[Brian Booker]

Don Gordon and I took a little much needed R&R out on Lady Bird Lake today.  Conditions were tough much of the day as current was slim to none and water was gin clear, but we got on em pretty good at times.  The Yoda Master really taught me the finer points of the drop shot today.  I can honestly say for the first time in my life I never put it down to speak of, and glad I didn't.  Not much choice really because they wouldn't hit a reaction bait and there was a lot of slop on the bottom- between the moss, moldy shopping carts, and decomposing wine-o skeletons.  

Only my second time on LBL, but Mr. Gordon had some sweet areas.  We caught a lot of small fish, but caught the better ones drop shotting bridge pilings in 18-22 foot of water near channel edges.

Used Grande Rattlesnakes in Watermelon Red.  Bite was subtle at best most of the day, would just get heavy really.  

If you have never been on this lake I highly recommend it.  Electric motor only, but tons of good water around the ramps.  Better pilings today were under Congress, Lavaca, and the I-35 bridge.  Call Yoda himself at Capital View guide service if you need advice on this little gem of a lake.  I honestly believe it has some of the same potential as LA, with 0 fishing pressure.  

Our best five around 17-18 pounds.

Some pics:

Don at still dark this morning with Austin downtown backdrop-  

Same for me-

Don has a good one early-

Don had this chunky spot-pic doesn't do it justice but colored as pretty as any I've seen-

Pretty good chunk....took me around the boat a few times-

Another good one of Don's-

One I caught right under I-35 bridge, can't hear yourself think under there but the fish seem to be used to it-

 

[basstrack]

Those are some nice fish. Thanks for the pics and report. Looks like a nice day.

 

[JT]

Excellent report and pics Booker. Those are some nice fish and an especially pretty guad. Thanks for sharing. LBL is indeed a gem!

John

 

[Cody_Ryan-]

Very cool Booker-o

 

[Robby Crabb]

All of the pics look like little red X's to me

 

[Brian Booker]

Me too, was working earlier- looks like all pics I look at in all posts on all sites are doing the same.....must be a temporary issue here at our work server Crabby.  

 

[RudeHo225]

Nice pictures Book and Gordon. I may have to drop in on LBL during the Holidays.

 

[blkbssr]

Those are some real fine looking fish there guys, Lady Bird is the only lake in the area that I have never fished. Need to try it out one day.

 

[big_b_garza]

nice fish Don when are you taking me out there

 

[sugarbritches]

Although, LBL is a electric motor lake only, it still gets a decent amount of fishing pressure. If you go out there on the weekend you will see a ton of yak and bank fisherman. and if you go east of I-35 there are tons of mexican people fishing with cans and string keeping anything they can catch, no matter what the size or species are. I would say that it deffinitly doesn't get the pressure that Travis or Austin gets but it does get fished a lot.

Indeed it is a gem though.

 

[Acuna]

Although, LBL is a electric motor lake only, it still gets a decent amount of fishing pressure. If you go out there on the weekend you will see a ton of yak and bank fisherman. and if you go east of I-35 there are tons of mexican people fishing with cans and string keeping anything they can catch, no matter what the size or species are. I would say that it deffinitly doesn't get the pressure that Travis or Austin gets but it does get fished a lot.

Indeed it is a gem though.

So true!

 

[5-20]

Thanks for the report! Enjoyed reading it!

 

[Brian Booker]

Good to know on the fishing pressure. Not a lot that day, so I assumed was fairly typical, though did see a few folks out.

Hope to see some of you guys out there, as I plan to start visiting LBL more often.

 

[dlehmann]

Where is boat launch?

any maps?

 

[KickinBass]

nice work those are some of the largest ive seen at lbl

 

[evolution44]

What ramp do you guys use?

 

[Brian Booker]

Not sure of the name, but it just up the lake (toward LA) about a 1/4 mile or so on the same side as the I-35 ramp. Not a lot of parking, but it seems a little more safe there in the park area.

 

[dlehmann]

where are the ramps? looked on google and didn't see any, is I35 ramp under the bridge? and, how do you get to it and the other ramp?

 

[dlehmann]

actually just found I35 ramp