Texas · United States
Fishing in Austin
Looking for somewhere to fish near Austin? Austin is rivers country: 88% of the 64 named waters within 20km are rivers, with reservoirs the next most common. The closest is Shoal Creek, 0.7km out — and 8 more sit inside 5km.
What you can expect to catch near Austin
What's realistic here follows the water you've actually got in range, and it varies by type:
- Rivers (56, closest 0.7km) — Smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish through most warmwater rivers; trout where the water runs cold and fast.
- Reservoirs (7, closest 2.3km) — Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in the larger impoundments.
- Lakes (1, closest 15.1km) — Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish are the usual mix, with walleye and pike in the northern states.
Fishing the water around Austin
On rivers, read the flow before you cast. Fish hold on the seam where fast water meets slow, in the crease behind obstructions, and under undercut banks. Approach from downstream where you can — fish face into the current, so you'll be behind them.
Before you go
Fishing licences in the US are issued by the state, so you'll need one for the state you're fishing in — check your state wildlife agency for the current rules, and note that seasons, size limits and bag limits vary by species and water.
Every named water within 20km
64 in total, closest first — a live slice of the 500,000+ waters in CastLog. Photograph a catch on any of them and the app names the species, estimates its size, and logs the spot and conditions automatically.
Rivers near Austin
- Shoal Creek · river · 0.7km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Waller Creek · river · 0.9km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- West Bouldin Creek · river · 1.2km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- East Bouldin Creek · river · 1.4km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Blunn Creek · river · 1.7km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Barton Creek · river · 1.8km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Johnson Branch · river · 2.8km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Skunk Hollow Creek · river · 4.8km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Country Club Creek · river · 5.2km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Bee Creek · river · 5.4km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Little Bee Creek · river · 5.7km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Tannehill Branch · river · 5.7km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Hancock Creek · river · 5.9km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Hucks Slough · river · 6.0km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Sycamore Creek · river · 7.2km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Boggy Creek · river · 7.9km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Dry Creek · river · 8.0km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Little Walnut Creek · river · 8.6km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- South Fork Sycamore Creek · river · 8.8km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Williamson Creek · river · 8.9km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- North Fork Sycamore Creek · river · 9.0km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Carson Creek · river · 9.2km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Short Spring Branch · river · 9.9km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Bull Creek · river · 10.1km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Walnut Creek · river · 10.2km from Austin centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
+31 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.
Lakes near Austin
- Elm Waterhole · lake · 15.1km from Austin centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Reservoirs near Austin
- Lady Bird Lake · reservoir · 2.3km from Austin centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Lake Austin · reservoir · 10.7km from Austin centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Capitol Cattle Company Lake Number 3 · reservoir · 12.6km from Austin centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Stewart Lake · reservoir · 12.7km from Austin centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Walter E. Long Lake · reservoir · 14.0km from Austin centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Heep Lake · reservoir · 18.4km from Austin centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Balcones Country Club Lake · reservoir · 19.3km from Austin centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.