Great post Chuck!

Thanks Yesenia!

Nice post and fish. Good job guys. Judging by all of the post seems that Decker and Fayette are both on fire for catching some very BIG SLABS!



Side Note: During the HOT time of the year,does the sunfish bite seem to slow down some?

Thanks Gitter for the reply! On some water bodies the bite does slow down during the hot summer time. So far this year the bite is staying consistently good on some of the water bodies I fish!

Gitter...Based on last year & so far this year, on Fayette the Bite is best in August & September...so, the hotter the better.

Thanks Chuck and Vogey! I kind of figured the bite was staying pretty good based on the post! Looks like this upcoming fall should be fantastic!

in the fall both lakes take a dump. when they stop generating and the temps go under 70-75 (about October) the fishing is super hard, I have been there and catch only a hand full of dinks

Maybe being power plant lakes plays a factor in the fall bite. I think that Decker's power plant has not been used over the past two to three years? Seems to me that the sunnies along with the Rios would want to fatten up before winter. Just goes to show that the bites are different on different water bodies and areas of the State.

I know, Decker is still at 92 right now Fayette was 94 last time. I like you would think the fish would be more active at 75 than 95 but that doesn't hold true for this 2 lakes

Great post and nice catch! J-Moe is a beast with the fly rod.

Thanks SenkoSam, Chascat,Gnab2,Leo,Jared, and jsinn01 for the replies!

Nice post as always Chuck. Also some solid fish! Good job guys. Now that the river lakes will be a thing of the past I plan on fishing the Austin area lakes a lot! What are your plans?

Thanks Curtis for the reply! Plan on fishing a lot more in the Hill Country and both the Nueces Canyon and the Sabinal Valley! I also plan on fishing the Guadalupe River Channels and will determine how much fishing time I will give as time goes on!

Thanks Chuck. I personally am going to try to fish Fayette more. I am also going to fish the Austin area a lot more. Love that Colorado River! Of course my hill country spots and a few ponds will always be in the plans.



Side Note: Will also be fishing the Guadalupe River and like you I will determine how much time I spend on the Guadalupe River by the results of the trips I make there.

Three anglers of this quality should not be allowed to fish together. It is way to stressful on the fish.