Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Austin. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.
Day 1
Morning: Lake Travis
Start the day on 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.
From Lake Travis to Canyon Lake Marina: 82 min by road (53.3 mi).
Evening: Canyon Lake
End the day on Canyon Lake.
Canyon Lake is a 62-minute drive from downtown Austin. Canyon Lake Marina: marina on Canyon Lake, ≈ 39 mi from downtown. Surveyed depths reach 147 ft. Recorded here: Blue Tilapia, Striped Bass, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass.
Day 2
Morning: Lady Bird Lake
Start the day on 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.
From Lady Bird Lake to Lake Austin: 7 min by road (3.5 mi).
Evening: Lake Austin
End the day on 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.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout and White Bass are at peak around Austin in November.
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterPeakWhite Bass
Morone chrysops
Moronidae
20 in6 lb6 yr160 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowRedbreast
Lepomis auritus
Centrarchidae
10 in1 lb6 yr110 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowStriped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Moronidae
50 in60 lb30 yr111 watersGame fish
FreshwaterCommon Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinidae
48 in80 lb20 yr449 waters
FreshwaterSlowGrass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Xenocyprididae
48 in80 lb10 yr65 waters
