Lake Austin April 23rd: Pre-Spawn Bass Epic, New Moon Shallow, Cold Front Friday
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Weather's warmin' up nice with a new moon pullin' fish shallow, but watch for that cold front sneakin' in late Friday per BassForecast's 10-day outlook. Bass activity's rampin' to epic in the Southwest zone, includin' us here in central Texas—pre-spawn big girls are movin' up first, hittin' reaction baits fast on warmer days. Slow it down tomorrow if winds pick up; light breeze breaks the surface and herds shad right to 'em.
Recent catches? Locals boated solid largemouth up to 7 pounds yesterday near the bridges, plus stripers crashin' schools mid-lake and crappie stacks on brush piles. Hybrids are boomin' too, with reports of 20-fish days chunkin' swimbaits.
Top lures: Match the hatch with shad-colored chatterbaits or spinnerbaits early, then lipless crankbaits over grass flats. For finesse, drop-shot worms or Texas-rigged senkos on drops. Live bait? Shad or minnows under bobbers for crappie, bloodworms if you're chasin' stripers in the river runs.
Hot spots: Hit Mansfield Dam for current breaks and stripers, or the Tom Miller area ledges for staging bass. Wade the south shore riprap at dawn if you're bank-bound.
Stay safe, wet a line, and tight lines!
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Lake Austin Fishing Report Today — Lake Austin April 23rd: Pre-Spawn Bass Epic, New Moon Shallow, Cold Front Friday. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Welcome to this original series from Quiet Please Podcast Networks. Search Quiet Please wherever you listen. Subscribe, like and share. Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Lake Austin fishing guru. Coming at you with today's report for April 23rd, 2026. Don broke around 6.50 a.m., sunset's pushing 8 p.m., plenty of light for those early bites and evening magic. Weather's warming up nice with a new moon pulling fish shallow. But watch for that cold front sneaking in late Friday, per best forecast's 10-day outlook. Fast activities ramping to epic in the southwest zone, including us here in Central Texas. Prespawn big girls are moving up first, hitting reaction baits fast on warmer days. Slow it down tomorrow if winds pick up. Light breeze breaks the surface and herds shad right to him.
Recent catches? Locals boaked solid large moth up to 7 pounds yesterday near the bridges. Plus strippers crashing schools mid lake and crappy stacks on brush piles. Hybrids are booming too, with reports of 20 fish days chunking swim baits. Top lures match the hatch with shad colored chatterbaits or spinnerbaits early. Then lipless crankbaits over grass flats. For finesse drop shot worms or Texas rigged sencos on drops. Live bait? Shad or minnows under bobbers for crappy. Bloodworms if you're chasing strippers in the river runs. Hot spots hit Mansfield dam for current breaks and strippers or the Tom Miller area ledges for staging bass. Wade the south shore, rip up a dawn if you're bank bond. Stay safe, wet a line and tight lines. Thanks for tuning in, subscribe for more. This has been a quiet please production.
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