Hill Country Region Week of July 24, 2024

Austin

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.93 feet below pool. Bass have been biting well this week with the cloud cover. Some areas of the lake with creek inflows are showing heavy signs of stain. Finding the cleaner water right now is the ticket. Plenty of fish up shallow early in the morning and late evening and overnight. Brush piles during the daytime are good with a big worm and jig. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Brady

GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 11.63 feet below pool. Black bass are slow with the best action early morning and late afternoon along deeper rocky shores and salt cedars in 5-8 feet of water with slow moving baits and soft plastics. Crappie and white bass are slow. Catfish are fair on main lake with fresh bait best bite coming early and late in the day, or on cooler cloudy days.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.69 feet below pool. Black bass to 9.15 pounds are slow on Hag’s cyclone craws in Juice Box, shaky heads in 6-20 feet in the habitats around the main lake and top waters early in 2-8 feet on the flats. Crappie are slow around docks with brush on minnows in 10-14 feet. White bass to 12 inches are slow on crankbaits and crappie jigs under the lights at night. Catfish are fair to 8 pounds on prepared bait on the main lake.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees. Rain may cool the water improving the bite. Reports of good catches of catfish on minnows. Report by The Bait Barn.

Buchanan

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 10.78 feet below pool. Striped bass and white bass are on ledges and main lake points in 25-35 feet of water with live shad or trolling downriggers. Watch windblown points for topwater action from schooling fish. Catfish are good on main lake points and creek channels in 18-25 feet of water using shad or punch bait. Largemouth bass can be caught off main lake points or ledges, and shallow rock piles in 8-12 feet of water. Topwater bite over scattered brush in 5-12 feet of water. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Crappie are good in 25 feet of water on timber and brush with minnows. Muddy and rising water from the rain may slow the bite. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. The water color looks good over the majority of the lake and the river is stained to muddy as normal. Striper fishing is improving. Live bait has been hit and miss and same with the trolling pattern nothing has been very consistent day to day. Topwater schools are showing up all over the lake and are starting to stay up long enough to get close. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water normal stain; 86 degrees; 24.84 feet below pool. There is a good bass topwater bite in the morning around isolated grass and rock. As the day starts to warm, fishing a neko rig or small Texas rig on outside grass lines has been producing fish. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing.

Georgetown

SLOW. Water stained: 85 degrees; 5.49 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are consistent with the bite slowing. Sand bass are hit-or-miss in the evenings. Bass are fair in the evenings with catches up to 2 pounds. Carp and gar can be caught up stream. Black drum can be caught in the stilling basin.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.53 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits fished around shallow cover. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished over brush in 8-12 feet of water. White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps and points. Blue catfish are good drift fishing shad through main lake deep flats. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.47 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 20-24 feet of water with minnows. Muddy and rising water from the rain may slow the bite. Catfish are good on punch bait in 18-24 feet of water. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good skipping docks with wacky rigged and Texas-rigged worms, or throwing swimbaits and crankbaits around any grass you find will catch some also. You can also throw shallow crankbaits and frogs along the retaining walls to catch some bigger ones. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 93.97 feet below pool. Few reports and anglers on the water due to limited access and low water level.

Travis

FAIR. Water stain; 85 degrees; 46.40 feet below pool. Bass are in a consistent summer pattern. Fish are in the marinas but it can be a struggle to catch fish. Start in the marinas in the morning with spoons and small swim jigs in 30 feet of water. Then move to deeper grass on the north end in 20-30 working very slowly with craws, worms, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Continue to downsize baits to match the small 1 inch baitfish the bass are feeding on. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC. There is decent bass bite with early morning schooling around deep marinas and coves. Small swimbaits and topwaters with walking the dog technique works well and jigging or flutter spoons deep under the boat slips can catch some good ones. Later work ledges and points in 15-35 feet of water working Texas-rigged soft plastics and jigs. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.98 feet above pool. Twin Bridges boat ramp, Speegleville Park boat ramp, and Lacy Point Access Boat ramp are open. Crappie are good in 10-20 feet of open water on brush piles with live minnows or jigs. Largemouth bass are slow and scattered. The best bite is early or late in the day with soft plastics. Sand bass are excellent on small slabs, small crankbaits, small swimbaits and small spoons in 15-35 feet on open water humps, points, ridges, roadbeds, and on the Old Dam. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good with cut bait or live shad on juglines or rod-and-reel in 10-30 feet of water. Hybrids up to 7 pounds are being caught with 5 inch swimbaits or spoons at the Old Dam. Best colors are white and chartreuse or chrome.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 84 degrees. bass fishing has been good. We caught 79 Friday, 30 Saturday, 40 Sunday. Not sure how all the clouds and rain will affect things, but it should slow the schooling action. It’s been great when sunny. Worms and frogs have been good early in the day and when cloudy. Bream still good, stripers good with not so many keepers. Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide. Lake Decker is fishing well for bass. There is a bit of schooling action, but usually a bit later in the morning. To start, find some nice thick grass and throw Texas-rigged 4-5 inch straight worms to catch ya some. If you notice any action such as bait fish being chased or jumping. Get a rod with a swimbait on it and start chunking. There are hybrids in this lake, and those can be a blast to catch. Big largemouth bass can be mixed in, so be ready. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. Crappie are good in 15-20 feet of water on chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

« Fishing Report Search