Fished a couple of Hill Country spots and the bite was good. The water was clear despite some recent rains. Caught some nice Bluegill,Redbreast,and some Red Spotted. Fished from 7:30am till 12 noon and caught about 40 fish. Saw several nice Rios guarding nest and could not get any of em to bite. Fish were caught on both bottom and float techniques. Fish were caught in 3 to 5 feet of water using worms. All fish were released to fight again. Morning fishing in the Texas Hill Country. It just don't get any better!



Side Note: Checked Lake Dunlap on my way home and it was muddy. Talked with a friend of mine and he stated they got a few showers yesterday which totaled about an inch. The current also looked like it had slowed down some. Can't wait until the river lakes get back to normal!

Beautiful red breast

Nicely done Banker

Did you catch any with nice size to em?? I want some gills fillets but you waste a lot of meat doin that. Plus those booga's are hard to beat dipped in mustard fried whole! "It just don't get any better "

Awesome looking spot and great fish!!

I haven't seen a lot of Rios being caught. Is it still too early or has the rain effected them?

Last Rio I caught was over Memorial Day weekend. He swam up and hit a jerkbait in open water.

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Thanks Mitch,Jamie,and "AJ" for the replies! Mitch: Some of the Hill Country creeks and rivers are loaded with nice Redbreast. Great places to relax and fish. "AJ: If I was keeping fish to eat I would have taken home a bunch! Jamie: Rio patterns have changed a lot due all of the RAIN we have been having. I am starting to see some on nest. I have picked up a few nice ones on creeks and the Comal River. As for Dunlap and the rest of the Guadalupe River lakes it has been very few. The Canyon Lake overflow has the water temperature cooler on the river lakes and that is playing a MAJOR FACTOR on the Rio bite. Just my opinion. Hopefully the bite will pick up in July.

That spot looked like perch heaven.Great catch!

That's interesting. Cold water can't be good for a tropical fish. Hope it doesn't stunt the population.

It is just almost poetic to pull fat gills out in the middle of lily pads! Awesome setting.

Rudy

Totally Agree!

Love those Hill Country sunnies. Nice fish Chuck. Good job.




Side Note: Have you fish the Blanco River since the floods?

Thanks "Gitter" for the reply. I have not fished the Blanco River or the ponds in that area since the floods. Plan on fishing that area soon.

Would love to see a current Blanco River report. Also I heard that the D.Q. is back open!

Spoke with a good friend of mind who lives in Blanco. He said that the Blanco State Park is closed and will not open until either October or November. He said it got completely flooded in May. He said the Blanco River was 43 feet over flood stage which is the highest it has ever been. A major bridge was also washed away. Don't think I will be fishing that area any time soon.

Another nice report Chuck! Love the Hill Country Gills too. Hoping to get dow to Austin in the next couple weeks to visit my cousin and kayak with him.



Any pics of the flood or what it looks like now?