The deeper chunk rock banks have been key for this pattern. I like to throw the jerkbait across points and up in the backs of small drains. I especially like the drop shot when fishing around docks as you can effectively fish it close to the docks. As far as bait selection goes, I also break it down into two categories, baits fished on the bottom and moving baits. Points, bluff walls, and offshore structure such as rock piles or brush piles can be especially good. During slow periods, the baitfish and bass will relate to the creek channels. If you would like to get out on the water and learn way more than the internet could ever teach you, consider booking a trip with me and lets get out there! With this colder water you can expect the bass in Lake Travis to be a little more lethargic and tougher to catch. I also offer electronics coaching and will round out the last hour of the trip going over how to more effectively use your graphs. Transitional areas are important during this time of the year. With these moving baits stick to colors that resemble a threadfin shad. This past week I have fished both the upper and lower end of Lake Travis. Please feel free to visit my website, or give me a call! Be quick though. Keep in mind that during this time of year cold fronts, rain, and wind can cause the lake temp to change more than normal. All of these baits can be fished deep effectively yet slowed down to maintain bottom contact. Once you catch a fish off a nest, please return them to the lake quickly. There are a couple key patterns that I recommend you try. I love these since I can cast them far, feel the bottom easily and they dont get snagged too easily. Water clarity is still very good, Lake Travis is known for being very clear, but at the present time can be a bit more cloudy in some areas depending on the wind. During this time of year I rely heavily on electronics to help me find the fish and not waste time fishing empty water. Water Level. My clients the other morning caught two bass on one topwater bait! What I mean by this is when you find a stretch of shoreline where there is only one dock on it, that will be a hot spot. On cold bluebird sky days you really need to force yourself to slow down and give your bait long pauses. The first two baits are my search baits when I first pull up on a ledge or point after finding the fish with the electronics. Watermelon and Green Pumpkin have been the best colors lately with the water being so clear. When fish are spread out or hangout higher up off the bottom I also like to throw a deep diving crankbait. Like clockwork, every year at the beginning of fall, there is a couple week period where the water starts to cool and the fish get active. Overall, the climate of the Lake Travis and Lake Austin area is temperate with mild winters and relatively low humidity. Lake Travis is a gorgeous manufactured reservoir on the Colorado River, northwest of lively Austin, Texas. I especially like this bait because it is the perfect bait to fish near docks. These fishing reports are different from the free reports you get here! . The fishing is good now, but the best fishing of the year is still ahead of us! Keep your eye on the water temps, once the temps start creeping back up into the high 50s low 60s the pre spawn bite will kick off. My passion is fishing and I love teaching others how to fish. Some days you can even find some good ones on top waters. This translates into catching more fish, bigger bass, and being able to throw more moving baits. For trips with children I recommend a half-day trip. These spots tend to be deep, so selecting a rig I can get down to those depths and effectively present the bait is most important. Areas like this are natural places for bass to congregate since its typically the only ambush spot on the bottom in these areas. 11,847 Readers. Those rocky veins on the other hand provide all of that! There are a couple baits that I like to throw in particular when the bass are spawning. Please check out my most recent video on fishing Lake Travis in the winter. My clear water approach begins in 15 ft or less. Swimbait: A 3 or 4 inch paddle tail swimbait in a silver or white color is another excellent option. A good starting depth range for an average water clarity could be a break from 15 to 25 ft. 6,770 Readers. When I get solo clients or groups with only two anglers weve been catching a lot of fish off beds. Repeated casts alongside structure like this can often lead to a few extra bites. Numerous things affect bass behavior, but water temperature affects the metabolism and how active/ inactive they will be. You will never be getting old out date information. I have noticed the fish relating to the deep sloped chunk rock banks as the lake level creeps down. Topwater Baits: a chrome pop-r or bone colored spook are great topwater options that will allow you to cover a lot of water. Currently water temps are around 60 degrees on the main lake, up to 64 degrees in the backs of coves. About Torwicks Guiding Service Ex: Small Drop Shots, Small Shaky Head Worms, Small Jerk Baits, Strategy 2: Throw large baits and retrieve at a slower than average speed. These small easy to eat morsels are perfect for finicky bass. We will go over how to set up your graphs, what each sonar frequency does and when to use them, and how to interpret what you are seeing on the screen. During this time of year bass also tend to hang out in schools out deep. A good mess of white bass and crappie make for a great fish fry and table fair. Sometimes you come across areas where there is a lot of it on the bottom, this is when I will switch to a shallow diving crank such as a squarebill in order to avoid it. Change baits often and rotate through your arsenal of lures to draw bites. If you are not seeing any baitfish activity, keep moving. Personally I like to use bright colored baits such as white, bubblegum, or chartreuse. Thus, in middle of the Summer you need deep, cool oxygen rich water that carries a substantial food base. I prefer the crankbait and Alabama rig when there is a little bit of wind or cloud cover, I find those conditions help. Fish live deep on this lake all year, so catching them in 20 feet of water right now is not uncommon at all. These slightly deeper, but nearby locations will contain a mix of pre and post spawn bass. Look for ledges that sit in 10-20 feet of water on top and drop off deeper. Cold water slows the fishs metabolism and they are less likely to feed on an erratically moving bait. The big difference between a productive bank, and one that will only produce a few bites is structure. Make sure you can feel the bottom, maintain that contact with the rock, and give it plenty of pauses. On days with no clouds and no wind you have to really fish a little stealthier and slow down your presentation. Its quiet, theres less boat traffic, and oftentimes I find myself in sort of a meditative state. If you are new to Lake Travis and want to learn to fish the lake more effectively, consider booking a trip with me! During late February bass feed on both crawfish and shad, so I like to mix it up with the colors I throw. Until then tie on the baits mentioned above and go catch some bass! New for this season I am running a 2022 Phoenix 921 elite with a Mercury 300 on the back! With this heat and warm water, the bass have been moving around and a couple new patterns are working well. I mainly throw my moving baits, like crankbaits and top waters, in the mornings and evenings. 6,541 Readers. Windblown areas can also be great as they congregate bait fish and other prey species. A lot of the deep-water marinas on Lake Travis hold schools of baitfish, which attracts the bass. Bass will move offshore or away from the bank to find cooler water further down in the water column. I recommend going with natural colors; any variation of green pumpkin is a good place to start. Also, in the heat of the day, you might wacky rig a finesse worm on light spinning tackle and target docks with plenty of shade. Jun 30, 2009. In addition to your normal guided fishing trips, I also offer what I call my Coaching Trips. Theres nothing better to get clients excited than when the bass are literally jumping in front of you! During the month of May there are two patterns I would recommend you stick to. I especially like it if there is a little wind blowing into the area I am fishing. Bait it up with some canned cat food and leave it out over night. Water temperature affects dissolved oxygen levels in the lake, where the baitfish live, and the slowing of the bass metabolism. As more and more fish move up to the banks in these coves, looking for cover to cast at is key. A wacky rigged bubblegum colored trick worm is my favorite bait for this. Let this info be of help when selecting what colors of crankbaits to throw. I offer what I call a Honey Hole Report, essentially what this is is a paid fishing report that I update weekly on Thursdays at 6:00PM. You are trying to trigger a fish into naturally feeding, or illicit a reaction strike from a fast moving lure. I would love to help you out in doing the same as well with yours so take your kids fishing today Bryan Cotter Texas Hawgs, Thank goodness for the much needed rain that we have been receiving! As of right now, I have been doing best targeting the points at the entrance to coves and fishing as far back as about halfway into the coves. For this I recommend turning on your 2D sonar and Livescope if you have it. Lets start with pre-spawn. Were also finding the lighter line has been producing a few more bites in the lakes aquarium like water. When fishing open clear water like this I can easily see out to 80 feet away from my boat with the forward facing live sonar. Hit them with a fast moving reaction bait, they follow up with a more subtle plastic. ARL:UT Lake Travis Test Station Real-Time Weather Data Lake Travis Test Station 04/30/2023 01:55:00 PM As I mentioned earlier the bass are very much in their typical winter time pattern right now. For coves like this stick to the points and nearby shorelines. We decided to just fish deep today and fish very slow. A small roboworm or trick worm in something watermelon, green pumpkin, or purple is a sure fire way to put fish in the boat. Fish this bait like you would a jerkbait with a twitching motion of the rod tip, as well as numerous pauses. Water temps throughout the winter have been cold. The deeper you go the cooler the water is and the less it is prone to fluctuating with cool evenings or scorching afternoons. This data release provides gradient self-potential (SP), conductivity, and temperature measurements made during an investigation of surface-water and groundwater exchange in Lake Travis near Austin, Texas, where the Colorado River is incised into two zones of the Cretaceous-age Trinity aquifer (the lower-zone, and several hydrostratigraphic units of the middle zone). February is always a transition month on Lake Travis. When starting your search for deep summertime bass try targeting areas 20-40 feet deep, there is no need to look deeper unless there is no thermocline present. Time to buckle down and focus, because the easy fish have been picked off. During the fall, crawfish become a large part of a bass diet. For this set up I typically throw a 3/8th ounce tungsten bullet weight and a Rage Craw or Zoom speed craw. My name is Tyler Torwick, captain here at Torwicks Guiding Service. If you dont have a boat, or would like to learn more about Lake Travis consider booking a trip with me! Updated: 12:52 PM CDT April 21, 2021. Current conditions, warnings and historical records . April is one of my favorite months to guide because here in Central Texas that is when the Shad spawn. Despite the fish getting a bit more active, I still recommend fishing these slow. I personally like starting with moving baits in order to cover more water, plus I find it more fun than fishing slow and easier for clients to tell when they are bit. A Picasso School-E rig is my favorite Alabama rig to throw this time of year. So what does this mean for the bass fishing right now? I alternate between a squarebill and a medium diving crankbait. It throws off more flash and vibration and at times can make a big difference. 6,771 Readers. My go to Summer techniques are swimbaits, carolina rigs, shaky head worms, and drop shots. I rely heavily on my electronics this time of year. My focus is to keep them busy catching fish, learning about what we are doing, and engage them to prevent them from getting bored or fussy. First I look for places I have historically found a lot of bed fish, then work my way out. Currently water temperatures are in the 85-88 degree range with temps varying slightly depending on the time of day you are on the water and what end of the lake you are fishing. As for schooling fish, certain deep water marinas on the lake have been holding large schools of largemouth and white bass. Fish these baits tight to cover or as close to the docks as you can cast. If you have a chance go wet at line on Lake Travis! In April, Town Lake, Travis gets on an average 32.84mm of rain and approximately 5 rainy days in the month. They are going to slowly move back into the creeks and coves in search of spawning areas. Not every deep spot like this is loaded with fish, but when you find the right one they can be loaded. So how should you best approach the change in seasons? Small swimbaits, topwater lures, and jerkbaits can all be excellent baits to target these fish. With that said, some largemouth bass will make a migration to the shoreline early in the morning and late in the evening right before sunset to feed. Guided tours are October through April, Saturdays at 10:00 am (weather permitting) and are limited to the first 30 . As they leave their post spawn homes, the bass will begin moving deeper and relating to steeper bluffs. Of the various styles of topwater lures a classic spook is my favorite. Lower Colorado River Authority. With Lake Travis water temps in the upper 80s the fishing is changing a bit from the last fishing repoort. Lake Travis water levels way down. I especially recommend this pattern if you are fishing in the evening on a day thats been warm and sunny. Lets start off with our bottom baits. I caught a bass November 30th in 61 feet of water on a drop shot! Early in the morning I like to start out looking for schooling fish or throwing a topwater bait. In particular, I look for shorelines that have small rocky drop offs, or veins of rock as I refer to them. In a post frontal situation, Ill switch to something like a drop shot or senko. Fish it slowly around rock and make certain to maintain bottom contact. The water will feel warm (balmy). It is not uncommon to see two or three of these birds sitting statuesque at the waters edge waiting for a shad to swim close by where they can catch it. April 23, 2022. TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash in Southeast Austin. While not the species I normally guide for, I love catching them as theyre hard fighters and are great for clients who want to keep their catch. Clients always ask me my favorite time to target largemouth bass on Lake Travis. You might give one of these a try this month for some good results. On days when we get some cloud cover and especially wind you can catch a lot of fish throwing crankbaits, swimbaits, and Alabama rigs. Summer conditions are still here and will be for at least the next month or two. If you have ever considered booking a fishing trip with me, March is the month to do it! haha. You will notice fish become more aggressive during brief feeding windows rather than feeding all day long. Stay cool, and tight lines. When the bite is slower I will rotate between what I like to call the holy trinity of finesse fishing. Which are a drop shot, a Ned rig, and a Shaky head. I put a lot of effort into these reports and pride myself on the info contained in them. Slowing down your retrieve, especially on calm sunny days can be the key. Once water temps reach the low 60s you will find fish on beds. Their lives revolve around their diet, so if you find the bait, youll find the fish! When fishing the shoreline pay attention to the angle of the bank and what the bank is made up of. I recommend rigging up a ounce jig in a brown or green pumpkin color and working banks with large rock. (Something to note, the words get interchanged often but structure is technically contour changes such as points or ledges, cover is an object or objects that create an ambush spot for a bass think docks, brush piles, stumps. When bass are suspended the $10,000 worth of fishing electronics I have my boat rigged up with are crucial. As I mentioned early in this report, there are still plenty of fish living out deep. Seventy is a magical number on Lake Travis as that is the temperature needed for the shad to begin their spawn. Bone or any translucent colored bait that mimics the color of a threadfin shad will get bit. I look for areas where bass can move to feed on bait that moves into these areas. There are seasonal patterns to every lake, but not all fish make a migration to those textbook spots at the same time, or at all for that matter. Towards the end of this month I would expect more and more fish to be pulling offshore. Until then, you are best off targeting pre-spawn fish. Ive even seen a couple bass beds, indicative of spawning behavior talk about some confused fish! These arent community holes, these are spots I am catching fish with paid clients. These baits stay deep where the fish are, but will make bottom contact while moving to try and draw a reaction strike. The fish have moved a little since the flooding several weeks ago but we are still coming across some really nice ones. One, this helps maintain bottom contact, and two it makes the bait easier for the fish to catch up too. Schooling Fish First off, while we are experiencing this cold front expect the bite to change and the fish to react to it. Fish this bait over and around cover can trigger some exciting blow ups. There is more deep water current which transports cool water and oxygen. The lower end of Lake Travis closest to the dam is typically much clearer than the upper end of the lake closest to the Perdenales split. Football jigs and finesse jigs with a craw style trailer work very well and tend to draw larger bites. . Lake Travis Camping Related Links: Lee Benton Fishing Guides Austin, As my client found out this morning Lake Travis summer fishing is still strong! Make long casts and use a slower retrieve. Not all marinas are created equal, but certain ones are holding large schools of baitfish, which attracts predator fish such as largemouth bass and white bass. I recommend this style hook as opposed to a lead head in order to prevent snags. The late fall/winter period is here. While the fish arent out on the deepest structure in the lake, they have made a significant move to the 1st major break. Days prior to cold front or storms can have very good fishing. When the water is low I focus more on man-made structures such as docks, staircases into the lake, concrete walkways, etc. As soon as a couple cold fronts roll through and you see the water temps drop several more degrees the fish will get moving! This is by far the best time of year to fish. Recently I have seen water temps as low as 61 degrees first thing in the morning. I am the former team president of the Baylor Bass Fishing Team and fish competitively in several tournament trails in Central Texas. Hydromet - Today's Temperature Data (F) Reports Temperature (F) 4/30/23 1:04 PM Temperature Data (F) 4-30-2023 *Disclaimer: Data is automatically retrieved and subject to revision. Stick to colors that imitate the threadfin shad in the lake. If you dont have any of that try using red, they carry it at Academy around here. I dont want to have my boat positioned too far back into the creeks. Once they go back down you are kind of just blind casting. Focus on more gradual sloping shorelines that have rock along them, but are adjacent to deep water. There are now two separate and distinct approaches one can take. Ned rigs and drop shots are a staple on Lake Travis. As the water gets into the 70s the bait fish in the lake spawn. Host a fundraising event. The key to getting bit though is a well-placed cast. These recent cold fronts have brought colder water temps, and with it the bass in Lake Travis are changing their pattern once again. Overall, the climate of the Lake Travis and Lake Austin area is temperate with mild winters and relatively low humidity. Top water baits have been good for the first few hours of the morning. If you see fishing jumping you need to be quick and accurate. The main thing to keep in mind is you are trying to mimic a Threadfin Shad, so select baits that look like them. I will teach you how to figure out a pattern as you are on the water and how to build on it throughout the day in order to better predict what the bass will do, rather than just hitting the same honey holes over and over. Its no secret the tournament was won on surface baits (see video). Austin pumps highest amount of water, so far this year. Brush piles, rock piles, docks, staircases, etc. Weve had some really productive trips lately, so dont let the fear of summertime fishing stop you from hitting the lake. It was 71 degrees across most of the lake this past week, but expect that to keep slowly going down as we get further into fall. Lake Travis is still fishing a little tough this month with a few active days in between. Do not expect to get bit on your first cast by any means. Im generally going to start looking for fish in the 20 ft range during this time of year. There are fish in every part of the water column from a few feet to all the way down to 60+ feet. On Lake Travis there is an abundance of bluff walls. A Ned rig and a Texas rigged creature bait are both baits that have been putting a lot of fish in the boat for me. November is my favorite time of the year to fish. During guided trips a lot of clients ask me how I find structure, how I know where the good ledges are, and where the productive rock piles are at. Get out there and catch a few! For these baits stick to natural colors like green pumpkin or watermelon. 6,011 Readers. These two baits are perfect for putting numbers in the boat. If you are visiting the area, want to try your hand at fishing Lake Travis, or want to book a coaching trip to get better at fishing, I would love to take you! Yep, when these fish move up shallow but the bite is a little tough, I like to break out a wacky rigged senko. Water temps are currently in the low 60s with water clarity around 4-6 feet on the lower end of the lake. Once you see the water temps get warmer here further into March the bass will commit to the spawn and they can be found up shallow. I put a lot of work into these free reports and love sharing info, however I dont share ALL my secrets! I recommend a bright color such as white since it is easier to visually see when the bass has taken the bait. Cliff Pace started the first day with 10.5 pound bass first thing in the morning. Tight lines and have a great July! A quick tip is to look for Blue Herons and Egrets, these birds feed on the shad and are a dead giveaway to the presence of bait fish. They move out and down the bank pretty fast. You want to look for places where its convenient for the fish to move out of deep water and still be close to areas they would eventually build a nest in. We are still starting our mornings with top waters or shad imitation swim baits early. Target the same areas discussed above, just a little further off the bank.

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