Lake Travis Bass Fishing Guide

Lake Travis (numbers are good - a few bigger ones)

Surface area: 18,622 acres - Maximum depth: 190 feet - Impounded: 1942
Lake Record Largemouth: 15.32 lbs - by a Junior on Feb 28, 2021

Lake Level: Click here for Lake Travis' water level

Addresses:

North side Mid Lake - Meet at 1350 Emerald Dr, Lago Vista, TX 78645

South side Mid Lake - 406 Sleat Dr, Briarcliff, TX 78669

Today's Date: Mon Jun 22 2026
Sunrise time : 6:30 am Safe light: 30 minutes before sunrise

Launching on Travis: Open Ramps

Lake Travis is one of the larger freshwater lakes near Austin in the central Texas area. It has a diverse selection of areas to fish. It is known for quantity rather than quality but there have been some hawgs taken out of it in the past few years. In fact, starting in 2011, it has been the best for quality I've ever seen. Plenty of 4-5lb fish have been caught and some even bigger. That's pretty awesome for a lake that usually mostly produces 1-3 pound bass. This is also the best lake to take your kids. It's easy to fish and most likely your kids will catch the most fish here. There are many other species in the lake as well that you can target, like crappie, white bass, striper and catfish. Every once in a while we'll target bluegill for the kids to have fun catching.

If you'd like to learn what the best lures to use on Lake Travis are, Check out my article on that.