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Austin, Texas sits at Lake Travis and Lady Bird Lake, where local anglers mainly chase largemouth bass, guadalupe bass, white bass. Austin's Colorado River chain gives anglers two faces: the deep clear ledges of Lake Travis for big bass and stripers, and Lady Bird Lake in town where kayak anglers catch Guadalupe bass around the structure.
LureScore index · 2026-10-29
The score combines air temperature, pressure level and stability, wind, rain, season and a short-range trend trigger. It is a timing aid — not a fish finder.
7-day outlook
| Day | Index | Temp | Wind | Pressure | Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 2026-10-29 | 88 Excellent | 74° / 67°F | 7 mph | 30.09 inHg | Light drizzle |
| Tomorrow 2026-10-30 | 88 Excellent | 71° / 64°F | 7 mph | 30.06 inHg | Light rain |
| Saturday 2026-10-31 | 76 Good | 79° / 64°F | 5 mph | 30.06 inHg | Drizzle |
| Sunday 2026-11-01 | 71 Good | 85° / 68°F | 7 mph | 30 inHg | Overcast |
| Monday 2026-11-02 | 58 Fair | 88° / 69°F | 13 mph | 29.85 inHg | Dense drizzle |
| Tuesday 2026-11-03 | 48 Fair | 78° / 68°F | 15 mph | 29.83 inHg | Thunderstorm |
| Wednesday 2026-11-04 | 70 Good | 76° / 63°F | 14 mph | 29.85 inHg | Clear sky |
Daily highs/lows in °F, max wind in mph, mean sea-level pressure in inHg. Scores are computed per local forecast day.
Estimated water temperature · 2026-10-29
21.4 °C, most likely between 17.9 and 24.9 °C (about 64–77 °F). A modelled estimate for the water around Austin on 2026-10-29, not a gauge reading.
Built from the last 7 days of daily mean air temperature (weighted toward recent days), a seasonal phase term, and coefficients fitted against 55 USGS gauges across 171,799 daily records; leave-one-station-out error is 1.96 °C. Large reservoir releases, spring-fed reaches, deep pools and tidal water can sit well outside this range. Water temperature tells you how actively fish are likely to feed — it does not tell you where they are. How this estimate works →
Model baseline_v1.0 · coefficients usgs_v1_20261022 (55 stations, fitted 2026-10-22)
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Index scores and water-temperature estimates are our own derivation from that data.
Austin's Colorado River chain gives anglers two faces: the deep clear ledges of Lake Travis for big bass and stripers, and Lady Bird Lake in town where kayak anglers catch Guadalupe bass around the structure. The table above recomputes the index for each of the next seven days from that day's forecast, so you can time an outing to the strongest window instead of fishing the calendar.
Autumn brings cooling water and aggressive feeding ahead of winter — often the most consistent index readings of the year.
Windows are scored on the same model as the daily index. Sunrise and sunset edges are built into the schedule; the strongest mornings usually follow a stable or improving pressure trend.
The waters around Austin include Lake Travis and Lady Bird Lake. Austin's Colorado River chain gives anglers two faces: the deep clear ledges of Lake Travis for big bass and stripers, and Lady Bird Lake in town where kayak anglers catch Guadalupe bass around the structure. Start with public access points on these systems, check local regs, and let the daily index above guide timing.
The usual targets are Largemouth bass, Guadalupe bass and White bass in and around Austin. Seasonal timing shifts the bite — the forecast table on this page is computed for the same weather signals that matter for these species.
Yes — a Texas state fishing license is required for anglers 16 and older (saltwater and freshwater endorsements may differ). Buy one through the Texas state wildlife or natural-resources agency before you fish.
The index recommends the strongest windows printed under today's score — typically the low-light morning and evening windows. Sunrise and sunset edges are almost always worth more casts than midday, especially in the warmer months.
The LureScore index is an informational planning signal based on weather, not a guarantee of fish activity or a catch. Always follow local regulations.