Welcome to my Central Texas Fishing Reports page. I update these reports regularly based on firsthand experience guiding anglers on many of the area’s best bass lakes. Here you’ll find current fishing conditions, water temperatures, water clarity, productive techniques, and seasonal bass patterns for lakes including Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, Lake Travis, Lake Georgetown, Lake LBJ, Inks Lake, Belton Lake, Stillhouse Hollow Lake, and more. Whether you’re looking for trophy bass or simply want to know what’s producing before your next trip, these reports are designed to provide current, reliable information from time spent on the water. Each report also includes my Big Bass Score and Numbers Score to provide a quick snapshot of current fishing conditions. If you’re curious how those ratings are determined, you’ll find a full explanation at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n
Last Updated 05 July 2026<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Belton Lake<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 04\/20\/2026 – Belton Lake is sitting at a normal level with clear water offering roughly 5 feet of visibility and water temperatures around 68 degrees. Bass are primarily positioned along steeper, rocky shorelines inside creek arms, holding in 5\u201310 feet of water. The majority of fish appear to be in a post-spawn phase, as traditional spawning areas have not been producing many bites.<\/p>\n Medium diving crankbaits have been the most effective for targeting these fish, especially when worked along steep rock transitions. Early in the morning, a shad spawn has been providing an additional opportunity, with bass pushing bait tight to the bank on similar rocky shorelines. During this window, topwater baits like a River2Sea Rover have produced well. Overall, focusing on steeper rock and adjusting between subsurface and topwater presentations based on conditions has been key.<\/p>\n Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Inks Lake<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 4\/13\/2026 \u2013 Inks Lake is at a normal level with stained water offering roughly 2\u20134 feet of visibility and water temperatures around 73 degrees. Bass are positioned shallow, generally less than 10 feet deep, and are relating to main lake points with a harder bottom. Wind-blown points have been the most productive areas. Fish are in all phases of the spawn, though the majority appear to be transitioning into a post-spawn pattern.<\/p>\n Drop-shot rigged finesse worms have been producing the most consistent action when worked along these main lake points. Focusing on wind-blown areas has been key, as those locations are holding the most active fish. Slowing down and thoroughly working productive stretches has helped generate consistent bites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Lady Bird Lake (AKA: Town Lake)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 06\/13\/2026 \u2013 Lady Bird Lake is offering water temperatures around 83 degrees with clear water providing roughly 4\u20136 feet of visibility. Summer patterns are now fully established, with some of the best fishing coming from targeting large, nomadic schools of bass that are actively following schools of shad in open water.<\/p>\n Mid-strolling minnow-style soft plastics and suspending jerkbaits have been producing the most consistent action. These fish are not relating to bottom cover or structure, making depth largely irrelevant as they roam the lake following baitfish. Forward-facing sonar has become an essential tool for locating and staying with these massive schools. Overall, the fishing has been good, with anglers finding opportunities to catch multiple bass once an active school is located.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Lake Austin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 06\/27\/2026 \u2013 Lake Austin is offering clear water with roughly 4\u20136 feet of visibility and water temperatures around 82 degrees. Summer patterns are well established, with bass relating to submerged vegetation on main lake flats in water up to 15 feet deep. Overall, the fishing has been fair, with productive areas continuing to hold groups of fish.<\/p>\n Drop-shot rigged finesse worms have been producing the most consistent action when worked through submerged vegetation. Focusing on main lake flats and thoroughly fishing productive stretches of grass has been the key to generating bites. Once active fish are located, it is often possible to catch multiple bass from the same general area.<\/p>\n Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 3; Total = 5 <\/p>\n Lake Buchanan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 03\/07\/2025 – Water temp is 49-52 on the lower end and 55-57 on the upper end.\u00a0 Water clarity also varies from being about 4 ft visibility on the lower end to only 2 ft visibility on the upper end.\u00a0 The bite has slowed down quite a bit and those bigger bites have gotten tougher to come by.\u00a0 The best pattern we’ve had going right now is just using drop-shot rigged finesse worms around rockpiles.<\/p>\n Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2; Total 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Lake Georgetown<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 06\/22\/2026 – Lake Georgetown is offering good summer fishing with water temperatures around 80 degrees and stained water providing approximately 2\u20134 feet of visibility. The lake remains roughly 4 feet above full pool, flooding shoreline vegetation throughout the backs of many creek arms and creating excellent shallow cover for bass.<\/p>\n Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and 4-inch paddle-tail swimbaits have been producing the most consistent action in less than 6 feet of water. Targeting flooded brush and vegetation in the backs of creek arms has been the key pattern, with bass using the newly inundated cover as both feeding and ambush areas. Covering water with moving baits has been an effective way to locate active fish, and anglers who focus on freshly flooded shoreline habitat should continue to find good success.<\/p>\n Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 1; Total = 3<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lake Lyndon B. Johnson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 06\/29\/2026 \u2013 Lake LBJ is offering water temperatures around 82 degrees with stained water providing roughly 2\u20134 feet of visibility. The lake is sitting at its normal level, and summer patterns are well established. Fishing has been fair overall, with bass transitioning from shallow feeding areas early in the day to slightly deeper vegetation as the sun climbs.<\/p>\n Drop-shot rigged finesse worms and urchin-style baits have been producing the most consistent action. Targeting shallow rock in just a few feet of water during the early morning has been productive before shifting to submerged vegetation in 8\u201310 feet of water later in the day. Adjusting with the changing light conditions has been key to staying on active fish.<\/p>\n Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lake Marble Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n 03\/03\/2026 – Lake Marble Falls is sitting at a normal level with stained water and 2\u20134 feet of visibility<\/strong>, with water temperatures around 66 degrees<\/strong>. Bass are in various stages of the spawn<\/strong>, with fish positioned shallow throughout the lake as more bass continue moving up to spawn.<\/p>\n Some of the most consistent bites have been coming on wacky-rigged Senkos and weightless soft plastic jerkbaits<\/strong> fished around rocky shorelines and docks in less than 5 feet of water<\/strong>. Slowing down and thoroughly working shallow cover has been key, as many of the bass in these areas are either actively spawning or staging nearby.<\/p>\n Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lake Travis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 07\/02\/2026 \u2013 Lake Travis is offering clear water with roughly 4\u20136 feet of visibility, water temperatures around 82 degrees, and a water level approximately 9 feet below full pool. Summer patterns are firmly established, with large schools of bass relating to the many marinas throughout the lake where they are actively feeding and grouping up.<\/p>\n Drop-shot rigged finesse worms have been producing the most consistent action around marina docks and associated structure. During the first and last hour of daylight, a drop-shot rig fished near bluff ends has also been producing quality fish. Overall, the fishing has remained fair, with anglers finding the best success by targeting schooling bass around marinas and taking advantage of the low-light feeding windows.<\/p>\n Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2; Total = 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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