Fishing Information
Week of January 5, 2022
Lake Buchanan
EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 4.83 feet low. Crappie and white bass are outstanding staging in 30-35 feet of water at the mouth of creeks using white or chartreuse/white jigging spoons. Jess Rotherham of Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Largemouth bass good on isolated rock piles and deep rocky banks using red bug finesse worm on a shakey head, red or orange craw crankbait, or a white swim jig. White bass are very good on jigging spoons 30-50 feet of water. Hybrid bass and stripers are good trolling umbrella rigs, and drifting live shad. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows in deep brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on live cut shad, chicken liver, and punch bait. Underwater green lights are attracting hybrids and stripers and they are biting shad imitation baits at night.
EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 4.83 feet low. Crappie and white bass are outstanding staging in 30-35 feet of water at the mouth of creeks using white or chartreuse/white jigging spoons. Jess Rotherham of Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Largemouth bass good on isolated rock piles and deep rocky banks using red bug finesse worm on a shakey head, red or orange craw crankbait, or a white swim jig. White bass are very good on jigging spoons 30-50 feet of water. Hybrid bass and stripers are good trolling umbrella rigs, and drifting live shad. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows in deep brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on live cut shad, chicken liver, and punch bait. Underwater green lights are attracting hybrids and stripers and they are biting shad imitation baits at night.
Lake LBJ
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.76 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair to good biting on crawfish crankbaits, red rattle traps, and crawfish imitation soft plastics, and finesse jigs. Some largemouth are mixed in with white bass by underwater green lights at night. White, hybrid, striped bass are fair vertically jigging spoons in the river channel, and under green lights at night. Catfish are slow to fair jigging spoons in the schools of white bass. They are hanging out under feeding schools of white fish finishing off the fallen shad. Winter is the time to catch those lunker using cut or live shad, and live or cut perch. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows brush piles.
GOOD. Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 0.76 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair to good biting on crawfish crankbaits, red rattle traps, and crawfish imitation soft plastics, and finesse jigs. Some largemouth are mixed in with white bass by underwater green lights at night. White, hybrid, striped bass are fair vertically jigging spoons in the river channel, and under green lights at night. Catfish are slow to fair jigging spoons in the schools of white bass. They are hanging out under feeding schools of white fish finishing off the fallen shad. Winter is the time to catch those lunker using cut or live shad, and live or cut perch. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows brush piles.
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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
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
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.
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.
July 2021:
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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
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
A list of hunting lease options is available on the Llano Chamber website. Click on HUNTING on their homepage.
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