Briarcliff Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Ander Meine
Killeen, Texas
Reported: 2 months ago

Inks Lake Fishing Report – Late Winter / Pre-Spawn Update Inks Lake is currently at a normal level with stained water and about 2–4 feet of visibility. Water temperatures are sitting around 56°, and bass are starting to transition toward early pre-spawn patterns after the recent freeze. The main spawning...

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Ander Meine Killeen, Texas Reported: 2 months ago

Inks Lake Fishing Report – Late Winter / Pre-Spawn Update

Inks Lake is currently at a normal level with stained water and about 2–4 feet of visibility. Water temperatures are sitting around 56°, and bass are starting to transition toward early pre-spawn patterns after the recent freeze. The main spawning activity is likely still a few weeks away, but fish are beginning to move and group up.

The most consistent action has been coming from crankbaits worked around rocky areas and shaky head rigged finesse worms fished around docks, primarily in 5–12 feet of water. Bass are often holding in small groups, so anglers may experience slower stretches between bites, but it’s common to catch multiple fish once an active area is located. Slowing down and thoroughly fishing productive structure has been key to putting together solid days on the water.

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Aaron Lancaster
Manor, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

January 2026- Lake Travis - fish are out deep on ledges and channel swings in 30 to 40 ft, fish very slowly with soft plastics like a drop shot or wacky worm, jigs with craw trailers also working well with a slow presentation, when the bass are feeding and a...

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Aaron Lancaster Manor, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

January 2026- Lake Travis - fish are out deep on ledges and channel swings in 30 to 40 ft, fish very slowly with soft plastics like a drop shot or wacky worm, jigs with craw trailers also working well with a slow presentation, when the bass are feeding and a little bit more active we are catching them on umbrella rigs, small finesse swim baits, and crank baits with a very tight wobble like a rapala shad rap.

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Ander Meine
Killeen, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Inks Lake is currently at a normal level with stained water and about 3–4 feet of visibility. Water temperatures have dropped into the low 50s, and bass are beginning to group up as winter conditions continue to settle in. Overall, cloudy days have been producing slightly better action than bright,...

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Ander Meine Killeen, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

Inks Lake is currently at a normal level with stained water and about 3–4 feet of visibility. Water temperatures have dropped into the low 50s, and bass are beginning to group up as winter conditions continue to settle in. Overall, cloudy days have been producing slightly better action than bright, sunny conditions.

The most consistent bite right now has come from crankbaits and jigs worked around rocky areas in 2–14 feet of water. Bass are often holding tightly in small areas, so while there may be slow stretches between bites, it’s common to catch multiple fish once an active group is located. With a strong cold front moving in, anglers can expect the lake to transition even more firmly into classic winter fishing patterns in the coming days.

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Wyatt Rae
Leander, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Been getting into some good white bass along with quality amounts of largemouth. Especially on this cloudy windy days when the fronts are blowing through. Targeting long main lake points with brush on them fishing over the tops of the brush and on the edges. Also targeting main lake drains...

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Wyatt Rae Leander, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

Been getting into some good white bass along with quality amounts of largemouth. Especially on this cloudy windy days when the fronts are blowing through. Targeting long main lake points with brush on them fishing over the tops of the brush and on the edges. Also targeting main lake drains with a Texas rig and a dropshot.

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Ander Meine
Killeen, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

catching some good bass right now by fishing steep, rocky shorelines with a jig and a drop shot rig. Most fish coming anywhere from 10-20 ft deep.

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Ander Meine Killeen, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

catching some good bass right now by fishing steep, rocky shorelines with a jig and a drop shot rig. Most fish coming anywhere from 10-20 ft deep.

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Aaron Lancaster
Manor, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Lake Bastrop-12/4- water temp 67, lots of bass shallow right now, can catch these fish with spinnerbaits and flukes, worms also working well on outside edge of the grass, you can rig these on a drop shot or neko rig to stay weedless

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Aaron Lancaster Manor, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Lake Bastrop-12/4- water temp 67, lots of bass shallow right now, can catch these fish with spinnerbaits and flukes, worms also working well on outside edge of the grass, you can rig these on a drop shot or neko rig to stay weedless

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Ander Meine
Killeen, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Kicking out big numbers of bass averaging 50-80 bass per trip. Finding big ones has been a little more difficult, but we are getting a ton of bites! We are focusing on deeper grass edges in 15-20 ft of water drop shotting Bass Pro Shops Tri-Color Worms and Texas rigging...

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Ander Meine Killeen, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

Kicking out big numbers of bass averaging 50-80 bass per trip. Finding big ones has been a little more difficult, but we are getting a ton of bites! We are focusing on deeper grass edges in 15-20 ft of water drop shotting Bass Pro Shops Tri-Color Worms and Texas rigging 5" stick worms.

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Ander Meine
Killeen, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

We are doing well targeting deeper grass edges with drop shot rigged finesse worms and a Texas-rigged Ribbontail worm.

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Ander Meine Killeen, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

We are doing well targeting deeper grass edges with drop shot rigged finesse worms and a Texas-rigged Ribbontail worm.

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