look back on page 4 of this post for the map http://www.texasfishingforum.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=007870;p=4

Made the trip to Birch park Saturday morning and fished up in the creek from about 9:30 till 2:30 did OK but it is a long paddle in a kayak. Managed 2 crappie and 4 nice big whites 14-15 inches. The water is muddy and high and the lake is coming up pretty fast so the CORPs will be opening the gates again soon. Talked to a TFF'er and he said that the run should be full-on shortly based on the last few years. Lets hope we don't get flooded out there might not be any pictures for a while.. I dropped my nikon in the creek and now it don't work quite right I cleaned and dried it pretty well but I hope the water hasn't damaged the electronics..

HL&S-

If the water level ever goes down, the run will be fun on. However rain is forecast for most of this next week, along with some really cold temps. Thanks for the report. Were you fly fishing this morning?

Yes I flyfished quite a bit but didn't catch any fish with the flyrod, everything was caught with roadrunners in white- chartruse or yellow.. I did have the tail bit off a large black curly tail. I also saw two bald eagles many times up towards the head water of the creek.

Boy I hate to see more rain as far as it goes for the Yegua creek. It might help it out even more, but it also means we will have wait a little longer to catch limits again. More rain would help out Reimer's a lot though. I'd like to see about a four to six foot rise in that river to bring up a ton of fish this year. With that said, lets just hope it rains more in the hill country, and just a little around here.

Does any one know how much the creek came up?

Sport,
I don't really like the rain either nor the muddy water it churns up but what the heck the fish are still there it's just harder to catch them. I fixed my camera here's one of the fat whitebass caught 29jan05


look how thick this thing is!!

Ranger says the Yegua is flooded and the gate is closed until the creek receeds..

Hopefully this can help someone!

Here is the NOAA River flood information
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?hgx

Here is the NOAA River flood information for East Yegua Creek near Dime Box
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?hgx&deyt2


Here is the NOAA River flood information for Lake Somerville

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?hgx&somt2


Query Hydrologic Data on Lake Somerville

http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/hydrologic_data.htm


USGA information on Lake Somerville
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/dv/?site_no=08109900


Latest NOAA fishing forecast for Somerville, Texas. (As of 5:30PM, Monday, January 31st)

Tonight: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low near 42. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday: Periods of rain, mainly before noon. High around 45. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Wednesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low near 34.

Friday: Sunny, with a high around 58.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Saturday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low near 48.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high around 63.

Where is Newmann's bottom at?

Go to the middle of this page and look at map.
http://www.texasfishingforum.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=005023

From Brenham take 290 toward Giddings at Burton hit FM1697 and then turn right on CR 180 and head toward Nails Creek Park. Before you get to the park turn left on CR 125 then turn right on CR140. The gate to Newmans bottom is at the end of CR140. If the gate is open you can drive all the way back to the creek (1+ mile), stick to the right at the fork as you pass through the gate (left side goes to an oil well) It is a pay area $2.00 each person and the Game Warden is out there all the time so mind your manners and play nice

Rain Rain Rain.

looks like rain for most of the week maybe time to hit lake Bryan or maybe Gibbons.

Never been to lake bryan, how's the fishing there?

HL&S-

I figured you would be out there on the creeks rain or shine.

Is anyone planning on going this week? Anyone?