Reds,Rios,and Redbreast. No Place but Texas!

Had a GREAT week of fishing despite the very HOT temperatures. Fished a couple of local creeks and the bite was great with plenty of active fish. The morning bite from sun up till 11 am is the best. After 11am the bite slows down a lot. Been catching good numbers of nice Rios,and Redbreast. Also catching some nice Longear. Sunfish are back on nest. Looks like a second spawn in taking place. Fish are holding by brush piles close to the bank and at the ends of currents. Fish were caught using worms and all were released. Finished the week by fishing with my brother Tom, and a South Texas Legend Guide! We fished for Reds with guide and friend Harry Lamb who has fished both power plant lakes in the San Antonio area for many many of years. We caught 19 Reds and kept a few for the dinner table. We fished from 8am till about 1pm. Harry is a Pro when it comes to down rigging and reading a graph. Side scan is a "fish finder" for sure! We had a great time on the water. The Reds were caught with silver and gold spoons down rigging. After a day on the water we had a great hamburger combo at Toms Burgers and More located just down from the lake. Finishing a GREAT week of fishing with my brother and friend Harry Lamb. It just don't get any better!

That's a great week of fishing Chuck

Thanks Jamie. Creeks are very active. Fished a couple of the Guadalupe River lakes earlier this week and the bite was slow. After the Grand daughter heads back to Colorado I will be hitting the Nueces Canyon a lot!

Awesome post and pics, Chuck! You're livin' the dream, my friend.

Thanks Will! Fishing the dog days of summer can be a challenge! Catching those fresh water Reds is a big change. Next time I will try rigging a ultra light set up and fighting one of those fish. Should be a BLAST!



Side Note: I bet the fight on a fly rod would be super also. Also the fly rod records for the Reds are wide open on both lakes!

Nice report. And even better catching

It would be fun to catch Freshwater Reds if/when they get shallow, fly fishing a lake with sink tip is a chore unless you are sitting on top of a school.

Nueces Canyon looks awesome from reports, cool name too.

Awesome simply awesome nice fish jam up week



Side note.. wonder what those dunlap carp and slabs are up too..

AWESOME week and great report Chuck ! Reds and Sunfish both like hot temps !

Did you catch those reds on Cal or Braunig ?

Thanks Andrew,Clayton,and Doc for the replies. Andrew: For what I have been told during the summer months Reds start up in the reeds at day break. As it get's hotter they move to deeper,cooler water. As for the Canyon,it should be very good fishing! Clayton: I have seen ton's of carp hitting the top of water every time I fish Dunlap! I have all so seen em on other lakes as well as rivers. They are calling your name! Doc: Got these on Braunig. A couple of weeks ago caught a bunch on Cally! Red's on the half shell.

Nice looking fish!!

Thanks Alan! A little change of pace fishing for those Reds.

I'll be hunting them very soon

Thanks Clayton! They are calling you!

Had a great time Chuck. Need to do it again. Fished last week and caught over 30 keepers. Kept a few for the dinner table. Spoke with Harry Lamb yesterday and he said "They are nailing em"! Reds are active and biting!



Side Note: Will the bite pick-up with this latest rain! Got 3" the other day at the house.

Yes Sir will hit it again! This last rain really helped the local water bodies and the bite really picked up. Having a great year.



Side Note: Fall bite should be FANTASTIC!

The Red bite is still great. Went out twice this week and limited out easily. Kept some for dinner and released a bunch more.

Thanks Gitter for the Red report. The Red bite has been GREAT all summer long!

Nice fish as always Chuck. Seems the Reds have been biting good all summer long. When will the Reds stop biting?




Side Note: Also which of the two power plant lakes would best for kayaking?

Awesome. Fried fish sounds great!!

Thanks Curtis and dhogdog for the replies. Curtis: Both Cally and Braunig are good kayak lakes. I have seen kayaks on both lakes. Both lakes have reed beds and nice drop offs. Cally is a bigger lake with a lot more coves. Both lakes have nice populations of BIG Bluegill and Redear not to mention Reds and HUGE Channel Cats. I would have to say Cally is the overall better of the two. Just my two cents.

Thanks Chuck. Me and Steve will kayaking Cally this week on my days off! Gonna try to catch those Cally Slabs!

Hope you guys nail some Reds.