Photos: A Wedding-Day Bass in Texas

Written by: Preston Ailor, Discovery on the Fly


A little bit of planning and scouting paid off big on the morning of the wedding.
Photos by Preston Ailor

Several months ago, my wife and I received an invitation to a wedding in Austin, Texas. We immediately agreed that we had to go. So we started saving. My wife started planning: . . .

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Fish Facts: Guadalupe Bass (Micropterus treculii)


Dr. Bryan Townshend shows off his 17-inch, 3.71-pound record Guadalupe bass, caught last year.
Photo by Lindsey Bloom, courtesy All Water Guides

Although largemouth and smallmouth bass get all the press, Lone Star State fly fishers have a soft spot for the smaller Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) , sometimes called the “Texas. . .

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Meet the Winner of Our Tax-Day Helios 2 Sweepstakes


Chris caught this rainbow on the Guadalupe River outside New Braunfels, Texas.
Photo courtesy Chris Joseph

Our Tax Day Sweepstakes received more than 10,000 entries, but at the end of the day, only one could be the winner. Our randomly selected recipient of a Helios 2 fly rod is. . .

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