Austin Fishing Reports

Weekly fishing reports straight from the cameras and eyes of local guides in Austin. It doesn't get better than that!

Bass are starting to move into shallower areas, most likely a product of the water temperatures rising. This marks an important transition in the season where bass emerge from their deeper hideouts into shallower and more open water.

Our Austin fishing guides constantly update us with the most current and thorough Austin fishing reports. See below for fishing reports from recent Austin fishing trips:

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of July 21st:

"We are doing well finding large schools of bass in the numerous marinas on the lake. We are finding the best success with weightless soft plastic jerkbaits and finesse worms on a drop shot rig. "-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of June 30th:

"Look for schools of bass suspended in marinas. We are doing well targeting them with weightless soft jerkbaits and drop shot rigged finesse worms. You can also find good success with various topwater baits fished shallow along the shoreline."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of June 23rd:

"Look for schools of bass top be hanging out in the marinas floating over deep water. Small soft jerkbaits and finesse worms on a drop shot rig have been the ticket."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of June 16th:

"We've been having a good time out here recently! Those not familiar with Lake Austin may be surprised to hear that we are still catching some spawning bass on beds. Not many, but definitely some! We are primarily looking for both spawning and cruising bass to sight fish for in shallow, rocky areas. During lowlight hours, we are doing well with a River2Sea Rover and a Bass Pro Shops Shadee Shad. Once the sun gets high, it's time to switch to the drop shot rig."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of June 9th:

"Overall the fishing has been good! We are finding good success with a River2Sea Rover and a soft jerkbait over shallow rocks during lowlight conditions and using a drop shot rig in the same areas when the sun comes out."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of May 26th:

"We found a good pattern targeting bass suspended around deep docks or suspended near deep ledges. Our most productive techniques were a drop shot rig, flick shake worm, and large flutter spoons."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of May 19th:

"We found good success on Lake Austin this week by fishing the shallow, clear upper portions of the lake and sight fishing for bass cruising around rocks in the shallows. We found the best success with drop shot rigs."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of May 12th:

"We continue to experience great fishing at Decker averaging 30-50 bass per trip in the boat. We are doing best recently with using small soft jerkbaits around bass actively feeding and chasing shad in the shallows. "-Ander

Pictures from Carson's Austin fishing trips.

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of May 5th:

"Good fishing right now! Still quite a few bass that are spawning, but many are done at this point. We had the best success by fishing in and around shallow spawning areas with drop shot rigged finesse worms." -Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of April 28th:

"Good fishing at Lake Austin right now. We are finding good success in shallow spawning areas with a hollow body frog, weightless senkos, and a finesse worm on a drop shot rig." -Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of April 21st:

"A little of the same old, same old... fantastic fishing and smashing bass in the grass. As is nearly always the case on Decker, we are finding the best success with fishing submerged vegetation in 4-10 ft of water. The bait of choice this week also continues to be drop shot rigged finesse worms."~Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of April 14th:

"Great fishing right now. If you stumble on the right stretch of reeds early in the morning, you can do a lot of damage with a River2Sea Phat Mat Daddy frog. After that first hour though, we are having better success with drop shot rigged finesse worms and swimbaits over submerged vegetation in 4-10 ft of water."-Ander

Pictures from Carson Austin Texas fishing trips.

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of March 31st:

"Great fishing right now! We are finding great success with swimbaits fished over submerged vegetation in 5-10 ft of water."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of March 10th:

Pictures from Carson's Austin Texas fishing trips.

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of March 3rd:

"We are finding good success with using a suspending jerkbait over submerged vegetation in 4-8 ft of water around bass actively feeding on shad."-Ander

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of January 27th:

"If you pull up on the right place at the right time you will catch them right now, but that place and time changes every day recently. We have had good success fishing submerged vegetation with drop-shot rigs and umbrella rigs recently."-Ander

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of November 26th:

"Having good success with squarebill crankbaits over submerged vegetation and drop shot rigged finesse worms on the deeper edges of the vegetation." -Ander

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of September 10th:

"We have had really good success recently by fishing fast over shallow submerged vegetation with various soft plastic baits." -Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of August 27th:

"We are finding good success with top waters early in the morning around shallow vegetation. Later, we are doing well fishing offshore structure with drop shot rigged finesse worms and a Texas rigged 10'' worm." -Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of July 23rd:

"Having good success right now targeting shaded shorelines with various top water baits and a drop shot rig. -Ander

Fishing Reports from Austin, Week of July 16th:

"Doing well on Lady Bird Lake fishing deeper offshore cover/structure with finesse worms." -Ander

"Decker Lake- As things heat up, we are doing better by fishing offshore cover such as brush piles. Texas rigged large worms and smaller straight tail worms on a shaky head are producing the majority of our bass right now."-Ander

"Report for Stillhouse Hollow Lake: Look for bass out on deeper grass lines in 20-25 ft of water or on offshore structure in 30-40 ft of water. Doing well with drop shot rigged finesse worms and a Texas Rigged PowerTeam Lures Tickler."-Ander

"Lake Travis - Fish the steeper shorelines with large boulders. Doing well with drop shot rigged finesse worms and topwaters."-Ander

Fishing Reports from Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Week of July 9th:

"Look for bass out on deeper grass lines in 20-25 ft of water or on offshore structure in 30-40 ft of water. Doing well with drop shot rigged finesse worms and a Texas Rigged PowerTeam Lures Tickler."-Ander

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of June 19th:

Pictures from Ander Decker Lake fishing trips

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of June 5th:

Pictures from Ander's Decker Lake fishing trips

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of May 29th:

Pictures from Ander Decker Lake fishing trips

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of May 23rd:

Pictures from Ander Decker Lake fishing trips

Decker Lake Fishing Report, Week of May 16th:

Pictures from Ander Decker Lake fishing trips