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A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/06/17 07:01 PM
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1960texan
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I found a secluded spot on Onion Creek last week and lost a pretty good sized fish, so I decided that this morning would be a good time to take another shot at it. I arrived right at nine am and saw that I had this little stretch of the creek all to myself. J-Moe and a few other fly fishermen on this forum mentioned in more than one post that they were having great success with hoppers, so I stopped by Cabela's a few days ago and picked up a few. I am happy to report that the hopper is still very effective. I saw this guy hanging out below a limestone cut in the far bank and tried my luck at site fishing. He did not disappoint. It was a real thrill watching him slam the hopper. I even managed to land my second ever Rio, a nice bull. As I was taking him off the hook I noticed a ten dollar bill floating a few inches from my shoes! That more than pays for the hoppers I bought a few days ago. The redbreasts were the most aggressive, I probably caught six or seven of these. In fact, I think I may have caught the same fish twice. I must have landed about twenty fish in two and a half hours. As I was heading back to the house I stopped at another, smaller creek for the first time and tried out the new spinning rig my wife bought me a few weeks ago for my birthday. This creek was probably less than ten feet across at its widest point, but I still managed to land a decent bass and this beautiful little longear, both on a small chartreuse and orange roostertail. If I hadn't already promised my wife we'd see a movie today, I'd probably still be out there. Instead, I fished for ten minutes and went home. This was by far the best solo fishing excursion I've had in quite some time.
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/06/17 07:20 PM
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banker-always fishing
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Awesome post Will. Good job. Side note. You know you are living right when you find a ten dollar bill floating in a fishing hole.
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/06/17 07:47 PM
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Wildman of the navidad
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Awesome post Will. Good job. Side note. You know you are living right when you find a ten dollar bill floating in a fishing hole. +1
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Quote on the wildman" They Said he'd eat the hair off of a man's head when he was hungry and squeeze the water out of rocks when he was thirsty"
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
[Re: 1960texan]
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08/06/17 09:23 PM
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Littlefeather
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Very nice! Man those Rio's are really beautiful and unique! Congrats
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/06/17 09:36 PM
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1960texan
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Thanks Chuck, Clayton and Littlefeather for the replies. Littlefeather, the Rios are what we have to make do with down here when we can't fish for trout!
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
[Re: 1960texan]
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08/06/17 10:30 PM
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Littlefeather
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Lol! I hear ya! I've caught Rio's. I kept some in a 75 gal aquarium but never could get the lights right to capture the colors. Congrats again
Those who dance are considered mad by those who cannot hear the music.
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/07/17 01:16 AM
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gar1970
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Great post and pics! Thanx for sharing, happy belated bday
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
[Re: 1960texan]
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08/07/17 01:26 AM
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Great job, great variety of fish.
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
[Re: 1960texan]
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08/07/17 03:47 AM
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1960texan
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Thanks gar1970 and Jamie for the replies.
Jamie, thanks again for posting about your success with the hoppers! In this case, your success had a great deal to do with my success.
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/07/17 03:56 AM
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What great pics, thanks for the story!!
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/07/17 09:46 PM
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I really like those pictures. Beautiful fish you caught
Don't worry about the mule, just load the cart
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/07/17 11:23 PM
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1960texan
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Thanks Hunter and Fitz for the replies. Fitz, I'm already itching to go back.
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/08/17 12:57 PM
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Gitter Done
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Nice fish 1960texan! You seem to find some pretty neat places!
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
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08/09/17 01:49 PM
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Great post. Were you using black or other colors?
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Re: A Rio, A Rebate, And Redemption On Onion Creek
[Re: 1960texan]
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08/09/17 06:19 PM
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Pot licker
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Awesome post love the pictures! Thanks for sharing
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