Might contact someone at Central Texas outdoors, I think they host a tournament out there every Sunday.

Travis is fishing really good right now as well

Jarrett, are you on many fish over 3 pounds at Travis? That lake confounds me. LOTS of dinks up to about 2 pounds, but man I have a hard time getting better fish out there. I see a few around the marinas that are in the 3-5 pound range so I know they're here. And I catch an occasional one in that range, but not one or more per trip.

So here's the skinny I got. First I called COA parks and got told they have no control over water level that LCRA controls that which is false, but I called LCRA anyway. Sure enough, LCRA only pumps water at the direction of COA or more precisely austin energy, but they guy DID tell me they are returning water to the lake S-L-O-W-L-Y. So I called COA parks back and asked again and got transferred to someone in SALES at austin energy who obviously had no clue.

So, on to the fishing part. I went out Saturday afternoon just to make sure I could get on the water. I had to back all the way down the ramp to get flat enough to launch. My hitch was almost in the water, but I was able to launch without tearing up the boat. The end of the ramp is fairly flat, hard sand/ I should mention here that I have a hydraulic jack plate on the motor which makes it much easier in shallow water, although I saw plenty of other boats out there.
You can launch no issue. You can trailer with no issue provided you are deep enough.
As long as your vehicle has enough power to pull up a steep hill you should be fine to go.

now for the fishing part. i did not wet a line Saturday, but go out Sunday at 630am. Got to one of my favorite spots on the lake by 7 (had to wait on my back seat). He got a blow up on a pearl fluke (about the only thing he'll throw!), but missed the fish. It wasn't big. He missed another a few minutes later. That's it. That's the report. There was no other action and I saw no other boats even get a sniff.

Water temp was 65-63 across the lake. Plant generated for about an hour around 8am. lake level was roughly 4-5ft low. lots of hydrilla mats in the coves.

Its a shame, but it seems the draw down really screwed fishing this lake this fall. Damn shame too because some of my best days are on Decker in November.

That's just Travis. Tons of smaller fish with occasionally a good one

Lake is in great shape. Couldn't find a pattern today but water did come up to 74-75 degrees and bait pushed out to 22-24ft. I think alot of fish went out with them. Water temps need to stabilize and get cold in my opinion. Plenty of hydrilla and milfoil to fish all winter

Fished Decker for a couple of hours yesterday. Only caught 3 fish in 2 hours. I could tell there wasn't going to be a good pattern and decided I had better things to do. The lake is about the lowest I've seen it but I launched my Ranger Z520 no problem. 4wd definitely helps on that slick ramp more than ever. There is definitely a ton of grass in there again this year and I'm sure the fishing will be good again this winter. Crazy how many boats are on this lake these days. When I started fishing this lake in 2002 there was hardly anyone out there this time of year. I guess Austin keeps getting bigger and bigger.

When lake Austin had grass there was zero reason to go to decker or anywhere else actually. Now that it's a dump, decker is the next closest grass lake.

That is essentially what happened. Downfall of Lake Austin and the drought several years back put a lot of people on Decker and they realized it was actually a pretty good lake. I enjoyed the spring sight fishing on Lake Austin but otherwise I never was a big fan of that lake/river. Too many knuckleheads out there for me. I just don't enjoy big crowds on the water. Luckily I also have a jet boat that I use to fish the lower Colorado river away from the crowds. Now that is some fun fishing especially if you like to flip heavy jigs. It's a seemingly endless supply of lay downs.

Any updates on water level?

Still low as of last Wednesday. Launched my Ranger Z520 no problem.

Reviving this thread as the lake is very low again. I wasn't able to launch my bass boat yesterday. Another bass boat was there and they also couldn't launch. It wasn't deep enough to float the boat. They are pumping water, but it's going to be a while before a bass boat will be able to launch. If you have a small aluminum boat it will probably be OK. Also lots of rocks in the water at the ramp, so even if the water comes up you need to be careful power loading. Guy in the other boat told me about someone tearing up a new $700 prop the week before.

Just a heads up if you are planning on fishing there this weekend. Given the popularity of this fishery why can't the City improve this ramp. It's been like this for at least 30 years.

I tried launching my Ranger Z520 yesterday. It was a no go. I wonder if the low levels have something to do with that power plant being shut down. I'm not certain if it is shut down yet but I've heard that it will be. I'm going to bring my jet boat out there next time. It's not worth damaging my bass boat.

I guess I should load up my yak and head out there since big boats are limited. At least "Amistad Tackle" won't run me over!

I think it's the new normal. I heard that a large golf course investor group bought the area around the bait shop. It's just a matter of time now. If they don't pump in water it gives them an excuse to shut down the ramps. The city would love to sell that place off....

And dropping water a few feet to kill grass is moronic in my opinion. It just grows deeper....if anything, if they flooded it with 4ft over it it would be more likely to die unless they literally dropped it beyond where it grows.