Throw a black/blue jig or a green pumpkin Texas-rigged soft plastic first, skipped tight to the darkest dock shade, posts, and any drain-in/current seam. With steady pressure and late spring on Lake Austin, bass should still be shallow, but 10.5 mph wind with gusts near 19 and recent rain make the wind-blown side and any dirtier water around the docks the best starting points.
First move
- Lure: 3/8 oz jig or a Texas-rigged worm/craw
- Color: black/blue if water is stained; green pumpkin if it’s clearer
- Cadence: skip it in, let it fall on semi-slack line, then do 2 short hops and a pause
- Zone: dock corners, rope ties, boat lifts, shade lines, and the first deep edge under the dock
Why it should work
Post-rain, bass often slide to covered ambush points and feed on bait pushed by wind and runoff. Docks give them shade, security, and a quick escape route.
Videos to look at
- Dock Fishing Bass With Underspin Jigs
- How to Catch Bass Around Docks with Wacky Rigs
- How to Catch Bass Fishing Docks - Practice Casting
- In-Depth Look | How To Skip Docks
- Chatterbait Fishing Lure Tips and How They Work Underwater
Products/lures to look at
- Bass Mafia Custom Balsa Squarebill Crankbait for banging dock corners and posts
- Blackwake Spinnerbait for wind-blown docks and dirty water
- Davy Jones’ Buzz for first-light dock edges
- 4.75” Twitch Jerkbait for skipping under shade
Backup plan
If they won’t eat bottom contact, switch to a white or chartreuse chatterbait and swim it parallel to the dock faces with a steady retrieve plus occasional 1-second pauses. If the water’s still muddy, go noisy and moving; if it clears, go finesse and slower.
Start with the jig on the shady, wind-blown dock corners on your next cast.
