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 Rio Grands
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05/24/12 06:44 PM
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2dogkayak
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This is a trophy Rio Grand Cichlid caught on the Llano River in Central Texas. Some days, you just have to fish with wooden rods. 
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
#7568328
05/24/12 06:52 PM
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rrhyne56
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Fish, rod, photo; all first-rate.
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
#7568455
05/24/12 07:18 PM
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Dave Speer
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When I gets the cravin to chase fat girls, I call on Bass Bug
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
#7568517
05/24/12 07:33 PM
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Txredraider
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A chunk of Cichlid, as it were. Are they native to the Llano or introduced?
 "The best trips are not planned." Written here, and used by permission of, SBridgess.
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
#7568543
05/24/12 07:39 PM
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2FlyFish4
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: Txredraider]
#7568603
05/24/12 07:51 PM
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Posts: 1,367
keebranch
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A chunk of Cichlid, as it were. Are they native to the Llano or introduced? These are native to most of the hill country drainage-all the way up to Brushy creek north of Austin. I think you might find the in the san gabriel as well. By the way that's a trophy catch if I have ever seen one... Les
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
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05/24/12 08:26 PM
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corskier
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Caught a couple in Brushy Creek just this morning. The first one had the same lesions that one has (easily visible toward the tail). Any idea what those are from?
That fish is a beauty though. I could put the two from this morning together and they wouldn't be as big as that guy!
Last edited by corskier; 05/24/12 08:27 PM.
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Re: Rio Grands
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05/24/12 09:28 PM
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WoollyBugger
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Wow! Nice Rio! I'll be on the Llano next month hoping to catch one just like her.
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Re: Rio Grands
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05/25/12 03:36 AM
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BHR
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That is an awesome fish....
Plus, IMO, If you aint drinking, you aint mowing.
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: corskier]
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05/26/12 05:01 PM
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MHawk82
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Caught a couple in Brushy Creek just this morning. The first one had the same lesions that one has (easily visible toward the tail). Any idea what those are from?
That fish is a beauty though. I could put the two from this morning together and they wouldn't be as big as that guy! Pretty sure the spots are bites from during the spawn which seems to have just ended.
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Re: Rio Grands
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05/26/12 06:37 PM
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mickfly
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Agree on the post-spawn appearance. That male's tail and fins are pretty raggedy, too. It's tough staying on top as the alpha male.
Mickfly
Fish Friendly -- Life's too short to do it any other way
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
#7576935
05/27/12 03:43 AM
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Steve Zissou
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 If it were easy as fishin, You could be a musician If you could make sounds loud or mellow
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: mickfly]
#7577198
05/27/12 11:07 AM
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Txredraider
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Agree on the post-spawn appearance. That male's tail and fins are pretty raggedy, too. It's tough staying on top as the alpha male. ...but it's good to be king.  
"The best trips are not planned." Written here, and used by permission of, SBridgess.
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
#7577241
05/27/12 11:53 AM
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rrhyne56
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"the people are doing what?!"
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
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Re: Rio Grands
[Re: 2dogkayak]
#7580829
05/28/12 04:52 PM
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castell
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Introduced many years ago to the Texas Hill Country. Native only to the lower Rio Grande drainage, possibly as far north as the Nueces. TPWD info sheet hereThey are considered to be a nuisance fish in Louisiana because they have out-competed the native fish in a number of waters in and around New Orleans. Great fighters and very pretty.
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