Lake Austin Summer Fishing Report: Bass, Cats, and Sunnies Aplenty [140 characters]

Artificial Lure here with your Lake Austin fishing report for Saturday, June 21, 2025. Water temps are holding steady around 81 degrees, and the lake sits 0.63 feet below pool with clarity classified as “stained but fishable,” according to the latest Texas Parks and Wildlife update. Today’s weather is classic Texas summer—clear skies, highs in the upper 80s, and a gentle south breeze that’ll keep things comfortable on the water. Expect sunrise at 6:29 AM and sunset close to 8:30 PM, giving you a long stretch of daylight to chase those bites.

We’re deep into the summer pattern. Early in the morning, the shallow bite is good, especially until the sun gets up. Bass are still hitting small topwaters over grass near the banks—think walking baits and poppers. Once that sun climbs and the recreational boats roll in, a lot of fish are moving offshore, setting up on brush piles, creek mouths, and deep grass beds. Right now, hydrilla and eel grass are creating prime summer structure on both ends of the lake. For deeper targets, Texas-rigged worms, dropshots, shaky heads, and small swimbaits are all producing, especially around brush and points.

Forward-facing sonar is picking up suspended bass out chasing bait in open water, so if you’ve got the electronics, it’s worth scanning around. A soft minnow-style bait has been hot for those fish hanging out off the main channel edges or above submerged grass.

As for recent catches, Lake Austin is showing off its diversity. Local reports are lighting up with quality largemouths caught on swimbaits—June’s always a sleeper month for a big bite if you’re patient and working those deeper grass edges. Catfish and sunfish are steady, too, with bluegill and redear sunfish falling to worms and small jigs. According to the current water body records, a 24.5-inch largemouth came on a swimbait, and the sunfish bite is reliable with redworms or small plastics.

For bait, if you’re targeting bass, pack your plastics—green pumpkin and watermelon have been money, especially when rigged Texas or Carolina style. If you’re after catfish, cut bait and nightcrawlers are bringing in some steady action along ledges and drop-offs.

Hot spots this week:

- The stretch between Walsh Boat Landing and Emma Long Park is holding quality fish, especially near deep grass beds and creek mouths.
- The upper end of the lake near Quinlan Park is producing on the edges of hydrilla patches and along rocky points—prime topwater territory at dawn.

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