Austin Bass Fishing Guide & Tournament Angler
Lake Waco is offering stained water with 2–4 feet of visibility, water temperatures around 85 degrees, and a water level approximately 2 feet below full pool. The best opportunity for larger bass has been on main-lake flats where fish are feeding on schools of gizzard shad.
Large topwater baits have been producing the best bites around these feeding fish. Drop-shot rigged finesse worms are also producing around wood cover in 10–15 feet of water.
Big Bass Score = 3; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 5
Lady Bird Lake is offering clear water with 4–6 feet of visibility, water temperatures around 88 degrees, and a water level at normal pool. Targeting nomadic schools of bass relating to baitfish continues to produce well, with forward-facing sonar playing a key role in locating and staying with these fish.
Wake baits and soft plastic jerkbaits have been effective around the roaming schools. Another productive pattern has been targeting isolated deeper weedbeds in 18–22 feet of water with drop-shot rigged finesse worms.
Big Bass Score = 3; Numbers Score = 3; Total = 6
Lake Georgetown is offering stained water with 2–4 feet of visibility, water temperatures around 85 degrees, and a water level approximately 2 feet below full pool. The best fishing has been around small, shallow rocky points with wind blowing across them.
Small baitfish-colored squarebill crankbaits have been producing the best action, with wind-blown rock being the key to locating active bass.
Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 1; Total = 3
Inks Lake is offering clear water with roughly 4–6 feet of visibility, water temperatures around 84 degrees, and a water level approximately 9 inches below full pool. Bass are holding in relatively shallow, rocky areas from just inches of water out to about 6–7 feet deep, with the best concentrations of fish found where baitfish are abundant.
Neko-rigged creature baits and drop-shot rigged finesse worms have been producing the most consistent action. Locating areas with large schools of baitfish has been the key to finding active bass, as these fish are using the shallow rock to ambush forage. Overall, the fishing has been good.
Big Bass Score = 3; Numbers Score = 3; Total = 6
