826 | Texas Hill Country Fly Fishing with Chris Johnson – Guadalupe Bass, Rio Grande Cichlids, Living Waters Fly Fishing, Fly Fish the Republic

#826 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/826

 

Presented By: Mountain Waters Resort, On DeMark Lodge, San Juan Rodworks, Patagonia

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Texas Hill Country is its own little ecosystem — limestone banks, spring-fed creeks, and a species list that reads like a road map of surprises. Chris Johnson of Living Waters Fly Fishing walks us through why central Texas fishes year-round: the state-endemic Guadalupe bass, the only U.S. native Rio Grande cichlid, water that fishes like trout one month and bass the next, and a shop-led conservation program (Fly Fish the Republic) that’s funding real science. We get practical rigging and fly choices (sink-tips and diving hair bugs for big bass, tiny jigs for picky cichlids), how to read fall windows for multi-species trips, and the backstory on a Texas-built fly line — the Texas Taper — developed with Scientific Anglers and sold through the shop.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/826