I live in New Braunfels and Im going to take a few days to go elsewhere. Maybe to Austin but I have never fished there only heard good things about both the lakes. Anyone prefer one over the other? Trying to fish new water. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

austin for size quality and the view....- though for traffic insanity.


Travis for numbers a bit more space and a good view...-for traffic but not near the austin extent.

I however would NEVER chose travis over austin.

You looking for numbers or one big fish? Complete different lakes.

So if you went to Travis and had an average day what would your biggest fish be?

2.5 lbs


Travis for numbers, LA for size. LA fished tough today for our club tournament, but BB was 7.77

I would not recommend LA on a weekend.

Hit LA at 3:00am. Fish black buzzbaits all over the place. Leave the water by 9:00am.

nice fish

Im thinking Travis would be best for somonee who's very impacient like me lol. Thanks guys!

I'm goin out on Austin tomorrow afternoon/Evening, check back here late tomorrow, and I will let you know if I have any luck

we should hook up and go...I have been to Lake Austin twice at night and once in the morning...had a good time

I'd go to Bastrop.

I would go to Lake Austin.

I would hit Lake Austin! Travis is extremely low right now.

Lake Travis was pretty terrible for us this past Saturday.

Going to Lake Austin for the first time on a Saturday in July is not something I would recommend

Today was my first time out at Lake Austin, and I have nothin' but good things to say about it...

1st, it is a constant level body of water so you don't have to worry about low water levels...

2nd, there are alot of fish in that water! If you want numbers and don't care about size or catching some bluegill -- hit up the numerous little coves lining the northern shoreline to the west of the 360 boat ramp, I know people are saying Travis for higher numbers, but if you get impatient there are plenty of small fish to catch in those coves and tributaries (between the 360 ramp and the damn)... if you want size look for areas where the water is deeper(12-15ft) that still has grass beds.(and there is definitely some big ol' daddy fish in there!)...

3rd, if you like fishing structure (i.e. submerged timber, grass, hydrilla, tree roots, long branches dangling into the water, cat-tails, cliff walls, boat docks) this is your spot... there is more fishable structure on this lake than any other lake I have ever seen...ever

4th, the scenery is pretty amazing in the un-inhabited areas of Lake Austin... It is like the Amazon in TX...lol


being that it was my first time out there, I can't give you too specific of an area to target, but there are not that many fisherman out there, and if you look where you see them, you can get an idea of where to go

Senkos and flukes caught the big fish today, but they were hitting topwater and mini-crankbaits pretty darned good too... best hours today surprisingly were between about 1300(when we started) until about 1700... the biggest fish was caught by another TFFer, around 1800-1830...