Hill Country Region Week of November 5, 2025

Austin

FAIR. Water clarity good; 68 degrees; 0.51 feet below pool. Fishing has been hit or miss with fall conditions causing daily changes in activity. The most consistent bite has come from drop-shot rigged finesse worms along the outside edge of submerged grasslines in 15–20 feet of water. Topwater hollow-body frogs can also produce at times, but results vary day to day. Staying flexible with lures and presentations is key to finding quality fish. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.79 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Brownwood

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 72 degrees; 2.47 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.96 pounds are excellent in 3-8 feet of water on Hag’s Cheat codes in juice box in the rivers, or with green pumpkin tornados in shoreline grass. A few can be caught in 5-12 feet of water with Shad Spawn Hag’s hurricane, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are excellent with minnows and jigs scattered on main lake brush piles in 12-20 feet of water. Fish up to 15 inches possible. White bass are slow, 1.50 pounds fish, on crappie jigs and crankbaits out of the lights at night. There is schooling action in the open water of the main lake. Catfish are good on jug lines with cut shad or perch on the main lake in 10-20 feet of water.

Bryan

FAIR. Water stained; 75 degrees. As cold fronts start to cool the water temperature expect the bite to improve. Bass can be caught with topwater baits, or on ledges with Carolina rigs.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.87 feet below pool. Striper fishing has improved, we are starting to see some limits and keeper fish with an abundance of 12-16 inches in the mix. Trolling and vertical jigging are best patterns as the fish are still moving fast. There is limited to no topwater activity. White bass have been mixed in the same areas in 15-35 feet of water. Persistence and covering water has been the key. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. White bass are good on jigging spoons, with some smaller schools on top. Stripers and hybrids are slow to fair trolling with umbrella rigs and downriggers. Occasionally there are some smaller schools on top. Main lake points and humps from 18-35 feet is where most white bass, stripers and hybrids are holding. As water temperatures drop, fishing should improve. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Bass are good with fish piled up on rocks and ledges in and around creek mouths. A frog early and a trap or crankbait in the 5-15 feet range is catching good numbers. A spinnerbait, swimbait, or fluke is working around timber. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 18.95 feet below pool. The bass fishing is picking up! The early morning topwater bite has been great with small poppers and walking baits on windblown main lake points. The fish are getting shallow and feisty with the cooler days. Flooded brush with hydrilla near has been best. Fish the conditions. When there is some breeze and cloud cover using chatterbaits and topwaters can do a lot of damage later in the day. If you are fishing bluebird skies slowly working a weightless worm has been the ticket. There is still no sign of striped bass schooling action, but this should change soon. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 76 degrees; 8.68 feet above pool. Bass are good offshore in 8-15 feet of water. Bass are in the grass, but it can be difficult to find good areas of grass. A shaky head is your friend but a jig or crankbait will get some good bites as well. Work the ledges near shore with jigs or Texas-rigged plastics to get some good bites as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on worms and crankbaits fished in shallow cover. Crappie are fair on jigs fished in timber from 6-13 feet deep. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with Zote soap or shad. Yellow catfish are good on live bait fished around heavy cover. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Inks

FAIR. Water stained; 70 degrees; 8.67 feet below pool. The lake remains drawn down, and boat access is currently limited. Few fishing reports available. Anglers fishing from the bank or kayaks have been reporting fair success, but no real reports about specific patterns or techniques that may be working. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.35 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 15-20 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. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. The morning bite has been solid around grass with moving baits and topwaters. As the sun rises higher Texas rigged worms on main lake points has been producing. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 75 degrees; 0.52 feet below pool. As cold fronts start to roll through expect a good bite a few days before then the bite to slow after. Look for early morning bass topwater action. Watch for birds to lead the way to actively feeding fish.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 82.69 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; 73 degrees; 11.98 feet below pool. Cooling fall weather has improved the bite, though conditions remain variable. The best action has come on topwater stickbaits, wake baits, and jerkbaits fished shallow in less than 10 feet of water. Focus on transition areas with a mix of brush and rock for quality largemouth. Staying flexible with lure choice continues to be important. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Bass are very good targeting fish shallow around rocky points and brush near the mouths of coves. A topwater walking bait in bone has been good early around sunrise. Later in the day use a 3.5 inch weedless paddle tail swimbait to get through the brush to catch numbers. When the shallow bite slows, Texas rigged plastics in 10-20 feet of water around patches of submerged brush have been producing catches. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.54 feet above pool. Crappie bite was excellent before the cold front. Lots of big fish were in 12-15 feet of water in standing timber. Lots of little fish on brush piles in 12-15 feet of water. Jig and minnows are both effective. After the cold front fish spook easily and have a case of the lock jaw. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 78 degrees. The boat ramp remains closed to boats and water levels are very low. Though challenging, kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the bank. Hydrilla continues to choke the coves so weedless presentations tend to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits tend to work well. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature bait soft plastics also continue to be effective. Report by Team YAKUSA.

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