Trips coming up

[Devan S.]

I have 2 non-fishing trips coming up that I at least plan to drag along a fly rod for. Any help/tips ideas someone can give would be greatly appreciated.

Trip one is a quick Friday through Monday trip the first week of August to Destin/Ft. Walton with the family. My only plan currently is to take my 9wt and strip clousers through the surf early in the mornings. I wont have a ton of time but nearly every potential species I catch will be "new" to me. Anyone have any tips/tricks? I assume ladyfish is my most likely target. 

 

The second trip I have a bit more flexibility and a target during mid-August. Work will see me heading to San Antonio and then a drive to Eagle Pass and crossing the border daily for work. I will have time to burn Monday after landing in San Antonio and plan on chasing Rio Cichlids before driving to Eagle Pass. This is a trip I have  made multiple times but never drug a fly rod along( I suspect Ill make many more trips). I am hoping to maybe go back in winter when I can chase some trout on the Guadalupe just to check the state off for trout. Guadalupe bass seems intriguing as well as Redbreast sunfish. All should be in the area but I haven't done a bunch of research yet. Any tips or locations someone might target or avoid? Any other species to target?