Hill Country Region Week of December 17, 2025

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.11 feet below pool. Bass are slow to 2.67 pounds. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Buchanan

SLOW. Water stained; 59 degrees; 1.12 feet below pool. Surface temperatures range 58-61 degrees and the water is slightly stained on most of the lakes, and muddy from the mouth of the river and north. Stripers are good on live bait and vertically jigging with ½-1 ounce slab spoons. Trolling has been producing but less consistent. White bass are biting the same vertical jigging technique in the same areas. Bird activity has been limited. Fish have been in the 18-36 feet depths. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. The pattern remains consistent. As the water cools the topwater action should improve. 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. Crappie are fair in 25-30 feet of water on brush or timber piles 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 stained; 62 degrees; 20.08 feet below pool. Fishing has been really good one day and not so good the next due to the up and down weather patterns. Striped and white bass can still be found schooling near the dam. If not on the surface, the best action has been between 40-50 feet on jigging spoons. Look for surface action under seagulls the first and last part of the day. Umbrella rigs and spoons will get it done. Largemouth fishing has slowed down a bit. A weightless worm or lipless crankbait at around the edge of the hydrilla has had the most success. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. normal stain; 60 degrees; 9.18 feet above pool. Reports of sand bass action from the bank and from the overlook. 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; 60 degrees; 0.49 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; 57 degrees; 0.85 feet below pool. Cooler weather has bass holding shallow and relating to visible cover. Dropshot rigged finesse worms and jigs are producing the most consistent action around docks, laydowns, isolated brush, and rocks in less than 8 feet of water. Cover water and hit multiple shallow targets to locate active fish. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees; 0.29 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25 feet of water on brush piles with minnows or 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. 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; 60 degrees; 0.67 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; 49 degrees; 84.15 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; 65 degrees; 12.97 feet below pool. The fishing has been very good this past week targeting fish in 10-20 feet of water around drains and creek channels not far from the main lake with soft plastics and jigs. Report by Tyler Torwick, Torwick’s Guiding Service. Bass love the water temperature and fish 3-4 pounds are possible. North of Lago Vista is very muddy, so concentrate on the lower third of the lake with clearer water. Cover a lot of water along bluff walls to catch numbers. Bass are 30-40 feet down on the main lake bluff walls biting big imitation shad baits. Some fish are suspended midlake biting jerkbaits and bigger swimbaits. Bass are very active and chasing baits. Find areas protected from the wind and bundle up. Report by Randal Frisbee, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.42 feet above pool. Crappie are slow and difficult to find. Crappie may be transitioning to deep channels and ledges. When you find fish, tempt a bite with live minnows. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 63 degrees. The boat ramps remain closed to boats and are currently being repaired. During this time the water levels are extremely low. Kayaks and small watercraft can be launched from the shoreline but expect challenging, potentially muddy conditions. Though the hydrilla mats have been steadily shrinking, fishing weedless presentations still tends to be the most effective. Where possible, moving baits like lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and jerkbaits. Texas-rigged worm, craw, and creature bait soft plastics also continue to be effective. With cooling wintertime conditions, slow your presentations down. Report by Team YAKUSA Report by Team YAKUSA

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