San Marcos River Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Riley Huggins
Austin, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Low water levels!! Very hot, and warm water... need to get out there early and late if your trying to get on some nice fish! With these low levels... means spookier fish, especially the carp. The sight casting as been second to none though. But, the difficulty has gone up...

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Riley Huggins Austin, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Low water levels!! Very hot, and warm water... need to get out there early and late if your trying to get on some nice fish! With these low levels... means spookier fish, especially the carp. The sight casting as been second to none though. But, the difficulty has gone up immensely. Definitely need to being your A-game, patience, and a motivation to hook up with these elusive critters. The bite is there if you move about like Yoda. The cfs seems to be very low as well, so fish have been in pools here in central texas. But midday fishing is almost impossible right now.

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Ander Meine
Killeen, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Decker Lake - We are catching huge numbers of bass that are roaming open waters in search of schools of Shad. We are targeting these fish with electronics and catching them with swimbaits and jerkbaits.

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Ander Meine Killeen, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Decker Lake - We are catching huge numbers of bass that are roaming open waters in search of schools of Shad. We are targeting these fish with electronics and catching them with swimbaits and jerkbaits.

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Ander Meine
Killeen, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Decker- We are doing well chasing actively feeding bass on the surface with soft jerkbaits. Just keep your eyes peeled for surface activity around the lake. Depth doesn't really matter as these fish are nomadic and following schools is shad. During lowlight conditions they tend to push the shad into...

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Ander Meine Killeen, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Decker- We are doing well chasing actively feeding bass on the surface with soft jerkbaits. Just keep your eyes peeled for surface activity around the lake. Depth doesn't really matter as these fish are nomadic and following schools is shad. During lowlight conditions they tend to push the shad into shallower waters, but during high sun periods, they chase the shad out over deeper water. They stay near the surface though.

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