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Lake Buchanan

Hill Country Region

This Week's Fishing Report

Week of January 14, 2026

GOOD. Water stained; 60 degrees; 2.16 feet below pool. Water is muddy to stained on the majority of the lake. Stripers continue to bite on live bait in 22-36 feet of water. Trolling for stripers has improved, but is still inconsistent. White bass are biting strong up river trolling and casting. Report by Travis Holland, TH Fishing. Stable weather conditions in the forecast, so the bite should remain consistent. Hybrids and stripers are good on jigging spoons and live bait midlake to south lake. The trolling bite is slowing. White bass are good on the north end in 25-35 feet of water on humps and points with jigging spoons and inline spinners. Report by Captain Aaron Dick, One Up Fishing Guide Service. Crappie are fair in standing timber suspended 25-30 feet down with minnows. Blue catfish are good in 25-30 feet of water on midlake points with cut shad. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good piling up in areas with rock and trees near drops. Bass seem to be in shallower areas as the water temperature is not far below 60 degrees. Throwing shallow to medium crankbaits and swimbaits are catching some good ones as well as soft plastics like craw worms and flukes. A jig out deeper on rock piles will catch some nice ones also. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs.

Water Level History

DateElevation24hr Change% FullInflowOutflow
Jan 151017.71 ft-0.0494.2%----
Jan 141017.80 ft-0.0394.4%----
Jan 131017.80 ft-0.0494.4%----
Data source: US Army Corps of Engineers

Lake Information

Region: Hill Country

Coordinates:

30.751570, -98.418365

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USGS Site: 08148000

Data Sources

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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Water Levels
USGS Water Services
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