Lakes - Some of the best fishing places in Austin, Texas

Lake Travis (numbers are good - a few bigger ones)

Lake Travis is one of the larger freshwater lakes in central Texas. It has a diverse selection of areas to fish. It is known for quantity rather than quality but there have been some hawgs taken out of it in the past few years.

Lake Austin (fishing ok right now)

Lake Austin is a hidden gem in Central Texas. Some of the largest bass in the area have been taken from Lake Austin. If you are looking for that lifetime record bass, there's a good chance this is where you'll catch it.

Lake Buchanan (almost always fishes good - whites, hybrids and stripers here as well)

Lake Buchanan is also one of the better lakes in central Texas and probably the best in Winter time. It fishes shallow as well and there's also a lot of big striper in the lake so any cast could have you hooked up on one of those. If you are after quality bass, this is a great place to go. In tournaments, it almost always takes over 20 pounds to win here.

Lake LBJ (fishing good right now)

Lake LBJ is one of the best lakes in central Texas. It is also one of the largest retirement communities in Texas and is a constant level lake. It mainly fishes shallow so even the kids can catch the big ones here.

Lake Bastrop (numbers have been good)

Lake Bastrop is only a little over 900 acres big but holds some good quality bass. It has a slot limit of 14-21 inches which helps one to catch plenty of 2-4 pound bass with a good chance at a larger one as well.

Fayette County Reservoir (always a good choice - #1 best average quality lake in Texas)

Fayette County is another power plant lake and it tends to put out even bigger bass than Bastrop. It has lots of vegetation to hold those big girls and you can also find them schooling up on shad throughout the lake in the summertime. Lots of 3-6 lb fish can be caught with an occasional bigger one. This can be a really fun lake with lots of numbers and quality.

Marble Falls (Lots of good solid fish)

This lake is a little gem between more popular lakes, Travis and LBJ. It consists of shallow areas on the north end that has grass and flats where more topwater and moving baits seem to be best and the lower end which is much deeper and deep cranks and jigs seem to work best working the many ledges. There have been a lot of good quality bass caught from this reservoir.

Lake Falcon (Trophy Lake - great fishing year round normally - best chance at a DD)

Lake Falcon is one of the most awesome lakes in the country. If you've never been to it, I would highly suggest going. Even in the blistering summer heat, when most lakes completely shut down, this lake remains on fire and giant 5 bass limits can still be caught. Book your fishing trip of a lifetime anytime on this lake. I also now offer all-inclusive trips to here and other lakes. You can find out more about these at texasbassadventures.com

Stillhouse Hollow (fishing really good this year)

Stillhouse has been, by far, one of the most productive lakes in the area. It's about an hour north but worth the drive. If you like grass, this is your lake. It has rocky areas as well that also produce good fish but usually not the quality the grass provides. There is also a small population of smallmouth bass on Stillhouse so there's a chance to catch a big smallie here as well.

Canyon Lake (decent with smallies and stripers as well)

Canyon Lake can be a great lake with a big population of largemouth, some nice smallmouth, guadalupe bass, crappie and even stripers. In the last few years, several stockings have really filled this lake with some good quantities and quality of bass.

Choke Canyon Reservoir (can't launch - water too low)

Choke Canyon might just be the greatest lake in this country. Just look at the weights at Basschamps the last few years. What other lake, even in the world, have you ever seen 2 bass over 15 pounds brought to the scales in one tournament, which happened in March 2009 or 5 bass over 11 lbs in one tournament in 2006? There were at least 8 over 15 pounds caught in 2009. You will find every type of structure possible on this lake, except for docks since you can't build on it. It's nestled down in the valley of Texas, very secluded out in the brushy parts. It has an abundance of flooded trees and hydrilla which can produce big bass. There's a bunch to see here as well like some of the biggest alligators anywhere. Some over 20 feet long.

Lake O.H. Ivie (fishing ok right now)

Lake O.H. Ivie can be one of the most exciting lakes around with big bass caught yearly there. A few years ago, it produced the most big bass entered into the Texas Sharelunker program. Every year though, this lake produces some giant bass and even some nice smallmouth bass as well.