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Post 10 Apr 2021, 18:28 • #1 
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Location: San Antonio, TX
This morning I was going to wash my wife and I's vehicles but San Antonio is already in Stage one water restrictions which means no residential waste water.

So I went fishing.

I loaded up my kayak and pointed my truck towards the Medina River. I scoped out a few spots to see how bad the low flows were affecting the river. Was a pretty sunset as well due to the north winds we had from a small cold front which passed through during the night.



I found a crossing with adequate water and launched my kayak. Paddled upstream and fished the pools catching a few fish including a nice Redbreast Sunfish and what I believe to be a Guad/Smallie hybrid.





It was a short trip as I was off the water by 10:30. But it was a beautiful stretch to fish.







My wife was working until 1, so by the time I put my kayak gear up and packed a small picnic we hopped in the truck and went to the Guadalupe River near Comfort, TX.

The Guad wasn't as clear as the Medina, but the cypress tree canopy was much fuller. As with most of the Texas Hill Country it was pretty stretch and a gorgeous afternoon to be fishing. I only managed one, a solid Redear, but it put up quite a fight.











Fish were caught on a Yellow Llano Bug or Olive Wooly Bugger.

Short and sweet today, but I'll be back on the water tomorrow.


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 18:53 • #2 
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That looks like a nice stream. Beats washing the cars!


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 19:09 • #3 
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excellent photos and a nice Texas brook trout


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 20:02 • #4 
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Great pictures indeed! Looks like a beautiful place. And the choice of rod was a...?


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 20:10 • #5 
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retiredfisher1 wrote:
And the choice of rod was a...?

St. Croix Imperial 7090 XXL


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 20:22 • #6 
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Looks like you had a fine time! Fishing twice and a picnic with the Mrs.

That's just a great day!


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 20:37 • #7 
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wait till y'all see where we go tomorrow


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 21:36 • #8 
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Y'all are killing me with the kayak trips! Love it.


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Post 10 Apr 2021, 22:14 • #9 
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Very nice!


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Post 12 Apr 2021, 10:42 • #10 
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Thanks for posting these Hill Country reports. My folks used to live in Castroville. I fished a clear stream or two west of there but never the Medina.


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Post 12 Apr 2021, 10:52 • #11 
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the problem with a Sunday trip through Castroville, Haby's Bakery and Dziuk's Meat Market are closed - they roll up the sidewalks there.


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Post 13 Apr 2021, 00:55 • #12 
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Neumie , That water looks magical..
Great pics of the river .
I love that Lunker of a Red Breastie you caught.
Here in Maryland their operculum doesn’t get quite as long as the ones you catch down Texas way.
Cool looking Hybrid Bass too.
I heard the state has been stocking pure strain Guadalupe Bass on top of some populations that have hybridized with the smallies to to get the pure strain Bass to repopulate.

I think Guadalupe Bass just went on my bucket list.
I used to fish for Suwannee Bass in the Sante Fe River in Florida when I lived there 20 years ago. Super scrappy fighters for their size.

I heard Guadalupe Bass are like Suwannee Bass in that they both “fight” above their weight and both will use the current to try and shake/break you off .

Do they sip your bugs or do the blow em up like a smallie do?

Man , I could spend all day in that stretch with the Big tree roots.
Looks like there’s lots of nooks and crannies in there.

Keep sending those reports from hill country.

Tight loops,Ottobahn


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Post 13 Apr 2021, 08:53 • #13 
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ottobahn wrote:
Neumie , That water looks magical..
Great pics of the river .
I love that Lunker of a Red Breastie you caught.
Here in Maryland their operculum doesn’t get quite as long as the ones you catch down Texas way.
Cool looking Hybrid Bass too.
I heard the state has been stocking pure strain Guadalupe Bass on top of some populations that have hybridized with the smallies to to get the pure strain Bass to repopulate.

I think Guadalupe Bass just went on my bucket list.
I used to fish for Suwannee Bass in the Sante Fe River in Florida when I lived there 20 years ago. Super scrappy fighters for their size.

I heard Guadalupe Bass are like Suwannee Bass in that they both “fight” above their weight and both will use the current to try and shake/break you off .

Do they sip your bugs or do the blow em up like a smallie do?

Man , I could spend all day in that stretch with the Big tree roots.
Looks like there’s lots of nooks and crannies in there.

Keep sending those reports from hill country.

Tight loops,Ottobahn

I think it was back in the mid 70's TPWD started stocking small mouth in our rivers as another game fish for anglers. Big whoops when they found out they were cross breeding our native Guads into extinction. TPWD has worked very hard to restore the native Guads and if you're bored and want to read about the effort the last 3 reports can be found here: 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Guads definitely fight above their weight class and will typically crush a fly. Part of the challenge for catching Guads (or any of our other fish, such as Rio Grande Cichlids) is the water is so clear you really need to be stealthy. Speaking of Rio's you should add them to your list as well, great fighters, very pretty fish, and the only native cichlid in the US.


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