Fishing At Lake Travis

AKA: Travis Lake, Travis Reservoir

Fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, white crappie, rainbow trout, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish, tilapia, white bass, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, longnose gar and spotted gar at Travis Lake in Central Texas.

If you like catching nice quantities of bass, Lake Travis is great destination. It an 18,600-acre lake in the southeast part Texas, at Lakeway. Not known for monster bass, it certainly can deliver the numbers. A great place to teach a beginner bass fisherman. Striped bass and hybrid stripers are not the dominant species here, but present a decent fishing experience - primarily on the lower portion of the lake. Catfish roam the lake and are catchable year round - look for them in, or nearby, creek and river channels. The lake also sports populations of crappie, stocked trout, gar, smallmouth bass, bluegill and other sunfish. There are numerous boat launch ramps around the lake for launching pleasure and fishing boats and plenty of places to portage a kayak or canoe. For those who prefer to fish from the bank, there is over 270 miles of shoreline - plenty of which is accessible for shore fishing. Marinas, restaurants, stores, RV parks, campgrounds and plenty of amenities exist all around the lake to enhance camping, boating and fishing at Travis Lake.

Primary fish species residing in Lake Travis

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Lake Travis Amenities

Marina: YES
Boat Rental: YES
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: YES
Lodging: YES
Convenience Store: YES
Bait & Tackle: YES
Restaurant: YES

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