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Freshwater fishing near Austin
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Freshwater fishing near Austin

10 stops10 watersUpdated Nov 6

10 freshwater spots within 75 minutes of Austin, each with a full TripsQuick page.

The closest by road is Lady Bird Lake, 3 minutes away.

Reservoirs near Austin

1. Lake Travis

Lake Travis is a 29-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 169 ft. Recorded here: Blue Tilapia, Striped Bass, White Bass, and Rainbow Trout.

Lake Travis129 min · 18.6 mi
Reservoir

Lake Travis

Travis

12

max 169 ft · surveyed

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2. Lady Bird Lake

Lady Bird Lake is a 3-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 35 ft. Recorded here: Redbreast, Inland Silverside, Largemouth Bass, and Grass Carp.

Lady Bird Lake23 min · 1.4 mi
Reservoir

Lady Bird Lake

Travis

15

max 35 ft · surveyed

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3. Lake Austin

Lake Austin is a 7-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 47 ft. Recorded here: White Bass, Common Carp, Striped Bass, and Rainbow Trout.

Lake Austin37 min · 3.4 mi
Reservoir

Lake Austin

Travis

10

max 47 ft · surveyed

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4. Lake Georgetown

Lake Georgetown is a 39-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 85 ft. Recorded here: Smallmouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Walleye.

Lake Georgetown439 min · 32 mi
Reservoir

Lake Georgetown

Williamson

7

max 85 ft · surveyed

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5. Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Stillhouse Hollow Lake is a 59-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 121 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, and Blue Catfish.

Stillhouse Hollow Lake559 min · 58.3 mi
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Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Bell

8

max 121 ft · surveyed

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6. Lake Lyndon B Johnson

Lake Lyndon B Johnson is a 63-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 72 ft. Recorded here: Blue Tilapia, White Bass, Striped Bass, and Walleye.

Lake Lyndon B Johnson663 min · 48.1 mi
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Lake Lyndon B Johnson

Llano

11

max 72 ft · surveyed

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7. Lake Marble Falls

Lake Marble Falls is a 57-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 57 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Redbreast, and Smallmouth Bass.

Lake Marble Falls757 min · 46.1 mi
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Lake Marble Falls

Burnet

8

max 57 ft · surveyed

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8. Lake Buchanan

Lake Buchanan is a 73-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 105 ft. Recorded here: Blue Tilapia, White Bass, Striped Bass, and Largemouth Bass.

Lake Buchanan873 min · 64.9 mi
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Lake Buchanan

Llano

11

max 105 ft · surveyed

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9. Belton Lake

Belton Lake is a 66-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 109 ft. Recorded here: White Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, and Inland Silverside.

Belton Lake966 min · 64.6 mi
Reservoir

Belton Lake

Bell

7

max 109 ft · surveyed

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10. Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake is a 62-minute drive from downtown Austin. Surveyed depths reach 147 ft. Recorded here: Blue Tilapia, Striped Bass, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass.

Canyon Lake1062 min · 53.2 mi
Reservoir

Canyon Lake

Comal

15

max 147 ft · measured

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When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, White Bass is at peak around Austin in November.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Austin fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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