Fished the Nueces River this weekend with a lot of small bass and sunfish. Put the Moonshine rival in 5wt with a Reddington Zero to use on the stretch of river. Did lose a good bass due to user error, let it get deep in an undercut bank with a lot of current. Managed to get the Rio Grande Cichlid knocked of the fly rod list. A mini red fish on crack was the ticket. Both in olive and tan worked better than the combination fly. But hard to tell the olive/tan one I had on me is bling in a bass's lip.

Great report and photos. Wonderful diversity of species. Congratulations on the Rio.

I still want to bag a Rio on fly one of these days. Congratulations! Caught a lot of them as a kid on frozen shrimp but have yet to catch one fly fishing. The hill country is such a magical place. Looks like you had it going your way. I like that set up.

Let's make it happen this upcoming year!

Awsome trip and pics! I’m riding with Capt. Mac. Got close few times never been able to hook up on the rios:(