Lake Austin Fishing Report: Steady Bass Action, Bluegill & White Bass Bites

This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Austin fishing report for today, May 28, 2025. The sun’s coming up at 6:29 AM and setting around 8:26 PM, giving us a long day to get lines wet. Weather is warm, hovering around 75 degrees this morning, and the water is stained and sitting just a bit below pool by about half a foot. No rain in the immediate forecast, so expect steady conditions and a pretty comfortable morning bite before the boat traffic ramps up around midday. Bass action is holding steady and reports from the last week show bass have been biting well. Early in the morning, target grass beds with small topwater lures for the most surface action. As the sun climbs, bass are slipping off around dock edges and bulkheads, where small swimbaits have been working. When the lake gets busy and the sun is high, move to deeper brush piles and throw Texas rigged worms, dropshots, or shaky heads to entice bites. If you have forward-facing sonar, use minnow-style baits to pick off suspended fish holding out near bait schools[3]. Big bluegill and even white bass have been showing up lately, with reports of some record-sized white bass landed earlier this month[5]. Live bait or small jigs will get you numbers on bluegill around shallow cover and docks. Catfish are also active. Target them in deeper water around standing timber or rocky points with fresh cut shad or stinkbait, especially as the day warms up[1]. Best baits this week have been small topwaters, soft swimbaits, and Texas-rigged plastics for the bass, while live bait or small plastics work well for panfish and white bass. Catfish anglers should stick with shad or cut bait for steady action. Hot spots to try this week include the grass beds upriver near Emma Long Park for an early bass bite and the docks and drop-offs near Walsh Boat Landing for mixed species. Offshore brush piles mid-lake are holding fish as the day goes on, especially for those willing to slow down and fish plastics deep. The shad spawn is winding down, so keep an eye out for schooling fish early, but be ready to adjust as the bait moves deeper[1]. The lake will see extra boaters as we near the weekend, so get out early for the best bite and quietest water. Good luck out there and remember to drain your boat to help prevent the spread of zebra mussels[3]. Tight lines!