Published May 29. 2020 - 3 years ago
Updated or edited May 29. 2020

Brushy Creek in Texas.

Brushy Creek is a small river up north of Austin Texas, that travels through Round Rock. I didn't get to fish the entire stretch, but what I fished looked really pretty and nice. The day I fished was slow from what I was told, I did see some locals fishing and asked how they were doing. All of which said it was the slowest day they had seen in a while. Of course as soon as I go out right? Anyway, its a pretty little stream that holds Guadalupe and smallmouth bass, sunfish, carp and rio cichlids. I believe there are some other species as well.

I had a great time, even though it wasn't as productive as I wanted. I got to test out a foam hopper I'm working on, and a small crayfish fly im working on as well. Both of which caught fish. I caught some panfish which I think one was a redbreast sunfish but I could be wrong. I did catch a little bass, and Im not sure if it was a Guadalupe or a smallmouth, Im still learning how to identify them. I am new to fishing in Texas, and so I could always use your guys help identifying the fish I catch. Also please help me with figuring out how to catch Rio's. Im not sure the technique. Honestly it looked like they were spawning to me, chasing others off their little nests at least it looked like. Not sure if that's a bad time to fish for them or not.

I also saw a snake, and while it could be the non verminous water snake that is common in the area, I am quite sure it was actually a cottonmouth (or commonly called water moccasin). It ducked under a rock before I could get my camera positioned on him so I could not get any video, and I didn't want to go poking around the rock and get bit. I almost stepped on him, I need to remember to be more careful and look where im walking each time I go out.

Keep in mind I got all of you a discount at risen fly rods. They offer some really good gear at a great price, and the price even got better with an additional 15% off. All you gotta do is type in McFly at checkout and your discount will be applied to anything you order.

As always I am listing the gear I fished with on this trip.
Rod: Risen ITB - https://www.risenfly.com/products/rods?_pos=1&_sid=3e187d1c0&_ss=r
Reel: Risen Armor - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/reels/products/armor-reel
Line: Risen Alpha 2 - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/fly-line/products/alpha-ii-lines
Leader: Rio powerflex plus tapered leader 4x - https://amzn.to/2M5LBka
Bag: fishpond summit sling - https://amzn.to/2X8qpR6

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gar fishing...

I have never fished for gar but I do know that one of the best flies for them is just a hook with a piece of very frayed piece of rope tied to the hook. Fish it like a top water lure or spinner under water. Gar have lots of sharp teeth that easily get tangled in the frayed rope. Don't bother trying to remove the hook. Cut the hook off and tie another one on. A frayed length of strips of yarn also works. Gar eat snakes. Try swimming it like snake.

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Thanks for the info...

Thanks! So since releasing this lots of people have told me about the rope, crazy! But I didn’t know they eat snakes, how cool!

Shawn McQuade

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