Lake Austin Fishing Report: Cold Water Bass and Catfish Action This Monday

# Lake Austin Fishing Report

Howdy, folks! This is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Monday morning Lake Austin fishing update.

Water temps are hovering right around 51 degrees out there, and conditions are stained but fishable. According to the latest Texas Freshwater Fishing Report, largemouth bass are showing good activity on spinnerbaits and swimbaits near brushpiles in 10 to 20 feet of water. If you're targeting crappie, you'll want to work jigs and live minnows—they've been consistently fair across the region. White bass are also fair on slabs and crankbaits, so bring a mix if you're going out.

For catfish anglers, fresh shad is your ticket. The recent reports show catfish responding well to cut bait and live offerings, especially in deeper channels. Texas Parks and Wildlife records show Lake Houston—just downstream from us—has produced some monsters over the years, with blue catfish topping out over 65 pounds, so there's definitely quality out there.

Here's what I'd recommend: hit the deeper brushpile areas along the main lake body early morning for those largemouth. The hot water discharge areas can concentrate fish, and we've seen decent reports from similar Texas lakes using Alabama rigs and soft plastics worked slow along structure. For crappie, focus on main lake humps in 25 to 35 feet—minnows under a light jig are a proven combo.

I'd suggest hitting the dam area if you can access it, or work the deeper channel bends where the current naturally gathers baitfish.

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