Anyone with a backseat next Tuesday or Wednesday let me know I'll split the gas.

I went last year and launched form 59 and paddled aways upriver and we caught over 100 whites and crappie..that was in early March and the river was packed. Southtexas- would I be able to launch a kayak from airport ramp and make it upriver? I got off for Monday and Tuesday and had some friends bail on me. Im going fishing somewhere, come hell or high water..well maybe high water, but thats it...

went with the boy today--weather was great--fishing was slow--picked up 4 large males--one weighed 1.5 lbs--others on the river had the same results

How far down are yall fishing from 59

Drove up from corpus today and put in at 59. That was nuts, we were one the firsts ones there. There are a few boats were were not very inconsiderate. We only ended up with 3. If you did any better south of the bridge, congratulations, it was tough fishing. We ran all the way to the RV park and all the way north of the airport boat ramp. Thank you for all the advice people gave us. I think from now on we will put in at the airport boat ramp. I hope the boat we towed gets their boat repaired and get back to fishing.

Try this approach -- "You bring the $20,000 boat with paid yearly maintenance, repair, and paid licenses and
I'll pay for ALL the gas and the food we eat that day".

X2 plus help going to the car wash and pay for it.

Wow! I understand what a boat costs and all the work that goes into a trip but what's the point of belittling someone for asking if someone has a backseat. You act like I asked to go for free or something! I used to own a boat and I took plenty of others out for the exchange of just gas. Some did more others did less. Ignoring my comment would have been a lot easier and what not than acting like a giant bass! Trust me I get it and would do what was asked to join someone to fish! Sorry that I have kids and other bills with no room for a boat payment. Just had some extra money from Christmas and what not to try and get to fish!

So if I'm putting in at the 59 ramp I should drive the boat all the way down towards lake mathis till I hit the 151 bridge before I'll probably start catching whites? Thank you.

Is there much bank access around there? I wanna fish but since I don't have a boat will be limited to the bank. I like that u say shallow water. Once the run kicks in to full swing locating 3 to 6 ft of water, gravel bars, current breaks, and ambush points will be key factors in locating fish. Any help or advice is apreciated.

There's not much bank access at 59. Just what's under the bridge itself. There is much more at the airport launch, since it is also a county park. The best sandy bottom and rapids areas are up from the airport launch, but it is all private property north of the boat ramp itself.

The whites are already running, just not spawning.. I've caught them in all areas in the river. Fishing is way better during the hottest part of the day. Not a lot of bank access around there since the river is so high this year. Best to launch a boat at 59 and go all the way even south of the next bridge. Lots of big females down there but they are moving closer too the ramp every week. One of my best spots wasn't far from the ramp. You'll catch them every where on warmer day.

Will try Wed or Thur this week. Will be first trip of year. Plan to go north of airport. Probably have to pull over the sandbars. Same level as 2014. Usually go 1.5 - 3.5 mi up. Was too low last year. Fished out of 59. Caught fish into early April. Will post results by Friday. ..

Fished Friday, came up from the lake, picked up 15, mostly on the troll, never found them grouped up. Most boats we ran into had about the same luck.

I picked up one on troll on a crank and two more beached and casting a rattletrap