Fished a local creek the other day and found some hungry fat Longear at the end of some rapids. The first fish took a worm as it was flipped at the end of the rapid in shallow water. Great fight on the ultra light. The fish was very fat (probably eggs) and it's girth was a solid 7.50 inches. It's length was seven inches. The fish was weighed on a certified scale and it's weight was .49 lbs just under the minimum weight of .50 lbs for a water body record. The fish was released to complete her spawn. Caught a total of 12 very nice Longear but the first was the biggest. All fish were caught using worms with both a bottom and float technique. Fish were all in shallow water 2 to 3 feet deep. Saw lots of Rios and they were all sitting on nest. Chasing some good Longear on a local creek. It just don't get any better.

Nice fish Chuck! That is a big Longear.

Very Cool! Can't beat the rainbow warriors!!

Those are some big longear! Nice going

Thanks CK,Andrew,and "Jagg" for the replies. "Jagg": Love that name. "Rainbow Warriors"! It fits the Longear to a tee.

Very Nice!

Thanks "Hunter498" for the reply.

Those Longear are HOGS! I predict either you or Mike are going to nail down the first Longear Record on the Cibolo Creek! Good job catching some nice fish.




Side Note: If we get the rain the weatherman is predicting the Cibolo is really going to be running and a mess! Great seeing the water bodies being nice and full!

Thanks "Gitter" for the reply. If a Longear record is going to be made the biggest are usually caught between now and Mid May. We shall see.




Side Note: Fished the Cibolo yesterday (Monday) and the bite was slow. Did manage a couple of nice Longear and a few small Bluegill. The water has cleared up. May try to fish it again towards the end of the week.

Bet the Cibolo and all of the other creeks are flooded and unfishable. Will probably take a few days to dry out.




Side Note: Bet either you or Mike{USMC-GY) nails it.

Got word that the Cibolo is getting back to normal. May give it a try later this week. As for the record Mike had already caught it. Fish was thrown back before we took pictures and it's offical weight.

Those are some nice Longear Chuck. Good job.




Side Note: Do you think last weeks rain will effect their bite and spawn?

Thanks Curtis for the reply. No doubt it. That latest rain moved a lot of fish down stream for sure. Got a recent report saying he bite as picked back up.





Side Note: Got more RAIN in the forecast all this week.

Thought so myself Chuck. Drove by the Cibolo today and it looked pretty good.

Fixing to change again!