"Lake Austin's October Fishing Report: Bites, Lures, and Hot Spots"

Howdy folks, this is Artificial Lure coming at you with your October 20th, 2025 Lake Austin fishing report. Sunrise splashed over the water this morning at 7:37 a.m., and you can expect sunset around 6:54 p.m. We had a pretty mild start, with temps hovering in the high 60s at dawn and climbing to the upper 70s by midday. Winds have been light out of the south, keeping the lake surface just choppy enough to sneak up on the skittish ones. No big storms in the forecast—just some pleasant cloud cover drifting through and keeping things comfortable but not too bright.

Lake Austin isn’t influenced by ocean tides, but water flow has been steady thanks to the controlled releases up at Mansfield Dam—you can bet the current is moving a little quicker through the narrows and bridge bottlenecks, and that’s where the bite has been best.

Fishing’s kicked up a notch with this slightly cooler weather. This past week folks have been landing some thick largemouth bass, with several fish reported over the 5-pound mark, especially early in the morning and just before dark. For numbers, you’re looking at healthy catches, with bass in the 1- to 3-pound range showing up consistently. The hydrilla beds along Emma Long Park and the deeper drop-offs near the dam have been particularly productive. Over by Walsh Landing, some patient anglers hooked into decent numbers of sunfish and a couple of channel cats dinner-table-ready.

Best bets for lures right now are natural-colored soft plastics—think watermelon red flake Senkos and green pumpkin worms, Texas-rigged or wacky-rigged, flipped right into the edge of the grass. Early risers should try white or chartreuse spinnerbaits and shallow-running crankbaits around the docks and retaining walls. Water’s clear, so stay subtle during the mid-morning lull. If you’re after a big bite, don’t overlook topwater stickbaits just after dawn—the whopper plopper bite over submerged vegetation has been hard to beat.

Catfish chasers are doing well with punch bait and cut shad off the bottom, especially at dusk and down near Steiner Ranch, where deeper holes hold bigger blues and channels. Panfish action is steady around docks using live worms or small marabou jigs—perfect for bringing the young’uns.

Two local hot spots to hit today: the shaded shoreline north of City Park, where overhanging trees and structure attract shad (and big bass lurking for breakfast), and the basin below the 360 Bridge—bass push bait up against those rocks, especially when the hydro release gets going.

Stay courteous with other boaters, mind the no-wake zones, and keep those lifejackets handy. Thanks for tuning in to your Lake Austin fishing report, folks—don’t forget to subscribe for more action and updates every week.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Howdy, folks, this is artificial ore coming at you with
your October twentieth, twenty twenty five Lake Austin fishing report.
Sunrise splashed over the water this morning at seven thirty
seven am, and you can expect sunset around six point
fifty four pm. We had a pretty mild start, with
temperatures hovering in the high sixties at dawn and climbing

(00:21):
to the upper seventies by midday. Winds have been light
out of the south, keeping the lake surface just choppy
enough to sneak up on the skittish ones. No big
storms in the forecast, just some pleasant cloud cover drifting
through and keeping things comfortable but not too bright. Lake
Austin is an influence by ocean tides, but waterflow has
been steady. Thank the trick of water is being rushed

(00:43):
into the forest with the cold tank upright plan. You
can bet the current is moving a little quicker through
the narrows and bridge and that's where the bite has
been best. Fishing's kicked up a notch with this slightly
cooler weather this past week. Folks have been landing some
thick largemouth bass, with several fish reported over the five
pound mark. Especially early in the morning and just before dark.

(01:06):
For numbers, you're looking at healthy catches, with bass in
the one to three pound range showing up consistently. The
hydrilla beds along Emma Long Park and the deeper drop
offs near the dam have been particularly productive. Over by
Walsh Landing some patient anglers hooked into decent numbers of
sunfish and a couple of Channel cat's dinner table ready.

(01:29):
Best bets for lures right now are natural colored soft
plastics think watermelon, red flake scent goes and green pumptin'
worms texas rigged or racky rigged flipped right into the
edge of the grass. Early risers should try white or
chartruse spinner baits and shallow running crank baits around the
docks and retaining walls. Water's clear, so stay subtle during

(01:53):
the mid morning wall. If you're after a big bite,
don't overlook top water stick baits. Just after dawn. The
whopper plopper bite over submerged vegetation has been harved to beat.
Catfish chasers are doing well with punch bait and cut
shad off the bottom, especially at dusk and down near
Steiner Ranch, where deeper holes hold bigger blues and channels.

(02:17):
Tanfish action is steady around docks using live worms or
small marribu jags, perfect for bringing the young'ins. Two local
hotspots to hit today the shaded shoreline north of City
Park where overhanging trees and structure attract shad in big
bass lurking for breakfast, and the basin below the three

(02:38):
six tozer bridge bast push bait up against those rocks,
especially when the hydro release gets going. Stay courteous with
other boaters, mine the no wake zones, and keep those
life jackets handy. Thanks for tuning in to your Lake
Austin Fishing Report. Folks, don't forget to subscribe for more
action and updates every week. This has been a quiet

(02:59):
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