[BigCliff]

Saturday, I headed up to the trusty Medina with plans to use the float tube. Flooding has changed the shape of the river in the spots I was planning to float, so I hoofed it instead. Found a spot I've not fished before, rigged up the short 5 with the line for the long 6 I planned on swingin from the tube, and climbed in.



I quickly caught a Rio Grande Perch on a popper, but he was quicker than the photographer. This guy wasn't though.



River got prettier as it got skinnier.



Got about a mile away from where I started and found a much bigger pool with some deep water and cover off to one side. I tied on a popper to poke in the open spots in the cover, and of course a fleet of 2' long bottom feeders cruise up. Caught a few sunfish on the popper but nothing sizeable.
I went a bit further up and found a shaded spot with less to hang on underneath it. I tied on a brass eyed Clouser colored like a Striper, and after a few casts hooked into this-



Good times on a 5wt.

Oh yeah, can anybody explain this? The cactus really was growing out of a dead tree-



Very pretty little run with a few fish in the pool at the bottom.



Another storm was coming in, so I headed back to the car. Had this gorgeous site waiting for me near the car-



Not my most action packed day on that river, but still good stuff. Big fish on a 5wt are damn fun.

[Davo]

Cliff

Sounds like a great day on the water!! Nice pics thanks for sharing with those of who have been too busy to get out lately.

[wtex50]

Big Cliff - Great pics...brought back alot of memories. I used to fish the Medina when I was stationed at Kelly AFB in the late 70's.....Being a poor GI I had to find fun on the cheap...my wife and baby son would go with me... I would fish and then we would have a picnic. Now the son is 34...time flies..but your pics brought back some wonderful memories....Thanks

[BigCliff]

WTex, My new house is under the flight path of those behemoths heading into Kelly. We're far enough north that they're not too loud, but you hear that distinct high-pitched whistle/whine as they're coming in.