Myself and Mike (USMC-GY) had a pretty good day fishing the Guadalupe River! We caught a bunch of Crappie,Bluegill,and Rios at two different spots. Crappie were found in 7 to 8 feet of water holding by brush piles. Jigs (Chartreuse/pink) was the bait used for the Crappie. We also picked up some nice Bluegill in 2 to 4 feet of water hanging out with the Rios. Caught a bunch of Rios also. Worms were used on the Gills and Rios. Bottom techniques was the tactic used to catch the fish. HIGHLIGHT of the trip was a about a 10 pound bass trying to take a 13 inch Crappie from Mike. Bass actually got a hold of the fish and was pulling drag for about twenty seconds before letting the fish go. The Crappie was alive and well and was released. All fish were released to fight again. After a day of GREAT fishing we stopped at the Jack In the Box for a quick lunch. A super good day on the Guadalupe River. It just don't get any better.

Good job Banker and Mike...now that's my kinda mixed bag!!! Never ate a Rio tho, are they pretty tasty as well! You know the tradition, "Modelo's on deck"

Thanks AJ for the reply! Rios are good eating! I usually do not eat the Rios I catch but I have friends of mine who do. I also know other anglers who eat them. They all say they are pretty good depending on how you prepare them.



Side Note: Love that "MIXED BAG"! And YES MODELOS on deck!

Nice catching, Chuck & Mike! Looks like the Gill and Rio bite is on!

Bob

Great work! I need to get back out there sometime soon. Not sure I will get to though...

Thanks Bob and Dr.Erk for the replies. Spring is here and the fish are super active. Bite has been good all week long.

Nice job buddy,been waiting on a report from you. The weather is turning beautiful. We thought about fishing today but planning on hitting Medina tomarrow. Hope I can make a new post,been a while!!!

Thanks CH for the reply! We have a couple of fronts blowing in. One today and another Tuesday! Maybe get some rain this go around. Got Medina on my radar and plan on fishing it with in the next couple of weeks. Let us know how you do!

Those are some NICE'uns & that water is really clear......

Thanks SK for the reply. That part of the Guadalupe River has some nice water for sure.

Best three river fish on the Guadalupe. I would add the Redear,which have been in hiding mode for a long time. Nice ones guys. Good job and keep it going. Going to be a super year.




Side Note: I have checked some Rio spots and so far nothing on nest. As for the sunnies been getting nice numbers in shallow water (4 to 6 feet). As for the Crappie far east side has been GREAT all year. Still picking them up in shallow water (4 to 8 feet). River is in great shape with a lot of overhanging tree limbs.

Great report until you got to jackinabox, Chuck... Hehehehhhh!

Thanks Curtis and HC for the replies. HC: For a quick snack the Jack is hard to beat! Curtis: All of this rain and the strong currents are not helping the Rio/sunfish bite on the Guadalupe. The Crappie on my end have been fair. Sunfish/Rio bite has slowed down a lot. Creek and pond fishing has been very good. Hopefully things will settle down. Dunlap,Mcqueeney,and Placid are Muddy. Will take a couple of days for those lakes to clear up.

Agree totally Chuck with your report. All the river lakes are a muddy mess right now. Looks like some dry weather will be setting in the rest of the week. Going to try to hit it mid week. Have not done much creek fishing yet. Plan on doing some creek fishing this weekend.

Water is clearing up nicely on the Guadalupe. Current is still very strong. Been fishing the ponds and creeks and doing very good. Good numbers and quality fish.