Fishing at Clear Creek, Llano County, Texas

• Overview

  Texas holds Clear Creek, in Llano County. The water sits 886 feet up. The town to know is Buchanan Dam, 3.1 miles out. Round Rock is the closest city, 45 miles away. Close neighbours run: Kingsland Lake some 4.6 miles off, Lake Buchanan sits 5.4 miles out, Wildcat Lake some 11 miles off, Owl Hollow Lake sits 11 miles out and Meadowlakes Number 1 Lake some 13 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Clear Creek

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Wading opens water that no bank angler reaches. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include channel catfish, redbreast sunfish and bluegill. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. Fish Clear Creek where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 83°F on average, January about 46°F. No part of the year shuts this water. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. At Clear Creek the season follows that pattern closely. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Kingsland Lake is 4.6 miles off. Check the position on Clear Creek before loading the car.