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Blanco River #13660926 08/08/20 10:45 PM
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Has anyone fished the Blanco River in Blanco? Going to spend a few days near there and wanted to know what type of tackle to pack. Thanks.


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light

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Any good for fly fishing?


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never done it

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Banker should have some insight

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Re: Blanco River [Re: JimBridger] #13661267 08/09/20 12:17 PM
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Yes; it's good for fly fishing. Go light.

Re: Blanco River [Re: JimBridger] #13661268 08/09/20 12:19 PM
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It's a great place to fish with ultralight gear or a fly rod. It's loaded with sunfish, bass, and catfish although most you catch are going to be small, but it can be a lot of fun on light gear.


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Thanks for the information. Are there any particular fly patterns and lures for this time of the year?


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You can't go too far wrong using the basics. Smaller top water popping bugs for a fun bluegill and small bass bite. Streamers like a clouser which imitate minnows for bass. Small spinner baits and crank baits for spinning tackle. These are what I would use anywhere this time of year, but especially in a clear water river fishery.

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Thanks for your advise Curt0407.

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Take some small weighted nymphs too, if you want to catch some rios.

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I fish the Blanco a lot. I fish for the Bluegill/Sunfish. I use night crawlers with ultralight tackle. I fish up stream from the Blanco State Park. Lots of Bluegill, and Guadalupe Bass. I also fish the Blanco in Hays County. (San Marcus) Do well in that area also. I have caught my share of bass over the years but nothing all that big. Lot of swimmers this time of year and with virus going on, a lot more people are enjoying the river. I would suggest fishing the Blanco during Mid September through early November. Fish by brush piles and over hanging tree limbs. Good luck. thumb


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We were down there and I caught one what i thought was a decent bass (I guess it was a guadalupe?) walking the bank throwing a rooster tail. My son and wife caught several 1-2 lbs cats on hot dogs.

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Thanks for the information. I understand that the river is low right now. Iā€™m use to fishing clear water in the North East and Colorado. Sounds like typical trout tackle will work great.


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