USCP Issue 21

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Amazing issue this month, USCP just keeps raising the bar with every issue!

Also, GO SEE PAGE 114! Our article from July on the trip to Lake Austin is there! It's 2 stories, Erick and I both wrote in our own account of the trip. Some amazing pictures and a story worth reading. Enjoy!

Just a preview of the article...

Go read it!

Multispecies day

The secret spot produced pretty well when I was there 2 days ago. Headed out there for an hour with my Clouser 5wt and a pocketfull of flies. Started out trying for carp but ended up sticking an icepick minnow on and caught these on it.

1st crappie ever from the spot


Bass


Buff.


Fly that caught all of 'em, the Icepick minnow.
Pretty good day. I hope that's not the last crappie I'll get from here!

Cool casting pics

Had to get out and flycast for a bit a few days ago for an assignment for Photography class. Of course I didn't want to just cast in the yard so I rigged up the 8wt and hit the library pond. All I really had to do was get some action shots but I went ahead and added a few fish to the shots I had to have for class.

Happy 1st birthday!

Doesn't seem that long but I started up the blog here 1 year ago today! I feel a lot more coming, so keep reading!

Here's a Vlog I recorded yesterday after Ryan and I's failed float fishing session. Enjoy!

Vlog #1- float session from Austin Anderson on Vimeo.

Weekend Murray session

John and I did an overnight session at Murray in a different swim than the last time I fished it. It wasn't great but the weather was excellent and I got out and fished for the first time in a few weeks.


The session started really slow. We showed up at the swim around 4 on Saturday and had lines in the water by about 5 after some baiting. John just got some new rods and reels and I had to try those out along with several other new bits and pieces but after a few hours with no crashes, no beeps, just nothing, we decided we didn't have enough bait in the water. A little more bait was added and it did the trick, fish started showing consistently.


After a good bit of baiting it was already dark and we ate, recasted, and talked for a bit. Around 1 we noticed the sky started to get dark(full moon, so it was noticable) so we looked up and lo and behold it started to rain. First rain there in almost 3 months, so this was a BIG deal. Didn't rain a ton but it definitely turned the fish on. After making another bucket of method the first fish showed on my rod, a small tiddler of a common, but it was a well welcomed first fish


When John and I make method, we go all out. This method contained more ingredients than I can remember.




first fish came shortly after. 6lbs and some change


The night became quiet shortly after, so it was time to get a few shots with the camera and hit the bedchair. Got a few of these, notice John's homemade banksticks and snag bars he let me use!




After this John picked up a catfish and the rest of the night was quiet till I hooked something that broke off, I think it was a grasser or something.


Few cool morning shots


John about to fire some groundbait balls with the catapult








Ready to go!


Here comes the sun!


My personal favorite pic from the trip


Morning didn't pick up quite as quickly as we had wished but the first fish came a while after sunrise. This fish made quite a ruckus in our swim. Somehow when John netted it he picked up a bloody snake in my net! It got caught but we got it out after a bit of confusion. 
no snakes
 some snakes were harmed in this session




Fish was nice though, tipped the scales at a little over 10




The next fish was special. My first Oklahoma buff! She went 19lb 8oz


Ejected the lead too, I'm not sure I could have landed it without ejecting the lead


Next fish was even more special! 21lb 3oz buff ups my Okie PB and water body PB


Nice fish too! Notice the hump behind the head, fish was too big for it's own body


Gear shot, I'm a tart


Well, that's it! I'm still convinced this swim has lots more to offer. until then I'm sticking with my other swim. Just as a side note all of my fish were caught on tigernuts fished with either a PVA stick of fishmeal pellets or a method ball.

San Antonio- Talapia woes and undersized bass

I was in San Antonio last weekend and fished of course. I tried a place called Roosevelt Park on the San Antonio River both days that I fished. I was surprised at how much flow there actually was there. I didn't do too bad, caught some decent bass, Pretty good spot for being only 10 minutes from the hotel. The thing that immediately caught my eye were the TILAPIA. Tons of them. I had a few eat flies too, but none of them would stay hooked and they were EXTREMELY spooky. They were gone at the slightest ripple. Hooked a nice one but lost it...i'll catch one finally some day. There were some absolutely huge talaps there too. Oh well, here's a bass

That's not gonna cut it, is it guys?
Don't worry, more pics tomorrow. The rest are on my phone and I'm too tired to upload them...I know...lazy

Double representin'

Got some stuff in the mail and quickly applied it to my Bass box(I should say THE CASE)

Thanks to Cameron(TheFiberglassmanifesto) and Michael(Troutrageous) for the stickers. Also ordered a shirt from TFM, thanks Guys!