I went around noon for about two hours and caught one lol

Hopefully by the time i get there in about 3 weeks, it'll be a full bore run! If it's not, I'll drown my sorrows in some Elgin hot sausage, burnt tips, and a cold Shiner Bock at Southside Market

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Good game plan!

First time out there today, just went to check it out, didnt even take a rod. Water looked great. Walked about 1 mile in both directions, lot a cars on the street, but only saw about 10 folks. Saw2 fish caught, no stringers in the water. Suggestion on going up stream or down when I go back next week.

Nice..

Fished the area Saturday by boat. Lots of folks out. Saw a few fish being caught. Most fish I saw where up stream from the steps. Was a slow day for me. Picked up 5 keepers above the steps in a deep bend. All caught one after another, then nothing. Nothing on live bait at any of the holes or brush in the river.

If I go fishing at the steps it's usually just an excuse to go get BBQ at Louie Mueller's in Taylor.

+1 on Muellers. You can argue that it's not the best BBQ in Texas, but it would be a silly argument.

Has anyone gone to that diner-slash-rodeo in Circleville? Every time I drive past I think, the internet says this is a restaurant, but it _looks_ like someone's barn.

Any reports? I imagine the parking is full and the river banks are shoulder to shoulder with fishermen by now?. Hopefully the WB are there too.

tight lines!

I went this morning. I got there at 7 AM and there were already 15 cars there. I worked my way upstream past the area where the creek comes in and only caught one. That was pretty much the norm. The fishing was very slow for everyone. Then about 8:45 I went back to a spot that always produces for me and I caught 9 in the next hour. I fished until 10 AM and then left. I expect the warmer weather will get them going again. The evening bite the next couple of days could be very good.

Thats a drive for you isnt it?

1.5 hrs from Brenham

Haven't been in about 3-4 years, it was good but pricey. My brother and some of his friends go couple times a month for lunch, seems to always be good. He likes to go on Wednesday for fried chicken, or Friday for fried catfish, the ribeye is good also. Don't know when it first opened but I remember it in the late 50's, it was there way before that I think. It was a beer joint, sold groceries, had a meat market, made BBQ, general store, bought wool, bought and sold pecans, and had a grainery. The old building's roof got bad so they just built a metal roof over it. If you stop see if you see someone that looks like a local old timer,and ask about it. I know I didn't get it all.

I was there then J-Moe caught then and left at noon. Think I was one pool down from where you were fishing. Heck you might have even heard my old SA (Hardy Made) system 9. Pink and chartreuse clouser.

Grey & White clouser for me. I actually tried a Pink an chartreuse with no luck. Go Figure