Reel in the Fall Bite on Lake Austin - November Fishing Report

Artificial Lure here with your Lake Austin fishing report for Thursday, November 6, 2025. Hope y’all are ready, because the fall bite is lighting up right across our stretch of the Colorado. This morning kicked off with sunrise at 6:49 AM, and you’ll get lines-in right till sunset at 5:38 PM—classic short Texas fall days with temps in the low to mid-70s. We’re coming off a fresh full moon, and these recent cold fronts cooled that water just enough to heat up predator action; expect a brisk north breeze at about 7 mph and mostly clear skies all day.

Lake Austin isn’t a tidal system, but between this moon phase and steady flows, fish are making moves from deeper haunts to those shallow ambush zones. According to Fishingreminder, your best major bite windows today are around 6:25 to 8:25 AM and again from 6:45 to 8:45 PM. Don’t sleep on the midday minor window either—1:37 to 3:37 PM—especially as bass warm up on the sunlit banks.

Fish activity is solid across the spectrum this week. Largemouth bass are pushing up shallow after shad—especially main lake points, grassy shorelines, and docks. The local reports right out of Emma Long and under the 360 Bridge have anglers boating bass up to six pounds, with lots of chunky two- to four-pound fish mixed in. Folks working docks and grass edges with Texas-rigged green pumpkin Senkos or craws in the morning are doing well, and as the sun climbs, shad-pattern crankbaits and jerkbaits are cleaning up. Word from the bridges: crappie limits are coming fast—chartreuse and white jigs or minnows under pilings, especially north up towards the Pennybacker.

Catfish haven’t slowed a beat. Fish cut shad or chicken liver around deeper holes near Emma Long, and you’re good for stringers of blue and channel cats in that two to five pound range. The evening bite below Pennybacker or along river bends near Oyster Landing’s current seams is top-notch right now. Bluegill and sunfish are still pecking at small worms or panfish jigs off docks if you’re out with the kiddos.

Best lures this week:
- White or chartreuse spinnerbaits with Colorado blades—slow roll 'em along grassy points.
- Shad or bluegill-pattern crankbaits and jerkbaits—work those main lake ledges from the 360 Bridge to Tom Miller Dam.
- Topwater walkers or frogs—prime for sunrise up shallow or anywhere shad are busting.
- Soft plastic stickbaits (green pumpkin, watermelon red)—skip ‘em tight to cover under docks or into brush lines.

Best bait: You can’t beat live shad or minnows for bass and crappie, or punch bait and fresh cut shad for your cats.

A couple of hot spots:
- Under the 360 Bridge: This is where bait is thick and both bass and hybrids bust at first light.
- Emma Long Park, especially near the boat docks and moored boats—perfect for working soft plastics or soaking some bait for cats.
- Don’t forget the mouth of Bull Creek and the stretch between Mary Quinlan Park and Emma Long—both turning up solid catches for bass and panfish.

Water clarity is refreshing, improving after last week’s rain; upper stretches north of the bridges are your best bet for clear water finesse. Remember, as the sun warms, those shallow flats and rocky banks get the most traffic from actively feeding fish.

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