A Trip to God's Country!

Made a trip to the deep southwest to "God's Country"! Fished Leo's and Yesenia's (Gar1970, and Pot Licker's) front yard. The West Prong Nueces River needs plenty of RAIN however the spring fed blue hole is holding up. Caught plenty of trophy size Rios in 10 to 11 inch range, several nice Redear, a nice Large Mouth Bass, and a couple of nice Bluegill rounded out the catch. I fished from 9am till 12 noon. Prior to fishing the West Prong, I was able to fish several spots on the Nueces River, and caught Guadalupe Bass, Warmouth, Longear, Bluegill, and a nice Bullhead Catfish. All fish were released. After a day of fishing I met up with Leo and Yesenia for a fantastic lunch of Bar B.Q. Brisket at Ziggy's Bar Bar B.Q. in Brackettville TX. Fishing God's Country and meeting up with good friends. It just don't get any better.

Everything is beautiful with the posts and pictures Banker. Of course my eyes are old and could be deceiving me, I thought I saw jigs in the pictures!

Thanks trapperben for the reply. When fishing for sunfish I always use worms. The one picture you saw was a Warmouth being caught using a very small split shot. There was a worm on the hook that the fish had gotten off.


Side Note: I use very small split shots while fishing heavy weed, grass, and hydrilla beds.

Nice Rio Chuck. I see you lipped the fish. The one and only that I caught had enough small teeth showing that I opted not to lip the fish.

Thanks Curt for the reply. Rios are one of the most uncooperative fish when it comes to taking pictures. Once I have a finger barley on the gill plate and a thumb in the lower mouth they become totally cooperative. They will fight you until the release.

Nice ones Chuck...super pretty water...

Great post Chuck! We enjoyed having lunch with you and visiting!
You caught some really nice fish

Thanks Steve, Yesenia, and Scoundrle for the replies. Love that Nueces and West Prong Nueces fishing!

awesome variety of fish caught Chuck goes to show everything will eat a worm

Its always a pleasure meeting up with you! the fellowship, the friendship, and great food. it just dont get any better!

side note : how big was that warmouth? it looks like a few pounds

Thanks Leo for the reply. Love the fellowship for sure. The Warmouth was about 9.50 inches. As for weight just guessing a little under a pound. It was a "fatty"

Nice post and nice fish. Glad seeing you made out to your favorite area to fish. Thanks for sharing as always.


Side Note: Did this latest rain help. When I saw the weather reports during this past rain event the Delrio and Brackettville areas looked like they were getting plenty of rain.

Thanks Gitter for the reply. A lot of my favorite spots got some much needed RAIN! This latest rain event helped out a lot. I plan on fishing some of those areas this upcoming week.

Nice fish. You do fish at some very nice spots.


Side Note: How has your Rio bite been this year?

The different fish all caught here, I would say it qualifies for the title of Grand Slam!!!

Thanks Curtis and Rowdy for the replies. Curtis: Had a hard time finding Rios this year. I have caught a bunch of trophy size Rios but they were few a far between. Most of my Rio spots were effected by the drought and the dams being broke on both Dunlap and Placid. I had to travel to some far away spots to find them. Rowdy: Yes Sir you can call it a "Grand Slam" for sure! Thanks for the reply.

Sound's like a Fine day on the water.

Thanks K.G for the reply!

Thanks Chuck. Hopefully next year we get some nice rain.

It was a tough year for me on the Rios as well. No the feeling.

I did manage to catch some nice Rios during late September through October! Overall the Rio bite was only fair for me.