Hill Country Region Week of January 7, 2026

Austin

FAIR. Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.38 feet below pool. Water temperature has been in the mid to upper 50s. The bass bite has been decent with the warmer weather. Deep grass edges are holding groups of bass. Creek mouths with a deep Texas rig or dropshot are good. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Bass are fair to good. Bass are not fully settled into a winter pattern due to unseasonably warm temperatures. The most consistent bite has been on dropshot rigged finesse worms worked along the deeper, outside edges of submerged vegetation in 16 feet of water or more. Jerkbaits fished over the vegetation have also been producing well. Anglers may need to sort through smaller fish, but patience can still lead to quality bites. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Blue catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water with cut shad. Crappie are fair in 20-25 feet of water with chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Bass are slow with soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow on structure and roaming.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 54 degrees; 2.85 feet below pool. Black bass to 4.5 pounds are good on all-around jigs and shallow crankbaits on the rocks and docks, or with 5-7 inch minnow style baits scoping main lake pockets suspended over 18-25 feet. Crappie are good to 1.75 pounds with minnows, and pink/yellow or shad jigs on the main lake scattered brush piles and shooting jigs under docks in 18-22 feet. White bass are good to 1.50 pounds on crankbaits scattered around the main lake. Catfish are fair to 33 pounds with minnows, or on jug lines with cut shad or perch in the main lake docks and drains.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 60 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

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.94 feet below pool. The striper bite is best with live bait, but trolling has been off and on but right place right time it will produce results. White bass have been scattered and the bite is less consistent than the stripers. White bass are biting jigging spoons when find them in 15-35 feet of water depths. Key water depths has been as shallow as 5 feet and out to 15-25 feet. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Hybrids and stripers are good on jigging spoons and live bait trolling midlake to south lake. White bass are good on the north end in 25-35 feet of water on humps and points with jigging spoons and inline spinners. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Crappie are fair in standing timber suspended 25-30 feet down with minnows. Blue catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water normal stain; 60 degrees; 20.49 feet below pool. The early morning striper and white bass fishing has been decent. The fish have been hugging the bottom around 30 feet near the dam on humps. Jigging spoons right off the bottom has been the most successful. The large and smallmouth bass fishing has also been decent. With the cooler nights it seems like a lot of the shallow fish have pulled out again. Working a heavy underspin and a small swimbait very slowly down the edge of the deep grass has been producing some fish. We have also been catching some better fish on steep rocky banks with some hydrilla present. Working a weightless worm or dropshot rig very slowly has been working as well. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service. Bass can be caught on the outside edge of the hydrilla deadsticking a weighted wacky rig. A small swimbait around shallower grass has also been producing some bites. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Georgetown

FAIR. water stained; 61 degrees; 9.05 feet above pool. Fishing is fair overall. Water temperatures are holding between 58–63 degrees, and the water has a stained appearance. Largemouth bass are related to wind-blown points, actively feeding on shad. The best lures have been chrome rattletraps and white crankbaits. White bass and crappie action has been good, with solid numbers being caught near Overlook Park. The best lures are hair jigs and spoons.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.46 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on crankbaits fished up river around timber. Crappie are fair in deep water near the dam. White bass are fair up river in areas where shad are concentrated. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Inks

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.67 feet below pool. Bass are biting well on dropshot rigged finesse worms, crankbaits, and finesse jigs in 8–17 feet of water. Focus on areas with submerged vegetation, brush, and/or rock for the most consistent action. Large concentrations of panfish and gizzard shad are showing on sonar in the same areas where bass are being caught. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs. Channel catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Any rock around the lake has been able to produce some bass bites on shad imitating baits. Also, there are schools of bass chasing around balls of shad. Livescoping these fish with a minnow has been productive. Water clarity is 2-3 feet of visibility. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 60 degrees; 0.52 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs. Channel catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 84.77 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; 60 degrees; 13.52 feet below pool. Bass fishing has slowed, but if you slow your presentation down considerably you can still get some good bites. Rock piles and ledges in 20-30 feet of water have been good. Another pattern producing well has been throwing jerkbaits and small swimbaits at fish with livescope that are hanging out around creek arms off the main lake where shad have been schooled up. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service. Bass are fair along rocky ledges with brush in 10–25 feet of water using football jigs and shaky head finesse worms. Roaming schools are also moving through creek channels, especially early and late in the day. Anglers using forward-facing sonar can locate these fish and catch them with jerkbaits and mid-strolling presentations when they are feeding on bait. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Crappie have transitioned to the winter pattern. Fish have migrated from the main lake to deep water in the river channel. Fish are suspended down 15 feet on standing timber and ledges in 20-25 feet of water. Live minnows are best, or use 1/8 ounce jigs in a dark color with a chartreuse tail. The bite is best in the morning. Black bass can be caught while targeting crappie. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 64 degrees. Water levels remain extremely low, and the boat ramp continues to be closed to power boats due to scheduled repairs. Small personal watercraft, like kayaks and canoes, can still launch from the shore, and bank fishing is possible, but the low water and exposed rock piles make the ramps essentially unusable. Focus on submerged vegetation with a couple feet of water above it. With cooler water look for reaction bites with jerkbaits, swimbaits, chatterbaits, and lipless crankbaits. Weedless soft plastics, stick baits, dropshot rigs, and jigs are also good options at grass edges and across submerged vegetation. Report by Team YAKUSA. Report by Team YAKUSA.

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