Fishing Information
TPWD Fishing report.
Week of January 16, 2019
Lake Buchanan
Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 2.06’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged weightless watermelon/blue flake Whacky Sticks, pumpkin/chartreuse Curb’s jigs, and smoke/red flake grubs in 4–10 feet. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads, jigging Pirk Minnows, and drifting or free lining live bait in 25–40 feet. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2” plastic swim baits along the river channel and in deep creeks. Crappie are fair on white tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12–15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live goldfish.
Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 2.06’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged weightless watermelon/blue flake Whacky Sticks, pumpkin/chartreuse Curb’s jigs, and smoke/red flake grubs in 4–10 feet. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads, jigging Pirk Minnows, and drifting or free lining live bait in 25–40 feet. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2” plastic swim baits along the river channel and in deep creeks. Crappie are fair on white tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12–15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live goldfish.
Lake LBJ
Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 4.64’ low. Black bass are fair on 1/8oz. buzzbaits, Bleeding Shad Rat–L–Traps, and wacky rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks in 2–6 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good vertically jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on live minnows over brush piles in 12–15 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows under crappie docks. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
Water murky; 54–58 degrees; 4.64’ low. Black bass are fair on 1/8oz. buzzbaits, Bleeding Shad Rat–L–Traps, and wacky rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks in 2–6 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good vertically jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on live minnows over brush piles in 12–15 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows under crappie docks. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
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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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