My 14yr son and I might fish San Gabriel this weekend any good locations, what type fish hitting on what lures,colors ,baits.. Any info would be greatly appreciated... Thx

Also there looks like there is a lake or pond in Taylor, Texas that's where my son has his basketball tourney is that a public lake or pond? Any fish? Thx

The steps or wild area

Roofish where do I find this "steps" or "wild area" ... Thx bud I'm here in Taylor now..

The internet is a great tool. Here is a link to the Granger Lake COE maps.

http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/granger/Information/Maps.asp

Thx brotha!!

Headed to there tomorrow with my kayak. I doubt the whites are running much yet, but we'll see.

To get to the steps from Taylor: Head north on 95, after you cross the San Gabriel River Bridge take a right on CR 347, the steps are about a mile down on your right. You will most likely see several vehicles parked on the side of the road. To the wild area: take CR 347 until it makes a hard left turn (about 2.5 miles from 95) and the entrance to the Wilderness area is there on the right. You can walk back on the trail to the right of the parking lot and there is a pretty good spot where the river bends about 1/4 mile down the trail. Good luck. Send me a pm if you need more info.

Let us know how you do, might take my kayak out Saturday.

Something came up and was not able to go. Have not heard any reports yet. Depending on weather, I'll shoot for next Friday.

Thx throsenblad I didnt go after all but on thinking of going next weekend thx for the info brotha

No problem. Anyone interested in Kayaking Friday morning? I have two extra 'yaks but one of them is limited to someone under 200lb. The other can hold a fat boy like me. I have paddles and pfvs. Let me know. Weather permitting I will be there about 7:45am to launch.

Does anyone know.

Did the steps area get alot water last week? I'd think it would be almost dried out just before the rains last week.
I'm sure there's water downstream by the primitive boat ramp though.
I put my 14ft jon boat in there couple years ago (at the primitive ramp). It was fun getting it back up the bank. even with 4 guys hauling it out. I may have to tray that again, but I'll have to figure out how to hook up a wench or something to launch and retrieve my jon boat.

I hope someone may know.

thx.

I'm going to try to make it out there tomorrow afternoon...
Will be just bankfishing though...

I am going to resist the urge with that one.

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Oh, now i get it...

Anyhow, didn't make it out there today...But with rain forecasted over the weekend...
Hoping to try out "the steps" next week.

Love campin out at the primitive boat launch, not the best fishin but always worth the trip. Fishinfool- I would say get a wagon(one of the ones with big wheels) cut the sides off, take a tie down strap and strap the boat to it. Use a rope to pull it up the hill. That or tie a rope to the boat then your hitch, and pull it up using your truck. If you go slow it shouldn't hurt the boat.

I didn't even realize... LOL.

I was going to try and get out there this weekend. Rain kept me at home. I'd appreciate any info. At this time and point, even the good old fashion fishing "lies" will be acceptable.

I'll check it out one day this week and let every one know what is going on or what I think will be going on in the weeks ahead.

I might fish out there this week during the morning 6A-12P if we get a little warmer weather.

How's the bankfishing been at Granger lately?

I'm looking forward to those summer nights fishing for cats 1A-12P.

I have yet to go down there, but I'm reading post on other forums where they are catching some whites at the steps.

Any reports on whites at the steps yet?

Well, I couldn’t resist the temptation of catching some whites on ultra light tackle, so I went to the steps to check it out. From what I heard from several anglers I talked to, last Thursday was a good day. It was the day before the rain. Any how, I didn't catch a white, but I did mange one small black. Some other guys were catching some whites downstream from the gravel bar in the bend. They were catching them on a white Rooster tail and live bait. One guy had a white grub tied on the bottom with a white feather jig tied above and he was doing okay. The water has cooled down therefore the bite has somewhat slowed down. The fish seem to be gathered tight in the deeper water lying on the bottom. There was this one big stump on the shore line, which would be the first stump from the gravel bar that everyone was hooking up with some whites.

My post is a few days late, but I filmed the river right below the steps so everyone could get an idea of what the water conditions are. This area is the only area in which I was able to film because I got my camera wet and today was the first time I was able to get the data off the flash card. Still not sure if the camera works right or not, but I do know that the flash card is fried. Here’s the video I shot.

Nice report and video fishytx

Thanks, for the updated report and video fishytx...

Still looks pretty shallow at the steps, was hoping it would be a little higher with the past rains.
Planning a trip down there early tomorrow morning, if it's not raining to bad...But if it does, that's fine.
For we definitely, still need all we can get.