Cray Cray

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A return visit to the Lower Colorado with Sharelunker member David, was cray cray.  And by that I mean those bass are hungry and in line at a mud bug buffet.  

We barely paddled, and mostly let the river take us where she was going.  We eddied out at several holes around the island, and got out to wade fish a couple of times too.  The river anchor also allowed us to sit on top of a couple of honey holes that would have produced all day.

David was excited to see so much hydrilla, and many a bass were sheltered there.  The hydrilla was mostly on the upper stretch of the run.  We both also hit the Lower Co. trifecta, catching at least 1 of three species of Guadeloupe River Bass, Largemouth Bass and Catfish.  The cat I had on the line, according to David, was a 7-8 pounder, and we were thrilled while thinking it was a bass, going through a little ripple, then me hopping out of the boat to beach it, before it broke off.  

We didn't keep count, but bet we had 30 fish in the boat, I'll give David 20 and I'll take 10.  Most were in the 3 pound range, but that's including the Guads.  We scared up a couple of bigger bass, a 4 pounder and David had a big one on the line, maybe 7 or more, it broke off his 14lbs test line.  There are some big ones out there.  We were out the door at 6:40 and off the river at 3:30, it was like being a kid again, cray cray.

Paddling the Lower Colorado

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Believe we have found my favorite little run close to Austin, the Lower Colorado from Little Webberville to Big Webberville Park, in...wait for it...Webberville.

Flow was 399cfs below Longhorn and about 450cfs at Bastrop.  Their was plenty of water, as we never had to get out of the boat to drag her.  Obviously a lot of bass in the water, TJ landed one on his and the first cast of the day.  I, however, will have to work a little harder next time to get them in the boat.  

After the 1st stretch, the river forks, and most of the water was moving to the right.  This is a really nice island and a good place to fish.  We will spend more time on that section of the river, and paddle through the top and bottom sections next time.



Paddling the Upper Guadeloupe

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The Guadeloupe River is spring fed and begins near Kerrville, not far from the Herald E. Butts (H.E.B.) family ranch, according to our happy bus driver.  It flows from the Hill Country to the Gulf of Mexico and is host to many tubers, kayakers and anglers.  Since the Geary's moved to Spring Branch last year, we have been excited to explore the upper regions of the Guadeloupe River. With Chris and Allex in from Oklahoma, and April and Rick, we had a great crew.​

Last weekend we tackled the 4.5 mile stretch from Nichols Landing (formorly known as Specs Landing) to the 281 bridge. Water was up a little from the recent rains and flowing at 40CFS, we decided we wouldn't want to go in canoes if it were much lower than 30.  

Good times on the water.

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