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Lady Bird Lake has been stocked with several species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. There's a vast number of fish species within Lady Bird Lake. The most abundant prey species are Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish and Gizzard Shad. The abundance rate for Gizzard Shad has been on a rapid decline since 2015. Since the most recent survey of Lady Bird Lake, the catch rate has increased for the Redbreast Sunfish and decreased for both the Bluegill and Redear Sunfish. Two notable species of fish are the Common Carp and the Largemouth Bass. Recent data shows that the lake has a low-density carp population, due to being dominated by larger species. The largemouth bass population has remained mostly stable, only having a minor decline in abundance since 2019. Fishing is regulated, requiring a fishing license, and daily bag and length limits apply for most species.

A ban on the consumption of fish caught in the lake was issued by the City of Austin in 1990, as a result of excessively high levels of chlordane found in the fish. Although the use of chlordane as a pesticide was banned in the United States in 1988, the chemical sticks strongly to soil particles and can continue to pollute groundwater for years after its application. The ban on the consumption of fish caught in the lake was finally lifted in 1999.