Fishing Lake Lyndon B Johnson in Llano County, Texas

• Overview

  Lake Lyndon B Johnson sits within Llano County in Texas. The ground around here is open plain. Around 9.3 sq miles of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. It ranks among the bigger water on our Texas list. 1.2 miles away sits Horseshoe Bay, the nearest town. For a city, Round Rock is 42 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lyndon B Johnson

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Nearby survey and observation records mention bluegill, largemouth bass and gizzard shad. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. At Lake Lyndon B Johnson light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 83°F at the top of summer and 47°F at the bottom of winter. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. The season on Lake Lyndon B Johnson rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lake Marble Falls, 5.6 miles out. Ask locally about Lake Lyndon B Johnson if anything is unclear.