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Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/11/18 03:41 AM
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J-Moe
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I have only fished Lake Bastrop twice, even though it's only an hour from my home. The first time for bass and the second time for carp. Neither trip was very successful. Today I decided to take the kayak out there and try for sunfish even though the reports and surveys I read weren't very encouraging. The lake is full of grass so I tied on a top water fly, a Llano bug. I started catching bluegill immediately and it was non stop all morning long. Most were only about 7 inches long but I did catch a couple over a half pound. I also caught 8 bass along the way. All of those under 2 pounds. At one point I stopped in an area void of grass to try and catch carp cruising around. I threw out a rubber legged dragon and caught a big Rio. I registered a 9.5 inch / 0.70 lb. Bluegill and a 9.75 inch / 0.80 lb. Rio for new Lake records. The bluegill got a little beat up because a huge bass kept coming up and grabbing him on my stringer. He actually ate the bluegill 3 times and I pulled him out of the water before he could grab him 4 more times. I couldn't get the bass to take any flies. He was only interested in my Bluegill. It was the craziest thing I ever saw a bass do. He was a monster and each time I pulled him up he would shake his head and let go of the bluegill. Both fish were released and swam away.
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
[Re: J-Moe]
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05/11/18 04:10 AM
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Awesome post and fish Jamie! Congratulations on your two new record fish. Side Note: I have heard that Lake Bastrop also has some nice Redear. Also as we talked about earlier, that would have been something else if that bass would have gotten your record Bluegill! I have lost several record fish over the years but I can honestly say that I never lost one to a bass or any other fish!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/11/18 11:59 AM
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Great post and some nice fish. Congratulations on your Record Rio and your record Bluegill! What color flies were you using?
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/11/18 12:01 PM
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Wildman of the navidad
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Big slabs congrats on the records j-moe
Psalm:91
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: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/11/18 02:03 PM
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Very nice...I did not know Bastrop had Rios ? cool...Have to check out that lake since it is closer than Fayette...
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/11/18 02:37 PM
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Great post and some nice fish. Congratulations on your Record Rio and your record Bluegill! What color flies were you using? Thanks Laker The Llano bug was all yellow. The dragon is black with chartruese/black silly legs and orange bead chain eyes.
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/11/18 02:37 PM
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Big slabs congrats on the records j-moe Thanks Clayton
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/11/18 02:38 PM
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Awesome post and fish Jamie! Congratulations on your two new record fish. Thanks Chuck
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/12/18 01:20 AM
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Jamie. I got to thinking. I think Clayton and Catyakker paid that bass to get that record Bluegill off of your stringer!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/12/18 02:46 AM
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Wildman of the navidad
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Last edited by Wildman of the navidad; 05/12/18 02:53 AM.
Psalm:91
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: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/12/18 03:48 AM
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/12/18 11:57 AM
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Great post and some nice fish. Congratulations on your Record Rio and your record Bluegill! What color flies were you using? Thanks Laker The Llano bug was all yellow. The dragon is black with chartruese/black silly legs and orange bead chain eyes. Yellow,Red,Black,and Chartreuse have been the colors getting the best results for me. I have been using a small split shot which helps sink the fly a little faster. Getting good results getting the fly down faster. What weight fly rod were you using?
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/13/18 03:52 AM
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J-Moe
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Great post and some nice fish. Congratulations on your Record Rio and your record Bluegill! What color flies were you using? Thanks Laker The Llano bug was all yellow. The dragon is black with chartruese/black silly legs and orange bead chain eyes. Yellow,Red,Black,and Chartreuse have been the colors getting the best results for me. I have been using a small split shot which helps sink the fly a little faster. Getting good results getting the fly down faster. What weight fly rod were you using? 4 weight. I actually did that today for a while, added a small split shot in deeper water.
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/13/18 03:52 AM
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Re: Fly Fishing Lake Bastrop
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05/13/18 03:56 AM
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Jamie. I got to thinking. I think Clayton and Catyakker paid that bass to get that record Bluegill off of your stringer! I can see Clayton doing that. No worries, I'll catch a 0.8 lb. green hybrid and set every record on the Navidad this year. That will fix him
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