Fishing at Lake Austin, Texas

Saturday, 12 May 2007

Texas’ Lake Austin boasts of a nice largemouth bass population with a great potential for some giant trophy fish. Many largemouths that weigh over 12 pounds are known to have been caught since 1990s, few of them were recorded to be over 14 pounds. The area’s reservoir also contains some great quality redbreast, red ear, and bluegill species. It also has a few blue catfish and flathead fish. If you plan to go fishing at Lake Austin during the summer season, it is advisable to do it during the evenings as daytime in the area is heavy with lots of anglers and visitors. You should use the usual caution when you decide to fish at night at Lake Austin.

With regards to the lake structure, Lake Austin has some underwater aquatic weeds and vegetation such as the hydrilla and Eurasian water milfoil. Cover is provided by the numerous boat docks lining up on the lake’s shoreline. There are a few major creeks that enter Lake Austin and this includes Bull Creek nearing the bridge crossing at 360 and the Bee Creek beside Tom Miller Dam.

Fishermen of largemouth bass should exert more their efforts along the sides and edges of the lake’s weed beds. Especially on the weekends of the summer months, recreational boating activities on Lake Austin’s reservoir render boat fishing virtually impossible. Fishermen are advised to plan their fishing trips in the mornings or early evenings of the summer.

You usually enjoy fishing success when casting topwaters and white spinnerbaits and topwaters, or pitching some jigs with casting tackle toward the boat docks and weed beds. If you are a fan of artificial lures, other great, popular ones include jerkbaits and plastic worms. When using live-bait, try some minnows to be suspended along the weed beds.

On Lake Austin’s clear waters, bass sight fishing during the spring season spawning is likewise popular. The spawn runs from the month of February all through April, depending upon the weather condition. Because upper Lake Travis releases some cold water, the bass fish spawn near the yearend on the lake’s upper portion.

Spawning bass can be found behind some major creeks, around the local marinas and boat bays of the lake. If like fishing for panfish, you can enjoy some angling of this fish on the edges of the weed lines with the use of crickets and tube jigs on some light spinning tackles or some poppers using a fly fishing rod.

A grass carp regulation is in effect on Lake Austin, which means if you catch a grass carp, you must immediately return the fish unharmed to the water.

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