I'll second that idea for a yearly permit. I spend so much money on entry fees.

Well we all know that the last two weeks of March and the first week of April is the best time ever to catch whites at Reimers. But I have caught limits in Jan, and Feb. before. The bite is real slow and they are in about tweleve foot of water, on the bottom in the holes right below Miltons. I could go on and on with stories about Reimers because I've been fishing it for 32 years now.

I also know what bait to use, and it's not live bait either, but live bait can be a lot of fun all in it's own. If I do use live bait (river minnows - spot tails) then I like to free float them so I can watch the whites attack it. I just hate to pull a minnow bucket around with me, and get my hands wet and cold though.

FishyTX-

I can't wait for the fishing to get good at Reimer's. I guess until it does, I'll have to drive over to Newman's. Newman's is fun, but there is something about fishing Reimer's that is more exciting to me.

I dont use minows but have before in the past. I found that if you use no weight and let them drift it can be killer. I really dont know the amount of time that i am going to spend their but i do know one thing is that i will never be their on the weekend thats for sure.

If you extend a little more effort you can usually find places that the crowds don't inhabit even on weekends! I like to hike through the woods to find the isolated places less traveled and sometimes it's really not very far at all.

If you go up stream alittle the number of yahoos goes down fast. If you can make it past all the bobers in the water (: Its almost time can you feel it.

Also i cleaned out walmart and acd this last weekend. I havent found what i am looking for but for $20 you can get a hand full of lures. I need to set up a check list of places i need to hit before the run. Also is sportsmans warehouse any good. I was going to go last week but dont like driver to and around roundrock. KC is my next stop but the reason i am going their is to drop off my bow but i will look around and see if he has any goodies.

Anyone planning on going this weekend? I might give it a try. Not sure just yet.

We're headin' up to Colorado Bend SP tomorrow. Think we'll catch something at least. Can't wait. Any tips I wonder? DC

I will be out there Sat. morn. will post again after I get back. I check pretty regular I live less then 5 min. from the Reimer's entrance( if I am not at Buchanan)

caught about 15 honky bass today in the perdanales...not very big though(threw most back) and was out there ALL day...they hit mostly on the fat free shads....also caught them on rattle traps, small spoons, and small crankbaits

was using 2 down riggers and 2 lines out trolling with the shads

a few more weeks

Luckydawg-

I may be there saturday afternoon. Looks like rain. Let us know what you find out.

I am a newbie to this site, really enjoy the posts. I will be fishing pedernales in the morning. Was planning on going tomorrow afternoon, but since the weather forecast is what it is, had to change plans.

Looks like the morning will not be too bad!

Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
858 PM CST FRI FEB 4 2005

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-051000-
ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-
DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-
KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-
UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA-
858 PM CST FRI FEB 4 2005

...RAIN CHANCES RETURN AGAIN THIS WEEKEND...

THE RAINY WINTER WEATHER PATTERN THAT APPEARED IN LATE JANUARY
WILL BRING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN THIS WEEKEND.

A LOW ALOFT OVER WESTERN MEXICO THIS EVENING IS FORECAST TO
MOVE TO WEST TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT AND TO THE CENTRAL U.S. ON
SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS WINTER RAIN MAKER...MOISTURE IS EXPECTED
TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

RAIN IS FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY.
RAIN IS LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
DECREASE FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE HALF INCH TO AROUND 2 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVIER RAIN AMOUNTS COULD FORM...WITH SLOWER
MOVING RAIN SHOWERS.

RAINFALL SINCE LATE JANUARY HAS SATURATED THE GROUNDS. WITH
LITTLE OR NO GROUND COVER IN WINTER...AND LOWER EVAPORATION
RATES...RAINFALL WILL RUN OFF QUICKLY AND COULD CAUSE FLOODING
IN LOW LYING AREAS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...POORLY DRAINED AREAS...
AND ALSO ALONG CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS.

ON MONDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN MAY CONTINUE OVER THE EAST AND
SOUTHERN PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NECESSARY.

RUDY!

Sorry I am so slow in getting in on this post. I have not had a chance to hit Reimer's yet this year, but I will say that my network of spies checking white bass areas around Austin have not reported anything significant- at least not enough to warrant a drive from Dallas (a few small males). But then again, nobody, and I mean NOBODY catches fish like you do. If you are swinging through to fish it, send me an email so we can meet up or something. Same story for the San gabriel...