Hill Country Region Week of June 5, 2024

Austin

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.67 feet below pool. Bass are biting from first light until about 9 a.m. then it seems to slow down quite a bit. If you plan on fishing Lake Austin I would recommend fishing at night as fish will move up shallow. Lady bird lake water temperature is 83 degrees. Majority of the lake below the First Street bridge has a heavy stain to it. The grass has started to top out in many areas of the lake. Early morning is good for topwater bites. Frogs and spooks are working good. Later in the morning fish have been seeking deep grass. Dragging a worm around these areas is the ticket. Overall it’s fishing decent. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Brady

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 10.60 feet below pool. Black bass are fair to good on soft plastics, chatterbaits and minnows. Crappie and white bass slow, catfish good on live and cut bait on trotlines and jug lines, flatheads running late night with cut bait on rod and reel.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.74 feet below pool. Black bass to 7.25 pounds are slow on jigs, shaky heads and top waters in 2-10 feet. Crappie to 11 inches are excellent under docks on minnows and jigs in 6-12 feet. White bass to 12 inches are slow on crankbaits and small swimbaits with some topwater action early and late. Catfish are good to 10 pounds on cut or prepared bait at Thrifty Park and on jug lines in the main lake.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees. The lake is full and anglers are reporting good catches of catfish on minnows. Report by The Bait Barn.

Buchanan

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 8.71 feet below pool. North to mid-lake is still muddy and stained on the south end. Striper fishing remains good using live shad as bait in the 15-35 feet of water range. Some limited topwater schools have been showing up but have not been staying up for long. White bass continue biting excellent vertical jigging spoons. We have had some very strong east winds that have dislodged some debris from the east side of the lake so beware of floating obstacles. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Crappie are slow while the lake is flooded. Catfish are good in 10 feet of water cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 23.13 feet below pool. Striper fishing is good in the mornings on swimbaits and spoons. Largemouth bass can be caught on topwaters in the mornings, then a dropshot or neko rig on deeper grass. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing.

Georgetown

GOOD. Water normal stain: 79 degrees; 2.51 feet below pool. Water clarity is clear from the river to the dam. Small bass are abundant using dark natural live soft plastics in less than 4 feet of water. Sunfish are in the newly flooded terrestrial vegetation. White bass are fair during the first three hours of sunlight with MAL lure. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 2.34 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits fished in shallow water. Crappie are good on 1/32 ounce jigs fished over cover in 8-15 feet of water. White bass are very good to 2 pounds on slab spoons fished over main lake humps. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines set around the mouth of the river. The lake is around 2 feet above normal. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.22 feet below pool. Crappie are slow while the lake is flooded. Catfish are good in 15-20 feet on punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 92.70 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers on the water due to limited access and low water level.

Travis

FAIR. Water stain; 82 degrees; 48.24 feet below pool. Bass are fair in the marinas throwing flukes under the floats. Bass are not straying far from structure. Subsurface lures and jerkbaits are working best. Very little action on topwaters. Bass are not schooling. Be prepared to bounce around main lake marinas in the deepest water catching 1-2 fish in each. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC. Lake Travis is continuing to produce bass.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 78 degrees; 16.95 feet above pool. Bank angling opportunities off of McLaughlin Road. The Bosque Park ramp is open. Anglers are catching crappie, blue catfish, channel catfish, yellow catfish, white bass, hybrids, stripers and largemouth bass. Catfish are being caught on cut and prepared baits. Most other species are being caught on live bait including shad. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers parks and ramps are closed due to flood damage.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees. Target areas protected from the winds, or banks the wind is blowing directly on to. Bass are good and the most productive lure seems to be plastic worms. Water visibility is 2-4 feet. Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide. Crappie are good in 15-18 feet of water in brush on minnows. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

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