On this page you can find my latest bass fishing reports for the various bodies of water that I offer guides. You can find the guide for what the scores mean at the bottom of the page.
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Belton Lake
12/06/2023 – We found targeting Largemouth Bass to be difficult, but the Smallmouth Bass were willing and biting! We did well chasing smallmouth by targeting steeper, rocky, mainlake shorelines with medium diving crankbaits.
Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 4
Inks Lake
04/22/2024 – Just great fishing out here right now. The certainly seem to be largely moving out of spawning areas and getting more on the main lake and the deeper outside edges of submerged vegetation in 8-12 ft of water. We are doing the best with drop-shot rigged finesse worms such as the Bass Pro Shops Fin-Eke Worm.
Big Bass Score = 5; Numbers Score = 4; Total = 9
Lady Bird Lake (AKA: Town Lake)
06/30/2023 – We found the fishing tough. Only caught several small bass. If I were to go out and give it another shot, I would spend more time throwing a jerkbait around bridge pilings, as well as spend more time fishing submerged vegetation along the shorelines with a hollow-body frog and other various topwater baits. I would also spend more time punching the grass along the shorelines.
Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 1; Total = 3
03/26/2023 – We are doing the best with drop-shot rigged finesse worms and large swimbaits such as the River2Sea S-Waver 200 fished around creek mouths and other spawning areas.
Big Bass Score = 3; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 5
Lake Buchanan
03/27/2024 – We possibly could’ve done a lot better if we had figured out the pattern a lot sooner, but we ended up catching some decent bass by using weightless senkos fished around shallow stick-ups.
Big Bass Score = 4; Numbers Score = 2; Total 6
Lake Georgetown
11/09/19 – Post cold front conditions made for some difficult fishing on this day. Just make sure to get out there before or during a cold front and you should catch them really well. Did well with a medium diving crankbait along rocky shorelines just before the front came through.
Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 1; Total = 3
Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
02/05/2024 – Slow fishing overall, but there are a few good ones to be caught. Try using craw colored crankbaits around rocky areas.
Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 1; Total = 3
11/06/2023 – ALL PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS ARE CLOSED DUE TO LOW WATER.
Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 3; Total = 5
Lake Walter E. Long (AKA: Decker Lake)
04/06/2024 – Target submerged vegetation with drop-shot rigged finesse worms (such as the Bass Pro Fin-Eke Worm) and an Alabama Rig loaded with Bass Pro Shops Speed Shads.
Big Bass Score = 3; Numbers Score = 4; Total = 7
02/21/2023 – Tough fishing at the moment! It seems like an all or nothing kind of deal right now. Either go out and catch the fish on a lifetime with an Alabama Rig and forward facing sonar or strike out! We did manage to catch a handful of fish on a jig and a shaky head.
Big Bass Score = 3; Numbers Score = 1; Total = 4
Stillhouse Hollow Lake
03/30/24 – The fishing seems to be picking up. We are targeting submerged vegetation growing in 12-23 ft of water with drop-shot rigged finesse worms and Texas-rigged Bass Pro Shops Crack Craws.
Big Bass Score = 3; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 5
“Score” Guide / Key: The score is comprised of two areas – odds of catching a big bass and odds of catching lots of bass. I rate each area on a scale of 1-5. Read the definitions below as: odds of a big bass (number of fish). These scores are based on a full day (8 hours) of fishing. Numbers of bass are based on the number of bass over 14″ in length and does not include smaller bass which can be much more numerous during a trip. Here’s what the scores mean…
1 = Odds are slim to none (0-4 fish in the boat)
2 = Meh, probably not going to happen, but some big ones at least live here (5-8 fish in the boat)
3 = A definite “maybe” for one over 5 lbs (9-12 fish in the boat)
4 = Decent odds of someone in the boat hooking one over 5 lbs (13-20 fish in the boat)
5 = It’s on! The odds of there being at least one 5+ pound bass put in the boat are very good. (20+ fish in the boat)
Therefore, that gives a lake a possibility of 10 total points. If you ever see me score a lake as a 10, that means you better book your trip right now because it’s on fire! A perfect score of 10 rarely happens, but be ready if it ever does! A “big bass” in the big bass score is considered a fish over 5 pounds.
Austin Bass Fishing Guide
Austin Fishing Guide