Lake Georgetown fishing: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass

The reservoir

Lake Georgetown covers 1,253 acres in Texas, across Williamson County. It is a reservoir: 90.7% of it is 55 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 85.4 feet (26 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

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Depth: down to 85.4 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 85.4 ft (26 m). 90.7% of the water is 55 feet or shallower. We hold 79 depth contours for this water, drawn from 79,803 soundings.

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  • 0–5 ft: 3% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 10.3% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 13.5% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 10.4% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 11.2% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 9.9% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 8.1% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 6% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 6.4% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 5.7% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 1.5% of the water
  • 70–75 ft: 0.3% of the water

6 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Blue Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Sunshine Bass — Feeding water: 70–80°F. Nonnative.

Also recorded here: White Bass.

Boat Ramp Lake Georgetown 2022.jpg
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0

Stocking: 5,583,771 fish, 1978–2025

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 5,583,771 fish released into this water from 1978 to 2025.

  • Walleye: 4,514,729 in 1981–1983
  • Smallmouth Bass: 523,300 in 1978–2011
  • Blue Catfish: 315,462 in 1989–2001
  • Channel Catfish: 54,998 in 1978–1979
  • Largemouth Bass: 10,020 in 1981
  • Sunshine Bass: 6,611 in 2014

3 more species on the stocking list.

Water and conditions

pH averages 8. These readings span 2024–2026.

Where this data comes from

  • Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom, 2016.
  • USACE CWMS — USACE CWMS elevation-area curves: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.