pecos USBR water for a quieter midweek warmwater shot.
Midweek outlook
NWS MAF (pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT; clock times in MT). Late-September pattern from NWS. Monday: 94°F Sunny (wind N 5 to 10 mph) · Tuesday: 85°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely (wind E 5 to 15 mph) · Wednesday: 80°F Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SE 10 to 20 mph) · Thursday: 81°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely (wind S 5 mph)
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT
Largemouth bass; warmwater mix secondary
No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu. Soft weekday recreational pressure.
Monday
- High near 94°FSunny · 6% precip
- Wind N 5 to 10 mph
- Local MT
Tuesday
- High near 85°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely · 70% precip
- Wind E 5 to 15 mph
- Local MT
Wednesday
- High near 80°FShowers And Thunderstorms · 84% precip
- Wind SE 10 to 20 mph
- Local MT
Thursday
- High near 81°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely · 67% precip
- Wind S 5 mph
- Local MT
Dam & current cheat sheet
USBR Brantley — pool/release thin.
STATUS: pool THIN.
Generator schedule / pool boards change — re-check before launch.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
Park access early/late.
Kayak
Coves when wind allows.
Boat
Points and channel edges.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Pure-Gas.org E0 near this hub — thin at gather. Price not listed — verify at pump.
Pure-Gas.org for E0 identity. Prices change — verify at the pump.
Lure box — Top / Mid / Bottom
Top
Dawn topwater.
Mid
Spinnerbait/crank.
Bottom
Texas-rig / jig.
Life stage + What's on the menu
Early fall warmwater.
What's on the menu: Most likely: shad/sunfish.
Also hot / also in season
Catfish; white bass if schooling.