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                                     Fishing Information

TPWD Fishing report.
Week of May 25, 2022
Lake Buchanan
GREAT. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 4.86 feet low. Crappie fishing is good with fish clinging to the summer pattern. Fishing in 15-20 feet of water over brush piles using chartreuse jigs will fill the boat. Bass are good on shallow rock and vegetation, and flipping shallow trees with worms and craw worms. The topwater bite is getting good as well. Crappie, white bass, hybrids and stripers are going strong using small jigging spoons or flutter spoons.
Lake LBJ
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.66 feet low. Bass are very good on brush piles and rocky points in 8-15 feet of water using ten inch worms and crankbaits. Good topwater bite all day on overcast days while the bass are feeding on shallow perch. White bass are good mid lake to the river in jigging spoons and live minnows. Crappie are excellent over brush piles with live bait.
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Hamilton Creek Park Burnet    750    12/30/2021
L.B.J. State Park    Fredericksburg    533    1/5/2022
Llano River (Castell downstream)    Llano    2,400    12/7/2021

Llano River at FM 2389    Mason    2,500    12/4/2021, 2/3/2022
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Fish a White Bass Run!
Spring means white bass are on the run, typically February through May. The northern end and up-river of Lake Buchanan is one of the tried and true areas where you'll find spring white bass in Central Texas.
The Colorado River above the lake has one of the strongest white bass runs in Central Texas. For wade or bank fishing Colorado Bend State Park, near the town of Bend, is a great place to try your luck when water conditions are right. This portion of the Colorado River is popular with fly anglers.  The area from Silver Creek (also called Beaver Creek) to the town of Tow is an excellent choice from winter to late spring. Lake Buchanan has lots of main lake structure to try during the summer months.
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Hunting & Fishing Licenses
All current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) expire August 31.  New licenses go on sale mid-August.
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Local License Retailers:

BUCHANAN DAM   J & S FOOD MART EXXON (512) 793-2040 2045 RANCH ROAD 261 78609
BLUFFTON            BLUFFTON STORE (325) 379-9837 11635 RANCH RD 2241 78607
TOW                      J & S QUICK STOP (325) 379-1482 110 FRAZIER ST 78672
KINGSLAND           ACE HOME IMPROVEMENT (325) 388-4526 2607 HIGHWAY 1431 W 78639                                                                       KINGSLAND           HEB #587 (325) 388-4601 215 RANCH ROAD 2900 78639
BURNET                BEST STOP #4 (512) 756-6900 2751 W STATE HWY 29 STE A 78611
BURNET                HEB #433 (512) 756-6188 105 S BOUNDARY ST 78611
BURNET                INKS LAKE SP (512) 793-2223 3630 PARK RD 4 WEST 78611
BURNET                RED TOP BAIT SHOP INC (512) 756-4606 3751 W HIGHWAY 29 78611
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A list of hunting lease options is available on the Llano Chamber website.  Click on HUNTING on their homepage.
ShareLunker Program Accepting Entries.
When heading to the lake, download the free ShareLunker app to your phone so you'll be ready to enter your lunker catch and stay up–to–date with the program. Available for iOS and Android devices.

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