Hill Country Region Week of December 3, 2025

Austin

FAIR. Water clarity good; 60 degrees; 0.63 feet below pool. Bass are biting jerkbaits worked along the edge of submerged vegetation. Weightless senkos are producing catches around shallow cover in backwater areas. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.06 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.42 feet below pool. Black bass to 8 pounds are good in 13-28 feet of water on Alabama rigs and scope minnows, or along the shoreline on bladed jigs, crankbaits and jigs in 3-8 feet of water. The bite in the major creeks is starting to pick up on jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are excellent to 12 inches on minnows and jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles in 10-15 feet of water. White bass are slow to 1.50 pounds out of the lights at night. Catfish are fair on jug lines with cut shad or perch.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees. Bass bite is slow and inconsistent for most of the day, but starts to pick up in the late afternoon once the fish become more active. Brush piles and the dam have been the hottest spots lately with a shaky head, jig, or dropshot worked tight near cover. There have also been a few schools pushing up on offshore humps, and those fish have been eating a Carolina rig really well when you can get on them. Overall, the lake is still a little off, but the afternoon bite and key structure areas are starting to show some solid signs of life. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.85 feet below pool. The lake has received some good inflow, with the possibility of more to come this next week. There is an abundance of 16-17.5 inch stripers, but some solid keepers are mixed in. Vertical jigging has produced the best action with ½ ounce to 1 ounce slab spoons. The magnum sized white bass have shown up and are biting the same vertical jigging technique in the same areas. The gulls are working intermittently as the lack of wind the past week has made the bite a little slow depending on the time of day. Fish have been in the 18-36 feet of water. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Fishing may improve after the cold front. There continues to be some bird action leading the way to topwater action for hybrids and stripers. White bass are good to excellent on jigging spoons or smaller live shad from midlake to the north end. Stripers are fair to good midlake to the south end trolling with umbrella rigs, downriggers, or live shad. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; 19.72 feet below pool. Striper action is really starting to pick up with the best action in the first and last hour of the day. Look for schooling action under seagulls. Umbrella rigs, 3/4 ounce spoons, and big topwater walking baits worked quickly will get a bite. Search from mid lake to the dam. Largemouth bass are good on the deep edge of the hydrilla slowly working a weightless worm. Crappie are slow. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 65 degrees; 9.19 feet above pool. Reports of sand bass action from the bank. Bass are feeding up for the winter chasing shad. Target bass on points casting small shad imitation baits into the schools. When you can find grass, cast topwaters or spinnerbaits. Bait fish should be moving towards the creek channels.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.42 feet above pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair up the river near the primitive campground. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad or Zote soap. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Inks

GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.88 feet below pool. Bass are biting around shallow cover and structure following the recent refill after drawdown. With most aquatic vegetation gone, the best action has come from Texas-rigged senkos and finesse jigs around main lake docks and other shallow targets in less than 10 feet of water. Focus on visible structure for the most consistent results. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.30 feet below pool. Fishing patterns will hold steady until there is a very cold front. Crappie are fair in 20 feet of water on brush piles with minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good in 20-25 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait and cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Look for bass suspended around grass or isolated structure and throw an Alabama rig, underspin or minnow. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 67 degrees; 0.68 feet below pool. Bass are feeding on shad to bulk up for the winter. Be sure to size lures to match the size of shad. Watch for birds to lead the way to topwater action.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 83.73 feet below pool. The lake is very low at only 5.8-percent full. Medina Lake is closed due to low water levels.

Travis

FAIR. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 12.67 feet below pool. Fishing on Lake Travis this past week has been decent. After the recent cold fronts the water temperature is down to the high 60s. Day to day weather conditions make a huge difference for the bite. Post front days have been slower, but those pre front days when it is overcast and stormy out can be good. The most consistent fishing has been slowing down with a Texas rigged craw or a drop shot targeting steep bluff walls adjacent to large coves. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service. Bass are fair using a variety of techniques, though main lake areas have been the most productive. Shaky head finesse worms and suspending jerkbaits are working well along rocky shorelines where shad are present on electronics. In more stained water, finesse jigs and squarebill crankbaits are catching around shallow brushy cover. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.35 feet above pool. Crappie will be slower after the cold front. Target deeper brush piles in 15-25 feet of water with minnows. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees. All boat ramps remain closed to boats and water levels are extremely low. Kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the bank but expect challenging muddy conditions. After the recent cold front, slow your presentations down. Weedless presentations tend to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature bait soft plastics also continue to be effective. Report by Team YAKUSA Report by Team YAKUSA.

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