{"id":3880,"date":"2026-04-05T20:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:17:54","slug":"lady-bird-lake-fishing-report-april-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/2026\/04\/05\/lady-bird-lake-fishing-report-april-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Bird Lake Fishing Report \u2013 Shallow Flats Bite &amp; Spawn to Post-Spawn Transition (April 4, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lady Bird Lake is at a normal level with clear water offering roughly 4\u20136 feet of visibility and water temperatures around 70 degrees. Bass are positioned shallow on flats in and around spawning areas, relating to submerged vegetation and areas with a slightly harder substrate. Most fish appear to be in the spawning to post-spawn phases, and are grouped up in specific areas rather than spread out across the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drop-shot rigged finesse worms and light Texas-rigged stick worms have been producing the most consistent action when worked through these shallow flats. Once a fish is located, slowing down and thoroughly working the area has been key to catching multiple fish. There has not been a noticeable pattern tied to weather or time of day, with fish being caught consistently throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Big Bass Score = 4; Numbers Score = 3;&nbsp;<strong>Total = 7<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lady-bird-lake-bassquatch-texas-rig-stick-worm-spawn-flat-post-storm-austin-tx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lady-bird-lake-bassquatch-texas-rig-stick-worm-spawn-flat-post-storm-austin-tx.jpg\" alt=\"Large largemouth bass caught on Lady Bird Lake in Austin Texas using a Texas-rigged stick worm on a spawning flat during post-storm conditions\" class=\"wp-image-3874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lady-bird-lake-bassquatch-texas-rig-stick-worm-spawn-flat-post-storm-austin-tx.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lady-bird-lake-bassquatch-texas-rig-stick-worm-spawn-flat-post-storm-austin-tx-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lady-bird-lake-bassquatch-texas-rig-stick-worm-spawn-flat-post-storm-austin-tx-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A true Bassquatch caught on Lady Bird Lake during a post-storm evening bite, fishing a Texas-rigged stick worm on a spawning flat. This one was a personal best!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Bird Lake is at a normal level with clear water offering roughly 4\u20136 feet of visibility and water temperatures around 70 degrees. Bass are positioned shallow on flats in and around spawning areas, relating to submerged vegetation and areas with a slightly harder substrate. Most fish appear to be in the spawning to post-spawn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[166,142,177,178,176,179,182,161,165],"class_list":{"0":"post-3880","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-lady-bird-lake","7":"tag-austin-texas-fishing","8":"tag-drop-shot-fishing-bass","9":"tag-lady-bird-lake","10":"tag-lady-bird-lake-bass-fishing","11":"tag-lady-bird-lake-fishing-report","12":"tag-post-spawn-bass-fishing","13":"tag-shallow-flats-bass-fishing","14":"tag-submerged-vegetation-bass-fishing","15":"tag-texas-rig-stick-worm-fishing","16":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3881,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3880\/revisions\/3881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}