Hill Country Region Week of August 20, 2025

Austin

GOOD. Water clarity good; 82 degrees; 0.55 feet below pool. There continues to be a decent grass bite for bass with lightweight Texas rig worms fished slowly along the edges. Green pumpkin or junebug are good color choices. Throw a frog into the holes of grass mats that are starting to break down. Some mats are holding fish on a punch rig. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.48 feet below pool. The lake is low and ramps are closed. There is a temporary use ramp available. It is possible to catch crappie and bass from the crappie house and from the bank

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.63 feet below pool. Black bass are good to 5.63 pounds in 18-25 feet of water on shaky heads with green pumpkin F5 worms, dropshots with 6-inch worms in Morning Glory, whopper ploppers and square bill crankbaits. Crappie are good to 11 inches on minnows and jigs in 12-25 feet on deeper large docks with brush on the main lake and on scattered brush piles. White bass are fair to 1.25 pounds on crappie jigs and minnows out of the lights at night. Catfish are good to 10 pounds on jug lines with cut shad on the main lake flats and minnows around the docks. Some catfish are being caught on artificial lures.

Bryan

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees. Bass continue to be good on brush piles and the dam. Shaky head and jig has been the most effective technique. Few fish are up shallow but you may come across a few if fishing slow. The evening bite continues to be most productive. Report by Landon Hernandez, Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

GOOD. Water slight stain; 87 degrees; 0.48 feet below pool. Striper fishing in 18-20 feet of water on main lake points and humps, trolling with downriggers and live shad. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water stained; 87 degrees; 16.54 feet below pool. Bass fishing is showing signs of improvement with some good catches being reported.

Georgetown

GOOD. normal stain; 82 degrees; 1.01 feet above pool. Bass are deeper and a shaky head works wonders on this lake around offshore humps and ledges. Find some lay laydowns in around 3-5 feet and flip those for some good bites. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Granger

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.14 feet above pool. Black bass are good to 5 pounds on worms and crankbaits fished around cover. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished over brush piles in 6-10 feet of water. White bass are very good to 2 pounds on slab spoons fished over main lake humps and ridges. 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

SLOW. Water normal stain; 86-90 degrees; 0.92 feet below pool. Those who are willing to get up early and fish right at sunrise can be rewarded with a good topwater bite. A bone colored walking bait such as a 6th Sense catwalk fished around docks adjacent to deep water can be good. Later in the day use your sonar to locate rock piles in 10-20 feet of water. A dropshot, Texas rigged craw, or football jig will work well. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 92 degrees; 0.26 feet below pool. Crappie are good 15-20 feet of water with minnows and chartreuse jigs. Water is stained but the flooding has cleared. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Marble Falls

SLOW. normal stain; 87 degrees; 0.69 feet below pool. Bass are good with medium diving crankbaits or paddle tail swimbaits fished around rock. Locating bait is key, so before stopping to fish spend time graphing and looking for schools of shad. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 79.97 feet below pool. The lake is very low at only 6.4 percent full. Medina Lake is closed due to low water levels.

Travis

GOOD. Water normal stain; 82 degrees; 6.63 feet below pool. The most consistent bass fishing is deep. Target submerged brush in 15-25 feet of water with weedless Texas rigs and dropshots. Rocky secondary points in 15-25 feet of water adjacent to the main lake or a major creek channel are also holding fish. A 6th Sense 300DD in Citrus Shad has been a great bait to trigger more active fish. A Carolina rigged creature bait or Texas rigged worm has also been working well when they want something presented slower. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick's Guiding Service.

Waco

FAIR. Water stained; 90 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Crappie are good on structure in 10-18 feet of water. Live bait is best. Fish are sluggish and bait must be presented slow and close to fish. They will not move very much to feed. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water slightly stained; mid-80s degrees. The boat ramp continues to be closed and blocked off through 2025, but personal watercraft like kayaks, canoes and small boats can still be launched from the bank with some effort. Fishing seems to have slowed some, but the lake is still productive despite the hydrilla establishing thick mats throughout the lake. Working moving baits like crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits and chatterbaits over and along the outside edge of submerged vegetation is still effective. Slower presentations like Texas-rigged and wacky worms, craw and shad profiles, and dropshots continue to work. Report by Team YAKUSA.

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