I am new to Austin,tx and would like to know of ponds, bank fishing I can do around this area.?

You're bringing up my memories. I'll be honest and tell you that I can't remember the street names anymore so ask for directions or use a map of the area. I'll give you as many clues that I can remember to help you out. "fishing requires detective work, It's not always about the fish but the water we fish from that makes it the greatest catch."

* Long Horn Dam: Stripers, Bass and Catfish. It's next to a base ball field near Garden Ave/st. Walk down the dam edge and fish the deeper water. When the dam is wide open, fish from the top for Stripers. When it's closed, you can walk the shallows looking for pot holes and fish them. Watch out for the water Moccasins.

* Decker Lake: This lake is in Manor and there's a bait shop right outside the entrance. You'll have to pay to get in the lake. Fish towards the dam or go to the opposite side. You can fish the boat docks as well for big carp, catfish and bass.

* Round Rock: there's a park in round rock that has the original rock formation that is round. It's on the same road the round rock hospital is on. There's a park right off I-35.You will see a gas station, follow that road down and it leads you to a park. It has a base ball field. This creak/mini river leads you to 3 different fishing areas and 2 other parks. Walk the entire area and take bread....carps there are huge and can be caught on bread. Although most of the area is shallow, you can catch bass up to 5 pounds here. You will run across a small water fall on both sides ( opposite ends of the park) , fish these areas well.

* Gator Hole: this is a med. sized duck public duck pond in round rock that is in a residential area. It's known as the "gator hole " by locals but not so on a map. Legend is that some guy caught a huge Gator Gar there that weighed well over 100 pounds.You can catch catfish ( well known for this) and bass.

* Pflugerville: there is a small creek here that's part of a park. The area is shallow but there is a few deep holes with big cats and bass. It's right off killingsworth lane. This is a great place as well to catch shiners as it has 3 small water falls. Watch out for the snakes. It's a small park but constantly over looked. Oh yeah, it's right across from a huge church.

Note: looking for free bait? Try going to Fiesta Super market at night. Crickets by the millions. You'll look goofy catching them but does it really matter? You'll be catching fish and well worth the effort.

You can also travel to Bastrop for a camping trip, they rent cabins and the fishing is good. It's past Manor on 290 to the left. They have a lighted dock and you can go for cats at night. You can also continue up past Bastrop and find another lake on 290 but I can't remember the name of the place. If you feel adventurous, there are several creeks near that lake that produce big bass. All I can remember is that right outside that lake there is a bait shop. It's a long ride and it's to the right on 290 on a very small dirt road. You'll miss it if you blink, I know, I blinked.

Sorry I couldn't remember the roads and names of the places, It's been a while but these spots are solid. I gave up alot of places and probably pissed off some people.If you have google earth, you can use the info I gave you to help you locate the spots faster. , Go get those fish.~good luck catchin'.

Have a look at Texas Fly Report.

They have a forum section which can probably help.