Lou and I finally got in a bike-fish today. This was a smoke-run for us, and it rained yesterday, so I picked a glorious bike ride, and maybe so-so fishing.
Turned out it was a glorious bike ride, and less than so-so fishing, but still an adventure, and Lou's first time to fish Texas Hill Country creeks.
My 700c Viner CX upright, Lou's 650b Chapman rando. Neither bike is fast, but they just keep going, no matter what you're up against.
Here was our goal, granite runs in the Pedernales headwaters.
The nice thing about gravel senderos in the 1st flood plain, you can always find a tree to cable-lock your bike.
We both have Japanese telescoping rods that will fit in bike bags, mine a Smith UL trout casting rod with raced-out Ambassadeur 1500C that will fish 1/16 oz.
Lou's is an ML Daiwa BBB with a Shimano Ultegra spinning reel.
Oops, not much to this bluegill.
Sorry about water on the polarizer, but this was our real goal, endemic spotted bass, AKA Texas Brook Trout
We rode an hour, and waded and fished 3 hours, at 3 different crossings.
A great outing,
and hit Mague's for some great Mexican food on the drive home.
Bluebonnets coming to seed.