Elm Waterhole Fishing near Shady Hollow, Texas

• Overview

  Look for Elm Waterhole in the Travis County part of Texas. The land about it is warm green lowland. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Travis County are larger. The closest town, Shady Hollow, is 1.1 miles distant. Austin sits 9.3 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Elm Waterhole

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists bluegill, green sunfish, redbreast sunfish and Rio Grande longear sunfish. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Anyone new to Elm Waterhole should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 48°F to 83°F. Cold never becomes a factor on this one. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That shapes the year on Elm Waterhole. Long daylight spreads the feeding across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Heep Lake sits 4.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Elm Waterhole for certain.