Hill Country Region Week of January 14, 2026

Austin

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.62 feet below pool. Bass are good with the best bite in the afternoon. Seeing some fish shallow early. Chatterbait and jerkbaits have been decent. Weightless plastics fished slowly around grass edges have been producing the majority of the bites. Dropshots and Texas rigs fished out in front of hard grass 10-15 feet are good. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Bass are fair to good. Unusually warm winter temperatures have many bass positioning in pre-spawn staging areas. 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, just outside of spawning areas. Anglers may need to sort through smaller fish at times, but staying patient can still produce quality bass. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Bass are slow with soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow on structures, and roaming in openwater.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.92 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.34 pounds are good on the rocks with all-around jigs and shallow crankbaits, or docks with Alabama rigs around main lake pockets and points suspended over 18 feet. Crappie are excellent to 15 inches on main lake scattered brush piles in 11 feet and shooting jigs under docks in 18-22 feet with minnows, .and white/chartreuse or shad jigs. White bass are excellent to 2 pounds on crankbaits scattered around the main lake. Catfish are fair on minnows and 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 stained; 60 degrees; 2.16 feet below pool. Water is muddy to stained on the majority of the lake. Stripers continue to bite on live bait in 22-36 feet of water. Trolling for stripers has improved, but is still inconsistent. White bass are biting strong up river trolling and casting. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Stable weather conditions in the forecast, so the bite should remain consistent. Hybrids and stripers are good on jigging spoons and live bait midlake to south lake. The trolling bite is slowing. 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. Bass are good piling up in areas with rock and trees near drops. Bass seem to be in shallower areas as the water temperature is not far below 60 degrees. Throwing shallow to medium crankbaits and swimbaits are catching some good ones as well as soft plastics like craw worms and flukes. A jig out deeper on rock piles will catch some nice ones also. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Canyon Lake

FAIR. Water normal stain; 59 degrees; 20.69 feet below pool. Stripers have been schooling right before sunrise near the sailboat marina and around the hump at the dam. Fish are in 30 feet of water when there is no surface action present. Jigging spoons right off the bottom have been the ticket. The largemouth bass fishing is picking up. The early morning topwater and chatterbait bite has been decent. Find these fish near the edge of the grass lines. A weightless worm will do plenty of damage in these areas as well. If you are looking for a bigger bite, A heavy weighted Texas rig or big jig worked through the deep grass has been producing a few better fish. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service.

Georgetown

FAIR. water stained; 61 degrees; 9.05 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are related to wind-blown points, though they are more scattered this week and actively feeding on shad. A few fish were caught on shallow-running crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass and crappie action has slowed near Overlook. Numbers are down compared to last week, but fish are still being caught on white jigs and small spoons.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.48 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; 58 degrees; 0.91 feet below pool. Unseasonably warm conditions have kept the lake from fully settling into winter patterns. Bass are stacking up in predictable pre-spawn staging areas and are being caught on dropshot rigged finesse worms, crankbaits, and jigs in 8–12 feet of water. Focus on rocky areas and the remaining submerged vegetation, slowing down to work key zones for the most consistent action. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing. Inks Lake is fishing good. Bass are good on docks, grass, laydowns and in deeper water. A swimbait or crankbait works well around rocks in 10-20 feet of water. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

LBJ

GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.26 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; 0.73 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; 84.99 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; 13.81 feet below pool. Bass are good in deeper water mostly on trees and ledges. Jigs with craw trailers are catching them good and also soft plastics like craws and creature baits on shaky heads and Texas-rigs. Flipping docks will get a lot of bites as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.54 feet above pool. Search in 15-25 feet of water in creek and river channels in the lake. Target the edges with depth changes like deep pockets in the mouth of the inlets and slews. Check standing timber and other structures. Live bait is best, but live bait or jigs need to be presented extremely slow. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 58 degrees. Water levels are very low, and the boat ramp continues to be closed to power boats due to ongoing repairs. 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. Much of the submerged vegetation has died back. Try locating 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.

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