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Fishing in the Hill Country & Central

Explore fishing in the Hill Country & Central of Texas. Guadalupe River, Canyon Lake, Lake Travis, Belton Lake, Big Lake

Guadalupe River offers excellent fishing in the Hill Country & Central of Texas with good public access.

1. Guadalupe River (Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Crappie)

Guadalupe River, Texas

Guadalupe River offers excellent fishing in the Hill Country & Central of Texas with good public access.

⚠ This water: For largemouth and smallmouth bass, minimum length limit = 14 inches. No minimum length limit for Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass. Daily bag limit for all black bass species is 5 in any combination.
⚠ This water: There is no minimum length limit or daily bag limit for common carp.
⚠ This water: For channel and blue catfish, their hybrids and subspecies, 25 (in any combination - only 10 can be 20 inches or greater in length). For flathead catfish, minimum length = 18 inches and daily bag limit = 5.
⚠ This water: For white and black crappie, their hybrids and subspecies, minimum length limit = 10 inches. Daily bag limit = 25 in any combination.
⚠ This water: There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
⚠ This water: For rainbow and brown trout, their hybrids and subspecies, there is no minimum length and daily bag limit = 5 trout in any combination.
⚠ This water: For rainbow and brown trout, length limit is a 12-18 inch slot. Trout 12 inches and less or 18 inches or greater in length may be retained. Daily bag = 5 trout and only one trout 18 inches or longer may be retained. Harvest of trout is by artificial lures only. See
⚠ This water: For rainbow and brown trout, minimum length is 18 inches and daily bag limit is one fish. Harvest of trout is by artificial lures only. See
⚠ This water: For white bass, minimum length = 10 inches and daily bag is 25.
⚠ This water: For striped and hybrid striped bass, minimum length limit = 18 inches and daily bag limit = 5 in any combination.
Smallmouth bass · Limit: 5 combined · Min 14 in
Largemouth bass · Limit: 5 combined (largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, spotted) · Min 14 in
Crappie (white, black) · Limit: 25 combined · Min 10 in

Boat Launch: Knapp Crossing Park →

2. Canyon Lake (Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish)

Canyon Lake, Texas

Canyon Lake offers excellent fishing in the Hill Country & Central of Texas with good public access.

Largemouth bass · Limit: 5 combined (largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, spotted) · Min 14 in
Crappie (white, black) · Limit: 25 combined · Min 10 in
Sunfish (bluegill, redear, green, warmouth, longear) · Limit: No limit

Boat Launch: Canyon Lake Marina →

3. Lake Travis (Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish)

Lake Travis, Texas

Lake Travis offers excellent fishing in the Hill Country & Central of Texas with good public access.

Largemouth bass · Limit: 5 combined (largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, spotted) · Min 14 in
Crappie (white, black) · Limit: 25 combined · Min 10 in
Sunfish (bluegill, redear, green, warmouth, longear) · Limit: No limit

Boat Launch: Collier Boat Ramp →