[Jdubbs]

Hey all. I'm new to the forums. I have been bass fishing lady bird lake for years. It has always been great. Close to home, great fishing quality, and overall a great place to bass fish. This year it turned off. The water clarity has changed to become crystal clear and it is overgrown with seaweed. I constantly get skunked now and am lucky to catch a fish when I go out. Anyone have any ideas what happened to this beautiful fishing spot? Anyone fishing ladybird having any luck?

 

[Jeremy]

I caught this beautiful 8 pounder a couple months ago. You should keep trying, they are in there!

 

[Andy1996]

"Lady Bird Lake experienced a harmful algae bloom in 2019, which sickened and killed several dogs. Another one has occurred in 2020," the city said on its algae web page .

 

[Jdubbs]

"Lady Bird Lake experienced a harmful algae bloom in 2019, which sickened and killed several dogs. Another one has occurred in 2020," the city said on its algae web page .

I do remember the algae bloom. I was fishing in it the entire season though and didn't notice it affect the fishing. Maybe it had more long term affects

 

[Jdubbs]

I caught this beautiful 8 pounder a couple months ago. You should keep trying, they are in there!
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Nice bass. What did you catch him on? Top of the water or bottom? Are you near fiesta gardens?

 

[Jeremy]

I’m not sure what the spin is here guys. Last year’s “harmful algae bloom“ is this year’s 8 pounder. Are y’all drinking the lake water or fishing it?

 

[Jeremy]

Nice bass. What did you catch him on? Top of the water or bottom? Are you near fiesta gardens?

Here’s the report I posted about the 8#er:

Lady Bird Redux 5/24/20

The best part about being a weekend angler is the weekend. I had a fun day at Lady Bird yesterday. Then work called. Fortunately, my customer was willing to be flexible. He allowed me to work til 10pm last night, so I can fish this morning. I woke up at 4am, because I hadn’t tied that FG...

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