Where to Go Trout Fishing Near Austin (2024)

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On this page, we list the latest rainbow trout stocking schedule for lakes, ponds, and streams near Austin.

Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) stocks hatchery-raised trout across the state during the coldest months of the year, when trout can survive long enough for local anglers to catch them.

The Greater Austin area, including Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and Williamson counties, is on the trout route, as it were. A good handful of local waters are primed with new trout from late fall through late winter.

Besides Austin, residents of this area live in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, and many smaller communities and rural areas. None are too terribly far from the fresh trout stocked in the locations listed in the table below.

Below the trout stocking table, I’ve included a link to my comprehensive guide to freshwater trout fishing in Texas. It includes my favorite trout-catching techniques as well as a look at some of the entire state’s best trout fishing spots.

Austin Area Trout Stocking

LocationTotalMo/Day
Bullfrog Pond*,
Austin
89611/22
12/8
12/22
1/5
1/19
2/2
2/16
3/1
Kingfisher Lake*,
Austin
1,79211/22
12/8
12/22
1/5
1/19
2/2
2/16
3/1
Onion Creek – Upper Falls,
Austin
3,0001/14
1/28
Buescher State Park,
Bastrop
75012/2
Southern Cross Pond,
Brushy Creek
2502/20
Bradfield Pond 2,
Buda
1,25012/17
Blue Hole Park Lake,
Georgetown
1,5001/11
San Gabriel Park,
Georgetown
1,50012/3
Adam Orgain Park Pond,
Hutto
5002/4
Shirley McDonald Park Pond,
Round Rock
3002/20
Source: Texas Parks & Wildlife (Locations marked with an asterisk (*) are designated Neighborhood Fishin’ ponds or lakes.)

Catch More Trout

Now it’s time to check out our Complete Guide to Rainbow Trout Fishing in Texas to learn the best techniques and tips for landing freshwater trout. We also include a ranking of the most heavily stocked trout waters across the Lone Star State.

If you really want to get into trout fishing (and catching), try our overall guide to trout fishing tactics as well as our how-to guide to fishing with PowerBait.

Also, be sure to check out our guides to trout fishing in the following metro areas:

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