Hill Country Region Week of February 11, 2026

Austin

FAIR. Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.45 feet below pool. Bass fishing is quickly heating up on Lake Austin. Starting to see bass cruising in shallow water, but not quite on spawning beds yet. Bass are good just outside spawning areas with a wacky worm, dropshot, and smaller Texas rigs. Watermelon red fluke or senko fished weightless around points in the grass and hard edges are also good. Report by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits fished over submerged vegetation and mid-strolling minnow-style soft plastics targeting suspended, nomadic fish following baitfish. Bass relating to grass are being caught in 12–20 feet of water, while roaming fish can be found over a variety of depths. Fish are grouped up in areas, and anglers can often catch multiple bass once productive zones are located. Some very large bass have recently been caught, likely representing early spawning fish beginning to stage ahead of the spawn. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Brady

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.56 feet below pool. Expect fish to push deeper and the bite slow due to the weather. Bass should be offshore biting Carolina rigs, jerkbaits or small swimbaits. Crappie will be scattered.

Brownwood

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 3.14 feet below pool. Black bass to 9.05 pounds are excellent on soft plastic Prickly Pears in Lone Star Disco scoping around docks and jigs in 10-12 feet of water. Use squarebill crankbaits on the rocks around main lake pockets and points. Crappie are slow to 11 inches on minnows in main lake scattered brush piles. White bass are slow to 1.5 pounds scattered around the main lake. Catfish are slow on minnows and on jug lines with cut shad or perch in the main lake docks and drains.

Bryan

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees. Continue to target bass on the bottom around deep cover with a jig or a Texas rigged craw or creature bait. When the water is a little clearer throw a suspending jerkbait with a long pause. If the bass are finicky, downsize to a shaky head or a Ned rig and just let it soak. When there is a reaction bite cast a lipless crankbait, spinnerbait or chatterbait. Report by The Aggie Anglers.

Buchanan

GOOD. Water stained; 53 degrees; 2.50 feet below pool. White bass are good trolling crankbaits in the river. Striped bass are good with jigging spoons or deadsticking soft plastics 30-50 feet of water. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Crappie are fair with fish bunched up in 25 feet of water on brush and 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. Stripers are good trolling umbrella rigs and downriggers with bucktails in 31-52 feet of water on the points and humps. Livebait and jigging spoons are fair to good along the river channel and main lake points and humps. White bass are good, with some hybrids mixed in, from Garrett Island to the river trolling crankbaits. Stop on the main points and humps with jigging spoons and smaller shad or jumbo minnows in 28-45 feet of water. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 21.15 feet below pool. There has been a good number of striped and white bass schooling mid lake between Tom’s Creek and Canyon Lake Marina. Umbrella rigs and spoons casting through the schools have been the ticket. Jigging spoons dropped through the schools when they are a little deeper have also been working. The largemouth fishing has improved, fish seem to still be holding out a little deeper. Look in areas with a good rock or grass transition in 15-25 feet of water. Weightless soft plastics or a drop shot rig have been producing good numbers of decent fish. Catching a few better fish early in the day on umbrella, rigs, and chatterbaits. The current warming trend will improve the bite and bring fish shallower to pre-spawn locations. Report by Tyler Stanley, Game on Guide Service. Bass are good on the outside grass lines of main lake points with a neko rig and a dropshot. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Georgetown

SLOW. water stained; 57 degrees; 8.40 feet above pool. Water temperatures are warming back up after the recent freeze and are now ranging between 56–58 degrees. Fishing remains slow, but bass are beginning to transition toward prespawn locations. The warmest water is being found in the northern coves, where fish are starting to stage. Several bass were marked on sonar in 8–10 feet of water, holding tight to structure. As conditions continue to stabilize, expect activity to improve especially during the warmest parts of the day and around areas that absorb heat quickly, such as rock, and timber.

Granger

FAIR. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on jigs and Rattl-traps fished up river around timber. Crappie are showing up in shallow sloughs and coves off the river with night fishing producing best. White bass are fair up river from Dickersons Bottom to Fox Bottom. Blue catfish are good on shad fished along windy shorelines. Yellow catfish are slow. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell's Granger Lake Guide Service.

Inks

GOOD. Water stained; 56 degrees; 0.75 feet below pool. Bass are being caught on crankbaits in 5–12 feet of water around rocky areas and submerged vegetation. Fish are grouped up, and anglers can often catch multiple bass in small productive zones. Bass are holding in shallow to mid-depth areas and appear to be shifting toward pre-spawn patterns. Anglers should expect to see more fish staging and preparing for the spawn over the next few weeks. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

LBJ

FAIR. Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.19 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass fishing is picking up as the water temperature rises. Bass are good slowly dragging a Texas rig over shallow rock piles and rocky banks. Water clarity 2-3 feet of visibility. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.

Marble Falls

FAIR. normal stain; 55 degrees; 0.77 feet below pool. Crappie are fair in 25-30 feet of water with chartreuse jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Medina

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 46 degrees; 85.75 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; 59 degrees; 14.16 feet below pool. Bass are fair being caught mid-strolling minnow-style soft plastics for nomadic fish roaming open water, with forward-facing sonar playing a key role in locating these schools. Large groups of bass, sometimes numbering dozens of fish, are following bait and can provide fast action once located. Crankbaits are also producing bites along steep, rocky shorelines, particularly during the early morning hours. Report by Ander Meine, Bassquatch Fishing.

Waco

SLOW. Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.54 feet above pool. The crappie bite is slow while fish are scattered and lethargic. Small fish are in 20-25 feet brush piles, some more active fish are on brush piles in 40 feet. Some crappie are roaming in channels in 30 feet of water. Small live minnows or small jigs in blue and chartreuse, or purple and chartreuse jigs seem to be the best. You will have to get the bait right in front of the fish and hold it very still with a slight twitch every few minutes. Report by Greg Culverhouse, Crappie King.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water normal stain; 45 degrees. Water levels remain low, and repairs on the boat ramp continue. The ramps are closed to power boats due to ongoing repairs, but progress is being made. You can still launch personal watercraft like kayaks and canoes from the shore, and bank fishing is possible. Much of the submerged vegetation has died back and we are seeing winter conditions. This means that lower water temperatures will slow fish down and push them deeper. Slow down your presentations and 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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