Lady Bird Lake fishing

Lady Bird Lake fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Northern Pike, Palmetto Bass, Spotted Bass, and 7 more on a river section. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1966. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, and Smallmouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Bluegill.

Lady Bird Lake
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
2025
Largemouth Bass
Plants on record
44
Since 1966
Species recorded
13
Elevation
427.9 ft

Fish at Lady Bird Lake

13 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 11 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 11 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Palmetto Bass Stocked · 8 plants · last 1986

Last stocked 1986 · 8 plants

Channel Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last 2018 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2018 · 7 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 4 plants · last 1981 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1981 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide
Striped Bass Stocked · 3 plants · last 1983 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1983 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Striped Bass species guide
Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last 1975 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1975 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Atlantic Croaker Stocked · 1 plant · last 1975

Last stocked 1975 · 1 plant

Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 1981 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1981 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide
Red Drum Stocked · 1 plant · last 1975

Last stocked 1975 · 1 plant

Spotted Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 1974 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1974 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Spotted Bass species guide

How Lady Bird Lake is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 36 years between 1966 and 2025.

Fish stocked in 1966

95,050

Fish stocked in 1967

7,450

Fish stocked in 1969

27,400

Fish stocked in 1973

8,000

Fish stocked in 1974

20,384

Fish stocked in 1975

1,035,540

Fish stocked in 1976

23,400

Fish stocked in 1977

118,469

Fish stocked in 1978

15,340

Fish stocked in 1980

6,140

Fish stocked in 1981

30,003

Fish stocked in 1983

15,767

Fish stocked in 1984

27,880

Fish stocked in 1986

21,194

Fish stocked in 1987

6,300

Fish stocked in 1988

21,209

Fish stocked in 1998

161,460

Fish stocked in 2000

29,988

Fish stocked in 2001

24,974

Fish stocked in 2012

322

Fish stocked in 2014

11,174

Fish stocked in 2016

47,352

Fish stocked in 2018

126,027

Fish stocked in 2025

14,787

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Largemouth Bass14,787–report
2018Channel Catfish126,027–report
2016Largemouth Bass47,352–report
2014Largemouth Bass11,174–report
2012Channel Catfish322–report
2001Channel Catfish24,974–report
2000Channel Catfish29,988–report
1998Largemouth Bass108,660–report
1998Largemouth Bass52,800–report
1988Largemouth Bass21,209–report
1987Largemouth Bass6,300–report
1986Palmetto Bass21,194–report
1984Largemouth Bass15,980–report
1984Palmetto Bass11,900–report
1983Palmetto Bass10,450–report
1983Striped Bass5,317–report
1981Bluegill5,000–report
1981Redear Sunfish2,000–report
1981Northern Pike23,003–report
1980Palmetto Bass6,140–report
1978Smallmouth Bass15,000–report
1978Striped Bass340–report
1977Palmetto Bass9,994–report
1977Striped Bass108,475–report
1976Palmetto Bass13,000–report
1976Northern Pike10,400–report
1975Red Drum100–report
1975Atlantic Croaker250–report
1975Walleye1,011,500–report
1975Smallmouth Bass301–report
1975Palmetto Bass20,000–report
1975Northern Pike3,389–report
1974Walleye2,500–report
1974Spotted Bass14,400–report
1974Palmetto Bass500–report
1974Northern Pike2,984–report
1973Largemouth Bass8,000–report
1969Hybrid Sunfish300–report
1969Channel Catfish27,100–report
1967Largemouth Bass5,050–report
1967Channel Catfish2,400–report
1966Hybrid Sunfish300–report
1966Largemouth Bass94,350–report
1966Channel Catfish400–report

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Austin, TX

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.

About Lady Bird Lake

Photo of Lady Bird Lake
Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Lady Bird Lake
Erik A. Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Lady Bird Lake
Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Austin 6.4 mi last stocked 2026 Walter E. Long Reservoir 8.5 mi last stocked 2025 Travis 23.8 mi last stocked 2026 Hemphill City Lake 29.1 mi last stocked 2026 Lake Georgetown 29.5 mi last stocked 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Lady Bird Lake?

Fishing Lady Bird Lake usually means Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass accounts for 11 of 44 plants on record, ahead of Palmetto Bass and 11 more. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2025. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 1986. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2018. Northern Pike was last stocked 1981. 9 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Lady Bird Lake stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1966. No plants recorded in 36 years between 1966 and 2025.

Which lakes near Lady Bird Lake were stocked more recently?

Austin (6.4 mi), Travis (23.8 mi), and Hemphill City Lake (29.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Austin is also stocked with Palmetto Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, and Channel Catfish, Travis is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass, and Hemphill City Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish.

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