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Lake Austin Fishing Report: Bedding Bass, Healthy Cats, and Topwater Flukes
This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Austin fishing report for Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
The morning kicked off mild with water temps hovering around 65 degrees and a light stain across most of the lake. It was 0.49 feet below pool, so keep that in mind if you are navigating some of the shallower stretches. Sunrise rolled in at 6:51 a.m., with calm conditions and a forecast for clear skies most of the day. Expect sunset at 8:05 p.m. As always this time of year, watch for the wind to pick up a bit in the afternoon.
Fish activity is holding strong. Most of the largemouth bass have finished spawning on the mid and lower ends, but the upper end still has a few on beds. Early in the morning is your best shot for shallow bites, with lots of bass feeding in the pockets and around healthy grass where baitfish are thick. Weightless flukes fished quickly through these shallow areas have been working well. If you want to target post-spawn bass guarding fry, it’s a great time to throw a bluegill imitating bait along shallow beds and grass edges. Swimbaits are getting hit here and there, especially medium sizes worked around docks or deeper hydrilla patches. Texas-rigged plastics are a solid ticket in the upper end where a few spawning fish linger. Reach for soft plastics in natural colors or shad patterns, and don’t be shy about pitching to any visible cover or watermilfoil, though the big concentrations seem to favor the healthier grass this week. Try chatterbaits or small swimbaits in the grass if you want to mix things up. Bluegill have started to bed too and can be found shallow, making them fun for lighter spinning tackle with worms or crickets. Catfish reports are steady, mostly coming from cut bait worked on windblown points and off creek channels.
Recent catches have included numbers of healthy largemouth, with several topping the 5-pound mark, and a few anglers reporting 20-plus fish days, especially if you’re out at first light or working the deeper grass along drop-offs. Still, the bite does slow down after mid-morning, so consider moving deeper or targeting shade near docks in the heat of the day.
For hot spots, try the mouth of Bee Creek and the grass flats in Emma Long Metropolitan Park early, and move toward the creek channels near the City Park bridge after the sun climbs higher. Don’t overlook creek inlets and secondary points for both bass and catfish.
Best lures right now are weightless flukes, bluegill pattern swimbaits, chatterbaits, and Texas-rigged plastics. For bait, live worms or minnows are working great for bluegill and catfish.
That’s the scoop for Lake Austin. Tight lines and see y’all on the water soon!
Sources: Texas Parks and Wildlife, Bassquatch Fishing, Captain Experiences [2][4][5]
The morning kicked off mild with water temps hovering around 65 degrees and a light stain across most of the lake. It was 0.49 feet below pool, so keep that in mind if you are navigating some of the shallower stretches. Sunrise rolled in at 6:51 a.m., with calm conditions and a forecast for clear skies most of the day. Expect sunset at 8:05 p.m. As always this time of year, watch for the wind to pick up a bit in the afternoon.
Fish activity is holding strong. Most of the largemouth bass have finished spawning on the mid and lower ends, but the upper end still has a few on beds. Early in the morning is your best shot for shallow bites, with lots of bass feeding in the pockets and around healthy grass where baitfish are thick. Weightless flukes fished quickly through these shallow areas have been working well. If you want to target post-spawn bass guarding fry, it’s a great time to throw a bluegill imitating bait along shallow beds and grass edges. Swimbaits are getting hit here and there, especially medium sizes worked around docks or deeper hydrilla patches. Texas-rigged plastics are a solid ticket in the upper end where a few spawning fish linger. Reach for soft plastics in natural colors or shad patterns, and don’t be shy about pitching to any visible cover or watermilfoil, though the big concentrations seem to favor the healthier grass this week. Try chatterbaits or small swimbaits in the grass if you want to mix things up. Bluegill have started to bed too and can be found shallow, making them fun for lighter spinning tackle with worms or crickets. Catfish reports are steady, mostly coming from cut bait worked on windblown points and off creek channels.
Recent catches have included numbers of healthy largemouth, with several topping the 5-pound mark, and a few anglers reporting 20-plus fish days, especially if you’re out at first light or working the deeper grass along drop-offs. Still, the bite does slow down after mid-morning, so consider moving deeper or targeting shade near docks in the heat of the day.
For hot spots, try the mouth of Bee Creek and the grass flats in Emma Long Metropolitan Park early, and move toward the creek channels near the City Park bridge after the sun climbs higher. Don’t overlook creek inlets and secondary points for both bass and catfish.
Best lures right now are weightless flukes, bluegill pattern swimbaits, chatterbaits, and Texas-rigged plastics. For bait, live worms or minnows are working great for bluegill and catfish.
That’s the scoop for Lake Austin. Tight lines and see y’all on the water soon!
Sources: Texas Parks and Wildlife, Bassquatch Fishing, Captain Experiences [2][4][5]
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is Artificial Lure with your Lake Austin fishing report for Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
The morning kicked off mild with water temps hovering around 65 degrees and a light stain across most of the lake. It was 0.49 feet below pool, so keep that in mind if you are navigating some of the shallower stretches. Sunrise rolled in at 6:51 a.m., with calm conditions and a forecast for clear skies most of the day. Expect sunset at 8:05 p.m. As always this time of year, watch for the wind to pick up a bit in the afternoon.
Fish activity is holding strong. Most of the largemouth bass have finished spawning on the mid and lower ends, but the upper end still has a few on beds. Early in the morning is your best shot for shallow bites, with lots of bass feeding in the pockets and around healthy grass where baitfish are thick. Weightless flukes fished quickly through these shallow areas have been working well. If you want to target post-spawn bass guarding fry, it’s a great time to throw a bluegill imitating bait along shallow beds and grass edges. Swimbaits are getting hit here and there, especially medium sizes worked around docks or deeper hydrilla patches. Texas-rigged plastics are a solid ticket in the upper end where a few spawning fish linger. Reach for soft plastics in natural colors or shad patterns, and don’t be shy about pitching to any visible cover or watermilfoil, though the big concentrations seem to favor the healthier grass this week. Try chatterbaits or small swimbaits in the grass if you want to mix things up. Bluegill have started to bed too and can be found shallow, making them fun for lighter spinning tackle with worms or crickets. Catfish reports are steady, mostly coming from cut bait worked on windblown points and off creek channels.
Recent catches have included numbers of healthy largemouth, with several topping the 5-pound mark, and a few anglers reporting 20-plus fish days, especially if you’re out at first light or working the deeper grass along drop-offs. Still, the bite does slow down after mid-morning, so consider moving deeper or targeting shade near docks in the heat of the day.
For hot spots, try the mouth of Bee Creek and the grass flats in Emma Long Metropolitan Park early, and move toward the creek channels near the City Park bridge after the sun climbs higher. Don’t overlook creek inlets and secondary points for both bass and catfish.
Best lures right now are weightless flukes, bluegill pattern swimbaits, chatterbaits, and Texas-rigged plastics. For bait, live worms or minnows are working great for bluegill and catfish.
That’s the scoop for Lake Austin. Tight lines and see y’all on the water soon!
Sources: Texas Parks and Wildlife, Bassquatch Fishing, Captain Experiences [2][4][5]
The morning kicked off mild with water temps hovering around 65 degrees and a light stain across most of the lake. It was 0.49 feet below pool, so keep that in mind if you are navigating some of the shallower stretches. Sunrise rolled in at 6:51 a.m., with calm conditions and a forecast for clear skies most of the day. Expect sunset at 8:05 p.m. As always this time of year, watch for the wind to pick up a bit in the afternoon.
Fish activity is holding strong. Most of the largemouth bass have finished spawning on the mid and lower ends, but the upper end still has a few on beds. Early in the morning is your best shot for shallow bites, with lots of bass feeding in the pockets and around healthy grass where baitfish are thick. Weightless flukes fished quickly through these shallow areas have been working well. If you want to target post-spawn bass guarding fry, it’s a great time to throw a bluegill imitating bait along shallow beds and grass edges. Swimbaits are getting hit here and there, especially medium sizes worked around docks or deeper hydrilla patches. Texas-rigged plastics are a solid ticket in the upper end where a few spawning fish linger. Reach for soft plastics in natural colors or shad patterns, and don’t be shy about pitching to any visible cover or watermilfoil, though the big concentrations seem to favor the healthier grass this week. Try chatterbaits or small swimbaits in the grass if you want to mix things up. Bluegill have started to bed too and can be found shallow, making them fun for lighter spinning tackle with worms or crickets. Catfish reports are steady, mostly coming from cut bait worked on windblown points and off creek channels.
Recent catches have included numbers of healthy largemouth, with several topping the 5-pound mark, and a few anglers reporting 20-plus fish days, especially if you’re out at first light or working the deeper grass along drop-offs. Still, the bite does slow down after mid-morning, so consider moving deeper or targeting shade near docks in the heat of the day.
For hot spots, try the mouth of Bee Creek and the grass flats in Emma Long Metropolitan Park early, and move toward the creek channels near the City Park bridge after the sun climbs higher. Don’t overlook creek inlets and secondary points for both bass and catfish.
Best lures right now are weightless flukes, bluegill pattern swimbaits, chatterbaits, and Texas-rigged plastics. For bait, live worms or minnows are working great for bluegill and catfish.
That’s the scoop for Lake Austin. Tight lines and see y’all on the water soon!
Sources: Texas Parks and Wildlife, Bassquatch Fishing, Captain Experiences [2][4][5]