Fished a couple of days in the beautiful Southwestern part of the Texas Hill Country and both the scenery and fishing was fantastic. Fished both the Frio and Nueces Rivers. The water on both rivers was crystal clear with a good current. Along with the rolling hill side I saw plenty of deer,turkey,and a couple coveys of quail. Did not catch a one Rio on the Frio but did catch a very nice Redear along with a nice Redbreast. Rounding out the Frio catch were several bass and a couple of Bluegill in the 7" range. The Nueces river was awesome. Caught a couple nice Rios and one was a very nice trophy fish. 9" in length which is the the current Nueces River Catch&Release record Rio Grande Cichlid. Certificates arrived today.Rounding out the catch were a few Longear,Bluegill,bass,and a Tilapia that weighted over 2.5 Lbs. I also caught a few smaller ones that were all over one pound.Most fish were released.The Tilapia will go good in the frying pan or in the oven to be baked. Spent the night at Fort Clark Springs in Brackettville and had a super dinner at Daddy's Grill in beautiful down town Brackettville. Fishing the Hill Country in the Great Southwest. It just don't get any better.

Special thanks goes out to "South Tex Fish" on some very good information that he passed on. You were 100 percent right!

Great report Chuck and once again you have some beautiful places to fish. Congrats on another record!

Did you get a pic of the Tilapia or any longears?

Yes Sir. Here are a couple of pictures of the biggest Tilapia. I did catch some Longear but none of em made the highlight reel.

Real nice!

Thanks "WCGunns" for the reply.

Incredible pictures Chuck

Looks like kayaking and wade fishing heaven. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Jamie for the reply. Beautiful country for sure. Both the Frio and Nueces are great wading and kayak rivers. Both rivers have had a good flow all year in that area. Hopefully we get a nice wet winter and spring this upcoming year. (Rain dance) I can do without the flooding.

Now that's a chunky talipia! Gills taste a lil better IMHO!

That looks awesome. Congrats on the record too!

Thanks "AJ" and "Anchorman" for the replies. "AJ": Yes Sir that Tilapia is might fine! I would also have to agree with you. A plate of Bluegill is very hard to beat! "Anchorman": That part of Texas is AWESOME! Love fishing there this time of year.

nice place

is this your 2nd record?

congrats on another record banker

Thanks "butch sanders" and "Gar 1970" for the replies. "butch sanders": That would be my second record on the Nueces River.

Looks like a fantastic time, keep the fish and pics coming!!