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Angler Wannabe: If I drown out the smell, Barton Creek is like being on an East Coast trout stream

  • diefische · 2 months ago
    Check this out for a detailed map of the areas to hit on BartonCreek. It can be a lot of fun, you just have to know where to be.

    http://diefische.wordpress.com/austin-ff-introd...
  • deburris · 2 months ago
    Thanks. Very nice maps btw. I'm pretty happy to "rediscover" it. I drive right by it on my way home from work so I'm hoping to get to know it much better. Does water stay in it year round?
  • diefische · 2 months ago
    Water stays in the deep pools year round, at least the ones on that map linked to above. They got incredibly small this year though with pools that are normally three to four feet deep getting down to one or two feet. Right now is the perfect time to be down there though. And remember there is a lot of Barton Creek out there. That Lost Creek area on the map just happens to be where i spend most of my time, although i did find a section recently that is new to me and just as beautiful. Check it out at

    http://diefische.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/troll...
  • jasonpuris · 1 month ago
    Thats a cool looking fish. What is it? I'm mostly a saltwater guy and am always amazed when I see colors like that come out of a small freshwater stream.
  • deburris · 1 month ago
    That's a Texas Cichlid or a Rio Grande Perch. It's native to southern Texas and is the northern-most Cichlid. Turns out that it is a pretty common aquarium fish. It's pretty cool to catch one. That one in the picture was the first one I've caught.