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Just minutes from Austin, Texas in the heart of the scenic Texas Hill Country, the Colorado River Chain of seven lakes known as The Highland Lakes, offer exciting black bass, white bass and striper action. Some 63 miles in length, 20,000-acre Lake Travis is home to the Guadalupe bass, the state fish of Texas. Travis owns the bragging rights to the world record for this fiesty species of bass, which is also excellent table fare. A great lake for catching big numbers of bass, it's common to catch largemouth, Guadalupe and white bass in a single outing during the spring months. The best fishing occurs during the spring and fall months as bass migrate to shallow water to spawn in the spring and to feed in the fall. The city of Austin and smaller lakeside resort communities offer a full complement of lodging, restaurants and entertainment.
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Only 45 minutes east of Austin, Texas 906-acre Lake Bastrop is hidden among the beautiful Lost Pine Forest. An abundant amount of vegetation provides the perfect habitat for the chunky Florida strain largemouth bass that inhabit the waters of this power plant lake. Managed for several years with a 14- to 21-inch slot limit, 2-1/2- to 4-pound bass are plentiful and usually willing to bite year round. Five-pound and larger bass are commonly caught on this fantastic little lake. Lakeside camping is available and the city of Bastrop features ample lodging and good restaurants.
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Fayette County Lake was made famous by acres of 2- to 5-pound schooling bass during the late summer and early fall months. This lake is teaming with Florida strain largemouth bass. The 14- to 24-inch slot limit combined with good habitat has enabled an incredible number of bass to grow to the 3- to 6-pound range. This 2,300-acre power plant lake boasts more pounds of bass per acre than any lake in the state of Texas! Lakeside lodging and camping are available. The towns of La Grange and Fayetteville offer bed and breakfast accommodations, several motels and excellent restaurants.
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Located in scenic west Austin, Lake Austin offers a unique urban fishing experience. Lined with million dollar estates, it's also home to a substantial population of Florida-strain largemouth bass.
Although it's typically not the place to go to catch large numbers of bass, Lake Austin is a great destination for skilled anglers to test their ability to fool a big bass. The best fishing opportunities are during the fall and early spring months when pleasure boat traffic is at a minimum.
The City of Austin offers a full compliment of lodging, restaurants and entertainment.
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