Cooper Lake Fishing Report
If it reads below 78°F or above 85°F, adjust your bait choice toward whatever species reference range that verified value fits.
80°F — that's the most recent modeled estimate, dated Sept 28 and now too stale for a Sunday call.
The historical series shows a warming trend (+20.7°F over the last 7 readings, range 64.1–85.2°F), so the water is likely still in the low 80s. But no verified Sunday forecast exists in the tools. The lake-page 80°F from modelled, updated 2026-09-28 is over four days old.
One move that matters: Take your own surface-temperature reading at first light Sunday on site. If it reads 79–83°F, the channel catfish and catfish baits are worth testing, but nothing in the loaded evidence proves they are active, located in a channel, or feeding. If it reads below 78°F or above 85°F, adjust your bait choice toward whatever species reference range that verified value fits.