Sister Waters

Woke up on a whim this morning longing for something new.  Exploring is a huge part of fishing for me.  Fishing the same waters over and over again can get fairly routine and while catching fish is never boring, something about searching new water full of unknown is quite enticing.

After a quick tip from my buddy Austin Orr (Check him out... Salt 396 ) I decided on fishing the Guadalupe's sister river, the Medina River.  After a half hour drive to the bustling big city of Medina, I found a promising low water crossing.  A mile or two of wading past all of the swimmers and the river was mine.

The carp were playing hard to get, a couple of tailers were spotted but these Medina fish were much more skittish than my home water Guadalupe carp.  I have a lot to learn here.

The bass were the complete opposite.  This fish was about two and a half pounds, though the picture does it no justice.  She would not eat, but loved my company.  Weird stuff.

The Rio Grande Cichlids were schooling bigtime.  There are some of the largest Rios I have ever seen in this stretch.  Many of them were about this size with one or two considerably larger - state record contending fish.

Searching new water is always fun but sometimes risky.  Leaving fish to find fish sometimes doesn't pay off, but when it does it makes for a fantastic outing.