Fished with Doc yesterday & had quite an adventure. First, we missed the turn off to the lake because of engaging conversation, but still managed to get to the lake around 7 am. Water level getting closer to normal and around 88 degrees. Toward the end of the day when we were farthest away from the ramp, we had motor issues. Thanks to a strong south wind & just enough trolling motor juice, we made it back to the ramp in about an hour. Turns out we were "out of gas" even though the gauge said just over a quarter full. Nuff a that...we had a good fishing day with 2 catfish...2 bass...2 Tilapis...2 Rios...and a ton of sunfish. I got one that weighed 1.21 lbs, and Doc got one just under a pound, which were the highlights of the day. (The 1.21 lb fish was caught on a Gulp Alive minnow)

And the beat goes on. Slabs, Slabs, and more Slabs! Good job guys.


Side Note Great seeing a Rio on the highlight reel. Also glad you made it back to the ramp in good shape!

Those are some big ones. Good job guys.


Side Note: The wind can be your friend. Try telling this to a kayaker.

Awesome fish guys especially like the Rio

Bet those huge sunfish gave one h*** of a fight!

Chuck/Leo....Those were the 1st 2 Rios of the year & we were actually targeting them. They always seem to be in the exact same spot year after year.
Curtis...This may be the only time I would be happy about a strong wind & understand the kayaker perspective for sure.
Senko...Thanks for the reply & yes they did. I was sure I had a good size bass on the big one until we saw it.

Yes Sir Vogey. Glad that you guys were able to make it back to the ramp. I have been in your situation before on the Guadalupe. Me and my friends had to use a trolling motor for about a mile to get back to the ramp. It was also getting close to dark time. Oh yea we ran out of gas.

Good job guys. Glad you made it back to the ramp. Know the feeling. Also some super nice SLABS!

Steve: I have not caught many Rios yet this year. The places where they were before the big freeze they are gone. The good news is I have seen plenty further southwest on places I fish. They were all guarding nest and had no intentions on eating a nice night crawler. Hopefully they are fixing to school up and start their feeding patterns. Hope to be catching a lot more this summer and fall.

Chuck...I caught both Rios on Gulp Alive minnows. Doc was using worms & maggots & caught none. I would have thought the worms would do way better on the Rios, but I guess their patterns are similar to the bluegill.

Thanks Tom for the reply...

That is a surprise Steve. I would figure the worms would have caught more. Maybe the Rios are feeding on the minnows since that is a natural food for them. Anyway good seeing some Rios being posted.