Lake Austin fishing: Largemouth Bass, Redbreast, Striped Bass
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Redbreast, Striped Bass, White Bass
The lake
Lake Austin covers 1,542 acres in Texas, across Travis County. It is a lake: 92.8% of it is 24 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 47.4 feet (14.4 m). Our records hold 10 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 47.4 ft (14.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.8% of the water is 24 feet or shallower. We hold 116 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–3 ft: 6.1% of the water
- 3–6 ft: 12.1% of the water
- 6–9 ft: 16.4% of the water
- 9–12 ft: 17.1% of the water
- 12–15 ft: 14.9% of the water
- 15–18 ft: 12.3% of the water
- 18–21 ft: 7.4% of the water
- 21–24 ft: 6.5% of the water
- 24–27 ft: 3.4% of the water
- 27–30 ft: 2.2% of the water
- 30–33 ft: 1.6% of the water
- 33–36 ft: 0.1% of the water
4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Redbreast — Feeding water: 65–80°F.
- Striped Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
- White Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
Also recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Grass Carp, Common Carp, Goldfish, Threadfin Shad.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 63°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7. These readings span 2021. The latest reading is from 2021, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.
Where this data comes from
- Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
