The calming morning drew us quickly past 130 without a bite, working the banks and grass mats, riffles and eddies produced nothing, but Lurker and Sparrow quickly boated bass, Lurker landing his first ever Guadalupe bass. As we proceeded down the clouds hung out and kept us cool, finally burning off just before 11am Saturday. while a light breeze kept us comfortable floating along the shaded banks. Wind was minimal for most of the day (thankfully, this can be an issue on the wide Colorado) but water temps were a little higher than we expected and the flow seemed quick (the Colorado has a "pulse" flow this time of year, regulated by LCRA. Flow fell throughout the day, from 250 cfs down to the mid-100s). Water clarity was also stained, starting at about 2-3' near FM973 and worsening towards Webberville, better in slower areas, worse in flowing areas. This seems similar to most of the other rivers affected by the Memorial Day floods, especially as they transition from Hill Country limestone beds to Coastal Plains mud beds.
As we passed 130, making our way to Austin's Colony the fishing picked up for us all. Darker baits working best. I was having a lot of luck in black with blue & red flake (craws for me mostly). Others were also having luck on shallow, darker red cranks (brought up a single white bass, a few Guads and LMBs) but the majority of the fish were caught on dark plastics.
